Food and Fitness Matter provides parents with the information and support they need to improve children's health and wellness.

In homes around the country, parents are fighting a difficult battle: trying to get their picky eaters to eat healthy foods without ruining family mealtime. We all know that it is critical for kids to develop sound eating habits at a young age to set them up for a lifetime of good health. However, as any time-crunched parent will tell you, it is all too easy to give in to your child's refusal to eat anything but chicken fingers and French fries. Children's...

"Having a child with extreme picky eating habits can be both frustrating and worrisome - especially if you are concerned your child isn't getting the nutrition they need to grow, stay healthy and strong, and thrive. And if your child has a feeding or selective eating disorder (SED), they may simply refuse to eat a number of foods altogether. To make matters worse, children with feeding disorders often experience anxiety, anger, and may be suspicious...

Kitchen Science Lab for Kids: EDIBLE EDITION gives you 52 delicious ways to explore food science in your own kitchen by making everything from healthy homemade snacks to scrumptious main dishes and mind-boggling desserts. When you step into your kitchen to cook or bake, you put science to work. Physics and chemistry come into play each time you simmer, steam, bake, freeze, boil, puree, saute, or ferment food. Knowing something about the physics,...

"If you're the parent of a "picky eater," you've likely tried everything to get your kiddo to eat their veggies. And, like many other parents, you may have noticed these tactics often fail... Based on the powerful and practical Table Talk Method, this book serves up the familiar yet largely unexamined phrases parents say to kids at mealtime, and reveals how using certain words can actually sabotage your efforts to nurture healthy eating habits. You'll...

"Jenny Mollen--New York Times bestselling author, media darling, and Instagram personality behind @dictatorlunches-- takes the stress out of packing lunch with this fun and creative collection of lunchbox ideas and healthy recipes that are sure to please even your pickiest child." --

The authors, the creators of social media's Cooking for Levi, present a collection of recipes, organized as a guide to introducing new ingredients, dishes and kitchen techniques into a child's daily diet and food preparation routine.

Inspired by the Japanese tradition of the bento box, a home-packed meal served in a box with compartments containing different food, Bento Blast! reinvents the concept of the stale packed lunch. Learn to make your very own creative bento boxes and turn the law of don't play with your food on its head by reimagining dishes as colorful cartoon characters.

"Children who are picky eaters often have sensory sensitivities that contribute to their food aversions-whether it's smell, taste, texture, or appearance. Written by a pediatric occupational therapist with a specialty in feeding, eating, and swallowing, this book offers eight evidence-based sensory strategies to help kids develop a positive relationship with food, so they can become healthy and adventurous eaters for life"--