Media: Book
Target Audience: Preschool - Grade 6
Pub. Date: 2002
Description: In Alexander and the Great Food Fight, Alexander's afternoon snacking choice becomes a heated argument between some feisty fruit about which is the best for Alexander's young, growing body. Children will love the many colorful characters, which include grumpy Mrs. Grape Cluster, the bossy Mr. Pineapple, and the very argumentative Mr. Orange. This delightful story, with its many bright and engaging illustrations, helps to make learning about good nutrition fun.
Time/length: 39 pages
Number of Copies: 1
Source: Heart to Heart Publishing

1 Copy

Title: Basics: Fruits and Vegetables
Media: Video
Target Audience: Educators, Grades 7-12, Adult
Pub. Date: 2001
Description: Chef Paulette Mitchell demonstrates preparing fruits and vegetables, including selection, as well as cooking methods. Recipes and teaching materials included.
Time/length: 16 minutes
Number of Copies: 1
Classifications: Adult, Cookbook, Food Preparation and Presentation, Middle School, Secondary, Training Resource, Video and Worksheets
Source: Learning ZoneXpress

1 Copy

Title: Food Allergy Field Guide - A Lifestyle Manual for Families
Media: Book, paperback
Audience: Educators, Parents of Children with Food Allergies, Teenagers, 13% 2B y/o
Pub. Date: 2000
Description: *Old Food Guide Pyramid Disclaimer*The old version of the Food Guide Pyramid (which has since been replaced by MyPyramid) is used in this book. Make sure to note the newer version and its improvements when using as a resource.
"Eat different without seeming different." As a parent of a child with a food allergy, helping them to fit in with their peers can be hard, especially when it comes to food. Childhood is full of all kinds of food "rights of passage," ice cream, pizza, not to mention the trials of the school cafeteria. The Food Allergy Field Guide provides information about most of the major food allergies afflicting people in the United States-including wheat, eggs, peanuts, corn, soy, dairy, and tree nuts. The ages cover range from toddlers through middle and high school aged children. Case studies illustrate the point at hand and are interspersed between pleasant to read narrative. Celiac disease is discussed as is the difference between a food intolerance and a food allergy. The controversial, possible role of casein and gluten in autism is presented as well. The second half of the book has recommendations for substitutions of different ingredients in favorite recipes and many recipes developed for specific food allergies. Finally, a series of convenient fact sheets on corn, egg, soy, wheat, dairy, and peanut allergies is included in the back along with numerous resources for coping with food allergies.
Length: 279
Number of Copies: 1
Classifications: Adult, Elementary, Secondary, Middle School, Early Childhood, Special Diets, Nutrition Education, Food Preparation and Presentation, Food Analysis, Book, Culture and Nutrition, Menu Planning and Production, Cookbook
Source: Savory Palate, Inc.

1 Copy

Title: Food for Fifty-Eleventh Edition
Media: Book, hardcover
Audience: Adult, Food Service Workers, Food Service Management, Dietitians, grades 12+
Pub. Date: 2001
Description: The classic quantity food production resource comes around for an 11th edition. Filled with over 600 pages of recipes for quantity food production and bright, full color photographs, Food for Fifty the 11th Edition is as pleasing to the eye as its contents will be to your customers. Not only does Food for Fifty have recipes, it is full of other useful information, including measurement conversions, how to adjust recipes, discussions of different food service styles, menu planning procedures, college, elementary, secondary, and hospital foodservice, and how to prepare special meals such as banquets. A full set of appendices address evaluating food quality, religious food customs, the use of herbs and spices, potentially hazardous foods, and suggested menu items. A glossary of cooking terms and index that covers every recipe round out the 11th edition.
Length: 766
Number of Copies: 1
Classifications: Adult, Food Service Management, Food Preparation and Presentation, Menu Planning and Production, Purchasing, Food Safety and Sanitation, Food Service Equipment, Elementary, Secondary, Middle School, Special Diets, Nutrition Education, Training Resource, Cookbook
Source: Prentice Hall

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Title: Growing Vegetable Soup
Media: Book
Target Audience: Toddler to Kindergarten
Pub. Date: 1987
Description: This book describes how vegetables grow and how to make vegetable soup with the vegetables you have grown.
Time/length: 31 pages
Number of copies: 3 in English and 1 in Spanish
Classifications: Book, Cookbook, Early Childhood, Food Preparation and Presentation, Elementary School
Source: Voyager Books

4 Copies

Title: Healthy Foods, Healthy Kids: A complete guide to nutrition for children from birth to six years old
Media: Book, paperback
Audience: Parents and Mothers of Young Children
Pub. Date: 2002
Description: *Old Food Guide Pyramid Disclaimer*The old version of the Food Guide Pyramid (which has since been replaced by MyPyramid.gov) is used in this book. Make sure to note the newer version and its improvements when using as a resource.
Ever wonder what you need to feed your child? What about breast feeding? Food allergies? How do the nutritional needs of kids differ from those of adults? Can I prevent my child from developing chronic diseases such as diabetes and heart disease? Answers to all of these questions and many more can be found in Healthy Foods, Healthy Kids. The ideal resource for parents wanting sound nutrition advice, this book breaks down nutritional advice by developmental milestones and age. A wide range of topics are covered in depth and there are even a few tasty recipes at the end for families.
Length: 307 pages
Number of Copies: 1
Classifications: Adult, Early Childhood, Book, Cookbook, Nutrition Education
Source: Adams Media Corporation

1 Copy

Media: Book
Target Audience: Preschoolers, Adults, Educators
Pub. Date: 2006
Description: Mealtime Solutions for Your Baby, Toddler and Preschooler blends parent anecdotes with the information that every nutrition-conscious parent wants to know. Written with behind-the-scenes help from a dietitian, as well as tips and advice from a panel of more than 150 parents, the book also features mom-tested food suggestions, handy shopping lists, food substitution and cooking conversion charts, and a comprehensive directory that includes both Canadian and American resources.
Time/length: 286 pages
Number of Copies: 1
Classifications: Early Childhood, Elementary, Cookbook, Food Preparation and Presentation, Food Safety and Sanitation, Menu Planning and Production, Nutrition Education, Book, Adult
Source: John Wiley and Sons Canada, Ltd.

1 Copy

Title: The Phytopia Cookbook: A World of Plant-Centered Cuisine
Media: Book
Target Audience: Adults, Educators, School Foodservice, Grades 10-12
Pub. Date: 2005
Description: This book captures the joy of intensely flavored, interesting, and wonderful recipes and food that brings health benefits as well.
Time/length: 192 pages
Number of Copies: 1
Source: Phytopia, Inc.

1 Copy

Title: Recipes for Dairy-Free Living
Media: Book, paperback
Audience: Lactose Intolerant Individuals or those preparing Menus for Such People
Pub. Date: 2001
Description: This cookbook provides easy to prepare recipes and ingredieat tips for over 100 creations. It offers informaed advice for purchasing 100% dairy-free ingrediants. Features 10 special occasion menus. Wonderful resource for thos coping with a milk allergy or lactose intolerance.
Length: 186 pages
Number of Copies: 1
Classifications: Special Diets, Adult, Book, Cookbook
Source: Celestial Arts

1 Copy

Title: Vegetables from Amaranth to Zucchini, The Essential Reference
Media: Book, hardcover
Audience: Chefs, Food Service Professionals, Home Cooks, Gardeners
Pub. Date: 2001
Description: Vegetables from Amaranth to Zucchini: The Essential Reference is at once an encyclopedia, a produce market manual, and a treasure trove of recipes. With produce specialist Elizabeth Schneider as your guide, take a seed-to-table voyage with more than 350 vegetables, both exotic and common. Discover lively newcomers to the North American cornucopia and rediscover classic favorites in surprising new guises.
Each encyclopedic entry includes a full-color identification photo, common and botanical names, and an engaging vegetable "biography" that distills the knowledge of hundreds of authorities in dozens of fields ? scientists, growers, produce distributors, and chefs among them.Practical sections describe availability, selection, storage, preparation, and basic general use. Finally, the author's fresh contemporary recipes reveal the essence of each vegetable and a culinary sensibility that food magazine and cookbook readers have trusted for thirty years. Each entry concludes with a special "Pros Propose" section ? spectacularly innovative recipes suggested by professional chefs.Vegetables from Amaranth to Zucchini: The Essential Reference is an indispensable resource for home cooks, food professionals, gardeners, information seekers, and anyone who simply enjoys good reading.
Length: 777 pages
Source: Harper Collins

3 Copies

Media: Book, paperback
Audience: Parents of Young Children-Teens, Educators
Pub. Date: 2006
Description: This comprehensive manual on proper nutrition offers parents sound advice on methods to give their children the best chance for developing positive food behaviors. With the rising rate of childhood obesity in the US, this book addresses the trend in a thoughtful and helpful manner, offering guidelines on not only good food choices for health but good food behaviors to model to your children. Detailed nutrient requirements for children ages infant through teenagers are discussed and the MyPyramid guide is described. Topics include throwing healthy and tasty parties for kids, how to give your kids the treats they want while keeping them healthy, deal with a child's weight problem constructively, get a coach potato moving, and effectively address disordered eating in teenagers. A few special, healthier versions of family favorite recipes are given along with sample menus. Rounding out the book are growth charts from the CDC to help a parent track what is typical for every stage of development. Overall, this book is a must read for any parent concerned about their child's nutrition.
Length: 235 pages
Number of Copies: 1
Source: New Page Books

1 Copy