Lunch Lessons: Changing the Way We Feed Our Children by Ann Cooper (English) Pap

Description: Lunch Lessons by Ann Cooper, Lisa Holmes Aims to inspire us to reconnect with origins and importance of good food in our lives. This book covers basic childhood nutrition and offers recipes arranged by season according to school year, and categorized in breakfast, snacks, and lunch sections. It addresses what parents can do to reduce their childrens exposure to harmful chemicals. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Remember how simple school lunches used to be Youd have something from every major food group, run around the playground for a while, and you looked and felt fine. But today its not so simple. Schools are actually feeding the American crisis of childhood obesity and malnutrition. Most cafeterias serve a veritable buffet of processed, fried, and sugary foods, and although many schools have attempted to improve, they are still not measuring up: 78 percent of the school lunch programs in America do not meet the USDAs nutritional guidelines.Chef Ann Cooper has emerged as one of the nations most influential and most respected advocates for changing how our kids eat. In fact, she is something of a renegade lunch lady, minus the hairnet and scooper of mashed potatoes. Ann has worked to transform cafeterias into culinary classrooms. In Lunch Lessons, she and Lisa Holmes spell out how parents and school employees can help instill healthy habits in children.They explain the basics of good childhood nutrition and suggest dozens of tasty, home-tested recipes for breakfast, lunch, and snacks. The pages are also packed with recommendations on how to eliminate potential hazards from the home, bring gardening and composting into daily life, and how to support businesses that provide local, organic food.Yet learning about nutrition and changing the way you run your home will not cure the plague of obesity and poor health for this generation of children. Only parental activism can spark widespread change. With inspirational examples and analysis, Lunch Lessons is more than just a recipe book—it gives readers the tools to transform the way children everywhere interact with food. Author Biography Chef Ann Cooper, a former Executive Chef of the Ross School in East Hampton, New York, and the Putney Inn in Vermont is a graduate of the Culinary Institute of America. She has turned her commitment to sustainable, delicious, nutritious food toward education in order to help children. Chef Cooper is the author of A Womans Place Is in the Kitchen and coauthor of In Mothers Kitchen and Bitter Harvest. Review "Perfect for working parents who believe theyre far too busy to pack a school lunch for their child" -- Publishers Weekly Long Description Is your child being fed well at school? 78 percent of school lunch programs in America do not meet USDAs nutritional guidelines. In fact, most school cafeterias still serve a veritable buffet of processed, fried, and sugary foods. So, where can concerned parents turn for help in providing healthful, delicious lunches? Chef Ann Cooper has emerged as one of the nations most influential and respected advocates for changing how our kids eat, working to turn school cafeterias into culinary classrooms. In "Lunch Lessons," she and Lisa Holmes spell out how parents and school employees can help instill healthy habits in children, by providing a variety of invaluable information such as: An explanation of the basics of good childhood nutrition Dozens of tasty, home-tested recipes for breakfast, lunch, and snacks. Tips for how to support businesses that provide local, organic food Ways to spark widespread change throughout a community With inspirational examples and valuable advice, "Lunch Lessons" is more than just a recipe book--it gives readers the tools to transform the way children everywhere interact with food. Review Quote "Perfect for working parents who believe theyre far too busy to pack a school lunch for their child" (Publishers Weekly) Details ISBN0060783702 Author Lisa Holmes Short Title LUNCH LESSONS Language English ISBN-10 0060783702 ISBN-13 9780060783709 Media Book Format Paperback Illustrations Yes Imprint HarperCollins Subtitle Changing the Way We Feed Our Children Country of Publication United States Place of Publication New York DOI 10.1604/9780060783709 UK Release Date 2007-09-04 Pages 288 Publisher HarperCollins Publishers Inc DEWEY 641.5622 Audience General AU Release Date 2007-08-31 NZ Release Date 2007-08-31 Imprint US William Morrow Paperbacks Publisher US HarperCollins Year 2007 Publication Date 2007-09-04 US Release Date 2007-09-04 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:128102487;

Price: 24.98 AUD

Location: Melbourne

End Time: 2025-01-29T01:04:45.000Z

Shipping Cost: 9.39 AUD