Building a Food Pyramid Additional Information

Published by Puffin Books/Penguin Putnam, 2001.

Why do you eat? What happens to food after you swallow it? How do you eliminate it? Over-stuffed with amusing facts and interesting trivia, this book really is food for thought! Did you know that the world’s favorite snack food is popcorn? Or, did you know that every year, you eat about 170 grocery bags of food? Find out about gross, smelly foods. Learn how food advertisements can trick you, and how to read nutritional labels. There are even recipes to get you started, including one for “Cockroaches Trapped in a Rain Gutter.”

Published by New Wind Publishing, 1992.

James loves junk food. Before he knows it, he’s put on weight. Then his mother introduces him to Joanna, a nutritional counselor, and he learns just how good healthy food can be. He adds exercise to his routine and gets his eating—and weight—under control. Cartoon drawings illustrate James’s introduction to good eating habits. A question-and-answer section and several vegetarian recipes are also included.

Published by Twenty-First Century Books/Millbrook Press, 1993.

What does eating have to do with diseases? Plenty! Eating too much food can cause a person to be overweight. But some people who worry too much about being thin have an eating disorder known as anorexia nervosa. Others have allergies to certain foods and become ill when they eat them. Information about digestive problems, such as ulcers or colitis, is presented, and malnutrition is described. Using color photographs and drawings, this book looks at diseases that are connected with nutrition and the way we eat.