Explore nutrition tips, kids’ meal plans, kids’ activities, recipes and more from pediatric nutritionist, Melissa Halas, MA, RDN, CDE.

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Children's Book Corner

Handstand Kids, Italian Cookbook

Story by Yvette Garfield Yvette Garfield’s Italian cookbook for kids is a wonderful educational tool for children to learn how to cook traditional Italian cuisine.

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What Happens to a Hamburger?

by Paul Showers What Happens to a Hamburger? takes readers through the process of digestion.  Beginning in the mouth and ending in the bathroom, every step in

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Growing Vegetable Soup

by Lois Ehlert Having trouble getting your child to eat veggies? Then this is the book for you. “Growing Vegetable Soup” is a child’s impressive first lesson

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How Groundhog’s Garden Grew

by Lynne Cherry The colorful illustrations throughout the book are detailed and enjoyable while the story is entertaining and fun. The main characters of the book are

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Gregory, the Terrible Eater

Story by: Mitchell Sharmat Do you have a picky eater at home? Well here is a story that explores how everyone (in this case, a

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Green Eggs and Ham

Story by Dr. Seuss A classic from Dr. Seuss, this comical story focuses on an unnamed character who is being coaxed by Sam-I-am to try

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Fannie in the Kitchen

Story by Deborah Hopkinson Best for readers aged 4-9, this whimsical book is a great read for any child who has an interest in helping

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Eat Your Peas

Story by Kes Gray This fantastically colorful book depicts a dinnertime battle between a girl named Daisy and her mom. If there’s one thing Daisy

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Eating the Alphabet

By Lois Ehlert If you have young children, you are probably very familiar with Lois Ehlert’s vibrant, colorful books, such as Color Farm, and Color