Mansbach, Adam
Summary: "Parents can be so frustrating! All these kids want is for their ice-cream-and-chips-loving parents to try one bite of healthy whole foods. They're sure their parents will like fruits and veggies if they'll just taste them! Instead, their parents make dramatic barfing sounds, cover their mouths with their hands, and sneak the veggies to the dog. Is there anything that can convince these picky...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dial Books for Young Readers 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE Fiction Boldt 2022Groves, Maria Noël
Summary: "Groves shows you how to read your body's signals and support your own wellness with herbal remedies and other natural treatments. You'll learn how each of your major body systems--respiratory, digestive, immune, nervous, memory, reproductive, circulatory, and more--optimally functions, and you'll discover how to use natural remedies to nourish and repair problem areas, restore lost vitality,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Storey Publishing 2016
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Summary: "A program proven to heal our relationship with food and our bodies from New York Times bestselling author of Unwinding Anxiety. Anyone who struggles with overeating knows what it's like to feel out of control-and to feel the guilt attached to it. While ordinary anxiety feels like something that happens to us, the siren song of food cravings feels like something we should be able to control....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Avery, an imprint of Penguin Random House 2024
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Summary: A food psychologist identifies hidden factors, motivations, and cues that cause overeating and offers practical solutions to help avoid these hidden traps and enjoy food without putting on excess pounds.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bantam Books 2010
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.85 WANBarnard, Neal D.
Summary: Explaining that food cravings have more to do with biochemistry than will power, a lifestyle guide provides recipes and a weight-loss program while sharing practical tips on understanding and breaking craving cycles.
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Griffin 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.8526 BARFuente-Lau, Shuli de la
Summary: "Celebrates all the different ways we eat (such as with spoons, chopsticks, and GI tubes), helping families and educators discuss ability, culture, and food"--Back cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little Feminist LLC 2022
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: The problem of obesity is discussed against the backdrop of the recent trial of a San Francisco mother convicted of child abuse after her seriously overweight daughter died as a result of obesity. Topics discussed include prejudice against the overweight population; how medical communities and the social system are failing the obese; our society's habit of equating beauty with being thin; what...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Summary: In this ABC News special-produced in conjunction with Rodale Inc., publisher of Prevention and Men's Health magazines-nutritionists, psychologists, pediatricians, and other experts explore the causes of obesity, the physical and emotional damage it can do, and how parents and schools can team up to help kids improve their health. Also included is hidden-camera footage of a daring social...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Freeman, Danyelle.
Summary: Presents an ode to the delights and wonders of culinary tourism with an introduction to tasty foods around the world, accompanied by sidebars, short essays, and information about culturally sensitive dinner table manners.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ecco 2011
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Summary: If you suffer about your relationship with food--you eat too much or too little, think about what you will eat constantly or try not to think about it at all--you can be free. The bestselling author of "When food is love" helps overeaters find the underlying reasons for using food as an emotional buffer. She also provides seven basic guidelines for eating and other therapeutic self-help tools.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scribner 2010
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 616.85 ROTCopies Available at Woodmere
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Health Wom RothSheen, Barbara.
Summary: Describes the foods, cooking traditions, customs, eating habits, and ingredients of Peruvian cooking, and includes recipes for ceviche, salsa criolla, and arroz con leche.
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Publisher / Publication Date: KidHaven Press 2011
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Summary: Describes the physical characteristics, eating habits, and behavior of javelinas.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lerner Publications Co. 2009
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 599.634 STOMara, Wil.
Summary: Describes the oviraptor's looks, eating habits, and fighting style.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press 2012
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 567.9 MARSummary: Keeping toddlers and young children in tip-top health requires nutritious foods, adequate sleep, and exercise. This video reviews the nutritional requirements for children, appropriate serving sizes, and the importance of variety, balance, and moderation in their diet. Along with healthy eating habits, we look at exercise and wellness patterns to teach to young children who can benefit from...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Slade, Suzanne.
Summary: This book introduces grasshoppers, describing their physical characteristics, behavior, habitats, eating habits, life cycle, and reproduction.
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Publisher / Publication Date: PowerKids Press 2008
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Summary: Explores the eating habits, physical features, habitat, and life cycle of cottonmouths.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bearport Publishing 2017
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1 available in J Non Fic Series, Call number: J 597.96 LAWGentle, Victor.
Summary: Describes the physical characteristics, eating habits, behavior, and migration of the humpback whale.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gareth Stevens Pub. 2001
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 599.5 GENMetz, Lorijo.
Summary: Introduces sea lions, discussing the physical characteristics, life cycle, and eating habits.
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Publisher / Publication Date: PowerKids Press 2012
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Summary: Describes the anatomy, hunting techniques, mating, nesting, and eating habits of birds of prey.
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Publisher / Publication Date: DK 2016
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Summary: Photographs and simple text describe the characteristics, eating habits, habitats, and behavior of blue whales.
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Publisher / Publication Date: G. Stevens 2001
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 599.5 GENKing, Zelda.
Summary: Introduces walruses, discussing their physical characteristics, eating habits, and habitats of the species.
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Publisher / Publication Date: PowerKids Press 2012
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 599.799 KINDollar, Sam.
Summary: Describes the physical characteristics, habitat, hunting and eating habits, and life cycle of ocelots.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Raintree Steck-Vaughn 2001
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 599.75 DOLStearns, Precious
Summary: Introduces sea lions and describes their physical characteristics, habitats, life cycle, eating habits, and behavior.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rourke Pub. LLC 2009
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 599.7975 STEGravel, Elise
Summary: An introduction to bats discusses their physical characteristics, eating habits, habitat, and role in nature.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tundra Books 2021