Books for kids to read

[aromaticwings]

Are there any good raw books for kids to read?? ages 6 on up to a teen? Describing in "kid terms" why it is better to eat raw? What it does to the body vs SAD?

[faith4u]

Have you checked out the Boutenkos book by the kids. It's called Eating without Heating.

I also have Raw Kids but wouldn't really recommend it at this point.

[aromaticwings]

This has been suggested yes, thank you..

[Raene]

Here's a great one: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/096...lance&n=283155

[mbf]

Wow ! I should write one. I'll tape record what I say to my kids all week long and then put in a book !

while on the topic of kids and raw food I will share this story. My 5yr old daughter was having lunch in school last week and happily eating her banana until her friend pulled ou ther chicken nuggets ! So my daughter calls me over to the table and her friend is holding out her nuggets with a horrific look on her face...my daughter says to me " Mom, tell her she is eating dead baby chickens for lunch " well I did not know how to handle this ! I told her friend that chicken nuggets are just that...chicken. The friend put away her uneaten food and my daughter shared her fruit salad with her. I was expecting to get a phone call that night but thankfully did not !

They really are little sponges (children) and we really can change their lives...but we have to believe in what we are doing and lead the way.

MBF

[aromaticwings]

Wow ! I should write one. I'll tape record what I say to my kids all week long and then put in a book !

BF

Go for it!! We need more books out there for raw foodies...

[jennplas]

i think that is a great idea! every person on here who deals with getting their kids to eat more raw foods should jot down what they do or say on a daily basis to reinforce that and the questions their kids ask or what they say. with a huge compilation of quotes i am sure a book could be written for different age ranges! i am sure illustrators would be interested in that as well.
my daughter is always asking me "mommy , how do we get daddy to eat less sweets and eat more fruits and vegetables?"
the other day she even tried bribing her dad to eat a mango! she was sitting with her bowl of mangos and she told him "daddy, you know, if you eat a piece of mango, your teeth will become shiny. you want your teeth to be shiny dont you?" (she is turning 4 this weekend) LOL i dont know where she gets her reasoning... but anything to get him to try a fruit! :)

jennP

[jennplas]

Wow... i did poruchase the book mentioned in this post:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/09...glance&n=283155

and i received it last week. it is ok... but i think it is a bit of a shocking factor. it speaks very harshly of good and bad foods and it has a bit of "super-heroish" pictures in it. i have not read it to my daughter yet and don't think i will for a while because it is actually scary. i don't find the language appropriate for young children. not that the words are bad or anything but it is just the "impact" of the words.... my 4 year old daughter would not react very well to this book.. she is a bit dramatic and i think she may be very frightened by this book and it would actually cause great anxiety... i would love to see the same book but in a nicer, more child friendly way.

just my opinion :)