Recommended Nutrition Books ~ ND Labs

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Celiac Disease Nutrition Guide by Tricia Thompson, MS, RD

This new edition provides essential information for people diagnosed with Celiac disease. This easy to read “survival guide” outlines how to follow a gluten-free diet, identify food products and medications that might contain harmful grains, shop for gluten-free products at the market and online, locate companies that manufacture and/or distribute gluten-free products, safely choose foods when eating away from home and avoid cross contamination in your kitchen. Also includes information on support groups, online resources and a “Frequently Asked Questions” section.

If Your Child Is Overweight: A Guide for Parents by Susan M. Kosharek, MS, RD

Family-focused and easy to follow, the new edition provides guidance for parents of children ages four to twelve. The importance of physical activity and how to read food labels are emphasized. Sample menus for each age group reflect culturally diverse food practices.

American Dietetic Association Guide to Eating Right When You Have Diabetes by Maggie Powers, MS, RD, CDE

From the American Dietetic Association comes this definitive guide on eating right to maintain normal blood sugars and an active, healthy lifestyle. Full of easy-access boxes and lists, it details the must-know basics of diabetes care, from designing a food plan and using blood glucose records to losing weight and using the exchange system. Special features include a week of detailed sample menu plans for 1,200, 1,500, 1,800, 2,000 and 2,500 daily calorie plans; ratings for high, low and moderate glycemic index foods; a fast-food restaurant guide for eating healthy; free food lists; an ethnic food guide and a special section on preventing Type 2 diabetes.

American Dietetic Association Guide to Healthy Eating for Kids: How Your Children Can Eat Smart from Five to Twelve by Mary Catherine Mullen, MS, RD

This book addresses one of the biggest concerns among parents of grade-schoolers (grades K-6): Is my child eating right when I’m not around to supervise? This resource schools parents in nutrition fundamentals and arms them with easy-to-follow guidelines so that breakfast skippers, lunchtime traders and nutritionally clueless nibblers learn to make healthy eating choices.

Living Well With HIV And AIDS: A Guide to Nutrition by Cade Field-Gardner, MS, RD; Sharon Salomon, MS, RD and Margaret Davis, MBA, RD

This practical resource for both clients and practitioners covers essential nutrition information for feeling and looking better and staying healthier longer. Topic areas include: healthy eating, food safety, medication interactions, physical and metabolic changes, symptom management strategies and resources.

American Dietetic Association Cooking Healthy Across America by ADA; Food and Culinary Professionals DPG; and Kristine Napier, MPH RD

Drawing on the unique flavors, history and culinary traditions from all corners of the U.S., American Dietetic Association's Cooking Healthy Across America is the only cookbook to offer region-specific recipes that are delicious, nutritious and easy to prepare. This cookbook includes more than 350 mouth-watering recipes—from Yankee Gumbo to the Midwest's Farmhouse Apple Bacon and Egg Casserole to the Southwest-inspired Lime Chicken with Black Bean Sauce. Written by a panel of experienced dietitians and distinguished culinary professionals, each recipe provides easy-to-follow instructions, reliable nutrition-per-serving information and helpful cooking tips.

Dieting For Dummies by Jane Kirby, RD

This best-seller, updated for the first time in five years, delivers weight loss and exercise strategies for adults, children and athletes; the facts on surgical options and the latest findings on commercial diet programs, fads, fat substitutes, artificial sweeteners and exercise trends. Learn how to stock your kitchen with healthy food and how to eat healthy when you eat out; plus discover smart serving sizes and examine low-calorie meal plans.

The Way to Eat: A Six-Step Path to Lifelong Weight Control by David L. Katz, MD, MPH, FACPM and Maura H. Gonzalez, MS, RD

The Way to Eat is a comprehensive guide to a lifetime of eating well in support of three goals: overall good health, weight control and the enjoyment of food. The Way to Eat helps readers identify the common barriers to healthful eating in the modern nutritional environment, including busy schedules, the easy access to fast, fatty foods and our predisposition to prefer fats and sweets. Strategies for overcoming barriers are stressed.

Food Folklore: Tales and Truths About What We Eat (The Nutrition Now Series) by American Dietetic Association & Roberta Larson Duyff

Legends, traditions and myths have followed foods for centuries, from the healing qualities of chicken soup to the belief that grapefruit burns calories. Organized by topic, this book helps to separate the facts from the tall tales.

Snacking Habits for Healthy Living (The Nutrition Now Series) by The American Dietetic Association

This handy guide shows how to make snacks and mini-meals the building blocks of a healthful diet. General guidelines for choosing snacks are provided, along with specific snacking needs and considerations for children, teens, athletes, weight-conscious adults, people with diabetes and others with special dietary needs.

Vitamins, Minerals, and Dietary Supplements (The Nutrition Now Series) by The American Dietetic Association

This book is for anyone using or considering dietary supplements. Basic functions, food sources and daily needs for vitamins and minerals are summarized. Straightforward advice is provided on how to obtain essential nutrients from a balanced and varied diet, along with a review of circumstances for which supplements are effective and safe.

The Diabetes Carbohydrate and Fat Gram Guide: Quick, Easy Meal Planning Using Carbohydrate and Fat Gram Counts by Lea Ann Holzmeister, RD

Co-published with the American Diabetes Association, this handy consumer reference shows how to count carbohydrates, fat grams and exchanges, and why counting is important. Whether cooking for one, dining out or choosing packaged food with nutrition labels, the useful charts list foods, serving sizes, carbohydrate, fat and exchange values for both generic and brand-name products.

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