I recently purchased three copies of Janey Junkfood's Fresh Adventure and gave them to local schools' libraries to use as a resource as part of their wellness initiatives to improve student health. The staff loved the books, especially after watching a live presentation of FOODPLAY - an elementary school-aged program promoting healthy eating and staying active!
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If you are looking for a resource for kids that puts fun into developing healthy eating habits, look no further! The January 2008 release Janey Junkfood's Fresh Adventure! by Barbara Storper, MS, RD is a colorful and light-hearted book that shares the importance of eating well. The book is written in a detective case file format from a kid's perspective. Fictional author, Tobe Fit, chronicles the eating habits of her best...
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Reviewed by Brianne Plach (age 10) for Reader Views (3/08) Do you want to eat better? Do you find yourself always wanting junk food even if you know it's not good for you? Maybe you just want to get to know more about better food choices. If you do and don't want to read about how to diet or want a book that stresses dieting, you need to pick up "Janey Junkfood's Fresh Adventure!" Janey and her dog Tobi, which is pronounced...
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I have just finished reading this book and I can't wait until my granddaughter is old enough to understand the FABULOUS lessons Janey shares.(She's only 10 months and just starting on leafy greens....) The illustrations add to the fun reading the book. Janey rocks! Children of every age, (up to 99!) can benefit from this "Fresh Adventure". It makes learning easy.
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Drawing upon her more than 25 years of experience turning kids onto to healthy eating habits, Barbara Storper (Founder and Director of FoodPlay Productions) wrote "Janey Junkfood's Fresh Adventure" because the average American boy or girl consumes more than 150 pounds of sugar a year (with one-third of it coming from soft drinks), while only one percent of American children eat the recommended servings of fruits, vegetables,...
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