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1381) What are calories?
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"A book about what calories are, where they're found, and how they affect the human body."--
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Nina Planck, one of the great food activists, changed the way we view old-fashioned foods like butter with her groundbreaking Real Food. Then she got pregnant. Never one to accept conventional wisdom blindly, Nina found the usual advice about pregnancy and baby food riddled with myths and misunderstandings. Nina's basic premise hasn't changed-whole foods are best-but some of the details are surprising: Pregnant women need meat and salt, not iron supplements....
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Explains the relationship between eating right by selecting healthy food choices and enjoying good health on a daily basis. Includes projects that teach about the nutritional value of carrots, share how to grow a carrot top, and demonstrate how sugar is dissolved into the blood system.
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"What if we could train our brains to stop weight gain? Get them to work for us, not against us in our striving to be lean, healthy, and fit? We can. In 25Days, celebrity trainer and star of NBC's STRONG, Drew Logan, shows us how to rewrite our neurological patterns and break the habits that prevent us from living a healthy life. Diet & Nutrition, Fitness, Healthy Living, Healthy Lifestyle, Weight Loss"--
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"The bestselling author of The Kind Diet offers natural solutions for a healthier and more vibrant approach to new motherhood. When did making babies get to be so hard? Infertility is on the rise globally, affecting as many as one in six couples. But instead of considering diet and lifestyle factors, doctors pump their patients full of expensive and invasive fertility treatments. Once pregnant, women just accept that carrying a baby will be the gassy,...
1387) Teenage Fitness
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Teenage fitness is your ultimate fitness source. Her mission is to keep you fit for life. Reflecting on her own body image and eating problems as a teenager, Kathy will show you how to have a healthy respect for your body. She offers essential fitness techniques necessary to look and feel your absolute best. You will learn: to appreciate your own beauty, to change your mind-set, to know and accept your body type. Nineteen terrific eating tips to get...
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"A captivating and persuasive scientific exploration of the athletic benefits of a plant-based diet, featuring interviews with stars who've made the switch from meat to plants"--
The Plant-Based Athlete by Matt Frazier and Robert Cheeke reveals the incontrovertible proof that the human body does not need meat, eggs, or dairy to be strong. Instead, research shows that a consciously calibrated plant-based diet offers the greatest possible recovery...
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"A child wonders where chocolate comes from and learns about cocoa farmers and how cocoa beans are harvested in West Africa and chocolate makers and how cocoa beans are made into chocolate at at factory. This illustrated narrative nonfiction book includes a map of where cocoa trees are grown, glossary, and further resources"--Provided by publisher.
1392) In the garden
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"Lots of fruits and vegetables grow in the garden. From crunchy orange carrots to sweet blueberries, discover nature's yummy treats!"--P. [4] of cover.
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"Get young bakers making their own treats with Super Simple Healthy Cookies! Kids can follow the super simple recipes in this book to learn how to make nutty oat squares, mouthwatering raspberry swirl cookies and more. With simple text, how-to photos, and tricks and tips, cooking has never been easier or more fun. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Super Sandcastle is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO."...
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"You can enjoy all your favorite foods--from mac and cheese to fried chicken to chocolate cake--and still drop 10, 20, 30 pounds or more! Satisfy your most indulgent food cravings--the gooey, chewy, cheesy, yummy comfort foods you love the most--with 125 recipes that will strip away pounds like magic. . .With this illustrated guide to hundreds of simple, delicious, lightning-quick comfort-food recipes--along with nutrition secrets that lead to fast...