Superfoods for Healthy Kids

Good health depends upon a strong immune system. Superfoods for Healthy Kids is the essential guide for all parents who seek to boost their child's immune system to give them natural protection through good nutrition. Packed with expert advice and nutritious recipes specifically designed for different age groups, the book is divided into four parts, each fully cross-referenced for ease of use. Part One: Understanding your Child's Immune System - A clear, concise guide to the workings of the immune system including explanations of allergy and autoimmunity and a discussion of the pros and cons of vaccination. Part Two: Foods for Immunity - An illustrated directory focusing on the benefits of individual foods, from the avocado, full of Vitamin E, to the nutrient-rich sunflower seed - all cross-referenced to the immunity recipes in Part Three. Part Three: Immunity Recipes - A variety of tasty recipes for each of the specific childhood age groups, including many recipes for all the family to enjoy. Each group has its own special recipe selection and menu planner, as well as expert advice on how to overcome potential immunity deficiencies at each stage of development. Part Four: Foods to Fight Common Illnesses - Learn how to protect your child from more than 20 common ailments, including chicken-pox, measles, glandular fever and colds. Detailed advice on how to help to prevent and overcome each illness is accompanied by medicinal recipes to soothe your child and boost their defence system. Illustrated with more than 100 specially commissioned photographs, Superfoods for Healthy Kids is a unique reference resource and an indispensable recipe book - enabling you to keep your child fighting fit.