Karrie Kalich, PhD

Early Sprouts (e-book): Cultivating Healthy Food Choices in Young Children

Authors: Karrie Kalich, PhD, Deirdre McPartlin, MEd, Dottie Bauer, EdD

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Plant lifelong healthy eating concepts in young children and counteract the prevalence of childhood obesity with Early Sprouts. A research-based early childhood curriculum, this “seed-to-table” approach gets children interested in and enjoying nutritious fruits and vegetables.

Age Focus: 2-6. 224 pgs.

e-book $24.95

Early Sprouts Cookbook

Authors: Karrie Kalich, PhD, Lynn Arnold, RD, LD, Carole Russell

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The Early Sprouts Cookbook is packed with more than seventy child-tested and child-approved recipes that contribute to children's well-rounded diets. These recipes incorporate vegetables, fruits, whole grains, lean protein, and other nutrient-rich ingredients into preschoolers' meals—each aligning with the USDA Food Guide Pyramid and CACFP guidelines.

The Early Sprouts Cookbook complements Early Sprouts: Cultivating Healthy Food Choices in Young Children, a complete nutrition and gardening curriculum to help preschoolers develop preferences for healthy foods

216 pages

Softbound $29.95

e-book $29.95

Early Sprouts: Cultivating Healthy Food Choices in Young Children

Authors: Karrie Kalich, PhD, Dottie Bauer, EdD, Deirdre McPartlin, MEd

Description & More Details

Plant lifelong healthy eating concepts in young children and counteract the prevalence of childhood obesity with Early Sprouts. A research-based early childhood curriculum, this “seed-to-table” approach gets children interested in and enjoying nutritious fruits and vegetables.

Age Focus: 2-6. Softbound, 224 pgs.

Read an Early Sprouts success story.

Read the July, 2009 issue of NAEYC's Young Children about Early Sprouts innovative gardening and nutrition program for preschoolers HERE.

Early Sprouts received a Champion Award from the Acting US Surgeon General, Dr. Galson.

Softbound $24.95

e-book $24.95