Read healthy nutrition books for kids with your own kiddos to get them on the right track and keep the dialogue about living a healthy lifestyle going.
Eating healthy is often easier said than done. But teaching our children early on will help them stay healthy throughout their lives.
Be sure to check out our other book lists for kids!
You can find these nutrition books for kids at your local library or purchase them through the affiliate links provided.
Parenting Books about Healthy Nutrition for Kids
Healthy Nutrition Books for Kids
I work hard on teaching my kids about smart nutrition.
My kiddos understand the term “empty calories” and ways they can help fuel their bodies.
Right from the beginning, we talked about how vegetables support our eye sight while lean protein helps our muscles.
But I also work hard on reinforcing those lessons on a daily basis!
HEALTHY NUTRITION BOOKS FOR KIDS
I Can Eat a Rainbow is a book for young children to learn, in simple terms, how important it is to incorporate fruits and vegetables into their diet.
It is a bright and colorful book that will keep your children engaged and entertained along the way, complete with a rainbow of fruits and vegetables of their own to color!
Good Enough to Eat is one of a kind: the only guide to kids' nutrition written especially for kids. A practical, hands-on tool for families who want to eat a healthy diet, this book explains nutrition from carrots to cookies.
This hilarious book will have youngsters laughing out loud and craving healthy monster snacks of their own.
Finally a book with real information about real food for real children of ages 8-12.
By giving children basic and more advanced knowledge about their nutrition, children will be empowered to make better choices for their short term and long term health, especially when their parents are informed as well.Â
A vibrant and sturdy word book featuring fruits and vegetables from around the world from Caldecott Honor–winning author-illustrator Lois Ehlert featuring upper- and lowercase letters for preschoolers just learning language.
Boys and girls discover the importance of eating sensibly and keeping to a balanced diet.
They learn that good eating habits are important for health and fitness.Â
"Eat Lots of Colors" is a light-hearted first look at the nutritional benefits of eating colorful foods (derived from naturally occurring phytonutrients in a rainbow of colors which they contain).
Simply written and charmingly illustrated, it motivates young children to make healthy food choices.
A hands-on activity guide filled with delicious learning!
Kids learn to assess food and activity habits, set goals, make choices, understand advertising and label reading, and develop basic cooking and gardening skills.
What are vegetables, anyway?
Give kids the 411 on veggies with this richly illustrated introduction to produce!
Nutrition Unit Study
In addition to offering recommendations healthy nutrition books for kids, I’ve teamed up with some fellow bloggers to offer you homeschool and in-class resources to teach kids about general nutrition! These unit study resources may contain affiliate links.
- Cut the Junk! Nutrition Printable pack for kids
- Healthy Eating Kids Course
- Crunch! Put a Stop to Picky Eating and Teach your Kids to Love Veggies
For more Nutrition Study Unit resources and ideas, consider the following:
Find the Letter N is for Nutrition from 3 Boys and a Dog
Make a Fun Food Dinosaur from Pears from Brain Power Boy
Healthy Alternatives to Kids Junk Food for the Outdoors from FrogMom
How to Reduce Sugar Intake in Kids from Kara Carrero
Grocery Shopping Activity from Sunny Day Family
Healthy Meal Planning with Kids from Schooling a Monkey
Nutrition App from iGameMom
Kids Nutrition Activities with Free Printables from Natural Beach Living
Kid’s Books about Gardening from Our Daily Craft
Healthy Food Group Worksheets from Living Life and Learning
Nutritional and Fun Snacks for Kids: Paw Patrol Themed Badge from Crafty Mama in ME
Vegetable Beginning Sound Clip Cards from Simple Fun for Kids
We love Pretend Soup by Mollie Katzen as a healthy and mostly vegetarian cookbook for kids. Awesome recipes and the step-by-step illustrations are very easy to follow. Are there any good cookbooks for kids that you can recommend?
Yes! I would recommend these two…..
1. Better Homes and Gardens New Junior Cook Book (depending on your kiddos age) http://amzn.to/1RoUep6
2. The Everything Kids’ Cookbook http://amzn.to/1RqPiKf
My four year old and I had the conversation early about what’s “good for you” because she wanted to subsist solely on ice cream and cookies! Now whenever I give her a new food, her first question is “Is it healthy?”. She still wants the sweets but at least she thinks about eating nutritious food now. These look like some great books and I really think she’d enjoy them!
That’s wonderful! I’m always amazed when my son chooses an apple over chips on the occasions that we actually have chips in the house. Must be doing something right 🙂
I’ve recently published a children’s rhyming book to encourage healthy food choices for kids. I would love for it to be included on your website. I’ve provided the link to my book below:
https://www.amazon.com/What-Healthy-Treats-Lisa-Corbett-ebook/dp/B01I604F9M/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1470952498&sr=8-2&keywords=Lisa+corbett#navbar
Thank you,
Lisa Corbett
Awesome list! I personally love Garden to Table, though
We love ‘N is for Nutrition: Rhymes by the Alphabet’. N is for Nutrition takes several adorable kids on a journey from farms and gardens to food on the table as they learn about plant-based food and nutrition. The book is full of colorful illustrations and is written with smart and simple rhymes using positive language as it goes through each letter in the alphabet. They have a website for more information – http://www.NisforNutrition.com