Nutrition 101: Choose Life! (A Review)

III John 2: “Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth.”

Awhile back I received, free of charge, a 448 page download of the book
Nutrtion 101: Choose Life from the site Growing Healthy Homes. This resource contains so many things at once: a health curriculum, nutrition program, recipies, science and art projects and biblically based information on what God's best would be to maintain a healthy, productive family.

The program is divided into the following 6 units:
1) The Brain and Nervous System;
2) Digestion and Elimination;
3) Respiration and Olfactory;
4) Muscular and Skeletal Systems;
5) Cardiovascular and Immune Systems;
6) Endocrine System and Emotions.

With our country's ever increasing health problems such as obesity, cancer and older age diseases becoming more prevalent in younger kids, a lot of research says that we can prevent and sometimes cure these problems by changing the way we eat!

In this guide you will find inspiration for dealing with picky eaters, meal planning and most importantly encouragement from God's word in helping you get on the right track. Many of the recipes will simply give you an alternative to what your children already like such as chicken nuggets and pizza. What I like is the book gently leads you down the right path and is not overwhelming in its delivery of the information. It is a lifestyle change as well as a resource to teach health, P.E., anatomy, and more backed up by Scripture!

Here is an example of how a chapter might be taught in a week.
Monday - Read over the chapter and discussion questions and choose activities.
Tuesday - Review chapter highlights and shop for or collect ingredients for the “Power” Recipe. Wednesday - Prepare the “Power” Recipe for snack or meal time.
Thursday - Choose activities from the “Power” Recipe.
Friday - Share highlights from the week during family meal time.

With younger children, mainly reading and discussing could be used and as the children move to higher grade levels, the instruction can involve more according to the child's ability.

There are several ways of ordering Nutrition 101: Choose Life

Order the CD-ROM for $79.95
Order the book for $99.95
Order the combo (book and CD-ROM) for $129.95

The website also features several free audio downloads:
"HOW TO USE ESSENTIAL OILS" ~ Jan. 7, 2008, Conference Call by Debra Raybern
"IS THERE A DOCTOR MOM IN THE HOUSE?" ~

Jan. 21, 2008, Conference Call by Debra Raybern

"GENTLE BABIES: ESSENTIAL OILS AND NATURAL REMEDIES FOR PREGNANCY, CHILDBIRTH AND INFANT CARE" ~

June 23, 2008, Conference Call by Debra Raybern

If you have been looking for a way to improve the health of your family with practical advice coupled with encouragement from God's word then I recommend you checking out this invaluable resource!

April