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Red Light, Green Light, Eat Right: The Food Solution That Lets Kids Be Kids

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Childhood obesity has reached epidemic proportions: More than 18 million American children are considered obese and are at risk for health problems. In fact, today's generation of kids may be the first to experience shorter life spans than their parents. Leading pediatrician Dr. Joanna Dolgoff's Red Light, Green Light, Eat Right teaches kids how to make healthy choices based on the principles of the traffic light: green light foods are nutritious, yellow light foods are eaten in moderation, and red light foods are occasional treats. The program, which has a proven 96 percent success rate, can be tailored to suit any child's age, gender, and weight goals. Snacks and meals are designed to ensure that kids get the nutrients they need to not only lose or maintain weight, but to grow strong, healthy bodies. Complete with sample menus, recipes, and an index of more than 1,000 color-coded foods, Red Light, Green Light, Eat Right provides a practical solution for one of the biggest health crises facing America's children. Read more

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Rodale Books; 1st edition (December 22, 2009)


Language ‏ : ‎ English


Paperback ‏ : ‎ 272 pages


ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1


ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 41


Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.4 pounds


Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.1 x 0.61 x 8.5 inches


Best Sellers Rank: #191,823 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #507 in Children's Health (Books) #833 in Nutrition (Books) #2,140 in Parenting (Books)


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    • This book is the best!!!
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Best thing I've ever bought! This book is so easy to follow and has loads of information. It teaches you portion sizes, shows how to calculate bmi, gives you a weight loss road and a maintenance road. It has lots of recipes and sample meal and snack plans, as well as an appendix of everything from healthy foods to less healthy, it even includes fast food restaurants so you can see what you should order if you are in a hurry and need to stop there. It's the perfect book to get your family eating right and losing weight (or maintaining) without being on super restrictive diets. I made my daughter color coded tickets so when she eats something, she moves the correct # of tickets over. Like today for lunch she has 3 green lights to use. She had homemade chinese chicken chop suey. She knew she could add 3 oz of chicken, the size of a computer mouse, which is 1 green light (ticket). Vegetables are free fuel, so that left her with 2 more green tickets. She chose 1 cup of chocolate almond milk, which is another green light. She still has 1 ticket left for lunch which she can use on some nuts, or yogurt, or a fruit roll up, or a cookie, or a slice of bread or.... then she can have fruit, which is free fuel. In other words, she can still be a kid and have some "junk" as long as it stays within the light guidelines and follows the portion sizes. If you don't want your kids to have any junk, you don't give it to them and use the lights for something healthier. Vegetables and fruit are free fuel and don't cost any lights. If for dinner you are serving chicken Parmigian, it shows to serve 3 oz chicken with cheese and sauce and 2/3c pasta for 3 green lights. Veggies are free, and water is free. I asked my childs doctor to look into this book and she said it was very good. The book is awesome! ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on December 19, 2020 by Melissa Melissa
    • Practical and Easy to Follow Program That Works!
I have an 11 year old son who was born at 9lb 3oz and has been a big kid his whole life. However, within the last year or so his weight had gotten too high and he was starting to show signs of health problems such as High BP, joint pain, fatigue, etc. We have known for a while we needed to do something to help him, but it's not an easy task. What we needed was a plan for the whole family to follow; A life style change, not a diet. I stumbled across this book and read the reviews. Most were positive, but several were negative due to the use of artificial sweeteners and the types of food that are included. Some people criticized that sugar cereals are on the list as a green and that we should be promoting clean eating with our children. I got to thinking about these comments and realized that if we were doing clean eating, our children would not have a weight problem. If we take them from where they are now to clean eating, they will struggle and most likely rebel. This book is practical to help families where they are! It teaches kids that it's ok to eat all foods, but in moderation. It seemed like an easy to follow plan, so I ordered the book and set out on the journey. The book arrived, I read through it, and planned the dinner recipes for the week (from recipes in the book). I bought snack items and created green light snack boxes in the pantry and refrigerator with items already measured out in the correct portions. I made charts for each member of the family and explained the plan to them. Needless to say, they were not thrilled at the idea but my son knew he needed to eat healthier so was willing to give it a try. Everyone had their first weigh in and we were on to our adventure. My biggest fear was the portion control and that he would be hungry. Hunger drives you to make bad choices, so I was a bit worried. On the first day, he wasn't able to eat all the food he was allowed! He was not used to eating 2 snacks a day, in addition to meals. Through the entire first week, he only complained about being hungry a couple of times and he still had snack allowances so it was not a problem. The true test came at the end of the week, when it was time for weigh in. I put him on the scale and he had lost 7 lbs!!! I was thrilled for him and he was excited as well. My husband also lost 7 lbs! This plan works and it works for the whole family. If you have a child with a weight problem, you have to make a change before it's too late; and you have to make it together. I was overweight my entire childhood and into adulthood. I had gastric bypass surgery 10 years ago and lost 175 lbs. It changed my life! I look at my son and don't want him to have to EVER go as far with his weight struggle as I did. You don't realize how much being overweight robs you, until you lose it and feel so different. It's not about a diet. It's about a lifestyle change; one that includes the whole family all foods in moderation. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on October 5, 2015 by jsanders
    • Great Outline, But It Requires A Little Modification for a Whole/Real Food Diet
I read several different books before deciding on this plan for a family eating plan (we don't like the term diet). I love the concept of red, yellow, green light, and it was very easy for my children to understand. I wanted them to make better choices in their snacking, and this program has worked for us. It took several weeks for them to adjust and stop asking for things like Little Debbies, but now they regularly make better choices without being prompted. They know that they can have 2 cheats per week, and they like to plan out what their "Pit Stop" will be. I love that no foods are off limits, and that it is teaching my kids moderation and self control. I also love the concept of free fuel - all raw fruits and veggies are unlimited along with things like mozarella sticks (fat free). My kids have come to understand that you can eat more food if you stick to greens and the occasional yellow. Both of my kids are slowly slimming down and becoming more active. I do have 2 small criticisms of the book: 1. It advocates fat free products such as cheese, mayo, and dressing. I prefer that my kids eat whole/real foods in moderation, so I adjusted the chart accordingly. 2. It doesn't include any supplementary materials. I developed a visual chart of free fuel/green/yellow/red foods that they commonly eat so that the kids could see at a glance which foods were which. I also developed a weekly food chart for each family member based on our goals that divided the day into breakfast/morning snack/lunch/afternoon snack/ dinner. We placed this chart into a dry erase pocket so that we could easily check off our daily allowances. This became part of a reward system for my kids. They received a point for every day that they stayed on their eating plan (along with other healthy habits like brushing teeth, getting exercise, playing outdoors), and when the points reached a certain level they received a prize such as a gift card or toy. We have been using this system for over 2 months, and it is working. Small changes are leading to big results in our family. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on October 14, 2016 by Asbe25
    • Great
Lot of information and nice recipes
Reviewed in the United States on August 7, 2024 by Patrick Bergonje

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