Children’s Books About Healthy Eating

If you are searching for the absolute best children’s books about healthy eating, then you have come to the right place. ALL of these books have been written by registered dietitians who also happen to be gifted writers.

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Top Children’s Nutrition Books: Children’s Books about Healthy Eating

What Does Your Tummy Say? by Maryann Jacobson, RDN

What Does Your Tummy Say? is an adorable chidlren’s book written by dietitian and family nutrition expert, Maryann Jacobson. The story revolves around a little girl named Emily. In the book, Emily’s mama shares a secret about the joys of listening to your tumm. “What Does Your Tummy Say?” is a children’s story that highlights the importance of tuning into hunger and fullness.

Can Food Give You Superpowers? by Lacy Ngo, MS, RDN (that’s me 🙂 )

Get your child excited about eating nourishing foods!

Written by a registered dietitian, Can Food Give you Supperpowers? teaches children in a fun and exciting way about the science behind healthy eating. Fun, easy “do-together” recipes are included!

Children and parents will be amazed when they discover what food can do for our bodies.

Where Does Broccoli Come From? and Other Book’s By Arielle Dani Lebovitzs, RDN

Arielle Dani Lebovitzs is a registered dietitian who specializes in nutrition education for children and their families. Lebovitzs has 8 children’s nutrition books available:

Where Does Broccoli Come From?: A Vegetable Children’s Encyclopedia
Where Do Bananas Come From?: A Fruit Children’s Encyclopedia
Fun with Food: 100+ Fruit and Veggie Activities for Little Food Exploreres
Let’s Play with Our Food: A Fruit adn Veggies Coloring Book
My Fruit Adventures: A Journal for Food Discovery and Eploration
My Vegetable Adventures: A Journal for Food Discovery and Eploration
A to Z with Fruits and Veggies.

I actually own the book, Where Does Broccoli Come From?. It’s a great nutrition reference book for children and adults!

Healthy Eating for Families: Staring the Super Crew by Melissa Halas, RDN

The next two books are by registered dietitian, Mellissa Halas. Her book,

The Super Crew’s Breakfast Cookbook for Kids: 50 Tasty Recipes + 100 Fun Nutrition Activities by Melissa Halas, RDN

The Super Crews Breakfast Cookbook for Kids is another book by Mlelissa Halas. Parents and kids will love this book full of tasty adventures and fun kids’ nutrition activities! It is a perfect tool for parents, teachers, or health educators to get kids to explore a variety of colorful yummy foods that nature provides, while also learning about nutrition.

Kid Chef Junior Every Day by Yaffi Lvova, RDN

The next two books are children’s cookbooks written by Yaffi Lvova. Kid Chef Junior Every Day cookbook is written for future chefs aged 4 to 8 years old. It has easy-to-make recipes―approved by both kids and grown-ups! I personally like that every recipe includes a colorful photo.

Fun with Food Toddler Cookbook by Yaffi Lvova, RDN

Yaffi Lvova wrote this super simple and fun cookbook with toddlers in mind. Fun with Food Toddler Cookbook provides fun food-filled activities and recipes for your little one. Little chef’s will have fun improving their fine motor skills while mashing, squishing, painting, and eating their way through this cookbook for kids.