The Healthiest Kid in the Neighborhood

Book:  The Heathiest Kid in the Neighborhood

Authors:  William Sears, M.D., Martha Sears, R.N., James Sears, M.D., and Robert Sears M.D.

Dr. William Sears, his wife and his two kids strike again.

I admit, the only book I've read by Sears is his sleep-related book.  When the little angel was having trouble sleeping for more than two minutes, I read all about how I was supposed to "welcome" her into my bed. With my beloved, who didn't want to welcome anyone new and occasionally tries to spank me in my sleep when we haven't gotten busy enough in recent history.

Regardless, I wasn't sure what to expect nutritionally from Dr. Sears.  Turns out, it's repetition.   Every. Chapter. Says. The. Same. Thing.

I'm not going to say this isn't a good book.  If you are one of the many, many people out there who has never heard of flax seed before, you're in luck.  Unfortunately for me, as a result of my past eating disorder and resulting veganism and vegetarianism, I am probably better educated about nutrition than half the nurses walking around.  For me, this book was a snore - I already knew everything the man had to say.

Which is not to say I practice it.  Reading the good doctor's book did change my behavior.  I had been force-feeding veggies to the little angel for her entire life until the past few months.  The past few months (she just turned 30 months) have been trying for me, what with the potty-training and the running away from Mommy and the newfound need for independence. I'd relaxed a little on nutrition.  This book reminded me that a few months can easily turn into a few years, then all the sudden you have an overfat, Xbox-playing tween with hardened arteries on your conscience.  And nobody wants that, right?

On the other hand, I did actually throw the book across the bedroom and shut out the light after reading this section on "prefeeding" before going out to eat in a restaurant:

"After enjoying this stage of the meal, we return home for the final course.  Ready and waiting is a homemade, whole-food dessert, such as apple crisp baked with fresh honey from our family's own beehives."

Yes, of course.  My family has it's own mosquito breeding ground. Does that count?  Gah.

Nice try, Dr. Sears.  Watch out Martha, Bill is hot on your trail.

Rating:  Library Book

Comments

[Goofy Girl]

This book is obviously for someone with too much time on her/his hands. Prefeeding? Postfeeding? Family beehives?!?!

Throw that book against the wall again once for me, k?