Take a ride on Chew Chew the Food Chain Train. Made entirely
of fruits and vegetables, she loves to teach children to love good food while
improving their health. Come along and see her special restaurant where the
buffet comes to the tables. All aboard!
This book would be suitable for Kindle Free Time users, home schools, and
classrooms. It is appropriate for ages 3-8. This is not a book about food
groups or a balanced diet. The focus is teaching clean eating of whole foods as
an approach to better health and the prevention of chronic disease. The goal is
to introduce the concept of food as medicine. It is designed to be read by an
adult and child together, to facilitate discussion of food choices. Future
books will address other aspects of the food we eat such as considerations when
planting a garden. Chew Chew will discuss creating organic compost, the use of
pesticides, herbicides, preservatives, chemical fertilizers, and the use of
GMOs. Chew Chew wants children to learn how to choose healthy foods and to have
a general understanding of what happens to food from its beginning to the time
it reaches their plates. Resources on past approaches to children’s nutrition
are not referenced because this is not a book about nutrition. It is a book
about the nature of the food we eat. The best explanations of this approach can
be found in two books: “The Ultra Mind Solution” by Mark Hyman and
“The Wellness Prevention Paradigm.” by James Chestnut. This is a new approach
to food, and persons looking for the old paradigm of food groups will not find
it here.
