Web sites
Food Pyramid: To download your or your teen’s personalized food pyramid
Kids’ Health: Obesity: For general information about childhood and overweight issues
Wellness 101: An educational program focusing on nutrition, fitness, and overweight prevention for young women
Fruits and Veggies Matter: For recipes and tips about incorporating fruits and vegetables into your diet
Farmers’ Market Search: To find a farmer’s market in your area
Books
“I’m, like, SO fat!” , by Dianne Neumark-Sztainer, PhD, MPH, RD, The Guilford Press
Weight Watchers Family Power: 5 Simple Rules for a Healthy-Weight Home, by Weight Watchers and Karen Miller-Kovach, Wiley
Your Child's Weight: Helping Without Harming, by Ellyn Satter, MS, RD, LCSW, BCD, Kelcy Press.
Fat Families, Thin Families: How to Save Your Family from the Obesity Trap, by Amy Hendel, R-PA, IDEA, ACSM, Benbella Books.
Ending the Food Fight: Guide Your Child to a Healthy Weight in a Fast Food/Fake Food World, by David Ludwig MD, PhD with Suzanne Rostler MS, RD, Houghton Mifflin.