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H ello! Welcome to my website. On my site, you'll find lots of tips and ideas for getting your life organized in several different areas. I hope you find it helpful.

For those of you who would like to get started on getting organized and aren't sure where to begin, this page is for you. If you're like me, you like to keep things simple and practical. I even like to organize my, um, organizing.

The following is what I think is the best way to go through the "Lifetime Organizing" process. This is the organizing process I talk about on my site. You can work on getting organized a couple different ways:

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Some articles might not be relevant to your situation. So, of course, do what works best for you. I have included links to articles explaining each step. Not all of my articles are on the list because I've only listed the most important, basic parts. I suggest that you work on these first, and then check out other parts of my site for more good tips. I'll be adding more to the list so please subscribe to my blog to be notified of updates. Also, check out my Printables page for helpful forms and checklists.

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We've got a gut feeling these anti-inflammatory, low-FODMAP, easy-to-digest meals will help you enjoy the foods you love sans stomach pain

9 Simple Recipes for an Upset Stomach

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That's why we've hand-selected healthy meals from FurtherFood.com that are not only easy to make and absolutely delicious, but will also help ease your tummy troubles. If you're looking for meals that don't lead to bloating and belly discomfort, we've got nine superstar recipes you'll want to try. (You'll see that most of these dishes contain these top 7 Foods to Ease an Upset Stomach -so add them to your grocery list!)

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Easy healthy acid reflux-friendly dinner ideas will help you plan quick weeknight menus that are nutritious and don't trigger GERD symptoms.

When you're faced with a new medical diagnosis related to diet, it's easy to focus on all of the foods you can't eat. Having to adjust to a new diet is a struggle, even when you know that it's for the best. Coming up with a rotation of acid reflux-friendly meals that you love will make it easier to stick to a diet that makes you feel great.

Disclaimer: I am not a physician. I've had acid reflux my entire life and have been actively treating it through medication, diet, and lifestyle changes my entire adult life. I cite a handful of medical resources in this article. All other information pertaining to acid reflux is based on my own personal experience. Please consult a physician if you have questions about your diet or any other aspect of your GERD treatment.

The best and worst foods for acid reflux

As I compiled acid reflux-friendly dinner ideas, I focused on the best foods for GERD symptoms, taking care to avoid the most common triggers as much as possible.

The best foods for soothing acid reflux symptoms include green vegetables, root vegetables, lean meats and seafood, whole grains, eggs, healthy fats, non-citrus fruits, ginger, fennel, and herbal tea.

The most common triggers for acid reflux include greasy foods, tomatoes, chocolate, citrus fruits, spicy foods, mint, caffeine, alcohol, and carbonated beverages.

I've put together a free printable reference with the best and worst foods for acid reflux. Keep it handy in the kitchen to help you plan meals and combat reflux flares.
[Download your FREE printable acid reflux foods reference sheet!]
Eating-related tips to further help reduce symptoms

Developing an acid reflux-friendly diet will go a long way toward eliminating your GERD symptoms. Most likely you'll have the greatest success with keeping symptoms at bay when you combine an acid reflux-friendly diet with the following eating tips.

Eat smaller meals

Eat slowly

Wait at least two hours to lie down after eating

Avoid eating at least two or three hours before going to bed

Avoid alcohol and caffeine, particularly in the evening

Other lifestyle tips to reduce symptoms

The following additional lifestyle tips will help you further reduce acid reflux symptoms.

Take an antacid

Avoid tight clothing and high-waisted pants, skirts, and dresses

Add an extra pillow to your bed to help eliminate symptoms while sleeping

Maintain a healthy weight

Steer clear of mint- and peppermint-flavored gum

Stop smoking

The importance of keeping a food diary

For many people, there are a handful of foods and lifestyle changes that will make a significant difference in their overall gut health. When you're able to identify these triggers and eliminate them effectively, you don't have to go full force on other elements of acid reflux management. For example, if your biggest food triggers are tomatoes and chocolate, don't stress as much about avoiding citrus fruits and spicy foods.

Keep a food diary for at least a week, tracking the following information:

Foods you eat

Time of day you eat

Symptoms you experience

This information will help you make key adjustments to your diet and eating schedule for better acid reflux management.

Easy healthy acid reflux-friendly dinner ideas

Please note: Most acid reflux food resources will tell you to steer clear of garlic and onions. It's really difficult to find easy healthy dinner recipes without one or both of these ingredients, especially garlic. I've done my best to limit them, but you'll see them pop up occasionally. If garlic and onion are triggers are for you, I recommend substituting garlic powder and onion powder. You'll get the flavor you crave without the full acid trigger of fresh garlic and onions.

When I say "easy recipe," I mean a recipe that comes together quickly (under one hour) with common ingredients. If you don't already have the ingredients on hand, you'll be able to find them at most grocery stores or online. If recipes take more than one hour, I promise you'll be able to do at least part of the prep (i.e., making the pizza dough, baking the spaghetti squash) ahead of time.

1. Maple BBQ Salmon

How Sweet Eat's maple barbecue salmon with brown butter couscous is the ideal weeknight dinner recipe. The salmon comes together quickly and is packed with flavor, and the brown butter couscous complements it perfectly. Round out the meal with roasted veggies or a green salad.

2. Teriyaki Shrimp Sushi Bowl

I'm all about better-than-takeout recipes. The Almond Eater's teriyaki shrimp sushi bowl fits the bill perfectly. Erin uses both brown rice and quinoa, which is a great combination, and definitely elevates the restaurant-like quality of the recipe. One or the other on its own works well, too. If you don't want the sauce to be spicy, simply decrease the amount of sriracha.

3. Cheesy Chicken Pesto Spaghetti Squash

Chicken, pesto, and cheese is one of the all-time best flavor combinations. Pairing it with spaghetti squash for Three Olives Branch's cheesy chicken pesto spaghetti squash is the perfect way to make it a healthy, low-carb dish. For this type of recipe, I make the chicken ahead of time in the slow cooker, so dinner comes together quickly when you're ready to eat.

4. Apricot Chicken Thighs with Root Vegetables

I'm one of those annoying people who doesn't love super sweet desserts but does love sweet savory dishes. Recipe Runner's apricot chicken thighs with root vegetables is right up my alley. I love root vegetables, but green vegetables or even cauliflower is perfect for this recipe, too.

5. Teriyaki Turkey Skillet with Vegetables

Teriyaki is a bit of a theme among acid reflux-friendly dinner ideas. You get a ton of flavor without straight garlic or onion. The Roasted Root's teriyaki ground turkey skillet with vegetables comes together quickly and fits a number of popular diets. It works great with ground chicken as well.

6. Banh Mi Bowls with Sticky Tofu

Choosing Chia's banh mi bowls with sticky tofu are a lightened-up vegetarian version of the banh mi sandwiches that we all love so much. You can easily swap in the meat of your choice for the tofu.

7. Sheet Pan Cashew Chicken

I love the concept of sheet pan dinners, but it's tough to find ones that allow all the ingredients to cook evenly. The Recipe Critic's sheet pan cashew chicken is great because you cook the chicken a bit on its own before adding the veggies. The dish can be served over any type of grain.

8. Roasted Vegetable Lasagna

I wanted to make sure that I found a few white sauce versions of popular Italian dishes for acid reflux sufferers looking to steer clear of tomato-based recipes. For the Love of Gourmet's roasted vegetable lasagna fits the bill perfectly. You won't miss the tomato sauce at all when there's so much delicious cheese.

9. Green Pizza with Pesto, Feta, Artichokes, and Broccoli

I never get tired of pesto pizza. Hello Little Home's green pizza is topped with pesto, feta, artichokes, and broccoli for so much flavor and texture.

10. Chicken Tortellini with Broccoli Bake

Chelsea's Messy Apron's chicken tortellini with broccoli bake is comfort food at its best. Cheese tortellini, chicken, and broccoli come together with a cheese sauce. The baked dish is topped with more cheese and a Panko breadcrumb mixture.

11. Balsamic Chicken

I know that I have a lot of Asian-inspired recipes here. If you're looking for an alternative to Asian sauce for a sheet pan meal, Dinner at the Zoo's balsamic chicken is a great option. This is another dinner dish where you add the veggies to the sheet pan at the end, so everything cooks evenly.

12. 10-Minute Blackened Tilapia

Gimme Some Oven's 10-minute blackened tilapia is a recipe that will quickly become a staple in your weeknight dinner rotation. Tilapia is such a versatile entree for just about any veggie or pasta side dish, and you can't beat a 10-minute prep time.

13. Seared Scallops with Acorn Squash Mash

Scallops are one of those foods I will always go for when I'm eating out at a restaurant. They're surprising easy to make at home as well. A Cozy Kitchen's seared scallops are elevated to restaurant level, thanks to the acorn squash mash, which you can prepare ahead of time.

14. Creamy White Sauce Chicken Enchiladas

Enchiladas are another dish that tend to be red sauce-based, which is tough when you have acid reflux. Munchkin Time's creamy white sauce chicken enchiladas are so good, though, that you'll never want to eat another enchilada. Making salsa verde from scratch is so easy and brings the entire dish up a notch.

15. Cheesy Broccoli Loaded Baked Potatoes

Potatoes have a ton of health benefits and taste amazing when topped with cheese and roasted broccoli. There is so much flavor in Yes to Yolk's cheesy broccoli loaded baked potatoes. Skip the green onions if you're worried they'll trigger your reflux.

16. Butternut Squash Mac and Cheese

Adding butternut squash to macaroni and cheese is one of the easiest ways to boost the nutrition without compromising the flavor. Skinnytaste's butternut squash macaroni and cheese is about as simple as it gets, which is what you want with macaroni and cheese because there isn't anything that needs improving with this favorite dish.

17. Baked Chicken Meatballs

Making meatballs from scratch seems intimidating until you try it. Then you'll be hooked and will start making meatballs from scratch often. I love Pinch of Yum's baked chicken meatballs recipe because it's so simple. You can customize the meal however you like with pasta, sauce, veggies, etc.

18. Summer Squash Pasta Skillet

You can never have too many pasta recipes in your life, right? How Sweet Eat's summer squash pasta skillet is an ideal weeknight dinner recipe packed with flavor and texture thanks to the brown butter, pine nuts, goat cheese, and basil.

19. Quinoa Crusted Salmon

I love The Almond Eater's quinoa crusted salmon, which has quinoa right in the coating for added texture and nutrition. Most likely you already have everything you need to make this recipe right now. Serve it with a green salad or roasted veggies.

20. One Pan Honey Mustard Chicken and Potatoes

The Endless Meal's one-pan honey mustard chicken and potatoes only requires about 10 minutes of prep. Then you can walk away while it finishes in the oven, only checking on it once halfway through to add the broccoli.

21. Mushroom Spinach White Pizza

My Eclectic Bite's mushroom spinach white pizza has a creamy basil Italian ricotta base that you'll want to start putting on everything. It pairs perfectly with mushrooms, spinach, and mozzarella, but again, is so good and so versatile that you can switch up the toppings easily as you like.

22. Coconut Curry Chicken with Peanut Dipping Sauce

Chelsea's Messy Apron's coconut curry chicken is already packed with flavor, and then the peanut dipping sauce takes it up another notch. This easy pantry staple dinner comes together so quickly. You can make the chicken on the stovetop or the grill.

23. Easy Veggie Quesadillas

Gimme Some Oven's easy veggie quesadillas really couldn't be simpler and can be customized with whatever veggies you have on hand. She has lots of suggestions for different add-ins as well as toppings.

24. Grilled Tahini-Glazed Salmon with Cucumber Noodles

The tahini in Heather Christo's grilled tahini-glazed salmon gives the fish such a rich flavor. If you don't love cucumber noodles, sub in the vegetable noodles or grain of your choosing.

25. Parmesan Orzo with Mushrooms and Spinach

Cheesy orzo is one of my go-to side dishes for tilapia, pork chops, and chicken. For the Love of Gourmet's Parmesan orzo with mushrooms and spinach is plenty hearty to be the main dish on its own, you can easily add a protein to fill out the meal.

26. 30-Minute Fall Veggie Pizza

Thanks to RapidRise yeast, A Cozy Kitchen's fall veggie pizza really does come together in just 30 minutes. It's topped with kale, mushrooms, and squash, which is perfect for cold weather.

27. Green Goddess Chicken Salad Phyllo Cups

I love chicken salad and am always looking for recipes that don't call for tons of mayo. Yes to Yolk's green goddess chicken salad has a green goddess sauce, which is delicious and refreshing. I love the aesthetic of serving it in Phyllo cups, but you shouldn't feel limited to this option. Chicken salad is great on its own, as a sandwich or wrap, over greens, or on crackers or chips.

28. 30-Minute Chicken Stir Fry

Munchkin Time's 30-minute chicken stir fry is an easy healthy recipe the whole family is sure to love. Fresh veggies come together with sticky chicken and rice noodles. If you're serving picky eaters, keep the noodles and chicken separate from the veggies.

29. Mediterranean Farro Salad with Arugula and Chickpeas

Aggie Kitchen's Mediterranean farro salad with arugula and chickpeas is an ideal reset meal after lots of holiday parties, traveling, or eating out. It's a hearty, healthy vegetarian dish (although you could easily add meat) with lots of protein and fiber.

30. Sesame Encrusted Chicken Tenders

Skinnytaste's sesame encrusted chicken tenders are a great twist on traditional chicken tenders with sesame seeds and a little soy sauce. You can bake them or cook them in an air fryer.

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Sift through the madness with our curated reading list of the best books on gut health, digestive health books, and books on microbiome wellbeing.

The human digestive tract has become hot currency in the publishing world, and it's not surprising. According to research by the International Foundation for Gastrointestinal Disorders, 10-15% of people worldwide suffer from irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), a collection of digestive symptoms with no obvious cause.

6 Best Gut Health Books 2020

Authors are cashing in on the trend with a gut health book or be in health book to solve every conceivable, real, or unsubstantiated gut health ailment that could possibly exist, and it can be hard to distinguish well-researched, evidence-based books by experts from just any health book published by influencers with medical or scientific qualifications.

How to choose a good health book?

abdominal pain/discomfort

diarrhoea

constipation

flatulence

heartburn

That's why it's essential for a good health book to provide balanced and unbiased information about one or several gut health topics including, but not limited to, specific and recognised digestive illnesses, how diet and lifestyle can affect digestive health, and the role of the microbiome in maintaining gut health.

Gut health is complex

The digestive tract remains a mysterious organ, and research continues to highlight how poorly understood it is. Take IBS for instance, the symptoms can be bad enough to stay home from work, avoid social occasions, and cut whole food groups out of your diet. Yet, there is no evidence of damage to the gut that can explain it.

Trust this gnome, not the marketing, there is no ideal health book

Fortunately, scientists and doctors have started to look outside the gut for explanations. Interest in the gut-brain axis is growing because the gut has its own nervous system that constantly talks with the brain and can sense external stimuli like food and threats. That's why anxiety can weigh on the digestive tract too.

In addition to that, the gut microbiome - an ecosystem of bacteria that lives in the large intestine - is now recognised as an important feature in gut health, and also digestive disturbances. Food and antibiotics are important factors that can influence its composition. Gut bacteria also communicate with the brain via the enteric nervous system and substances they produce.
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Best gut book by topic

Gut: The Inside Story of Our Body's Most Underrated Organ
By Giulia Enders
This book by Giulia Enders is an ode to the eighth wonder of the world: your gut, aptly described as the most underappreciated organ in your body. And she's spot on the money. As a company specialised in microbiome testing, which requires a stool sample, we have noticed the trademark squirm when we mention the word "poop".

A good gut book should explain why toilets are necessary

For that reason (and likely others), most people are woefully unacquainted with the essential functions that enable the ingestion, digestion, and excretion of food. Before delving into gut books, this is an essential read if you want to understand how the gut works. Plus, Giulia Enders happens to be a terrific and funny writer.

Follow Your Gut: The Enormous Impact of Tiny Microbes
By Prof Rob Knight
Professor Rob Knight is a co-founder of the pioneering American Gut Project, a citizen science project investigating the role of gut bacteria in human health, and the Earth Microbiome Project that seeks to understand how microbes shape the world around us. Who better to write a gut microbiome book bringing you on a guided tour of gut bacteria in health and illness.

In this book, he works with award-winning journalist Brendan Buhler to explain how your gut bacteria are involved in all aspects of your health, from allergies to chronic diseases, like ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease, and even heart disease He also teaches about the microbiome in Coursera's free access course: Gut Check: Exploring Your Gut Microbiome.

The Doctor's Kitchen: Supercharge Your Health With 100 Delicious Everyday Recipes
By Dr Rupy Aujla
Dr Rupy Aujla runs one of our favourite podcasts, The Doctor's Kitchen, where he brings on health experts from all backgrounds and delves into the facts on lifestyle for health. And he also cooks for his guests. That's because Rupy Aujla isn't just an NHS doctor, he's pioneering Culinary Medicine in the UK too.

Trust a health book that tells you to get in the kitchen

This isn't just a heal your gut book, it's a practical and delicious invitation to cook at home for yourself, your family, and your friends - something we actively support too. In this healthy gut diet book, Dr Aujla doesn't just proclaim recipes, he explains exactly why and how different foods impact your body and boost your health with fiber, prebiotics, and antioxidants.

Healthy Gut, Healthy You: Personalized Plan To Transform Your Health
By Dr Michael Ruscio
Dr Michael Ruscio is a practitioner and clinical researcher specialised in alternative therapies in health and medicine. He's dedicated his life to the human gut and the ramifications gut health has for the whole body. From probiotics and SIBO to immune health and hypothyroidism, Dr Ruscio has explored the lesser known effects of gut health on illness.

This healing your gut book helps you create a personalised plan to address many common ailments and issues without any insane diets or supplements. Basically, this is a self-help guide to take control of your health with science-backed strategies that won't induce anxiety at the supermarket or dinner.

The Diet Myth: Why The Secret To Health And Weight Loss Is Already In Your Gut
Prof Tim Spector

A gut diet book should encourage sensible eating, not diets

Whether you're a diet skeptic or a chronic dieter, you'll appreciate the balanced advice of Professor Tim Spector, better known to some as Britain's leading scientific advocate of gut microbiome health. He started out as an epidemiologist and is now the director of the TwinsUK Register and founder of the British Gut Project.

In his book, The Diet Myth, Tim Spector brings no-nonsense arguments against junk food and processed food, but he doesn't stop there. If you want a medical scientist's take on low-fat diets and fad diets, this book is for you. It's not about quick fixes, it's about bringing a pinch of common sense to food with due consideration for your biology and gut microbes.

The Gut Diary: Food And Symptom Tracker
By The Gut Stuff
The Mac Twins are DJs-turned-gut-health advocates who organise swinging gut dinner clubs and awesome events where experts explain the latest in digestive health to the masses. Their calling to become champions of gut health started with Prof Tim Spector (yes, that's right) who invited them to participate in a twins study on microbiome health.

Instead of a generic heal your gut book, try a food diary

Now they've created a beautiful gut diary to track your food and symptoms that's particularly useful should you consult a doctor or nutritionist about any digestive problems. Whether you're looking for a leaky gut syndrome book (even though leaky gut isn't actually a medical thing) or just a food diary, this might be the book for you.

In short, there is no one best of health book, and don't believe the blurb if you find one. After all, there's a reason people dedicate their lives to medical science and are still baffled by the inner workings of the body.

Instead, opt for general education on the gut and the microbiome first, and then broaden your horizons. This is especially important if you want to find actionable daily ways of enhancing your health and digestive tract. Remember, Rome wasn't built in a day, and neither was your body.

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Gut Book Or Health Book: Here's What You Need To Read In 2020

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Reading and healthy habits - they're two important things to teach kids at a young age. Why not knock out both at the same time with books that tackle both exercise and nutrition?

Jump ahead to these sections:

Here's a collection of books children can read that will familiarize them with these important topics.

Best Children's Books About Exercise

As new technology is released and more and more kids stay parked on the couch, it's that much more important to introduce exercise in a fun way.

1. The Busy Body Book by Lizzy Rockwell

This children's book is full of colorful illustrations of children who move from head to toe. The book shows how kids can use their bones and muscles to jump and run.

2. Get Up and Go by Nancy Carlson

This book is perfect for three- to five-year-olds. It explains all the reasons to exercise, no matter who you are and what you look like.

It's a quick read and explains that it's good to get up and go!

3. The Yoga Zoo Adventure: Animal Poses and Games for Little Kids by Helen Purperhart

This clever book uses animals to create yoga poses. Use this book to introduce your young child to yoga.

The book is separated into different parts, each teaching a different aspect of yoga and some getting the kids moving.

4. Shake a Leg! by Constance Allen

This Sesame Street book gets preschoolers excited about moving their bodies. It encourages kiddos to jiggle and wiggle and definitely makes them giggle with funny prompts like moving their ears. It's a great way for toddlers and adults to play together.

5. Move! by Lolly Hopwood and YoYo Kusters

This book's handles and vibrant colors invite play and creativity. Kids can hold it up to their faces to make scary jaws or hold the sides like the wheel of a ship.

This book doesn't just encourage exercise - it forces it.

6. My Active Imagination: A Book of Imagination about Fitness, Rhyme and Family Time! by Karlyn Rubeniuk

This book is a great way to introduce exercise to kids. It's the book that keeps on giving, with great illustrations, fun rhyming, and a whimsical storyline.

It also includes a hidden snickerdoodle in every scene. Kids will learn the "why" of exercise through this book by the end.

Best Children's Books About Mental Health

It's important for kids to start understanding the importance of mental health at a young age. Start the conversation - topics like anxiety, stress, and bullying opens the door for kids to feel safe and helps them process feelings and situations they encounter as they grow up.

7. ABC Mindful Me by Christiane Engel

As children master the alphabet in this book, they'll also learn words like "awareness," "compassion," and "zen."

The more words children learn, the more aware they can be of their own mental health.

8. It's Okay to Be Different by Todd Parr

Mental health is fragile and can be easily harmed and your mental health might suffer when you compare yourself to others.

This book simply and to the point shows that it's okay to be different.

9. The Feelings Book by Todd Parr

Another crucial topic in childhood is addressing feelings, and this book does a great job doing that.

The book is similar to It's Okay to Be Different - the vibrant colors and simple, short text gets to the point and makes children feel seen and validated.

10. Don't Feed the Worry Bug by Andi Green

This book is a longer read, but it's worth it for the worried child in your life. The book is about a worry monster whose worries make the monster grow bigger and bigger.

One heartfelt review on Amazon says, "This book has made it so we can joke more about it... 'don't feed the worry bug!'"

11. Am I a Bully? by Mrs. Hope Gilchrist

Bullying shouldn't only be addressed in school assemblies. It should be discussed around the dinner table, in the media, and in storybooks.

This book offers the bully's viewpoint and how to stop bullying so everyone feels better.

12. Tough Guys Have Feelings Too by Keith Negley

The kids in your life might not feel comfortable with their feelings, and that's okay. Sometimes it takes a role model to show them it's okay to feel a certain way. This book does just that.

This beautifully illustrated book shares that various "tough guys" like ninjas, wrestlers, and daddies all cry and have feelings!

Best Children's Books About Nutrition

If kids had their choice, they would probably eat candy and snack food for every meal. That's why adults need to step in and explain that healthier alternatives can be just as tasty and why it's important to make those choices.

Here's a compilation of books that feature recipes, stories, learning the food groups and when to say no.

13. Eat Your Greens, Reds, Yellows, and Purples by DK Children

We have a kid-friendly cookbook full of more than 20 vegetarian recipes to kick off the nutrition books round-up.

This book is written in a positive tone and pages are full of colorful veggies that make up its recipe pages.

14. See What We Eat! A First Book of Healthy Eating by Scot Ritchie

This book follows a group of kids as they tour a farm and learn along the way. They learn the importance of balanced, local farm-to-table meals.

This colorful book explains food groups and discusses topics that might not be found elsewhere.

15. Good Enough To Eat: A Kid's Guide To Good and Nutrition by Lizzy Rockwell

This book is a resource and tool for the whole family to tackle nutrition. It teaches food groups and even includes recipes.

It's a great way for kids to learn how to expertly help themselves and find nutrition answers.

16. Healthy Heather and Her Magic Fruits and Vegetables by Dr. Kristen Poe

This story is about the main character, Heather, and her friends, and teaches children about nutrition and food groups. Heather gets picked on in the book but sticks to healthy choices.

17. Cami Kangaroo Has Too Many Sweets by Stacy C. Bauer

Nutrition is not only about eating nutritious foods, it's also about not overdoing sweets and fatty foods.

This book is a funny story about Cami the kangaroo, who needs to learn to listen and regulate how she eats when nobody is around to tell her what (not) to do.

18. Sneaky Spinach by Alexis Schulze

This silly book is about sneaky spinach! Children usually don't eat their vegetables without some coaxing, so this can be a familiar story.

Get Ahead of Health

Children soak up knowledge and absorb the information they're given. Teach them the importance of exercise, eating well and caring for mental health at a young age. Reading is also a great healthy habit to start.

If you're looking for more books to help your children understand their health, read our guides on the best children's books about death and the best children's books about cancer.

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Reading and healthy habits - they're two important things to teach kids at a young age. Why not knock out both at the same time with books that tackle both exercise and nutrition? Jump ahead to these sections: Here's a collection of books children can read that will familiarize them with these important topics.

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Since my nutrition practice is about 1/3-1/2 children at any given time, I've had to find books that would resonate enough with the kids to get the onboard with healthier eating.

Below are my (and my son's!) top picks:

1. Buddies in My Belly: A Story About Probiotics by Sarah Morgan & Henry Bell
This story explores the microbiome and the importance of feeding it good foods. The book features cute characters, different probiotic strains personified, with rhymes about their favorite foods and how they promote health and wellbeing. The characters are relatable to kids, and it elicited giggles from my son every time we read it. It features a phytonutrient food behavioral chart for kids to try to eat the rainbow; a comparable one can be found here. This can help kids eat more fruits and vegetables and whole grains! Authors also released stuffies to go along with the book.

2. Eat Healthy, Feel Great! by William and Martha Sears
This book teaches kids about "green," "yellow," and "red" light foods, how often to eat which, and what impact eating them can have on the body. It also delves into drinking enough water, consuming various vitamins and minerals, and how families can choose and prepare healthy foods together. Finally, it includes a fold out poster as well as a couple recipes. Illustrations are colorful. My son created a green-yellow-red food list game based on the book, categorizing as many as he can. In my opinion, the book offers great points and is very relatable and appropriate for the preschool and elementary school crowds (my son will just pick it up at random and start reading it), however, it goes on a few pages too long.

3. The Incredible Microbiome by Sean & Tori Davies
This book is written for dual audiences, older and younger (early elementary, definitely not preschool), between rhymes for all and text boxes that provide a higher detail of science information for the more advanced set. It's also neat in that it talks about the different functions the microbiome serves and the byproducts it produces, and how these benefit health. What other kids' book do you know of that discusses metabolism, genetics, and the enteric nervous system? Finally, it concludes with a list of prebiotic foods and a couple of prebiotic-rich recipes, as well as a reference list. The science information in this book is terrific, however, I struggle with rhymes when they feel forced, and the text here did feel a bit contrived at times.

4. Meet Your Microbiome: Your Superheroes Within by Cheryl Coercion & Chrystal Cordero
This fantasy story about "good" gut microbes protecting their human from invading "bad" microbes is sure to please younger kids. What kid doesn't love a good battle featuring the superheroes that save the day?! The pictures are fun and colorful, and the teaching is done indirectly as details supporting the overall story. Great for elementary school kids, and even pre-K.

5. Inside Your Insides by Claire Eamer & Marie-Eve Tremblay
A book for late-elementary and middle school kids, this book explores the concept of the microbiome, basic types of microbes, germ theory vs. terrain theory, dysbiosis, and a very basic explanation of immune system function. It extrapolates the concept of microbiome to beyond the gut, and across the entire body. It discusses the role of helpful and harmful bacteria, and the evolution of germs. (Side note: This book is pro-vaccine.) Finally, it shares how to care for the microbiome through diet. Definitely a science text, with fun drawings and colorful renderings based on microscope images, and ending with a glossary and reference list.

6. A Garden in Your Belly by Masha D'Tans
This book is available only on preorder at this time, but looks very promising as another younger-kid option!

What books about the microbiome and gut health do your children enjoy?

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5 Great Nutrition and Gut Health Books for Kids of All Ages - Food With Thought Nutrition

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Since my nutrition practice is about 1/3-1/2 children at any given time, I've had to find books that would resonate enough with the kids to get the onboard with healthier eating. Below are my (and my son's!) top picks: 1. Buddies in My Belly: A...