Eat a Balanced Diet! focuses on nutrition while discussing steps children can take to practice healthy lifestyles. Food groups and food selection is presented through engaging text and full-color photographs. Callouts prompt inquiry, further thinking, and close examination of photographs. Additional text features and search tools, including a glossary and an index, help students locate information and learn new words.
Although the book is intended for young readers, even adults can learn something about making healthy food choices from reading this title. As Jada and her father plan lunch, she looks in the refrigerator and in the cupboard to make the perfect meal. The book reminds readers about the importance of eating foods from each food group and even has a note about those who are lactose intolerant. The stock photographs show smiling children reaping the benefits of good health while there are also diagrams that point out which foods are good for different parts of the body.