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Evaluation of Books with Nutrition Themes for Elementary School Children

  A book with nutrition theme can be used as an interesting tool to teach nutrition to children. The purpose of the study was to search children"s books with nutrition themes, and evaluate the content and the quality of the books. Fifteen books were found on the internet and in a bookstore. The main subjects were cooking (8 books), weight control (5 books), and food culture (2 books). Most books regarding cooking provides recipes but they do not provide enough information on food groups, nutrients, and food sanitation. Most books regarding weight control provides desirable food habits, calories in foods, and excercise, but they need to give more information on appropriate method to assess children"s obesity. Most books were evaluated as "The messeges were clear." "The illustration matched with the theme." "The illustration was attractive." However, most books were not written by a nutrition professional, indicating the reliability of the books was not ensured. Therefore, more books with various nutrition themes should be written for children by nutrition professionals, which can be used to help children develop healthy eating behavior.