Grow Me Well (hard cover)

Navigating Nutrition, where to start…

Knowing where to start on any health journey can be daunting!  Grow Me Well – Nutritional Know-How and Body Science, will make learning about your body fun and easy to digest. Readers of Grow Me Well will become more adept at navigating their way through the mine-field of misinformation and marketing of processed foods. Armed with this new level of nutritional know-how, readers will naturally orient themselves towards healthier, nutritious food that supports their overall well being.

Grow Me Well is one of the best nutrition books available (don’t just take our word for it, read the feedback below). This book reveals all you ever wanted to know – and more – about the inner workings of your body. As a result, readers will realise exactly how their body works and what they need to be healthy physically, mentally and emotionally. Step by step, this new knowledge can be applied daily to eat well, be well, and avoid illness.

“Grow Me Well negotiates the simple relationships between eating well and attaining superb health in a fun and easily readable format. As a nutrition educator, it is reassuring to see a sound foundation in nutrition science underpinning this story. New Zealand-authored nutrition books of this genre are rare, I would go so far as to say this is the best book to support New Zealand nutrition education that I have seen. “ – Wendy Slatter DHSC, M ED (HONS)

Who is Grow Me Well written for?

Designed to appeal to teenagers, Grow Me Well actually makes the whole idea of nutrition and body science interesting to all age groups. The engaging nature of the cartoon-like pictures means Grow Me Well can be used as a teaching tool for pre-school students right through to secondary pupils. South Island artist Richard Gunther did an amazing job brining our ideas to life on every page.

Educators Resource Available

We even wrote The Feed Me Right Teacher’s Resource to support educators of all nutritional knowledge levels to effectively use Grow Me Well. Our hope is by educators spreading this powerful message of eating well to be well and avoid disease, young children will grow into healthy adults. The Teacher’s Resource is also available for purchase in our online store. It has lesson plans, worksheets, posters and activities. Teacher’s can use these tools with confidence to teach students the difference between what your body needs to be healthy and what society says you should eat. Nutritional know-how and body science made easy – to teach and to learn!

Supporting Families and Planet Earth

Grow Me Well was also written with families in mind. It is a great reference book to support parents, grandparents and caregivers in steering children away from the over abundance of processed snacks and plastic waste. And to focus on moving families towards more wholesome nutritious foods provided by nature complete with compostable packaging like banana skins! Grow Me Well also provides a great opportunity to teach children that not only does making local, seasonal healthy food choices support their growing bodies it also supports a heathier planet due to less packaging waste and food miles.

“Grow Me Well is a must have for all Kiwi households with growing children”  – Sue Kedgley

Emotional Well-being

This book also covers the importance of emotional well-being. By providing easy-to-use techniques to help clam and regulate the nervous system, readers can navigate their way through overwhelming and uncomfortable feelings with more ease. As a result from applying theses tools, young reader’s may become more empowered and confident throughout the day. Especially when faced with challenging situations or from feeling over-stimulated due to modern lifestyles, these tools are invaluable.

The Main Message of Grow Me Well

Well-researched, Grow Me Well is aimed at helping turn the tide on childhood obesity and diabetes by showing the reader how to avoid foods that cause disease. The benefits of making these healthier choices becomes obvious as  the fundamentals to creating a healthy body for life are explained clearly and easily. Readers will become more adept at navigating their way through the mine-field of marketing of processed foods. Armed with this new level of nutritional know-how, readers will naturally orient themselves more easily towards healthier, more nutritious foods that supports their overall well being.

Prevention is better than cure

The unique design of Grow Me Well encourages young readers to make healthy food and lifestyle choices by getting across the message that there is a link between disease and junk food. The saying “Prevention is better than cure” is certainly true and is the focus of this book. For this reason, readers will come away with the grass-roots understanding of how to apply this nutritional information into their daily lives. And take charge of their health not only for today but well into the future.

Following on from the sell-out success of their book Feed Me Right, mother and daughter team Dee and Tamarin Pignéguy now bring you Grow Me Well – Nutritional Know-How & Body Science, which takes you further on your journey towards understanding the link between healthy food and a healthy body and mind.

“Grow Me Well negotiates the simple relationships between eating well and attaining superb health in a fun and easily readable format. As a nutrition educator, it is reassuring to see a sound foundation in nutrition science underpinning this story. New Zealand-authored nutrition books of this genre are rare, I would go so far as to say this is the best book to support New Zealand nutrition education that I have seen. “ – Wendy Slatter DHSC, M ED (HONS)

 

Who is Grow Me Well for:

• Curious young minds.
• Students of all ages studying anatomy, physiology and nutritional science.
• Supporting parents to get the healthy food message across to their children.
• Helping parents and grandparents raise healthy children.
• For parents who may find the subject of healthy food hard to communicate.
• Teachers to use as an educational tool for students.
• Health professionals of all modalities to help educate their clients.