Eating These Foods Makes Me… – 4 Star Review

Is your kid a picky eater? Do you want your child to enjoy eating a variety of foods?

Welcome to one of the April 27th stops on the blog tour for Eating These Foods Makes Me… by Kalifa Rodriguez with Goddess Fish Promotions. Be sure to follow the rest of the tour for spotlights, reviews, author guest posts, and a giveaway! More on that at the end of this post.

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About the Book

Eating These Foods Makes Me…
by Kalifa Rodriguez
Illustrated by Madeleine Migallos

Published 23 November 2021
Tellwell Talent

Genre: Children’s Non-Fiction
Page Count: 28
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Is your kid a picky eater? Do you want your child to enjoy eating a variety of foods? Reading can be a proactive way to introduce your little one to the amazing world of nutrition! In this book, readers will explore healthy foods and learn how key nutrients benefit the body. These pages repeat positive affirmations that will empower and build your child’s mindfulness about the foods they eat.

It is never too early to instill life-long healthy eating habits. Happy reading! Or should I say, happy eating!

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Excerpt

Eating these foods makes me… Smart.

Avocado, fish, nuts, and seeds are packed with healthy omega fats that nourish our brain to make us smart.

My Review

My Rating: 4 Stars
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I was granted complimentary access to Eating These Foods Makes Me… by Kalifa Rodriguez as part of my participation in a blog tour for this title with Goddess Fish Promotions. Thank you to all involved in affording me this opportunity! My thoughts are my own and my review is honset.

Eating These Foods Makes Me… is a beautifully illustration picture book that pairs brief yet clear statements about dietary health with colourful artwork and photo collages to teach kids about healthy eating. It covers all sorts of foods and why each category is an important part of a balanced diet. I’m not an expert in nutrition, so I can’t verify how current the accuracy of the claims made are, but this all sounds right to someone who was raised by a grandmother who read all the health magazines she could get her hands on.

After the short run of story pages there are a few suggested lesson activities which could be implemented at home, in the classroom, or in a daycare/day home situaiton. I absolutely applaud those inclusions!

My only critiques are that the “story” part (I can’t think of a better word at the moment but this isn’t fiction with a plot) is very short, and I doubt this book will convince more than half of all “picky eater” kids to eat different things. Counting both sides of full page spreads, it’s 22 pages, but those contain 10 sentences and a list of “I am” statements. This is a good length as an introduction to the lessons included, but probably not long enough for general “storytime” on its own. As for the promises set by the questions asked in the synopsis, this book is appealing to a child’s desire to understand their world and provides some fun arts and crafts sort of activities to solidify and expand on the knowledge presented. It doesn’t offer tools for teachers and caregivers when the “picky eater” child has sensory issues or allergy/illness-related trauma getting in the way of branching out.

About the Author

Kalifa Rodriguez is a registered dietitian and certified breastfeeding specialist. She currently works as a clinical nutritionist in Montreal, Canada. After receiving her bachelor’s degree in nutritional biochemistry, she went on to complete a master’s degree in human nutrition and dietetics at McGill University. Kalifa is passionate about promoting healthy lifestyle choices through nutrition, exercise, and mindfulness. She also hopes to leave a positive impact in the community through her work by giving nutrition education sessions to community groups and organizations. Kalifa and her husband are parents to their delightful toddler, who is the inspiration for this book.

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Giveaway Alert!

Kalifa Rodriguez will be awarding a $15 Amazon or B&N gift card to a randomly drawn winner via rafflecopter during the tour.

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