{"id":38208,"date":"2011-06-13T11:48:07","date_gmt":"2011-06-13T15:48:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/?p=38208"},"modified":"2011-06-23T08:09:54","modified_gmt":"2011-06-23T12:09:54","slug":"fueling-the-teen-machine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/2011\/06\/fueling-the-teen-machine\/","title":{"rendered":"Fueling the Teen Machine"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Book<\/a>Convincing teenagers to think about what they eat may be a daunting task, but UConn co-authors Ellen Shanley, director of the Dietetics Program in the Department of Allied Health Sciences, and Colleen Thompson, director of the Hawley Armory Fitness and Wellness Programs, aim to do just that with the new second edition of their book, Fueling the Teen Machin<\/em>e.<\/p>\n

The first edition began as part of a USDA grant in collaboration with the Connecticut State Department of Education. As Shanley and Thompson worked with family and consumer science teachers throughout the state on a nutrition guide for teens, the project grew to book length and was published in 2001 by Bull Publishing<\/a>. As the book continued to be successful, Bull Publishing approached the team to write a second edition.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis book is really fresh,\u201d says Shanley. \u201cIt\u2019s designed for kids to read themselves, written in a friendly and conversational tone.\u201d<\/p>\n

Adds Thompson, \u201cWe focus on what matters to teens \u2013 eating healthy to feel well, and to succeed in school and sports.\u201d<\/p>\n

The second edition required a major rewrite, and it incorporates many of the newest issues in dietary health, including the new food pyramid, weight management, eating disorders, sports nutrition, vegetarianism, and physical activity.<\/p>\n

One of the hot topics included in the book is superfoods, or foods that are nutritionally concentrated, such as beans, nuts, soy, pomegranate, sweet potato, oats, and quinoa. Recipes and cooking instructions appeal to the teen\u2019s sense of independence.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re trying to get kids hooked on cooking and encourage families back into the kitchen,\u201d Thompson says.<\/p>\n

The target audience is teens ages 12 to 18. \u201cDuring middle school, kids begin to change their eating habits,\u201d says Thompson. \u201cIt\u2019s the age where they are more involved in choosing their own food.\u201d<\/p>\n

The new edition, unveiled in November at the American Dietetic Association Annual Conference in Boston, has received a positive review from the online publication The Healthy Moms Magazine<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

The duo work well together, combining expertise not only as dietitians, but also as mothers of teens. Shanley\u2019s two children were teenagers when the first edition was written, while Thompson\u2019s three children currently range in age from 12 to 19.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe each take primary responsibility for particular chapters, and then edit the other\u2019s,\u201d says Shanley. \u201cWe share the same philosophy, which made this very easy to do.\u201d<\/p>\n

The two also co-wrote Overcoming Childhood Obesity<\/em> (Bull, 2004).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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