Janey Junkfood Fresh Adventure! Children’s Book Reviews

Janey Junkfood’s Fresh Adventure! by Barbara Storper helps kids get the message loud and clear. Colorful illustrations and engaging graphics are the perfect complement to Storper’s narrative, which doesn’t just tell kids what they shouldn’t eat but offers excellent examples (and recipe cards) for healthy snacking. Parents will enjoy the book, but teachers—especially those who are fans of the Magic School Bus line of books and activities—will love Janey Junkfood.”

Barbara Storper, MS, RD, has come to the rescue of today’s children with Janey Junkfood’s Fresh Adventure!…Presented in a colorful, scrapbook-style layout, the book provides kids with everything they need to take charge of growing up healthy and fit.”

Kids of all ages will lap up the delightful story, devour the animated drawings and feast on the buffet of amusing techniques Tobe utilizes to make her case for a healthy diet….Nice way to give kids the message about eating better.”

Janey Junkfood’s Fresh Adventure!: Check out this fun way to help kids get off the junk food track and make healthy eating habits a delicious adventure. Written by fellow dietitian, Barbara Storper, this incredibly creative book shows kids how to grow up healthy.”

This fun-filled, highly illustrated book with interactive tools will be an indispensable resource to help parents, educators, and health professionals turn kids on to healthy habits and reduce the nation’s alarming epidemic of childhood obesity.” [Full Review]

Finally, a fun way to get kids off the junk food track, addressed in Janey Junkfood’s Fresh Adventure!”

Janey Junkfood’s Fresh Adventure! is a delightful book with appealing illustrations. Concepts like label reading, the health effects of sugar and junk foods, the benefits of breakfast, and eating to win are cleverly presented in ways that will keep kids reading….I highly recommend it for kids of all ages, especially for 8- to 12-year-olds.” [Full Review]

If you are looking for a resource for kids that puts fun into developing healthy eating habits, look no further! Janey Junkfood’s Fresh Adventure! is a colorful and light-hearted book that shares the importance of eating well. The book is written in a detective case file format from a kid’s perspective….The content is fact-filled and honest, but the fun presentation makes it kid-friendly and puts the information in an easy-to-digest (pun intended) scenario. Kids are sure to enjoy it…. a fun book to share in a classroom setting…. I’m sure physical education teachers would get rave reviews from their students. It is great for kids to see how books and literacy really do fit into ALL areas of their lives.” [Full Review]

Finally—an enchanting new children’s book guaranteed to help kids get off the junk food track and make good eating GREAT FUN!”

ust what the doctor ordered! Finally a fun way to get kids excited about healthy eating. They’re having so much fun, they don’t realize how much they’re learning!”

This creative book is a painless way to get kids interested in the differences between healthy food and junk food—perhaps the most important facts for them to have as they make lifestyle choices that affect their physical and mental well-being.”
—Dr. Andrew Weil, Founder and Director, Program in Integrative Medicine, University of Arizona

This book is not just for little kids—it’s for big kids too. It shows you how to eat healthy in a fun way, and I need to know that!”

My students loved this book—they didn’t want it to end! I didn’t know nutrition
could be that much fun!”

A great resource to support kids in making healthy choices…Highly recommended!”

This book is a parent’s dream! My daughter keeps asking for JANEY! She’s also asking for healthier snacks.”

Thank you for such wonderful tools! We bought 75 JANEY books to donate to our local schools and libraries as well as to give as gifts to students participating in our nutrition education programs.”

The book, Janey Junkfood’s Fresh Adventure, is a very good book because it shows children how to eat healthy in a fun way. I now want to stop eating junk food and snacking before and after breakfast. I try to eat less sugary food and focus on healthy food. I am even making up my own healthy recipes. There are also some delicious healthy recipe tips (in the book). My favorites are Veggie Confetti, Chill Sticks, and Make-a-Face.”

Show Don’t Tell. Area nutritionist uses theater and a new book to teach kids about eating well.”

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—Today’s Dietitian (5/08)

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