Eat God’s Food: A Kid’s Guide to Healthy Eating

I am super excited to interview Susan Neal about her new picture book, Eat God’s Food: A Kid’s Guide to healthy Eating. My kids were picky eaters and now two of my grandsons are picky eaters, so I am very interested in this book. The colorful cover is enough to make you want to buy it!

Susan, what is the idea or inspiration behind your picture book?

Eat God’s Food: A Kid’s Guide to Healthy Eating educates children about healthy eating while entertaining them through activities. Parents and their children are prompted to cook simple recipes together, which enhances their relationship. Fun activities such as matching, drawing, or seek-and- find are included in each section. This book will educate, entertain, and inspire the reader. I wouldn’t be surprised if parents learn a few things along with their child.

I have had great success with my award-winning, best seller, 7 Steps to Get Off Sugar and Carbohydrates. Now I want to pass on the message of health and optimal weight to children. It breaks my heart that 20 percent of U. S. children ages 6 to 11 experience obesity, and 50 percent of American adults suffer from a chronic disease. I want to change those statistics.

What message do you hope to convey to your readers?

I want to convey the message that God created the perfect foods for us: vegetables, fruits, nuts, seeds, grains, and meats. He included vitamins, minerals, protein, and carbohydrates in different amounts. He produced the foods in different sizes, shapes, colors, and tastes to tantalize the taste buds and provide the type of nutrients the body needs in the season the produce is ripe. God designed humans in his image, and he knows exactly what we need to eat. However, a food manufacturer does not. Processed foods do not provide the nutrients a child’s body needs to grow into the healthiest and strongest kid that they can be. I want to educate children to not be fooled into eating junk food that has been stripped of its God-given nutrients, but to eat the food that God intended for us to eat.

Thank you for telling us about this wonderful resource for parents and children. I think this book belongs in every kitchen!

The book is available on amazon: Eat God’s Food: Kids Activity Guide to Healthy Eating – Kindle edition by Neal, Susan U., Smith, Courtney. Children Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com.

Here’s to healthy eating and healthy kids!

Crystal

Comments

Eat God’s Food: A Kid’s Guide to Healthy Eating — 16 Comments

Gail Cartee on July 15, 2021 at 7:45 pm said:

Crystal, thank you for this post and thank you Susan Neal for creating this inviting book to help parents and children get back to eating what God created for us to consume.

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- Susan Neal on July 17, 2021 at 2:20 pm said:
  
  Thanks, Gail. I want to impact kids when they are young, so they live a healthy life!
  
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Crystal+J+Bowman on July 15, 2021 at 9:06 pm said:

You are welcome, Gail. My grandkids need this book and I wish I had it when I was raising my kids!

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Nancy I. Sanders on July 16, 2021 at 11:57 am said:

Oh, this book looks fantastic! What a blessing to share with our kids!!!

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Crystal+J+Bowman on July 16, 2021 at 1:05 pm said:

I know! I think it is a brilliant idea!

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Janice+D.+Green on July 16, 2021 at 2:20 pm said:

I wish this book could be used in schools everywhere to teach the children the importance of healthy eating. Our national health has been sacrificed by the food industry. Bring back the farms please and good education.

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- Susan Neal on July 17, 2021 at 2:21 pm said:
  
  Janice, Interesting thought. Maybe I need to create a nonChristian version for public schools.
  
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  - Janice D. Green on July 19, 2021 at 12:26 pm said:
    
    That would probably be a worthwhile goal. You would also have a better chance at getting into schools to do an author visit with a book that doesn’t have obvious Christian overtones. I wish I had such a book to get my foot in the door of public schools.
    
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    - Susan Neal on July 19, 2021 at 12:53 pm said:
      
      Thanks for your feedback.
      
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Crystal+J+Bowman on July 16, 2021 at 3:20 pm said:

That would be wonderful! The schools should incorporate this into their curriculum. I remember learning about food groups but that’s as far as it went.

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Lori Scott on July 16, 2021 at 4:47 pm said:

Good eating so important! Thank you for highlighting this book.

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Mindy Baker on July 22, 2021 at 2:45 pm said:

Thanks for the recommendation!

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- Susan Neal on July 22, 2021 at 6:32 pm said:
  
  I am glad you found this new resource. Teaching kids early is vital.
  
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Karen Condit on August 19, 2021 at 6:47 am said:

I ordered and received Susan’s book after reading this post. I have a very picky eater in our extended family. I’m seeing some small results after spending time together with your book! Thanks for the book and the review!

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- Susan Neal on August 19, 2021 at 7:58 am said:
  
  Karen, that is wonderful. Small results can grow, just like a mustard seed can grow into a huge tree. To complete an activity from the Eat God’s Food book, one grandmother took her grandkids to the grocery store (like a field trip) so they could figure out all the colors of different fruits. Now they are trying different fruits and vegetables to see what they taste like. The book can open up a whole world of God’s produce that kids never realized God gave them. Blessings, Susan Neal
  
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  - Karen Condit on August 20, 2021 at 6:52 am said:
    
    Great idea!
    
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