What’s for Dinner? Teen Nutrition, from A to Z Publication date : June 20, 2013
Dominique-Adèle Cassuto is an endocrinologist and nutritionist, specialising in childhood and teenage eating disorders at Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, in Paris. She’s the author of C’est trop bon: la forme en 200 recettes (Hachette, 2003) and Ma fille se trouve trop ronde (Albin Michel, 2005).
Clichés abound concerning teenage eating habits: teens eat poorly, they hate vegetables, they snack constantly, consume too many soft drinks and an increasing amount of alcohol, they only like fast food, they are couch potatoes, they hate family meals, etc.
In an effort to affirm their identity, teenagers swing back and forth between regressive and creative phases. These swings explain their sudden feelings of revulsion toward certain foods, their occasional preference for comfort foods, or their experimentation with new eating experiences. What they are trying to do is invent their own eating habits to signal their difference from the adult world.
Organised in alphabetical order and backed by sociological and psychological information gleaned by the author in her daily work with teenagers, this book aims to help teenagers and their parents understand and choose the best nutrition for their wellbeing — but without conforming to any rigid norms.
• A clear message: eating properly, or just eating, can be a step toward feeling well adjusted.
• Complete, detailed information, for parents and teenagers.
• Teenagers are amply quoted on each subject dealt with here.
Ni nini kwa ajili ya chakula cha jioni? "Mwanamke huyo, Dominique-Adelie Cassot, ni mtaalamu wa afya ya ndani na lishe, na mtaalamu wa matatizo ya kula ya utotoni na vijana katika hospitali ya Pitié-Salpêtrière huko Paris.""" Yeye ni mwandishi wa C'est trop bon: la forme en 200 recettes (Hachette, 2003) na Ma fille se trouve trop ronde (Albin Michel, 2005). Kuna mambo mengi ya kawaida kuhusu tabia za kula za vijana: wanakula vibaya, wanachukia mboga, wanakula mara kwa mara, wanakunywa vinywaji vingi sana na kiasi kikubwa cha pombe, wanapenda chakula cha haraka tu, wanapenda chakula cha mchana, wanachukia chakula cha familia, nk. Katika jitihada za kuthibitisha utambulisho wao, matineja hubadilika-badilika kati ya hatua za kurudi nyuma na za ubunifu. Mabadiliko hayo hueleza hisia zao za ghafula za kuchukizwa na vyakula fulani, upendeleo wao wa mara kwa mara kwa vyakula vya faraja, au majaribio yao ya uzoefu mpya wa kula. Wanajaribu kuunda tabia zao za kula ili kuonyesha tofauti yao na ulimwengu wa watu wazima. Kitabu hiki, kilichopangwa kwa mpangilio wa alfabeti na kuungwa mkono na habari za kijamii na kisaikolojia zilizokusanywa na mwandishi katika kazi yake ya kila siku na vijana, inakusudia kuwasaidia vijana na wazazi wao kuelewa na kuchagua lishe bora kwa ustawi wao, lakini bila kufuata kanuni yoyote ngumu. • Ujumbe ulio wazi: kula vizuri, au kula tu, kunaweza kuwa hatua ya kujisikia umebadilika vizuri. • Habari kamili, ya kina, kwa ajili ya wazazi na matineja. • Vijana wanatajwa sana katika kila habari inayozungumziwa hapa.