DietMinder JUNIOR Food & Exercise Journal for Kids 6 & Up

I bought this for my 6 year old, but found alot of useful information for myself. We haven't been as faithful as I would have liked to have been in writing in it, but if you're dedicated, you'll get alot out this food journal

I love the charts and how it lays out keeping track of portion sizes and recommended servings. However it only tracks for one month. And it’s a bit expensive to buy it every month if you’re needing to keep track of your children’s food more long term.But if you only need it as a start up to teach your kids how to make healthy Choices with food it’s perfect.

Great journal. Kids aren’t so excited about it but I didn’t expect them to be (mine are 10+). I wish I would have started this with them when they were younger - around 6 or 7. I love tracking servings by food group.

This book is great for helping kids look at their food intake in a holistic way - thinking about what you need to eat in a day to stay balanced, and if you have an unbalanced day one day, not to have too many of those in a row. I like that it helps kids track food groups, rather than too-complicated macronutrients.

My Daughter is learning about portion size and starting to understand about food choices. I purchased the planner to help her understand that we need to make choices in what and how much we eat. Good planning equals good health. I purchased the Adult version and we are doing it together. So my daughter sees me plan and she can plan her meals as well.

Been using these for my 8 yr old who was showing signs of insulin resistance. Making her accountable for her food intake and giving her the knowledge that keeping a food log imparts has helped her lose 13 lbs in abt 3 mos. This is our third purchase of this log.

Great to keep track. Make sure you stress that a diet is not to lose weight but a way of eating.

As a concept, the DietMinder JUNIOR Food & Exercise Journal for Kids 6 & Up seems like a great tool for parents to use to teach kids some basic healthy principles at a very early age. Unfortunately, the information provided in this spiral-bound journal is just dead wrong and counterproductive to preventing obesity and chronic disease which will definitely follow.For example, on page 6 under "My Daily Food Goals," children are encouraged to choose 5-6 servings of grain-based foods such as bread, cereal, muffins, pasta, rice and tortillas. With what we know about the health-damaging properties of consuming wheat and grains from Dr. William Davis  Wheat Belly , I'm shocked to see this recommendation being pushed on small kids. It doesn't get much better when we move down to the vegetables section where corn is listed in that category. Corn is not a vegetable, it's a grain.Regarding fruit, this journal encourages the consumption of dried fruit and even 100% fruit juice. Both of these have such a high sugar content that they are not a healthful option for kids to consume. Yes, I know it's natural sugar, but sugar is sugar. There's more sugar in that recommended 3/4 cup of fruit juice than a can of soda! And the body can't distinguish the difference metabolically and will respond accordingly with rises in both blood sugar and insulin.Then, to add insult to injury, under the milk/dairy section you deprive these young developing brains one of the key ingredients it needs to be healthy and that's fat by proclaiming "choose fat-free or low-fat most often." WHAT?! Are you trying to make kids stupid by neglecting the key role that dietary fat plays in their mental development? This fat-phobic notion continues in the meat/protein section where lean meats are promoted over full-fat and grass-fed meats. I do appreciate that a hot dog and hamburger were encouraged with "no bun." Kudos on that front at least.What really burned me up was the lumping of oils and sugar together in the same category as if these two are equally bad. You'll get no argument from me that kids should be avoiding cake, pie, candy, cookies, ice cream, potato chips, and soft drinks. But there's absolutely nothing wrong with consuming mayo (especially if you make your own at home with bacon grease or coconut oil) and butter which is an essential part of a child's diet to give them the healthy saturated fats they need to be optimally healthy and excel in their studies. This book is based on failed dietary wisdom that has only made our kids and the adults they become fatter, more diabetic and sick than ever before in human history. The buck has to stop somewhere!Exercise is encouraged, but you don't have to force this on kids if you call it PLAY! Doing a food and exercise journal is generally a great idea, but this one fails miserably by parroting nutritional advice that hasn't worked for the past four decades.

Very good. My daughter is using it.