With Suppertime Survival, it couldn’t be simpler. Here, you’ll find more than 70 complete suppertime meals, including over 100 delicious recipes. These meals are designed so that even older children can get involved in their preparation: they’re fast and easy, and they’ll appeal to even the pickiest eaters.

And here’s the bonus that will ensure healthy eating. Following Canada’s Food Guide to Healthy Eating, Suppertime Survival includes the number of servings from each food group that every meal provides, and tells you what you need to add to make the meal balanced. Just follow the meal plans in Suppertime Survival, and you’ll know you’re on the path of nutritious eating.

Suppertime Survival is divided into 10 chapters, each one exploring a different aspect of surviving the evening meal successfully.

Chapter One, "Suppertime Survival," provides the 5 steps to successful suppers, a pantry list and safe food storage charts.

Chapter Two, "Balancing Your Plate," explains the concept of a balanced meal how to make healthy food choices.

Chapter Three discusses "What is a Healthy Diet?" and myths about popular diets.

Chapter Four, "Back to the Basics: Vitamins, Minerals & Supplements," examines the role of vitamins and minerals and current recommendations.

Chapter Five, "Supermarket Survival" provides tips for label reading and choosing foods smartly at the grocery store.

Chapter Six, "Feeding a Family at Home & Away From Home," offers tips for healthier family meals and advice on eating on the run or away from home.

Chapter Seven, "Managing Mealtime Madness with Young Children," serves up handy, effective coping strategies for feeding young children.

Chapter Eight, "Nutrition for Older Children, Teens & In-Betweens," covers weight issues, vegetarian eating, physical activity and sports nutrition.

Chapter Nine, "Eating Well for Men & Women" discusses heart disease, high blood pressure, diabetes, osteoporosis, and overweight/obesity.

Chapter Ten, "Healthy Weight is a Family Affair," provides Healthy Eating Plans aimed at different ages, stages and activity levels. For more information go to Healthy Diets for Families

Following these chapters come the recipes, grouped according to how much time you have to cook and eat them. For more information go to Sample Recipes

Throughout the book physical activity is encouraged as well as healthy eating.

With Suppertime Survival, you’ll have time to make supper a family affair—and an occasion to establish healthy eating habits early in life that will last forever.