Product Description Need to lose weight? Have diabetes and need to track carb intake? Want to make healthier-more informed eating choices? Or just want to know what's in that Big Mac or your favorite Starbucks drink? If any of this sounds like you, this book is a must-have!
About the book: - 200 fast food chains and restaurants - more than any other book of food counts - 14,000 + food listings - Nutrition Professionals and Consumers #1 choice for calorie, fat & carbohydrate counts - Best researched, most up-to-date book of food counts available - Unique listings - international, carnival & fair, movie theater, and food court foods - Listings are color coded to make it quick and easy to find what youre looking for
Take control of your eating habits today with the newest edition of this perennial favorite!
A book you can count on.November 26, 2008 clickeroo2 20 out of 23 found this review helpful
Absolutely the best all around calorie counter. Why? Because the book is small (fits in a purse easily), easy use, well laid out, and extremely complete- even has calorie counts for many major restaurants! A book you just can't beat for the price, I highly recommend it for anyone counting calories, fats or carbs. Also recommend The Sixty-Second Motivator for readers who have had difficulty sticking with a diet plan.
Great Resource for Gestational Diabetes!September 5, 2009 Rhianna Walker(Northwestern US) 4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I was recently diagnosed with gestational diabetes which I did not have during my first pregnancy. I had no idea how much this condition can affect my unborn baby and my own body until this diagnoses came up. Because it can be pretty dangerous for both of us my OB sent me to a dietitian to begin working on bringing my blood glucose levels down to safer numbers. For some women this may mean diet and exercise changes, while others may require medication. At this point I am working on managing the condition through changes in my diet and adding an extra walk to the two I already take daily. This might sound easy enough but it really is not.
Adding in the extra walk has been helping a bit but watching my carb intake at meals and times of the day has been more of a challenge. Not everything is very well labeled and serving sizes can get confusing. My dietitian recommended that I purchase this guide because of its information AND size. It is a little big for a pants pocket and my purse is too small for it but not by much. It can easily fit in a backpack or briefcase and not crowd your important work or school related materials. It will also fit in most glvoe boxes for quick access at the drive-thru.
If you spend a lot of time away from home traveling or in your car this guide is great to have on hand. Let me give an example... I had to go out of town yesterday and the group I was with wanted to stop at a specific restaurant to eat before a meeting. While the menu did have a small section of 'lighter fare' meals that were marked with calorie, carbohydrate, sugars and other information items such as condiments and drinks were not labeled. I was able to find a suitable meal through the menu and this book helped me factor in whether I could have syrup or ketchup as well. While that experience made it very useful outside my home, within my home I like it to help figure out which fresh fruit and in what portions won't put me over my limit. Same goes for nuts, dried fruits, vegetables and other items which are usually bought without labels.
Many brand name pre-packaged foods are included in this guide from cereals and salad dressings to pasta sauces and frozen dinners. A restaurant section includes the basic fast food chains and many finer sit-down establishments. But there's more to it all than just calorie, fat and carb counts. A few small sections discuss everything from protein and iron counts to alcohol consumption and diabetes itself! I don't think it's intended to be a diet plan in any way shape or form but provides informational tidbits about better eating and safer food habits that anyone can use whether they are a pregnant woman with GD like I am or just someone looking to make better choices when going out to eat.
I will say that even though I don't need glasses and I have decent sight I wish I had looked at the large print version as the print in this one is very small to keep it pocket-sized. Other than that I am really pleased with the guide and hope that it will continue to help me through these final weeks of pregnancy with the GD and even beyond as I try to get back to my pre-pregnancy weight.
Has Everything!July 8, 2009 P. Lance(Corona, CA) 2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This little book is packed with everything you need to know about any food on the planet and then some. Fresh foods, processed foods, restaurants, fast food, cafeteria food, fairs and carnivals, international restaurants, it's all there. It is well organized, colorful and very easy to read and to find what you are looking for. The main section has listings for calories, fat and carbohydrates, and there are other sections for diabetics, for sodium content, calcium, alcohol, and caffeine guides, fat and cholesterol guides, as well as fiber, protein and iron. All of this packed into a very easy to carry compact size. There are lots of color illustrations of foods for easy identification as well as healthy tips and tricks, humorous cartoons and interesting food facts. It makes for very interesting reading as well as an exceptionally well done reference manual. I give this book 5 plus stars!
An excellent management toolOctober 3, 2009 Thomas G. Orr lll 2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I have type 1 diabetes and use an insulin pump. This publication provides a well organized and conveniet means of counting carbohydrates, essential to the maintenance of my health.
The Calorieking Calorie, Fat & Carbohydrate Counter 2009March 13, 2009 Thomas E. Holmes(Way South of KC) 6 out of 8 found this review helpful
New to the world of diabetes, this book is just what the dietitian ordered, literally. Carbohydrates fill everything I like to eat, with this book I now know just how much. A very tool providing guidelines for a balanced and healthy in take of what I like the most, food. It's a winner.
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