Product Description

Expanded and updated, this pocket-size book is a reliable guide to healthful eating for weight watchers, cholesterol watchers, and everybody else who wants to stay fit. Authoritative charts compiled by the U.S. Department of Agriculture list the nutrient values of every food type—vegetables, fruits, cereal grains, pasta, dairy and egg products, fats and oils, meats and fish, poultry, baked products, soups and sauces, beverages, snacks and sweets, and processed food combinations. The charts list: Total calories * Calories from fat proteins * Carbohydrates * Sodium * Cholesterol * and Fiber. Here is a guide to good health that is easy to understand, filled with facts, and small enough to take along on travels and to restaurants.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #561561 in Books
• Published on: 2006-08-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 256 pages

About the Author
Carolyn E. Moore, Ph.D. is Supervisor of Clinical Nutrition at the Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX, and an assistant professor at the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Texas Health and Science Center, Houston.

Customer Reviews

Useful tool for weight watching
I bought an earlier edition of this book in 1999 and have gotten a lot of use from it. I initially used it for calorie counting (I lost the 35 pounds I needed to lose and have kept it off), and when I turned vegetarian I was able to look up protein amounts to make sure I was getting adequate nutrition.

The lists break down foods by the amounts of Calories, Fat Calories, Protein, Fat, Cholesterol, Sodium and Fiber in each serving. An item such as an apple will get multiple listings: 1cup, slices: canned, sweetened, sliced. drained, unheated; 1cup, slices: raw, with skin; 1 cup, slices: raw, without skin, cooked, boiled, and two other listings for apples because the nutrients vary according to the way the things are prepared.

Sometimes the amounts are hard to figure (Tofu, 1 piece, 13 g) and I have to do a little arithmetic or consult an online source for an easier way to measure the food. Overall, though, I've found it to be fairly comprehensive (the newer edition may be more so), and the counts jibe with other sources.

For foods that don't already have nutrition labels on packaging -- fresh vegetables, fruits, grains, legumes, and so on -- this guide is handy to have around the kitchen, saving trips to the computer to find out how calorific some food might be. (If I were a complete health nut I'd also be watching my sodium and fat intake, but being mostly vegan, that's probably unnecessary.)

Most people don't seem to have the anal determination to calorie count, or the curiosity to find out if their nutritive requirements are being met, but if you are concerned or curious about your health in regard to the foods you eat, this is a helpful guide for the basics.

An ideal book of this type would also list minerals and vitamins per food item. I have to check other sources to make sure I'm getting enough calcium and iron, for instance. But I still use this book almost daily to check calorie amounts.

Handy!

Fantastic
My husband and I recently started a new diet and I wanted a little help keeping track of what exactly we were eating. This book is great! It has just about every food item you can think of and gives the nutritional info on each food.

The book arrived in the specified time and was in great condition!

I definitely recommend this seller.