South Beach Diet Good Fats/Good Carbs Guide: The Complete and Easy Reference for All Your Favorite Foods

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Summary: Handy reference for South Beach Dieters.
Review: This is a handy little reference for those following the South Beach Diet; particularly phase 3 of the plan. A slightly-oversized paperback (5 X 7 inches), it is not exactly pocket-sized, but still easily portable to the grocery store. The book dedicates about 20 pages to a summary of the South Beach Diet plan, and the rest of the book is made up of reference tables listing the carb, sugar, and fat contents of various foods. Each food is then categorized as "good," "limited," or "avoid." I do wish the author had included saturated fat content of the foods, which is why I award it 4 stars instead of 5. Only the total fat content is given. Overall, though, the 1200+ food listing is a good one to have at the store or a restaurant. The brief dining-out guide at the end is also handy.

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Summary: A Guide to Life!
Review: This is one of those books that guides you through the rocky waters of life to a smooth and happy existence living well.

Some others that I would also recommend along these same lines would be...

"Voice Lessons to Go" a CD by Ariella
and
"New Sex Now" DVD or Video guide to life's Ultimate Pleasure
and
"The Artist's Way."

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Summary: Not Complete or Easy...
Review: This is the most complete waste of money I have seen in quite some time. I am on the South Beach Diet and doing well. Love the diet! This book however, is loaded with foods to AVOID.... Duh! Like I have to have a detailed list of doughnuts to avoid... I think not! The reviews ahead of this book touted that it would be helpful for those of us finding ourselves in a restaurant or fast food situation. The best it does for the pitiful few of these types of foods it bothers to list is AVOID.... Well, my advice is to AVOID this book and save your money.... Common sense is a much better weapon against carbs and it doesn't cost you as much as this book will. I am going to sell my copy and try to recoup my loss. This is obviously a rush to print, costly little piece of fluff that misses the marks all round. How disappointing to actually see the contents of the book.... AFTER I bought it. Dr. you can do better and you should....

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Summary: Comprehensive
Review: To keep this short, there are many sources of information on "good fats" and "bad fats" and what foods contain "good carbs" and "bad carbs." Glycemic indexes are now realized to be extremely important for anyone who is monitoring what they eat for better lifestyle and health. If someone is fairly new to nutrition this can be helpful. There are and have been however, a plethora of these books as well as websites on the market covering this in the last few years. If you need the information it will help you, but think before you plunk down funds to buy what can be obtained for free.