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Summary: Disappointed
Review: I read all the rave reviews, and decided to purchase this book. If I had glanced through this book at a store, I would not have purchased it. It does have a lot of food counts in it, but it's very hard to read. Every food item has smaller subcategories, and sometimes I'm not sure what to look under because there are so many categories. It takes me a while to look something up. The print is so small, it's similar to looking at a dictionary. I was also expecting more restaurants. There are a few fast food places (not many), and no "sit down" dining, such as Olive Garden or Applebee's. I will be looking for a different food count book.
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Summary: Major flaw
Review: I think this book has good information but there is a major flaw - it does not list sugar grams. For diabetics, those who have insulin resistance and those who have had gastric bypass surgery, this is vital information. Too bad this wasn't included in what is otherwise a pretty good book.
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Summary: all under one cover
Review: I think this is a great book, because it includes information that is valuable for many different types of diets. That is why I purchased it. I am currently monitoring my carb intake, and this is the perfect tool for that purpose. It is also useful for people who have to watch cholestrol intake or for those who count calories. I think that everything cannot be included in one pocket book, but this book does a great job of packing in a great deal of useful food counts.
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Summary: Not great -- but what else is there?
Review: I use this book on a daily basis, but only because it seems to be the only game in town.Get your calculators ready, folks! Inventing a cake? Want to know about how much protein and fibre is in it? You'll be doing some math. And don't forget the scale! First, we visit Wheat flour. Most of it's in quarter cup measurements -- oops! Except the ones that are in cup measures. And you're using a third of a cup. How about some oats? Oh. That's measured in a third of cup -- except the one that's in ounces. And what if you're in Canada, and can't get any of these funny US brand names? Guess, guess, guess. First beef: I'd like CONSISTENT UNITS OF MEASURE. One ounce, say, for weight. One quarter cup (why not) for volume. I don't care. JUST PICK ONE. Use it for ALL the foods in the book. Thank you. Second beef: Please, just get rid of all the various restaurant foods, and all the preprocessed [stuff]. I'm cooking, here. Why do I have to riff through six pages of Subway to get to Sugar? Why do I need to read about Pasta Entrees, Frozen (most in brands I couldn't buy, even if I wanted to, because they Don't Come to Canada) when all I want to know is the calorie count on two ounces whole grain pasta? There's another book with counts for restaurant and fast foods anyway; just banish all this crud to that one. Third beef: Consistency in the naming of foods, please. There are some things I still haven't found; I don't know if that's because they're not here, or because they're listed in some arcane fashion I haven't yet figured out. Why is a red bell pepper listed as Pepper, sweet, while a green bean is listed as a Green Bean? Who knows? Maybe Corinne knows; I certainly don't. In short: in my continued quest to improve my healthy-yet-delicious cooking skills, what I REALLY want is a cook's encyclopedia of ingredients, comprehensive, consistent and easy to use, including all of the arcane things I (an adventurous vegetarian) use on a daily basis. What I've got is Corinne Netzer. It'll do, but only until something better comes along.
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Summary: Not for the savvy eater -
Review: I've been counting calories for years and I was hoping that this book would "take it to the next level" and it really doesn't. Many of the foods represented are premade, prepackaged foods. In almost all cases these days, complete nutrition information is already available on food packaging, in fact I think the FDA requires it. For this reason, I found this book to have alot of redundant information. Don't buy the book, just read the packaging.
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Summary: Food Sure Does Count!!
Review: I've been on a famous eating plan for a while and have lost almost 20 pounds to date. I have bought a special calculator so that I don't have to write down what I eat. This is where this book comes in. It is INDISPENSIBLE because it lists calories, fat content, and fiber (and other important info) which is the info I need for this calculator. Thank you Corinne T. Netzer!!!
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Summary: Best food content resource
Review: I've used the first edition for the past 10 years. Tremendous help with keeping an eye on food content. Just ordered 4th edition to catch up on processed foods. If you've got this book, you hardly need any other diet book on your bookshelf
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Summary: good resource
Review: Netzer's book of Food Counts has a vast amount of information! You'll find information on fresh items from your grocery as well as fast-food and popular restaurant items. It's a comprehensive guide, definitely a few dollars well-spent!
Rating:
Summary: good resource
Review: Netzer's book of Food Counts has a vast amount of information! You'll find information on fresh items from your grocery as well as fast-food and popular restaurant items. It's a comprehensive guide, definitely a few dollars well-spent!
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Summary: Discard
Review: Stop putting weight loss related books in my lifestyles please
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