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Summary: Can't live without it
Review: I love th fact that that there is a new edition each year to keep me up to date on the newest food products. I only count calories so the fact that carbs, calories and fat are are color coded makes it extremely easy for me to keep track of calories. I carry it with me everywhere and recommend that my patients do the same. Its easy to use and actually fun. My patients love the quips and cartoons and tell me that it is the best book of food counts they have used. Cudos to the creator and keep up the good work!!
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Summary: Small enough to keep handy!
Review: I love this book! I keep this in the car tucked between the seat and the console, so it's always handy when I'm starving and need to make a good choice at a fast food restaurant! For such a small book, it has a great list of most of the fast food places and items in my area. It's also easy to find each fast food place in the book.
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Summary: An Atkins-Low Cal-Fat-Sodium-Nutrition counter on steroids!
Review: I was in the store looking for the Atkin's carb-counter booklet. I stumbled upon this brightly colored booklet--what a find! It's colorful, has all the carb counts Atkins does, and more. It also gives calories and fat counts, nutrition information, and added health tips. Although not everything advocated in this booklet fits with the Atkins approach (which I'm using) I still found that the book is more useful. It's more complete, easier to use, easier on the eyes (larger print and clearer fonts), and more up to date, having been published just this year. Another big plus is that although this book probably contains at least double the information found in Atkins counter, it is still compact.Some minor complaints: some of the information does seem a bit dated, and the author clearly does not buy into the low-carb diets that many are using his book for. Also, the cover may drive some people away, because of its gaudiness (the author wearing a crown) and the stereotypical diet claim "America's Best." Bottom line: Once inside this booklet the loudiness dissipates. Knowledge is presented such that the reader can adapt it to Atkins, to traditional low-fat or low-cal approaches, as well as to diabetic and low-sodium diets. Those who eat out will find plenty of restaurant charts. This is a Calorie/Fat/Carbohydrate pocket counter on steroids! Best of all, the price is only about $1 more than the very streamlined alternatives.
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Summary: A+
Review: If this book doesn't have what you're looking for you probably don't want to eat it. Very helpful mix of both restaurant fast food, basic ingredients. A must have pocket guide, saved me tons of guesswork! Don't agree with other reviewer, it has lots of home cooking ingredient info.
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Summary: Lallapalooza!!
Review: In an age where Americans are blimping up and the only real cure is exercise and watching calories, everyone should own a copy of this book. Hats off to the author- I don't think a calorie counter could be any more complete!! Other self-help books I liked include "Treat Your Own Knees," "The Automatic Millionaire" and "The Multifidus Back Pain Solution." Happy reading!
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Summary: A must have
Review: Last year I was diagnosed as a diabetic. While not an extreme case I still needed to start watching my carbs and weight. The problem is while watching your carbs and fat is easy at home, it's extremely difficult to do so while traveling. My wife and I went on a long trip last summer driving across a good chunk of the US. We were afraid my new diatary needs might spoil the trip a bit. I mean who wants to spend the whole time on vacation worrying about what you're going to eat all the time? This book allowed me to be able to stay within my carb and fat limits even when eating at places like McDonalds, Burger King or your average roadside diner. The book has a ton of practical applications for someone trying to watch their calories, fat or carbs. One last thing. Do not let the word "pocket" make you shy away from this book. Yeah, it can fit in your pocket but I looked through a number of full sized nutritional guides before finding this one and none of the $30 books has as much information and especially practical information as this book. By the way. I lost 30 pounds and I'm in the best shape of my life!
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Summary: Caution!!
Review: Look no more for a calorie counter!! I don't know what else one would want in a calorie counter to be honest with you. This is a very complete book and is extremely easy to use. I give it 5 stars easy. Other self help books I liked include "The Multifidus Back Pain Solution" and "Treat Your Own Knees."
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Summary: Great book!
Review: Loved this book. Perfect for the purse, pocket or briefcase. I take it with me to the store or restaurant and can quickly check on foods. Plus, it's got an index and lots of interesting reading. I also love the cartoons, and the cute way it's put together.
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Summary: The weight concious persons bible?
Review: Once again Allan and his team have released a guide that really hits the spot. A veritable smorgasboard of facts and figures on most foods, this book is a bible to those who would like to know the numbers on what they are jamming into their cake holes. With Allans' book you can see how poorly you're eating and if you work on the basis that a 30 minute walk is going to burn 60 calories you'll certainly rethink that Big Mac value meal upgrade next time around.
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Summary: This will come in very handy.
Review: These little books are so handy to have around if you want to eat out and still watch what you eat. I have had the 2002 and 2003 books and they are so good to have. If you are single and eat out a lot, if you are a college student who cant cook or just don't have time but you want to have some control of how much fat or calories you are eating this is the book for you! This book has just about every fast food place you can think of plus a ton of restaurants and just everyday food items. It breaks down fat, calories, carbs, protein, and many more for you, for just about everything you can imagine!
Want to go to Burger King or McDonald's, or even Taco Bell but you don't want to ingest 10,000 calories and 700 grams of fat this is the book you should have. It will tell you everything you want to know about every item on the menu (unless the item is brand new) so that you can make a smart decision about what to eat. Things like instead of getting a Whopper that has like 48 grams of fat in ONE sandwich, you will see you can get the chicken sandwich with no mayo for on 8 grams of fat. A much better choice! Or you go by carbs if you are watching them or just by protein, calories, or all of them. You can finally eat healthy or low fat (to the best of your ability, this is fast food) and still eat out! If you are someone who has just always wondered about how many calories are in a taco or someone who counts them everyday this is a book you should pick up for sure!
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