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Summary: Wonderfull
Review: This is an EXCELLENT book for diabetics! It is hard to find hidden carbs in foods. Fast foods, store purchased foods or food I grow outside. With this book, the diabetic can avoid low blood sugar or high blood sugars. You might be suprised of all the high carb foods we eat every day. Also pay attention to the portion sizes, the food manufactures try to confuse us.
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Summary: 12 Calories for a Teaspoon of Nutmeg!
Review: What a gem "The Doctors Pocket Calorie, Fat & Carbohydrate Counter" is!This purse-sized book puts honesty into eating. Essentially, it is a group of lists. You'll see the product name, and in three columns to the right of it, how many calories, fat and carbohydrates. The strength resides in its thoroughness. It seem as if the editors came in my neighborhood grocery store and took notes, cataloguing these stats from every item. There is even a calorie count for spices (a teaspoon of nutmeg has 12 calories!), as well as alcohol (you'll find your favorites brands, plus a general list). There is a section on restaurants in general. Presuming, for example, red beans and rice is pretty much the same anywhere, we learn we'll be eating about 280 calories. Disheartening is the restaurant chain section, from Applebee's to Zantiago. I was pleased to see how Boston Market did, but I see the stuffing and gravy on their turkey meal I love costs me an additional 430 calories. There are some nutritional sections, explaining the fundamentals of a good diet, what fiber is all about and some discussion of sodium. It is all very handy, and so I fully recommend "The Doctors Pocket Calorie, Fat & Carbohydrate Counter." Anthony Trendl
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Summary: Good But Missing a Few Things
Review: What's there is great! What is missing is too important. This guide has a vast variety of foods listed, and covers some bases other books do not. What is missing is too important - there are no listings for Cholesterol or Good and Bad Fats. It is too important to the diabetic dieter or to any dieter to know these things! I found the book informative - and generally useless beyond basic information found in other books.
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Summary: Good But Missing a Few Things
Review: What's there is great! What is missing is too important. This guide has a vast variety of foods listed, and covers some bases other books do not. What is missing is too important - there are no listings for Cholesterol or Good and Bad Fats. It is too important to the diabetic dieter or to any dieter to know these things! I found the book informative - and generally useless beyond basic information found in other books.
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