Book Description
EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE FOOD YOU EAT Annette Natow and Jo-Ann Heslin, the registered dietitians and trained nutritionists who created the national bestsellers The Fat Counter and The Cholesterol Counter, bring their professional expertise to this complete encyclopedia of food values -- now in a handy size! The Complete Food Counter is the best go-to resource for the nutrition contents of food. Turn to this useful and dependable guide for: Listings for calories, fat, cholesterol, protein, carbohydrates, fiber, and sodium More than 17,000 entries of individual food items -- no repeated items Listings for more than 85 national and regional restaurant chains The only book listing nutritional counts for favorite take-out foods A to Z food categories -- easy to use, easy to locate, with portion sizes included Thousands of brand-name, generic, regional, vegetarian, ethnic, and organic foods It's the ultimate nutrition guide!
About the Author
Annette B. Natow, Ph.D., R.D., and Jo-ann Heslin, M.A., R.D., are the authors of twenty-eight books on nutrition, including two college textbooks. Both are former faculty members of Adelphi University and the State University of New York, Downstate Medical Center. They are editors of the Journal of Nutrition for the Elderly, and serve as editorial board members for the Environmental Nutrition Newsletter.
The Complete Food Counter Updated and Revised FROM THE PUBLISHER
The Most Complete Food Counter is the ultimate and timely companion to the wealth of current news on the link between food content and health. Turn to this dependable guide to find listings for calories, fat, saturated fat, cholesterol, protein, carbohydrates, fiber, sodium, calcium, potassium, vitamins A and C, and folic acid; more than 21,000 entries of individual food items - no repeated items as in other food counters; listings for national and regional brand-name foods, vegetarian, ethnic, organic and take-out items; an A to Z dictionary of clearly defined terms; and an easy, accessible format - useful for readers interested in checking specific counts as well as for those who want a total nutrition guide.
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