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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!
Synopsis
The nationally known nutritionists, authors of the phenomenally successful Counter books, offer their expert advice on how to live a healthier life by improving and maintaining nutrition. This all-inclusive encyclopedia contains up-to-date information on calories, protein, cholesterol, and other contents for more than 15,000 food item entries.
Synopsis
EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE FOOD YOU EATAnnette 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 nutritionguide!
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.
For more information, go to: www.thenutritionexperts.com.
Table of Contents
ContentsIntroduction
Calories
Fat
Cholesterol
Protein
Carbohydrate
Fiber
Sodium
Using the Counter Section
Definitions
Abbreviations
Notes
PART ONE
Brand Name, Nonbranded (Generic) and Take-Out Foods
PART TWO
Restaurant Chains