The Calorie Counter: 4th Edition [Mass Market Paperback]

Annette B. Natow (Author), Jo-Ann Heslin (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 26, 2006 | Series: Calorie Counter

DIET TRENDS MAY COME AND GO, BUT ONE THING IS CERTAIN -- CALORIES COUNT!

Wherever you turn, people are talking about calories. Eat too many and you gain weight. Eat fewer and you lose it. Move your body and you burn calories faster and lose weight quicker.

The Calorie Counter, 4th Edition, is the most comprehensive calorie counter in the marketplace:

• Calorie counts for more than 20,000 foods -- more than 50% of the food counts new or revised
• Expanded categories with new and revised generic foods
• More than 600 take-out foods
• 97 regional and national restaurant chains listed with more than 5,000 menu choices
• Introductory text expanded, revised, and updated
• Website and email access to the authors. Got questions? Get answers at www.TheNutritionExperts.com.

A weight-loss guide that won't let you down!

--This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Annette B. Natow, Ph.D., C.D.N., and Jo-Ann Heslin, M.A., R.D., C.D.N. are the authors of thirty 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 were the editors of the Journal of Nutrition for the Elderly for 23 years and serve as editorial board members for Environmental Nutrition Newsletter, Vitality, and American Baby Magazine.

For more information on Annette B. Natow and Jo-Ann Heslin, plus articles and advice, go to: www.thenutritionexperts.com.

Jo-Ann Heslin, a registered dietitian (RD) and certified dietitian/nutritionist (CDN), and Karen J. Nolan (PhD) know that their readers are more interested in what to order for lunch than in understanding how their metabolism works. They have spent their careers translating nutrition science into practical, easy to understand, reliable nutrition advice.They have served as advisors and consultants to business and industry, and as partners in NRH Nutrition Consultants, Inc. Jo-Ann Heslin has served on the editorial boards or Prevention, American Baby, Childbirth Education, Environmental Nutrition Newsletter and the Journal of Nutrition for the Elderly.  Jo-Ann is currently the Food & Nutrition Columnist for www.HealthNewsDigest.com. 

The Counter Book series has more than 7.5 million books in print. The current book titles include The Complete Food Counter, 3rd ed., The Calorie Counter, 5th ed., The Fat Counter, 7th ed., The Cholesterol Counter, 7th ed., The Diabetes Carbohydrate and Calorie Counter, 3rd ed., The Healthy Wholefoods Counter, The Protein Counter, 2nd ed., The Vitamin-Mineral Counter, and the Ultimate Carbohydrate Counter, 3rd ed. 

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 688 pages
• Publisher: Pocket Books; 4 edition (December 26, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1416509828
• ISBN-13: 978-1416509820
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.5 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #371,570 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

39 of 40 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars WASTE, May 21, 2007

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rena427 (nyc, ny) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Calorie Counter: 4th Edition (Mass Market Paperback)

I purchased this book because I was looking for a quick reference calorie guide. I recently started keeping a food journal and needed something I could carry around in my purse. The book is useless, it only includes calorie counts for prepackaged food. Why would I want that? Prepackaged food already has the calorie counts on the packages. I would use the Calorie King book. Infinitely better and more compact.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars It wasn't everything I wanted, August 24, 2008

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Jude M. Cochran "JMCochran" (Florida) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Calorie Counter: 4th Edition (Mass Market Paperback)

I wasn't in love with this book. It wasn't everything I hoped for. The online information didn't really tell enough about the book. It's small print, kind of hard to really read. The area for the "fast food" section wasn't for my part of the country.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Useful if you eat out a lot., March 14, 2008

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Sheyra Kelley - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Calorie Counter: 4th Edition (Mass Market Paperback)

If you eat out a lot and you want to get a general idea of which foods carry the most calories, this is a pretty good book. It does not ONLY include details on packaged foods from the grocery. It also includes numbers on foods from restaurants and popular fast food joints. These places DO NOT advertise their nutritional facts often, for example; it's kind of useful to see that a Chick-fil-A milk shake has 800 calories.