Customer Reviews

Calories and Carbohydrates: Twelfth Revised Edition (Barbara Kraus' Calories & Carbohydrates)

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Most of these books list portions by size, like 1/2 cup of cantaloupe or 1 medium orange. What is a "medium" orange? What if the cantaloupe is a wedge (and thus does not fit into a measuring cup)? I searched for a book that gave calorie counts by the ounce or the gram. This book is the closest I have found. It does give calories by weight, but not by the ounce/gram. For example, for "orange", it gives a calorie count for 1 pound of oranges with the skin on. It also gives a calorie count for 8.5 ounces of segments. I would recommend this book over the other calorie counters I have found, but if you are also counting fat, you will have to supplement it with another book, as this book only gives calorie and carbohydrate counts.

I was looking for a book that would give me calorie values for foods that don't have packages. Like how many calories are there in a grilled cheese sandwich? Well, you certainly won't find that in this book. It is filled with pages and pages of calorie values for foods. And 90% of them have brand names attached. 5 pages of listings for ice cream! It would take you 10 minutes to find the brand you have at home. Better to just read the back of the container. It does have some USDA listings - such as ground beef - which are very helpful, but you have to wade thru so much other stuff that it's very hard to use. Not to mention that some of the information is horribly out of date. ie: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Cereal!?!

If you want to find out which brand of ice cream has the lowest calories, I can see how this book would be useful, but given the out of date references you'd probably be lucky if you found it at the store anyway.

I have the original printing of this book which finally has worn out , so I replaced it. I have yet to find a more helpful book for any dieter. It is invaluable.

This book is an excellent tool to give you a general idea of the calories of food. I have found it to be quite comprehensive and am losing 2lbs per week now using this book.

I've used an earlier edition of this book for about 30 years. For me, the thing that sets it above other calorie counting reference books is that things are simply arranged alphabetically: trout is under "T" and salmon is under "S" -- they are not under "F" for fish. Other calorie counters drive me nuts because you have to figure out what category something will be indexed under rather than just turning to that item's alphabetical listing. This has much more than "brand name" items. When I was making chicken soup yesterday, I could find each ingredient from the raw, whole chicken to the rutabaga I threw in, to add up the total calories in the pot. I'm happy it is still in publication as it's time to replace my badly worn copy! Excellent tool!

If your trying to loose weight,, the purchase of this book is essential. With having the knowledge that it provided me has enabled me to loose 28 lbs so far. It hasn't been hard. As a matter of fact, once a month I shock my body with extra carbs, then get back on the New way of life the next day. I recommend this book.

I have used this book in an earlier edition, and I want it again, so I am checking the Amazon site. I only found it in paperback, like the one I borrowed from the library to see if I liked the 16th edition as well as my earlier book (loaned it out, can't find it). I do like it, since it includes restaurants, brand name foods and calorie counts, but it was a pretty new borrow, and tight, so thumbing through or locating pages was difficult. I am going to look for a hard cover, or a larger soft-cover copy. The contents are great for my needs, though!

This is an excellent book from anyone on a diet. It gives a break down of the calories and carbs on a variety of foods, even restaurant meals. It is very informative and helpful.

Almost anything you can think of is listed in this book. Most diabetics have scales so it's easy to see how many carbs are in foods, including fast food! I base all of my insulin amounts on carbs eaten so I couldn't live without this book. I highly recommend it but just be sure and get the latest edition, which is this one - 16th.

I had an older copy that was worn so I purchased this one to replace.
You know I like it because I worn one out and bought a new one.