Complete Guide to Convenience Food Counts : Using Off-the-Shelf Foods to Create Delicious, Healthy Meals [Paperback]

Lee Ann Holzmeister (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 20, 2001

With less and less time available to cook at home, more and more people are turning to alternative sources for meals. Diabetes Convenience Food Menus is packed with helpful information such as nutrition facts on pre-prepared and packaged meals commonly available at grocery and convenience stores; how to prepare balanced, healthy meals using convenience foods; and sample menus using convenience foods.

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About the Author

Lea Ann Holzmeister, R.D., C.D.E., is a pediatric nutritionist and nutrition consultant at Phoenix Children's Hospital. She has published several books, including The Diabetes Carbohydrate and Fat Gram Guide.

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: American Diabetes Association; 1 edition (June 20, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1580400426
• ISBN-13: 978-1580400428
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,885,157 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must-have for food exchange diet plans!, September 25, 2005

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D. Low (Southern California) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Complete Guide to Convenience Food Counts : Using Off-the-Shelf Foods to Create Delicious, Healthy Meals (Paperback)

I'm on a food exchange diet plan, similar to the counts listed by the American Diabetes Association. This book is easy-to-use, listed by type of food and brand name. It's filled with 4,000 foods, including all the ones we typically buy. It has the necessary nutritional information & clearly listed food exchange values. It's a must-have tool for meal planning and taking to the supermarket, helping make good food choices from start to finish. Worth far more than the price - I recommend it whole-heartedly to anyone on a food exchange diet plan.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Where are my brands?, April 5, 2007

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Pamela J. Moore (Southern California) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Complete Guide to Convenience Food Counts : Using Off-the-Shelf Foods to Create Delicious, Healthy Meals (Paperback)

While this book is very helpful for anyone following an exchange-based dietary plan, many of the brands listed are unfamiliar to me. I assume they are regional. In addition, the most commonly used brands in my region are often missing from the book. That means I need to compare nutritional facts from each label with the products listed and make a note for the future. That's more work than I usually want to take on. However, this is a still a helpful book for my meal planning.