Eating Out Food Counter [Mass Market Paperback]

Annette B. Natow (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1, 1998

From breakfast to dinner to late-night snacks, enjoy the fun, convenience and variety of eating away from home with this essential and up-to-date guide.

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.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 384 pages
• Publisher: Pocket Books; Reissue edition (September 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0671894714
• ISBN-13: 978-0671894719
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.2 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #932,472 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #74 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Health, Mind & Body > Diets & Weight Loss > Food Counters

Customer Reviews

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51 of 51 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Less than promised by the title, June 3, 2001

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"vlf12" (Ithaca, NY United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Eating Out Food Counter (Mass Market Paperback)

This book purports to be a useful calorie counter for restaurant and takeout eating, but more than half the book contains calorie counts for snack foods where 1)the nutrition label on the package contains the same information or 2) the information is readily available from USDA charts on the internet.

It appears that the restaurant information, even for those restaurants included, is incomplete. For instance, the section on Friendly's includes only a few ice cream and dessert information and nothing about the meals. Only information readily available (information about McDonald's meals, for example) is included. The sample contains only random selection of fast food restaurants. There are no guesstimates about typical dishes in non-fast food restaurants. Admitedly the accuracy of these guesses would be ball park figures, but it could serve as a guideline.

28 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Listings to many chains plus take out entrees., August 31, 2001

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"sugarplumber" (Forest Hills, NY USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Eating Out Food Counter (Mass Market Paperback)

This is a nice informative book. Only trouble is how the listings are arranged and the fact that some of the foods available at the chain restaurants were omitted. An index, would have helped out tremendously. All in all though, the listings for the foods are fairly extensive. I guess the book would have been enormous as well as quite costly if every food available at the chain restaurants was included. I was able to find the approximate caloric content of many Chinese foods plus alchohol beverages. It was a pleasant surprise to be able to have info such as this, in the book. :-)

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing, March 9, 2004

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Hope C. Smith (Memphis, TN United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Eating Out Food Counter (Mass Market Paperback)

The book is seriously out of date and should be taken off the market!