Healthy Dining in San Diego 1997 (4th Edition) [Paperback]

Anita Jones (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1997

Discover a new world of spectacular restaurant dining that's fun, full of flavor, and absolutely essential to your health. Healthy Dining's team of nutrition and health experts has created this exciting book filled with easy-to-read "nutrition labels" for hundreds of local restaurant meals...plus chefs' recipes, dining tips, and over $200 in restaurant coupons.

Did you know...most restaurant meals contain 1000 to 2000 calories and 50 to 100 grams of fat?! That's over a full day's allowance -- in just one meal. Even the most nutrition-savvy person can't detect hidden calories and fat in most restaurant foods.

"Healthy Dining in San Diego" reveals what every diner needs to know when dining out. Separate editions also available for Orange County and Los Angeles, California.

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Anita Jones, M.P.H., is founding director of Healthy Dining and lead author of the "Healthy Dining" book series for Southern California (12 editions to date). Anita earned her masters degree in Public Health from San Diego State University. She works and speaks extensively in the fields of health and nutrition, within the restaurant and health & wellness industries.

Winner of the 1998 California Dietetic Association Meritorious Service Award, Anita and her Healthy Dining team are among the first researchers in the United States to "look into" chefs' secret recipes and develop & publish "nutrition labels" (calories, fat, cholesterol, sodium, and more) for restaurant meals. Over 600 of Southern California's best restaurants have worked with Healthy Dining; more than 6,000 menu items have been analyzed for nutrition content.

In 1999, a landmark 3-year research grant was awarded to Healthy Dining by the California Department of Health Services to promote healthier restaurant dining in the region. Anita has directed the Healthy Dining project from its inception in 1991 into a dynamic and growing program in Southern California. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Accents on Health Inc; 4th edition (January 1997)
• ISBN-10: 1879754037
• ISBN-13: 978-1879754034
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 7.5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,828,395 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book is invaluable if you care about the food you eat., August 2, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Healthy Dining in San Diego 1997 (4th Edition) (Paperback)

I thought I knew all there was to know about the nutritional values of the foods I eat. After years of being overweight I finally lost my extra pounds three years ago, so I pride myself in choosing the meals I eat in restaurants carefully. Surprise! This book made me aware of reems of information I didn't know. Going to be good and have plain pasta with a marinara sauce? Did you know that many if not most restaurants toss the cooked pasta in oil or butter to keep it from sticking together? These folks not only let you know how restaurants work, but the full page menus from some of the most popular spots in town will allow you to choose your meal before you are faced with dozens of tempting choices. PLUS...the coupons in the back will save you the cost of the book in 2 meals or less. Get it, you may never overindulge eating out again, and your friends will never be the wiser.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Dine out in San Diego with no guilt!, December 5, 2001

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"jahern26" (San Diego, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Healthy Dining in San Diego 2000 (5th Edition) (Paperback)

(...) This book doesn't just list single menu items from restaurants you've never heard of, but lists several menu items from numerous well-known restaurants, such as one of my personal favorites, Acapulco. They even show you how to eat healthy at Jack-In-The-Box, which is home of the Bacon Ultimate Cheeseburger, a.k.a. The Widowmaker.

The coupon section alone is worth buying the book -- if you're skeptical about trying a restaurant or a menu item, you can rest easy knowing that you're not paying full price like the diners around you. And, unlike the diners around you, you know exactly what you're eating!

Healthy food + discount food = A happy, healthy diner.

If you're like me, and you: live in San Diego, love to eat out, and are concerned about eating healthy, do yourself a favor and BUY THIS BOOK!!!