The Most Complete Food Counter [Paperback]

Annette Natow & Heslin (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1, 1999

EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE FOOD YOU EAT

Annette Natow and Jo-Ann Heslin, registered dietitians and authors of the phenomenally successful Counter books, bring their astounding expertise to a superb, all-new encyclopedia of food values. The essential reference for everyday use, The Most Complete Food Counter is the ultimate and timely companion to the wealth of current news on the link between food content and health.

Turn to this dependable guide to find:

Listings for calories, fat, saturated fat, cholesterol, protein, carbohydrates, fiber, sodium, calcium, potassium, vitamins A and C, and folic acid

More than 21,000 entries of individual food items -- no repeated items as in other food counters

Listings for national and regional brand-name foods, vegetarian, ethnic, organic and take-out items

An A to Z dictionary of clearly defined terms

An easy, accessible format -- useful for readers interested in checking specific counts as well as for those who want a total nutrition guide

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Annette B. Natow, Ph.D., R.D., and Jo-Ann Heslin, M.A., R.D., are the bestselling authors of twenty-three books on nutrition. Both are former faculty members of Adelphi University and the State University of New York, Downstate Medical Center. They are editors of the Journal of Nutrition for the Elderly, serve as editorial board members for the Environmental Nutrition Newsletter, and are contributors to various magazines and journals.

Product Details

• Paperback: 864 pages
• Publisher: Pocket (March 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0671025619
• ISBN-13: 978-0671025618
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.4 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,444,474 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

58 of 62 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Where are the tomatoes?, August 22, 2001

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Tim Klimaszewski "tewa" (Laurel, MD USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Most Complete Food Counter (Paperback)

Natow's and Heslin's book, like most of its kind provides the user with a lot of information. Also like most "counter" books, it suffers from an ineffective use of indention and font styles (bolding, underline, type face size, etc.) Unlike its competitors, it almost completely ignores some very common items. Fresh tomatoes are grievously under represented. Just the green ones are listed. Yeah, so what that the red ripe ones have almost the same nutritional values. Some folks may not know that. And, I want to know the numbers for a single representative plum, grape and cherry tomato. This book says it's "The Most Complete" and it isn't, not in a useful way.Then there is the watermelon. The seeds are listed, but not the flesh! Oh, and watermelon juice is also there(?) You can find generic values for "melon", but I didn't pay for averages across a food type. This book is no worse than its rivals, but it isn't much better either. If you can have only one counter, Corinne Netzer's "The Complete Book of Food Counts" is cheaper, more compact and most importantly, more complete in its inclusion of the items you will be looking for. I give that one an extra star for that combination of benefits. BTW, ...

23 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An all encompassing Nutrition Almanac, December 9, 2001

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Denise Bentley "Kelsana" (The California Redwoods) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Most Complete Food Counter (Paperback)

This is definitely a reference guide, not a pocket size book and the price is incredible. I have always had a book like this in my kitchen since I started making baby food for my daughter many years ago. Mine is tattered and well worn but this book has taken its place.

Not only does it cover everything in your kitchen by name brand, as well as generic words like brown rice without the name brand, it has the foods and nutritional value of popular restaurants. There is also a chapter at the end titled "Food facts from A to Z", that is more than helpful with explaining some common terms that are often misunderstood.

The authors have also compiled a book titled NO NONSENSE NUTRITION FOR YOUR BABIES FIRST YEAR that might be helpful to moms. Kelsana 12/10/01

27 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent coverage for today's health conscious consumer, April 13, 2000

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S. D. (Salt Lake City, Utah) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Most Complete Food Counter (Paperback)

I found this book full of great information. It lives up to its name as the "Most Complete Food Counter." The wide range of foods contained within is quite useful, escpecially the list of fast foods and ready made meals. My one critique is that it could have tab headings on the pages to help you locate items more easily.