Sugar Busters! Shopper's Guide (Mass Market Paperback)

~ H. Leighton Steward (Author), Morrison Bethea M.D. (Author), Sam Andrews M.D. (Author), Luis Balart M.D. (Author) "What follows is a list of the various foods, grouped according to where they are generally found in the store..." (more)
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Sugar Busters!--the groundbreaking # 1 New York Times bestseller--forever changed the way Americans eat, blowing the lid off the real culprit behind weight gain and offering a delicious new approach to diet and health. Now, with this revolutionary shopping guide, the Sugar Busters program can easily become part of your busy life. Forget measuring, weighing, and counting fat grams and calories. Throw those charts and graphs out the door! This handy book takes you aisle by aisle through the grocery store, pointing out exactly what you can and cannot eat, including:

- fruits and vegetables
- fish, meat, and poultry
- dairy
- breads and grains
- sweets
- brand-names and frozen foods
and more!

Just place the items in your shopping cart and be on your way to preparing the tasty, healthy meals that have made Sugar Busters! a phenomenal success.

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Sugar Busters!--the groundbreaking # 1 New York Times bestseller--forever changed the way Americans eat, blowing the lid off the real culprit behind weight gain and offering a delicious new approach to diet and health. Now, with this revolutionary shopping guide, the Sugar Busters program can easily become part of your busy life. Forget measuring, weighing, and counting fat grams and calories. Throw those charts and graphs out the door! This handy book takes you aisle by aisle through the grocery store, pointing out exactly what you can and cannot eat, including:

- fruits and vegetables
- fish, meat, and poultry
- dairy
- breads and grains
- sweets
- brand-names and frozen foods
and more!

Just place the items in your shopping cart and be on your way to preparing the tasty, healthy meals that have made Sugar Busters! a phenomenal success.

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Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: Ballantine Books; 1 edition (December 26, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0345435346
• ISBN-13: 978-0345435347
• Product Dimensions: 5.7 x 4.1 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (35 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #69,246 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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85 of 85 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book appears simplistic because the diet is!, May 16, 2000

By	Reader (New York, NY) - See all my reviews

I have been eating the way the book suggests for almost two months. I have lost 15 lbs. with VERY little effort. Some of the comments from other reviewers refer to the books lack of data or specific brands. However, this is what makes the diet so powerful. You don't need to count calories or hunt for specific products. Just eat three meals a day from the large number of items in the book and the weight drops off.

The biggest problem I have had is that the two suits I bought right before I started don't fit. Lukily I had some suits from earlier thinner times to wear.

I don't really envision ever stopping eating this way. You can go out to dinner, eat full and hearty meals and maintain yourself. I definitely let myself indulge on occasion with "BAD" things that are worth "cheating" with.

I have already given this book out to more than 10 people and the cumulative weight loss is very impressive.

If you want all the scientific reasoning behind the diet, buy the full books. However, if you are more interested in the how than the why - all you need is this guide.

Best of luck - one day soon you hear someone say they can't have nuts because of the fat while they eat white bread. You can chuckle to yourself - It isn't the fat that makes you fat it is the insulin!

31 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars All You Really Need to Get Started, March 29, 2000

By A Customer

I have bought both the sugar busters book and cookbook. However, this book is the most useful. It tells the reader everything you need to do this without all of the scientific data contained in the hardcover book. I have effortlessly lost almost 10 pounds on this diet and am converted. While there are certain things that are forbidden, many more are fine to have. And the things you can have aren't just some diet version of a favorite food but the food itself. Enjoy!

36 of 37 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not great reading but a SugarBusters essential, September 27, 2000

By	Randall L. Golden "randy_golden" (Woodstock, Georgia USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Let's face it, only the information in this book is important, not the writing. If you are trying the diet, it is a must have. For the first two months my wife and I would play a guessing game on some of the foods, and we were frequently wrong, especially on those quick lunches out. We quickly learned the can haves and can not haves. Short, not sweet, but indispensible.