A great way to count
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OK, so the book does state amounts per 100g and not per item but how can it really state that this banana is x calories when bananas all differ in size?! To make such a generalization would, let's be honest here, only lead to diet cheats eating the biggest banana they could find and counting it as per the book, which would be for an average sized one. The same applies to slices of bread, as slice size varies from brans to brand but most such items these days have their slice calorie content on the packet. Last point ... sorry if I sound like I'm ranting but I think this calorie bible is brill ... if you are watching your calorie intake you shouldn't be eating on a whim you should be planning your meals, snacks and drinks and if this is what you are doing you will have a set of scales and a calculator to hand so the 100g 'issue' isn't an issue at all. Summary - buy this book it's really helpful.
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Not a Practical Guide...
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Unfortunately I agree with the readers above. There is little point knowing how many calories 100g of apple has when you've bought it in a shop for lunch and you don't carry scales in your handbag. I assume this is supposed to be a practical guide and not a scientific guide so it would have been more useful to show how much 100g is but also how much an average medium sized apple is. We all know what one looks like! There are also a lot of fresh fruit and vegetables missing. I have reverted back to a guide book I was using a few years ago now!
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Very good but limited usefulness
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Astounding collection of food and drink wonderfully analysed. If only there was an indication of average or standard portion sizes it would be perfect. With only 100g portions to go by I found myself going backwards and forwards to the kitchen to look up the weight of a can of tuna or check the size of 100g of rice. But despite that I still use it every day.
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A bible for diabetics
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Whilst I understand the frustrations of the previous reviewer concerning the weights/measurements - this book has proven to be an absolute Godsend for me. As a Type 1 diabetic that carb counts everything I eat I am well used to working everything out using scales and a calculator based on information for 100g. This book has been invaluable for working out the carb content of food - particularly fruit, fresh bread and vegetables (and the difference between roast potatoes, mash and jacket spuds for example). That alone is worth the price of the book. Having worked my way through a number of so-called nutritional books that are more concerned about fat content/diet information for the latest faddy diet, this is the one I have returned to, and is, in my opinion, by far and away the most useful. In fact my previous two copies have become so dog eared and covered in food that I'm about to order my third copy.
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Quite comprehennsive but stupid units
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So...100g of bread is 272 calories - how many grams in a slice? Errm, I don't know. So how many calories in this bit of toast? I still don't know. And so on. Who eats 100g of apple, or 100g of banana? I eat ONE apple or ONE banana (OK, possibly three). Unless you have your scales and calculator handy then the book is not much use. It also lists 100s of commercial pre-maded or processed foods which is a bit pointless since they all have their calories (per 100g) on the packet anyway, in fact they often help you out with a per-portion rating too.
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