CalorieKing 2021 Larger Print Calorie, Fat & Carbohydrate Counter

great book

A year ago, my son was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes. This means we have to count carbs. The hospital recommended The CalorieKing book for counting carbs, and it really is a great book. The original book is a small paperback size, with print to match. It's OK with my reading glasses, but I was overjoyed to find that they publish a larger print edition, also. The Larger Print Edition isn't the LARGE print that you see in a large-print novel. But it is LARGER print, and I really appreciate it. The size of the larger print book itself is a little bigger than the regular CalorieKing edition, but it's still paperback book size. Easy to store in a purse or glove compartment or backpack. size regular print 6 7/8 " x 4 1/4 " size Larger Print 7 1/4 " x 5 1/4 " Both books are the same thickness, a shade over 1/2" CalorieKing deserves it's reputation for thoroughness. The main reason you'd need updated editions of it is if you eat out a lot. It can be very difficult to estimate carbs in restaurant food. Each year's updated menus of the larger restaurant chains are welcome. But as far as grocery food, the apple and broccoli carb counts won't change from year to year, and packaged groceries will always have a label telling, among other things, how many carbs per serving. To give you an example of what a lifesaver CalorieKing is, I took a trip last year with my son, traveling by air. It was fantastic to just look in this book and total the carbs as he ordered a meal from Arby's in the airport food court. It couldn't have made it easier! Though we use this book for carb counting, for each item you are given three values: the total calories, the total grams of fat, and the total grams of carbohydrates. Examples: .........................................................Calories.....Fat......Carbs Arby's: Chicken - Chicken Bacon & Swiss: Crispy..............600.........27.......55 .....Roasted............................................470.........19.......43 Chicken Filet: Crispy..............................530.........25.......52 .....Roast................................................400.........16.......40 Banana (weight with skin): 1 small (6", 4 per lb), 4 oz.......................90..........0.........23 1 medium (7",3 per lb), 5 oz..................105..........0.........27 1 large (8"), 7 oz...................................120..........0.........30 1 extra large (9"), 9 oz...........................135..........0.........35 without skin, 1 oz....................................25..........0..........6 What I've done with bananas, is kind of average all these counts, to make it easier. Now we measure the banana and figure 3.8 carbs (grams) per inch. Pears come out to about 3.5 carbs per oz. Apples to 3.2 per oz. And to measure the food in ounces or grams I can highly recommend the reasonably priced, easy-to-use, great little scale made by EatSmart: EatSmart Precision Pro Digital Kitchen Scale, White For different size portions, you extrapolate. The book states that a 7 oz pear is 25 carbs. If your pear is 11 oz, then its carb calculation: 11 oz divided by 7 oz = 1.57 (the 11 oz pear is 0.57 larger than (or 157% of) the 7 oz pear) 1.57 x 25 carbs for a 7 oz pear = 39 carbs for the 11 oz pear The calculations, until you get to the point where you can eyeball sizes for an estimate, can be tiresome, but that's how it goes. To have this marvelous book to give basic carb counts is invaluable. Very handy book. I bought one copy for each glove compartment, one for each grandparent house, one for the house, one for my purse, and one for travel! Happy Reader

My dad had no clue that eating a smaller quantity, but of fried appetizer food, would be about 4 times worse than if he had just ordered the sandwich he preferred in the first place. This book makes it easy for anyone to understand what they are eating, especially when eating out. A large portion of the book covers foods found in grocery stores and gives calorie, fat, carb, and protein counts--this is especially useful for produce and fresh foods because they don't often come with a nutrition label. It also provides tips on picking the best products, maintaining portions, and what to do when eating out. I also appreciate the estimated nutrition of common foods found in restaurants based on the average recipe. This is really helpful for local eateries who do not publish nutrition information. Lastly, there is a large section dedicated to national restaurant chains detailing menus and nutritional information. A quick glance in the book and it's easy to make the right choices for a healthy meal.

One of the best calorie counters. Sometimes hard to navigate but when you get used to how it was put together, works great. Just think about it 80% of losing weight is what you eat. Unless you are working out 4+ hrs a day you need to know whats going in your body. Track your calories and you will better your chance of losing weight.

Unfortunately this book is based for the USA market and not Australians