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Carbs & Cals: A Visual Guide to Carbohydrate & Calorie Counting for People with Diabetes [Paperback]

Chris Cheyette , Yello Balolia
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29 Nov 2010
Carbs & Cals is a visual guide to carbohydrate and calorie counting. It contains over 1,200 photographs of popular food and drink items, clearly showing the amount of carbohydrate and calories in each photo. For the first time, carbohydrate and calorie counting has been turned into an easy-to-understand, practical, visual guide.

The 13-page introduction to the book explains the effect of carbohydrate on blood sugar levels and explores the amount of calories we need in our diet, giving practical tips on how to use the book for diabetes control and weight management.

The 217 pages of photographs are arranged into 15 colour-coded sections: Biscuits & Crackers; Bread; Breakfast; Cakes & Bakery Items; Desserts; Drinks; Fruit; Meals; Meal Accompaniments; Meat & Fish; Potatoes; Rice, Pasta & Grains; Snacks; Take-aways; and Vegetables & Pulses.

There are up to 6 different portion photos for each food (with their corresponding carbohydrate and calorie value displayed above each image). This provides an easy comparison to the food on your plate and a helpful guide to the carbohydrate and calories you are consuming. The prepared/cooked weight is also shown below each photo.

Carbohydrate counting is an important part of diabetes management, particularly for Type 1 diabetes. This book will provide an invaluable tool for anyone engaged in this process.

For people with Type 2 diabetes or those trying to lose weight, Carbs & Cals vastly simplifies the calorie counting process. It takes out the guesswork and time spent weighing food by showing you the calorie content in each food photograph. This allows you to make choices on how to reduce calories by choosing a smaller portion or swapping a high calorie snack for a healthier option.
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  • Paperback: 244 pages
  • Publisher: Chello Publishing Limited; 4th edition (29 Nov 2010)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0956443052
  • ISBN-13: 978-0956443052
  • Product Dimensions: 14.9 x 21.1 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (318 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 14,365 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Fantastically useful for people who are trying to lose weight. --Balance (Diabetes UK) magazine

This book is the king of carb counting resources. --Winning at Insulin magazine

This is an excellent, unique resource and I cannot recommend it highly enough. --Nursing Standard

Book Description

The Carbs & Cals Poster Set contains 5 themed carbohydrate and calorie counting posters. The 5 posters are:

1) Drinks - contains 25 photos of popular drinks.

2) Meals - contains 25 photos of popular meals.

3) Portions - contains portions of Rice, Pasta, Mashed Potato, and Oven Chips (6 portions of each of these foods)..

4) Snacks - contains 25 photos of popular snacks.

5) Take-aways - contains 16 photos of popular take-away food, arranged into sections of Pizza Shop, Kebab House, Chinese Take-away, and Indian Take-away.

The complete set contains 115 full-colour photographs, covering a wide range of popular food and drinks.

Each poster is A1 in size (around 84 x 60cm) so they are ideal for group teaching or display.

The Carbs & Cals Poster Set is a great accompaniment to the Carbs & Cals book and flashcards. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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51 of 51 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book is a fantastic help for all diabetics especially Type 1. Counting carbs can be so diffucult when trying to control your blood sugar as a diabetic. The visual pictures of the food and the portion sizes make it so much easier to ulimately calculate the right insulin dose to have with the food/carbs you eat.
And so gain better diabetic control.
A must for all adults. Children and their parents.
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27 of 27 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant Book 30 April 2010
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This is a brilliant book for anyone who needs to count their Carbs and Calories!...I am a Type 2 Diabetic, have been since 1991 and have never been taught how to count Carbohydrates although I am on Tablets and Insulin (Basal Bolus). I was on a Diabetes Forum and somebody wrote about being advised to get this book Carbs and Cals by Chris Cheyette and Yello Balolia..so I went to their website... www.carbsandcals.com.and ordered one.
I am really glad I did.! the book is so easy to use, with pictures of plates of food ..in graduating portions showing you what a portion should look like and how many Carbs and Calories are in the portion size you choose to have.There is a lot of useful information as well.If you don't have Diabetes...it is very useful for losing weight..and the book is well worth while getting.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A Handy Delight 18 Aug 2010
Format:Paperback
Thank you Chris Cheyette. All the dietitians I know are envious that you have come up with this wonderful book. I use this everyday at work. It has been the most useful tool I have had as a diabetes specialist nurse. Looking back since I bought it, I have used in every discussion in appointments with people I see! Using the photographs to judge portion sizes (because you have a selection on each page) is extremely useful to try and work out carb: insulin ratio used at each meal. The photographs are of foods readily available here in the UK, although it would be a handy delight when on holiday abroad as well. People I have introduced to this book have found the rice and pasta pages very useful. Also the alcohol pages too. There is an iphone app available too.
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5.0 out of 5 stars easy to follow
Good for those trying to slim without the usual club support and much cheaper than a membership. Like it for its simple way of presenting the facts.
Published 38 minutes ago by Mr. Ps Hinchliffe
5.0 out of 5 stars A great way to visualize what a correct portion size is
Great book, so much so my mum asked me to get her one as well.
It's quite amazing the difference in calories between two almost identical plates of food. Read more
Published 1 hour ago by P. GREEN
5.0 out of 5 stars Invaluable
Excellent, easy to use book essential for carb counting, especially when eating out. A must for carb counters. Highly recommended.
Published 1 day ago by Paul Smart
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The book has given us loads more meals and food for us to add up the carbs which is important to a diabetic.
Published 1 day ago by j wallis-norton
3.0 out of 5 stars Carbs book
Lots and lots of pictures of different food with info on carbs cals etc but a bit too fiddly for me to keep trying to find the food item
Published 2 days ago by skyword
5.0 out of 5 stars The best one of the series so far
With its increased coverage of food and drink information plus the inclusion of Gluten Free foods, this book caters for most dietary needs, whether for diabetics, people with... Read more
Published 4 days ago by J. Punter
3.0 out of 5 stars useful-the only half decent book about at present
We use this every day as a guide to calculating insulin for our 11 yr old on an insulin pump, & a 50 yr old on a pen, both are type I.
The pictures are ok. Read more
Published 6 days ago by David speedy
5.0 out of 5 stars carbs &cals
Great book plenty of good advice great for diabetes you can work out your meals and drink s easy would give it 10. Stars l loved it Jane
Published 6 days ago by jane
5.0 out of 5 stars Dtabetic carb counter
I think all diabetics should have this book. It's format makes it so easy to use and I fully recommend it.
Published 7 days ago by splinter
5.0 out of 5 stars carbs book
recommended by diabetic team for carb counting. It is ideal! It has many other uses too, calorie and protein values are all included too!
Published 7 days ago by shelley
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