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Amazon review for the previous edition: 'Anyone who is thinking of dieting -- STOP HERE. This is the handyman guide to dieting. All weight loss classes will ask you to keep a watch on how many calories/fats/carbohydrates you eat per day -- BUT they never explain to you what foods have what in them!. If you don't know, you need this book'
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With over 700,000 copies sold, Collins Gem Calorie Counter is the UK's top-selling calorie counter. This improved edition takes in new areas: Kids' food (is your child eating a balanced diet?), Fast Food (how much do you need to burn off after that Big Mac?) and Family Favourites (will my shepherd's pie break the calorie bank?) Controlling calorie intake is one of the most effective ways of dieting. The Gem Calorie Counter, by detailing information on thousands of foods and food products, provides the most comprehensive coverage for a book of this size. In addition to calorie content for each entry, details are also given of the amount of protein, carbohydrate, fat and dietary fibre, helping you to plan a balanced diet. Rather than the single alphabetical listing used in previous editions, the contents are now organised by types of food -- for example Fish, Flour and Baking, Fruit and Vegetables and Jams. This makes it easier to find what you are looking for and to compare similar food and products. Gem Calorie Counter is the ideal companion for the weight-conscious shopper.
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47 of 47 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I would say this book is a good resource for anyone conscious about their calorie intake or the nutritional contents of various type of foods. The book uses the metric measurement rather than imperial which is great. It contains exactly the information I was after in the sense that it gives the calorific values per 100 grams of food rather than per portion which can be very inaccurate and subjective from one person to another. The different foods are listed per types or categories and I think it is quite easy to find what you are looking for and I also think that as you keep on using the book you will become more and more familiar with using it and localising the food you are after very easily. This book is a comprehensive tool to have, I was pleased to discover that all the foods I usually eat were in there and this made my day.
Now for the negative aspect, I found that the format of the book is a little too small (very much pocket size) which really has its pros and cons, but personally I would have preferred a slightly bigger book size, with a slightly bigger font size too.
However overall I'm very pleased with my buy and would recommend it.
Now for the negative aspect, I found that the format of the book is a little too small (very much pocket size) which really has its pros and cons, but personally I would have preferred a slightly bigger book size, with a slightly bigger font size too.
However overall I'm very pleased with my buy and would recommend it.
43 of 44 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
I've only had this a few hours, and looked up four things in the course of making a batch of ratatoille. Already very disappointed.
1. I looked up aubergine in the 'Vegetables' section - i.e. raw aubergine, one of the ingredients in ratatoille. All it has is the calories for 'Aubergine, sliced, fried in corn oil'. Nothing for raw aubergine. Useless to me as I'm measuring the oil I'm cooking with separately (and being very sparing with it, because I'm on a diet!).
2. I looked up rice in the 'Pasta, Rice & Noodles' section - I found the calories for dry rice, but nothing for cooked rice. Again, not helpful if you are cooking for more than one person. I could, I suppose, weigh all the dry rice, and all the cooked rice, and do the sums, - but as the only one counting calories, it'd be a lot easier just to weigh my portion of cooked rice. There are, BTW, four pages devoted to Pre-cooked rice (i.e. microwave/boil in the bag).
3. I looked up tomatoes, needing the figure for regular, raw tomatoes. First in the list is 'canned, whole', then 'cherry', then 'fried in oil', 'grilled' then more canned stuff. Nothing for regular, raw tomatoes. Okay, so cherry tomatoes are probably the same as regular ones, calorie wise, but it still kind of beggars belief. And aubergines and tomatoes aren't the only veg where no figures are given for the raw produce.
Same problem in meat, fish, and fruit sections; often nothing for the raw, uncooked, unfrozen, uncanned, unbranded food.
Maybe fine if you live mostly out of tins and packets, and on fast food and ready-made meals.
1. I looked up aubergine in the 'Vegetables' section - i.e. raw aubergine, one of the ingredients in ratatoille. All it has is the calories for 'Aubergine, sliced, fried in corn oil'. Nothing for raw aubergine. Useless to me as I'm measuring the oil I'm cooking with separately (and being very sparing with it, because I'm on a diet!).
2. I looked up rice in the 'Pasta, Rice & Noodles' section - I found the calories for dry rice, but nothing for cooked rice. Again, not helpful if you are cooking for more than one person. I could, I suppose, weigh all the dry rice, and all the cooked rice, and do the sums, - but as the only one counting calories, it'd be a lot easier just to weigh my portion of cooked rice. There are, BTW, four pages devoted to Pre-cooked rice (i.e. microwave/boil in the bag).
3. I looked up tomatoes, needing the figure for regular, raw tomatoes. First in the list is 'canned, whole', then 'cherry', then 'fried in oil', 'grilled' then more canned stuff. Nothing for regular, raw tomatoes. Okay, so cherry tomatoes are probably the same as regular ones, calorie wise, but it still kind of beggars belief. And aubergines and tomatoes aren't the only veg where no figures are given for the raw produce.
Same problem in meat, fish, and fruit sections; often nothing for the raw, uncooked, unfrozen, uncanned, unbranded food.
Maybe fine if you live mostly out of tins and packets, and on fast food and ready-made meals.
14 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
This little book contains not only the calorific value of everything you might eat or drink, but also the protein, carb and fat values. It also very usefully lists not only standard foods (such as, say, cod or chicken) but the branded products made from those standard foods. It also gives the values of different means of cooking, e.g. steamed or fried. All that in a very neat little 3" x 4"!
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Dissapointing Calorie Counter
The Collins Calorie counter did not work very well in Kindle format for me. The typeface was too pale, badly organised for finding items and also required loads of calculating out... Read more
Published 7 days ago by georgina
Poor value
I bought the Kindle edition of this and was very disappointed. Not only is the print small and difficult to read, but there are many blank pages within sections. Read more
Published 28 days ago by Mrs P.L.
ok if you carry scales in your pocket
i found this book a bit disappointing. Was looking for a quick and easy reference guide that I could use at work or whilst out and about. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Nel
CALORIE COUNTER
CALORIE COUNTER HELPED ME A LOT WITH MY DIEL NOW WOULDNT BE WITH OUT THE BOOK
AS IT MADE BIG DIFFERNCE
AS IT MADE BIG DIFFERNCE
Published 4 months ago by A. I. Carr
simply a good buy
this is a simple and easy to access book that is great for monitoring your calorie intake. A Great buy from a great seller. many thanks
Published 7 months ago by mossley46
Not as useful as it might appear
This book is not very useful for those who cook their own food, as it lists mainly cooked and ready prepared dishes and not as many raw ingredients as one might hope for.
Published 7 months ago by Goldendustman
weightwatchers
Excellent pocket reference for those checking the calorie content of food when shopping or dinning. Contents are listed under food type and give carb and fat content. Read more
Published 8 months ago by sibelius
Collins Gem - Calorie Counter
Collins Gem - Calorie Counter This was not as concise as I expected, it was good but what I expected.
Published 9 months ago by ssdcc108
Difficult to read
I found this book very difficult to read because of the pale green print. I could not look things up without a magnifying glass, especially page numbers. Read more
Published 11 months ago by CJC
Calorie counter
I bought two of these little books (one for a friend)- very useful - many inclusions. Only one fault - the print is tiny!! Read more
Published 14 months ago by Mr. K. Horroll
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