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It's simply not useful to present information listed under brand names and that's what the other books do. How do you compare the same foods under different brands? Very, very slowly, if at all! Do we really care about one tea biscuit having two more calories than another? We don't think so. People want the CALORIE values for what they are considering for purchase, and then they want them for the portion they want to eat. That's what we do here. "The Pocket Calorie Counter" is an easy-to-use list of foods and drinks, providing the calorie content per portion, together with the carb, fat and fibre content. All this information comes packed into a small enough book for you to carry it with you everywhere!
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Carolyn started her career at the top working as Head Chef for a restaurant but eventually switched to journalism where, in 1977, she was able to combine her love of food with her flair for words when she became Deputy Cookery Editor for Woman magazine. Over the years she has freelanced for numerous women's, parenting, education, food and lifestyle magazines as well as for PR companies specialising in food, nutrition and health. She has written over 40 books and has taught both cookery and journalism at further education level. She has written many books for Foulsham and sold over 92,000 books in 2006 alone.
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87 of 87 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Ok so after reading review's of this book I was slightly concerned that the portion sizes were not accurate e.g. 1 small portion, 1 tumbler, 1 good handful etc, but I bought the book anyway as everything else in the reviews looked good and well it's not too hard to guess the amounts. Well I needn't have worried as there is a section in the book called portion sizes which give the equivalent weight/measurements of the quoted portions (I think maybe some people may have missed this bit by skipping right to the counter tables) - Excellent so now not only does it list practically everything, all portions sizes can be measured accurately and it fits into your handbag :o) Fab little book, I give It the thumbs up and would recommend it.
95 of 98 people found the following review helpful
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I brought the calorie counter as i now want to know how much calories the food i eat contain. This calorie book is tiny and you can carry it with you everywhere. It's set out like a dictionary (alphabetical order) with the calorie number according to portions- which is one of the many things that make this calorie book great! It doesn't only contain brand names but also has things like home-made fish and chips or home-made chicken soup e.t.c so you know for sure how many calories the food is. Basically, if you really care about the amount of calories a food has then buy this book....you just can't go wrong!
15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
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I bought this on a whim and its BRILLIANT. Ignore the people who say the portion descriptions aren't accurate enough, theres a section at the front which explains this fully. It has everything you can imagine you'd need in it. The portions described are 'normal' person portions - not bird food size! The book has a logical order and everything is where you would expect to find it. It lists home-made and shop bought options which is great and also lists naughty things like curry and all its trimmings. The books small and light enough for your bag but has all the foods you require in it. I can't fault it!!
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Confusing
Unfortunately I didn't find this book much help at all for calorific values of food. Very confusing. Read more
Published 19 days ago by CanDa
Just what I was looking For
been looking for one of these books so I can keep in my briefcase. It is small and packed full of information.
Published 1 month ago by Tony Scarfe
Calorie counter
This book certainly contained many items but I found that in many cases it was a bit vague as to portion sizes, e.g. portion size for a Haddock shows "1 piece of fillet". Read more
Published 1 month ago by HEIDI
POCKET CALORIE COUNTER.
A GOOD LITTLE BOOK WITH LOTS OF VERY HELPFULL INFORMATION.STAYS IN MY BAG PERMANENTLY.EASY TO LOOK UP ITEMS IN SHOPS WHILE SHOPPING AND FOOD THAT IS A GOOD CALORIE COUNT WHEN YOU... Read more
Published 1 month ago by ROBBIE
Pocket calorie counter
This little book is really handy it fits into my handbag so it is with me all the time. I would recommend it to anyone.
Published 2 months ago by Jo March
Essential Buy
this book is a must have item for anyone counting calories and portion sizes. It is the most useful book I have ever bought and is so neat it fits into any handbag. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Spayne
Pocket Calorie Counter
I was a litte dubious about getting this book, but need not have been, It's great, all the information you need at a glance and the analysis on portion size at the beginning of the... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Rachaelf
not good-no proper cal.values
I was very disappointed with this book as it gave no proper calorie count just average helping-no good at all a waste of money
Published 3 months ago by eliz
Calorie counter
The best calorie counter that I have come across very helpful as it lists everything in average helpings no weighing and counting makes things much easier.
Published 3 months ago by S. Bibby
calorie counter
A great little book, thought it would not contain enough calorie information, but have been proved wrong. Read more
Published 3 months ago by caz
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