The Most Complete Food Counter: Paperback – January 8, 2013

Great resource for those needing to keep track of various nutrients- I'm diabetic, so need to keep track of carbs, and like to keep track of protein (harder to get enough of sometimes). This book has a LOT of brand name items, as well as more unusual foods, and even some over-the-counter medicines ! It's larger than a mass-market paperback book that I've used for years, but has a LOT more entries (at least ones I'm interested in !). The first 55 pages are an overview of nutritional basics as well as a glossary of various diet types and terms. I think I've finally found one book that does the job of many :)

This is a really great book. Am on keto and this book makes it easy.

The extensive content makes this a excellent source of information. The limiting factor is the differentiation between the major classifications and the minor ones. This takes time to get use to.

I'm very disappointed with this book and regret my purchase. Like many other nutrient counter books, it is cumbersome to use and loaded with useless information.The Table of Contents (pic 1) is heavy on teaching concepts and minimal on food categories. The only guidance is "Part 1: Brand Name, Nonbranded (Genetic), and Take-out Foods" and "Part 2: Restaurant Chains". There is no Index in the back of the book. So the only way to find what you're looking for is to flip through page after page of data.The first item I tried to look up was "oatmeal". It was not listed under its own category nor was it under "oats" which was also conspicuously missing. Next I tried "grains", nope! After much more flipping around I finally located it under "cereal" (pic 2), buried among a lot of processed foods. There were also multiple listings of oatmeal broken down by brand.Unprocessed food nutrients should be the same regardless of brand. Thus I believe that the data listed in this book is just a repository of what manufacturers quote and is not independent data.Portion sizes of food entries are often listed by volume only and do not provide the mass ("weight"). While this is a satisfactory measure for liquids, it is highly inaccurate for solids. A larger quantity of food fits in the same volume of the pieces are smaller or less hydrated.I had hoped that this book would provide me with the accurate, complete nutritional information it claimed to contain. All I really care about are the macro nutients (protein, carbohydrates, fats) of accurately measures servings (mass) of unprocessed, genetic foods. You know, whole foods for clean eating. Unfortunately I bought a book that focuses predominantly on processed foods which makes looking up basic oatmeal a chore. On the bright side, there are 4 pages dedicated to alcoholic cocktails (pic 3) in case I want to know their nutritional value. :-(

At last! A book that has the latest and greatest, the most updated foods listed I could find! I’ve been hunting all over for a book that has been recently updated. The date says 2013. The other food counter books are way older. So, before you buy, read the publishing dates.....just saying.

It's just absolutely a great resource and very, very helpful and informative. It's easy to use, and all the nutritional information anyone would ever want to know about practically any of thousands of food items, even by brand, etc., can quickly be found.. Fantastic job, ladies!

It may be the MOST complete food counter, but make no mistake, it is not FULLY complete.Very thorough listing of major nutrients (sodium, various vitamins) as well as fat, carbs, & protein in a good variety of generic, packaged, and major chain restaurant foods.The nutritional section follows the FDA "guidelines" which are majorly influenced by the agricultural industry and not science. Where the science is in those recommendations are the *minimum* nutritional requirements--used to guide food stamp and military feeding programs. Too much milk, too much meat, not enough emphasis on whole grains, and treating all vegetable oils as acceptable.For a better take on what science shows as good nutrition, see Walter Willette, MD (of Harvard Medical School): Eat Drink and Be Healthy. Particularly see the section on oils. You pretty much want to stick with extra virgin olive oil and peanut oil. Infrequent use of butter is ok. Cottonseed is full of pesticides, and canola--forget about it. Margarine is awful, just get rid of it. Eggs are good again.An introductory section goes over basic nutrition concepts. The rest of the book is GENERALLY organized by generic, packaged, and major chain restaurant foods, HOWEVER, strangely, some foods have other categories. This reduces the usability of the book considerably. The fact that it is so thick makes it a desk reference only (not very portable, certainly not a handbook. It also lacks an index, which would have made it a bit more useful.I think this data would be more useful as an online database. . .

This has nutrition details for a great variety of foods. Each food is listed alphabetically and then has brand names. Included are portion, calories, fat, saturated fat, cholesteral, protein, carbs, sugar, fiber, calcium, sodium, potassium, folic acid and vitamin C. So complete and helpful!