Eat This Not That!: The Best & Worst Foods in America!

by David Zinczenko and Matt Goulding

Book Overview

The publisher has maintained exclusive distribution rights for this hardcover edition through its Rodale Direct division. This title will be available from Ingram Book Company in July 2010 (ISBN... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1605294616
• ISBN13: 9781605294612
• Release Date: July 2009
• Publisher: Rodale Books
• Length: 420 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.6" x 7.0"

Customer Reviews

Superior Presentation of Essential Information!

Eat This Not That! (The No-Diet Weight Loss Solution) is highly informative for everyone, but life-changing for many! I've been reading health books for many years. Without a doubt, this book is up at the top of the list because of the accessability and quality of the information. For those of us living in the real world, presented with real choices in a life on-the-go, the authors have zoomed in on the real issues we face every day. Yes, we will sometimes eat a candy bar, no matter how we intellectually understand that it's bad. However, there is bad, and there is much, much worse. The finest example of this is the Twix 2-ounce package, that delivers not just candy, but enough fat to rival ELEVEN SLICES OF BACON. Now, that is the kind of information that could prevent a heart attack! Make no mistake -- the book is helping us choose between (as per this example) from an array of snack foods. It's not about Twix bars vs. a head of steamed cabbage. Also, when the food industry labels some items in a way that suggests the product is "healthy," it is sometimes anything BUT. I consider myself to have an awareness of what's good and bad, and this book has given me reason to take even more time to stop and read those "healthy" labels. This book will also help you select the best in restaurants, fast-food, beer, salads, pizza, drinks and more. There's also information on the best foods to fight high blood-pressure, high cholesterol and blood-sugar issues. The issues addressed are extensive! My greatest satisfaction was in giving this book as a gift to a friend, who commented, "I had no idea that I was picking out all the wrong stuff." Mission accomplished! This book is worth every penny!

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This book is a great publication. The quality of the book and pages are superior, and it's very different from the other "EAT THIS NOT THAT" books. I purchased several of the others and I'm glad I did. They are not repetitious. I recommend purchasing it.

Lot of Helpful Info

"Eat This and Not That" is a guide to eating healthier and reducing caloric intake for those who eat out and eat primarily at fast food restaurants in our "drive-thru society." One possible solution to additionally add is: do *not* eat at fast food restaurants. With these words of wisdom, the problem is solved. However....with our brief lunch break and long commutes in our age of being in hurry and having to do more with less time, many of us eat fast fast food out of convenience. We honestly may not want to eat this stuff, but we do. In "Eat this not that" there is ample breakdown of caloric amounts. Buy having this information you can literally save thousands of calories a day. A lot of the caloric, sodium, sugar, and fat gram information is included and quite surprising. The focus is on fast food and supermarket junk food, but this is a health book, and it's focus is counting calories. Hydrogenated oils, and fructose corn syrups are also included and very important for people to be aware of. Many fast food choices that seem to be "healthier" or have less calories are often far worse than we think. Fast food has high caloric density, meaning a small item can have massive amounts of calories, fat, and sodium. Sodium is the hidden killer in fast food and restaurant foods. When we eat meals containing dangerous levels of sodium we cannot even taste it and tell it's loaded with salt. This book suggests swapping the worst choices for better choices. Some readers wanted content on Protein and minerals in these fast foods. Folks, if you feel you need to know this info - don't eat fast food. The macros of Protein/Carb/Fat ratios are negligible. Don't stand on a pair of empty train tracks in the country-side on the lookout for low flying airplanes. Small sweet tooth snack foods in the supermarket, and a seemingly healthier option in a restaurant can add thousands of calories to you in only a single day. My personal favorite in my fast food days was the Sausage McMuffin with Egg at the early morning drive-thru on the way to work. That little tasty treat has 450 calories, 50% of my daily fat intake, 87% of my daily cholesterol limit, and 39% of my daily sodium limit. And this is in, just one. In this book the chapters are categorized very well: Snack food, frozen foods, salads, sushi, additives, drive-thru, pizzas, sandwhiches, alcoholic beverages, and chapters focusing on blood pressure, cholesterol, and blood sugar, among others. The "Foods For Kids" chapter is really important for those with kids. "Eat this not that" by David Zinczenko packs a lot of info that you can access in seconds. It's not a "health" or "diet" book, but it is an informative book on how you can be healthier.

The Best and Worst Foods in America is for ALL AMERICANS

Everone who eats out alot should have this book.Its a real eye openner.You will be amazed of the foods that are bad for you,and the one's that are good. Salads are the worst at some of the fast food chains,and the Burgar King Whooper is over 1400 calories. This book names the best and worst Restaurants,and the best foods to order when you eat there.I can't get enough of this book,even though some reviewers are saying if you bought the first one,don't bother with the rest of the collection.

Read this, don't wait!

This book can change your life. It tells you the best and worst foods in both grocery stores and restaurants. I found the information invaluable and the book itself addictive to read. Anyone who has gotten other Eat This, Not That books will also appreciate this new addition to the series. It is different because it is more direct than the others, clearly saying the choices that are best or worst instead of saying one choice is better than the other. It is also a hardback. The book is full of illuminating food facts. Quick! What's a better snack: a Rice Krispies treat or a Brown-Sugar Cinnamon Pop-Tart? The Rice Krispies treat has 150 calories, the Pop-Tart 400 ("a cookie-crust boat full of high-fructose corn syrup and partially hydrogenated oils: not an acceptable treat at any time of day."). Apparently even food choices that SOUND responsible can be diet-killers: Romano's Macaroni Grill Seared Sea Scallop Salad clocks in at a whopping 1,170 calories. These truths are startling. As I learned in this book, the healthy path is not always the obvious one. As Ellen DeGeneres says, "Eat This, Not That is going to freak the weight right off you!" Written in a straightforward style and illustrated with hundreds and hundreds of close-up color photos, Eat This Not That is a beautiful and well-designed book. It's so compelling to look at you'll be surprised how much time you'll spend with it. Authors David Zinczenko and Matt Goulding are editors of Men's Health magazine; Zinczenko is also editorial director of Women's Health and a regular contributor to the Today Show. Other books in the Eat This Not That series include Eat This Not That! Supermarket Survival Guide, Eat This, Not That! Thousands of Simple Food Swaps, Eat This Not That! Restaurant Survival Guide and Eat This Not That! for Kids!: Be the Leanest, Fittest Family on the Block!. All are invaluable; I can't recommend them highly enough. Here's the chapter list: 1. The Best ( & Worst!) Foods in America! 2. The Best ( & Worst) "Healthy" Foods in America 3. The Best ( & Worst) Restaurants in America 4. The Best ( & Worst) Breakfasts in America 5. The Best ( & Worst)Salads in America 6. The Best ( & Worst) Burgers in America 7. The Best ( & Worst) Pizzas in America 8. The Best ( & Worst) Sandwiches in America 9. The Best ( & Worst) Sushi in America 10. The Best ( & Worst) Supermarket Foods 11. The Best ( & Worst) Snack Foods 12. The Best ( & Worst) Frozen Foods 13. The Best ( & Worst) Drinks in America 14. The Best ( & Worst) Beer & Wine 15. The Best ( & Worst) Foods for Any Symptom 16. The Best ( & Worst) Foods for Your Blood Pressure 17. The Best ( & Worst) Foods for Your Cholesterol 18. The Best ( & Worst) Foods for Your Blood Sugar 19. The Best Foods You've Never Heard Of 20. The Best ( & Worst) Food Additives 21. The Best ( & Worst) Mall Foods in America 22. The Best ( & Worst) Drive-Thru Foods in America 23. The Best ( & Worst) Foods for Kids 24. The Best ( & Wo