Nutripoints: The Breakthrough Point System for Optimal Nutrition

by Roy E. Vartabedian and Roy Vartibedian

Book Overview

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0060162759
• ISBN13: 9780060162757
• Release Date: January 1990
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
• Length: 450 Pages
• Weight: 1.26 lbs.

Customer Reviews

The only 'diet' that works for me

I have had this book for years. Whenever I feel that my jeans don't fit comfortably anymore, I take out this book and reevaluate what I am eating. I agree with the previous review; it's a shame that people focus on what to eliminate, rather than how to improve your choices. It's the best method for me. I make sure that I'm getting enough nutripoints for the day, and that virtually eliminates (okay, reduces) the negative things I eat or drink, like tiramisu or a diet coke, or a glass of wine. When I know that romaine lettuce has a much higher nutritional count than iceberg lettuce, I make the smarter choice. And since there are hundreds of items in each category, I even know which brand of bread will give me the best points per bite.

Simple way to pursue good nutrition OR lose weight

This is not a calorie or fat gram counter. The authors have given approximately 2500 foods (prepared or fresh) a nutritional value according to vitamin, calorie, fat, cholesterol, and caffeine content. If a food has no nutritional value, including no fat or cholesterol, why bother eating it?...it gets a low number, like a 2. If the food provides the body with much needed vitamins, moisture, protein, etc., the value goes up - some cereals have a value of 75 pionts for one serving because they have high vitamin and mineral content and low fat and calorie content. The object of this Nutripoints game is to try and earn 100 points a day. Even if you have a candy bar and a cup of coffee for breakfast which will give you a 3 point score , you still have the whole day to get your points up to 100! After only a couple of days I fell for the game. I found myself looking at food for its nutritional value , "is this worth eating, it's only 5 points?". Wow, this sweet roll is only 8 points, but this bowl of cereal is 75 points, and if I add some strawberries I can make my quota for the day! By following this Nutripoints theory, you find yourself trying to eat all those things to add up points, not trying to keep them down (as with fat gram counting)by denying yourself as much as your willpower can stand. It's a shame this approach to healthy eating didn't take off as well as others, because it's so much fun