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Carb Counter: A Clear Guide to Carbohydrates in Everyday Foods (Collins GEM)

By: HarperCollins Publishers Collins UK
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Collins
ISBN: 0007176015
ISBN-13: 9780007176014
Released: 05 Jan 2004
RRP: £3.99
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highly recommended. - By: T. E. Kirby, 05 Jul 2008
I bought this, & 2 other carb counting books, because I have 2 children who are Type 1 diabetic & we need to carb count for the basal bolus insulin regime they are using. I found it so useful I bought another 3, 1 each for the kids & 1 to be kept in the kitchen. The other books got left on the shelf, this one is far & away the easiest to use (& to carry around) & the best thing it's alll UK foods, products & measurments. Since my children are teenagers the fact that it includes fast foods from the likes of McDonalds is reallly helpful too, they are much more inclined to use this than the others. All in alll we have been reallly pleased with this book & would recommend it to anyone needing to keep an eye on their carb intake.
Collins Carb Counter - By: Nigel, 11 Jan 2005
This essential for anyone with type 1 diabetes that is on a basal-bolus insulin regime. Our daughter has the condition & we need to work out her carbohydrate intake with every meal to calculate her insulin.

Free Carbohydrate listings on the internet seem to be based on strange American foods - so it is good to have a book that covers British foods. This book is excellent value, is a handy pocket size & is very comprehensive.

I gave the book 4 stars rather than five because it mainly Gives Carbs per hundred grams - which is fine at home when you can weigh things. But when eating out or at other peoples houses it would be useful to have more portion descriptions - rather than just giving a total weight for many foods.