Diet Busters Revealed- America’s Worst Restaurant Foods
March 3rd, 2009 -- Posted in nutrition | No Comments »As a health educator who teaches nutrition and the importance of making good food choices in relation to weight control as well as diabetes, I’ve noted that it is a real struggle for most people to find out exactly what the caloric content is of the foods they choose when they occasionally eat out or must eat out for business or even for social occasions.
A book that has been out for a while, EAT THIS, NOT THAT is an easy to read, informative book that is a real eye opener as to what the true caloric and sodium content is of some of our favorite restaurant foods. Big Mac vs. The Whopper? The book covers everything from burgers (beef, turkey or veggie) to banana splits, salads to milkshakes and Starbucks.
The goal of the book is not to tell everyone to avoid eating out, but to make smarter choices with the information provided. A lot of it will shock you as many things you think would be lighter in calories are actually the worst offenders.
The co-authors of the book, David Zinczenko and Matt Goulding have made many appearances promoting the book on several media outlets and several are posted on YouTube. CBN gave Matt Goulding the longest segment (almost 14 min) to discuss the book and it is included below.
In this segment, he names the 5 worst dishes on the menus of restaurants across the U.S. and its entertaining as well as informative…personal deep dish pizza=2310 calories and 162 grams of fat? See more…