Barbara Kraus’s Calories and Carbohydrates.
Revised by Marie Reilly-Pardo.
ISBN 0-451-20773-4
Calories and Carbohydrates is a dictionary listing of more than 8,500 brand names and basic foods with their calorie and carbohydrates counts. Changemaker uses this ook as the reference for calories. We have listed several online references also.
From the introduction:
“The calorie yield of your diet verses the amount of energy you expend is the key to whether you maintain your ideal weight, gain too many pounds or lose weight.”
Pay strict attention to the portion size. You may find it valuable to keep a list of equivalent portions. Under “counters’ we have listed several resources online.
The equivalents used by this book are:
By weight:
1 pound=16 ounces
1 ounce=28.35 grams
3.52 ounces=100 grams
By volume:
1 quart=4 cups
1 cup=8 fluid ounces
1 cup=1/2 pint
1 cup=16 tablespoons
2 tablespoons=1 fluid ounce
1 tablespoon=3 teaspoons
