Taste vs. Fat: Rating the Low-Fat & Fat-Free Foods: How to Save Money, Time, and Your Taste Buds by Knowing Which Brand-Name Products Rate the Highest on Taste and Nutrition - Softcover

Magee, Elaine

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1565611098 ISBN 13: 9781565611092

Publisher: Chronimed Publishing, 1998

Not too many years ago, if you asked for the low-fat food sections at your neighborhood grocery store, you'd be directed to the cottage cheese and melba toast. But thanks to popular demand and the miracle of food technology, today there are thousands of low-fat versions of our favorite foods from cheese to candy bars. With all the choices available, it's hard to discern which low-fat salad dressings taste like salad dressing and which taste like dish soap. Until now.Taste vs. Fat: Rating the Low-Fat & Fat-Free Foods is an easy-to-use and highly readable guide that saves readers time and money by revealing the best -- and worst -- of the brand-name low-fat and fat-free foods. Based on results from national taste tests and interviews, this indispensable book does all the research, so readers won't have to.From Entenmann's Fat-Free Fudge Brownies to Hillshire Farm Deli Select 97% Fat Free Honey Ham to Lean Cuisine Macaroni and Cheese, this guide has all the facts and the hundreds of product reviews you need to keep fat under 25 percent of the calories you eat -- without sacrificing taste. Just a few of the product categories include: -- Salad dressings and condiments-- Snacks and candies-- Canned foods-- Frozen dinners and pizzas-- Cereals and other breakfast foods-- Cold cuts and meats-- Dairy products-- Meatless sausages and burgersThe book also includes sections on how to avoid products that are fat-free but high in sugar and calories, tips on low-fat and fat-free cooking and eating out, and disclaiming manufacturers' claims. This book is a must for everyone wanting to reduce their waistlines while expanding their bottom lines.

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Review:

If you've ever tried eating fat-free tortilla chips or putting fat-free cheese on your homemade pizza, you understand the premise of this book: fat-free often means taste-free. This book looks at the fat-free and low-fat foods available in most supermarkets--from bacon to yogurt--and tells you what you really want to know about them: Do they taste good? Elaine Magee, a registered dietitian, also explains how eating these "healthier" foods can still make you gain weight (they're loaded with sugar in lieu of fat), and how best to use them to avoid that consequence.

From the Back Cover:

Your guide to the best of the "lights." Finding low-fat and fat-free brand-name foods that taste good doesn t have to be a guessing game. Registered dietitian Elaine Magee has conducted taste tests for everything from salad dressings to frozen dinners, and shares the results in this handy guide that reveals the best and worst low-fat and fat-free products in the supermarket. You ll save time and money by knowing which foods to try and which to avoid. Taste vs. Fat includes rankings and tasters comments in a variety of categories, including: Cookies, crackers, and chips Frozen dinners and pizzas Cold cuts and meats Dairy products Baking mixes The book also includes tips on avoiding products that are fat free but high in sugar and calories, understanding nutrition claims on food labels, and preparing mixes with less fat.

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