The Calorie Counter

We were out running errands today and in the midst of scanning celeb gossip magazines at Walgreens, this book caught my eye. It's written by Annette B. Natow, PhD and Jo-Ann Heslin, MA, RD, entitled "The Calorie Counter".

The book lists foods by category (i.e. cereal, bread) and then by brand name, alphabetically. While the book only lists product name, portion size, and calories, it's a helpful reference to have in your collection. It'd be perfect if it listed grams of carbohydrates for my diabetic patients, but it's still a handy resource to have for weight management patients and consumers. I recommend checking it out and looking up some of your favorite brands to compare!

On a completely different note, I made THE BEST smoothie this morning. I am constantly freezing fresh fruit to use in smoothies. This particular smoothie included frozen blackberries, strawberries, banana, mango, pineapple, fresh blueberries, Crystal Light fruit punch, and skim milk. I also added strawberry flavored cod liver oil from Nordic Naturals.

Husband and sister-in-law, Michelle, gave it a huge thumbs up. It went well with our Fiber One waffles - yumm!

Have a great weekend!