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.
- ISBN10 1565611098
- ISBN13 9781565611092
- Publish Date 7 January 1998 (first published 10 January 1997)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint John Wiley & Sons Inc
- Format Paperback
- Pages 208
- Language English