(Part 2) Best food counters books according to redditors

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I am sympathetic.

I suffer from an ailment with similar causes to Coeliac disease. The doctors are currently trying to classify it. My symptoms include depression (the clinical kind, not the "I feel bad today" kind), anger and physical pain.

I also live in the UK. Wheat is a cheap starch across Europe, so it is quite common for corn to be substituted with wheat in several of the "natural" additives. I'm also effected by malt, barley rye and oats, which are all also common, although less common than wheat.

I went though E for Additives to work out what I can and can't eat.

I feel great now I'm off everything that I shouldn't be eating.

The trouble is that it includes so much that eating at a friends house, or in a restaurant is nearly impossible.

Malt vinegar, maltodextrin, glucose syrup, fructose syrup and MSG are all on the bad list, purely as I cannot know where they are from - and they are never made pure, as that would be too expensive.

Why is it that manufacturers insist in placing all of this rubbish in our food? :(

I have an easy loaded potato soup (stovetop)
An easy twice baked potato
Scalloped potatoes are pretty simple.


I do a good hot sausage pepper pasta.


Crockpot roasts are a great way to start to use it. Even just a roast coated with Onion soup mix comes out amazingly.


I'd also challenge him with some baking, it takes a bit of practice, but it's so easy to make cookies, pretzels, cobbler, biscuits, there are so many simple ones out there that only seem intimidating.


Since he can cook eggs, learning to make an omelet is an easy way to expand on something he already knows. (Scramble, pour into pan, after it sets, top it with whatever toppings, fold it over, and there you go.)
Pancakes and Waffles are fun.
Whipped cream and Butter both are super simple if you have a mixer or whisk.
Message me if any of those peak your interest!


A good way to experiment and learn are those dinner services, like Hello Fresh, Home chef, plated.
They send the ingredients, instructions, and are super easy to follow and learn at the same time.
If you can afford it, it's got recipes from all over the world and is almost like a guided cooking class.


I'd also recommend:
https://www.amazon.com/Top-Secret-Restaurant-Recipes-Creating/dp/B002EER116/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=top+secret+recipes&qid=1573332058&sr=8-3
This cookbook is a series, and I had a lot of fun with those!


Also, if your son likes a specific show, game, or pop culture thing, there are many fun cookbooks for that, too! literally it seems like there are thousands of them.
IE:
https://www.amazon.com/Star-Wars-Galaxys-Official-Cookbook/dp/1683837983/ref=sr_1_8?keywords=pop+culture+cookbooks&qid=1573332145&sr=8-8
https://www.amazon.com/Fallout-Vault-Dwellers-Official-Cookbook/dp/168383397X/ref=sr_1_7?keywords=gamer+cookbooks&qid=1573332193&sr=8-7


https://www.amazon.com/Elder-Scrolls-Official-Cookbook/dp/1683833988/ref=sr_1_9?keywords=gamer+cookbooks&qid=1573332193&sr=8-9

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Old school:

http://www.amazon.com/Complete-Book-Food-Counts-9th/dp/0440245613/

Yes,
http://www.amazon.com/Why-We-Get-Fat-About/dp/B004HFK0H2

I believe gout can be a side effect of losing weight - it's been referred to on this sub, so a search should be able to help you.

The book The Sugar Fix talks a lot about gout and how it's caused by high fructose in the diet - including from whole fruit, which the doctor who wrote it advises limiting.

Grab a copy of this. Very handy to have around:

CalorieKing 2019 Larger Print Calorie, Fat & Carbohydrate Counter https://www.amazon.com/dp/1930448724/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_PXW3CbHZT6T0D

https://www.amazon.ca/CalorieKing-Calorie-Carbohydrate-Counter-2017/dp/1930448678

That's the one I use. It's fantastic. Full of items and info. It's also available in the kindle version.

I keep a pocket size paperback copy of the Calorie King in my kid's diabetes bag and we also use the online version on our smartphones.

http://www.amazon.com/CalorieKing-Calorie-Carbohydrate-Counter-2014/dp/1930448589/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8

[Guide to Healthy Fast-Food Eating]
(http://www.amazon.com/Guide-Healthy-Fast-Food-Eating-Warshaw/dp/1580403174/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1330863385&sr=1-1&tag=bookforyoudm-20)

I didn't copy/paste anything.

I don't have a dick.

How is providing factual information "insulting someone's intelligence"? Are you referring to my "unfamiliar words" remark? I mean there was a whole advertising campaign for one product that was all about "doesn't contain any ingredients whose name you can't pronounce". There's even a book by that title: https://www.amazon.com/Z-Guide-Food-Additives-Pronounce/dp/1573244031

I see that you are crazy for McD's fries - the least nutritious (or "healthy") part of the meal.

Ever wonder why sushi rice tastes so delicious? Added sugar.

Nutrition science is murkier than you might think! The evidence for a lot of common beliefs about nutrition is pretty minimal. I found this book on the subject interesting.

IANAS, but let me just direct you to some amazon.com comments on popular books on the subject, so you can read both sides. As with everything, there're skeptics and believers; personally I'm someone who always strives for balance, and so with a ketogenic diet, which does seem unbalanced in certain nutritional aspects, it's good to have these lemon grenades available in case there is indeed something to it.

http://www.amazon.com/The-Acid-Alkaline-Diet-Optimum-Health/dp/0892810998

Plus I don't like the idea of giving up fruit altogether.

Bowes and Church's Food Values of Portions Commonly Used is the Registered Dietitian's bible (in printed form) for finding nutrient values in foods. It is just the numbers, so it's not something you are going to sit down and read cover to cover. It is very useful as a reliable reference.

Good to hear that, C. Do you just want a bunch of references you can bury yourself in for the next few months, or do you also want some practical advice/shared experience that you can take on faith until you catch up with the theory, so you could start right away?

If the latter, it might help if you provide some specifics - what area you reside in, do you have a house or an apartment, how large is your family, are your kids picky eaters, would others in your family take you seriously, what do you eat, what you don't eat, any health issues you might want to share, etc. I will try to see what resources you might have available around you.

Also, for background - are you familiar with evolutionary considerations as far as nutrition is concerned? Why do you think the soils may be depleted, what do you think are the most nutritious parts of an animal?

This book is a must - not only does it have a lot of healthy recipies, it gives background on why certain methods of preparation must be used, the biochemistry of the processes, etc.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/0967089735

May get those as well right away to qualify for free shipping.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/1890612340
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0929173252

I am a bit pressed for time now - need to replace a family dog, not to mention general burden of large family. So I will likely write piece by piece and then we could put everything together.