Comments on: Eat This Not That

By: PB

PB — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 23:02:46 +0000

Hey, I have a book for you to check out. It is called “Gadget Nation” it is written by Steve Greenberg. It is really very interesting.

By: A. Caleb Hartley

A. Caleb Hartley — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 15:25:57 +0000

A friend of mine brought this book into work and I couldn’t stop flipping through it. It’s a GREAT quick reference for those of us who – like you say – sometimes DO NOT have a choice but to hit that drive through on the way to the next appointment in our stupidly-busy lives.

I suggest it highly!

Namaste,
A. Caleb Hartley

By: Will

Will — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 21:43:53 +0000

Except for some surprises like you detail above, I think for me, and maybe many others, the problem is not knowledge of what is healthy, but that darn devil named appetite. I find if you keep healthy food around, you will eat healthy food. Then when you do get hungry and stop at a restaurant, the choice you make won’t have as big an influence on your overall diet. The other thing I discovered long ago is that healthy food can have as many calories as unhealthy food. For those of us cursed with a love of food and a big appetite, a constant effort is required.

The number one thing I would recommend if you want to improve diet and health is this. If you drink soda, even diet soda, stop. Always keep soda on the not that side!

By: Lisamm

Lisamm — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 18:01:58 +0000

It sounds like this book would be really helpful for families who eat out a lot. We don’t go out that much but I’m pretty careful with what the kids order when we do. My husband- he’s a different story. He knows what not to eat, but just can’t help himself.

By: Damien Riley

Damien Riley — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 05:02:29 +0000

Nice post. The trouble with Big Mac’s though is the price. They are $4!!! One can never fill me up.

By: RhodesTer

RhodesTer — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 01:18:52 +0000

I wonder, if this book were in a book called “READ THIS, NOT THAT”, would it be in the READ THIS section or the NOT THIS section? Probably the first one – it seems helpful. But then again, Janna was deprived and unsatisfied, so what do I know?

By: Janna

Janna — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 03:39:31 +0000

I actually got this book a couple weeks ago.
My main criticism is that it’s not very realistic in the substitutions it suggests.
In my experience, someone who followed this book would end up feeling very deprived and unsatisfied.
Perhaps there are people out there who would be ok with all of it, but I know I am certainly not one of them.

By: Marie

Marie — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 01:14:55 +0000

It’s so true, it can be soooo hard to eat healthy and well, when there’s so many places were you can easily take out.
But it is surprising how a ‘Big Mac’ can have fewer calories!