"Free" Calorie Book

Wild Vulpix

Wild Vulpix

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I just want to let everyone know that my local Barnes and Noble had a book, The Calorie Counter for Dummies (by Rosanne Rust, Meri Raffetto), running for $7.99 ($7.17 with B&N membership). ()

They also have a that you can pick up (or just print out, I would guess) for any Dummies book that costs more than $6.99. This is good until April 30, 2010.

AND on the last page of The Calorie Counter for Dummies, there's a page you can tear out and mail in for a $3 rebate on top of this (look for yourself, just to make sure it's not just in my book!). So when it's all said and done, the book is free. I BELIEVE the rebates stack. There's nothing on the rebates that say they can't be used with other rebates, so rebates usually stack in this case. Just be sure to check the 'expiration' dates on them and to hold onto your receipt.

As for the book itself, it's a nice little tool that, for the most part, lists the calories of foods at chain restaurants. So if you eat out a lot, it's not bad to have. There is calorie listings of some common foods around the house, but I personally don't find that section too strong compared to the restaurants one.

(I hope it's okay that I'm posting this. I apologize if I'm not supposed to. I just wanted to share my find to some people who might want to know.)
 
I'm pretty sure free is always welcome. :)

I doubt I will go thru all the work for it, but my mother is the kinda person that goes nuts over anything free. (growing up I thought "Hilton" was a brand of bath towels) :blush5:
 
ChefChiTown said:
Sooooo, this book is basically just teaching people how to count?
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If you're looking to learn how to count, there's a mathematical proof out there that shows why numbers have order and why 2 always comes after 1, and why 3 always comes after 2, instead of numbers being all... 2, 4, 50, 82i, 4... etc. Unfortunately I don't know where to find it! :(

But seriously, the book lists restaurants (say McDonalds) and then it lists all the items the restaurants has, and how many calories each item is, as well as fat, sodium, carbs, sugar, and all that other nutritional information stuff. To be honest, I'm sure you can find most/all the information on the internet. But I hate trying to find the information from restaurants who don't post it on their webpage (like Applebee's or 99 Restaurant! Grr). It's possible to find it on the web, I do it all the time, but some days I hate it.

The book says there's like 140 restaurants in the book. But if you don't really eat out, then you can easily live without this thing. If you eat out a LOT, then I recommend it. (I don't eat out a lot... but I like things that are free *lol*)
 
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