David Zinczenko and Matt Goulding - Eat This Not That!: Thousands of Simple Food Swaps That Can Save You 10, 20, 30 Pounds - or More!

Pros: The visuals; The startling facts; The good substitutions
Cons: Doesn't cover all the nutritional information

Americans have problems with overeating and most every person in the land is either on a diet at present or was dieting at some point in the recent past. Dieting is a huge, multi- billion dollar business and there are many specific diet plans that ...

Pros: Comprehensive
Cons: A little more nutritional information would have been nice.

I received some gift certificates to bookstores for Christmas; I didn’t really feel like going out to use them so I shopped on line. I looked at some of the top rated books, and picked a few from the top 20 list. One of the books that was on there was ...

Pros: Concrete suggestions, easy to use handbook, non-threatening words, not too technical, full color pictures.
Cons: None.

I'm not overweight. I've gained about ten pounds since getting married seven years ago, and I could use more exercise, but I'm not overweight. Not yet, in any case. Seeing my parents, and their health issues, before me, I want to keep it that way. I ...

Pros: Full of facts, great photos, informative, much more!
Cons: Looking at those photos makes me hungry!

Let’s pretend that you are driving along, and you are suddenly overcome with a monser craving for a fast food burger. You pull off the highway and find a McDonald’s and a Burger King right next to each other. Because, as you know, you can’t have one ...

Pros: easy to read, great ideas, easy program for the everyday eater
Cons: wish it hard better swaps, some are a bit obscure

I have always been someone that has been concerned with my overall health and body weight. This started long before I was in the military, however, the military truly made me understand how to eat better and what to do to control my weight and the ...

Pros: Small, but packed with information and great photos.
Cons: Wish it came in hardcover or spiral-bound too.

This is a great book. Slick and attractive, with fantastic full-color pictures. Very well researched too, which is expected coming from the folks behind one of the most densely-packed, informative magazines, Men's Health. The truth is that casual ...

Pros: Very easy to use and incorporate into everyday life.
Cons: A lot of the "Not That" foods they mention look so appetizing on the page.

I hardly ever browse the book section at Wal-Mart, but on that fateful night about 2 weeks ago, I did. I saw "Eat This Not That", and quickly flipped through it. It looked very easy to follow, so I bought it. I had no idea how truly terribly I ate, until ...