| Use
a computer recipe program like MasterCook.
You may already own this program as it is included with many computer software
packages. Other recipe program can perform nutritional analysis - check
to see what you may already own. |
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| This
is a great program that you can download (or order on a free CD) from the
website - http://dietpower.com/ and
use for 15 days. After the 15 days, you must pay for it. I love this program
and decided to buy it after my 15 free days. |
You
can buy books for around $7 like The Complete Food Counter that list this
information for just about everything, including many chain restaurant foods. |
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Search for a recipe
similar to your favorite that includes a nutritional analysis - this is
a good site - http://eat.epicurious.com/
But the recipes at this site only include calories and fat. For example
- Each serving contains about 179 calories and 7 grams fat.
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This
site - http://www.cookinglight.com/cooking/
- includes more detail - this is the best - NUTRITION PER
SERVING
CALORIES 281 (28% from fat); FAT 8.7g (sat 1.8g, mono 3.7g, poly 2.6g);
PROTEIN 4.8g; CARB 46.3g; FIBER 1.2g; CHOL 39mg; IRON 1.1mg; SODIUM 234mg;
CALC 89mg; |
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Here
is a list of various programs that will do a recipe analysis - http://www.per-serving.org/links.asp
But you are not required to spend big bucks on these programs. |
| Or,
if you are an AOL member - you can download a free trial version -
http://members.aol.com/webhealth/recipe.htm |
If your favorite
foods come from restaurants, ask for a nutritional brochure. Many restaurants
will have this information.
If your favorites
are pre-packaged (for example, Little Debbie Cakes) then cut out the nutritional
information on the box.
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