Eat This, Not That is just a mishmash of horrific nutrition facts and pictures. Some of the facts are not completely accurate, either. There is no mention of serving sizes in some cases, and, for certain restaurants, "numbers are approximate; x does not provide nutrition information." So Zinczenko is just guessing that a Big Mac has less fat than a Whopper?
On one page, I saw that the book recommended ordering a 2-Scoop Hot fudge Sundae
with Chocolate and Vanilla ice cream from Baskin Robbins. This item contains 530 calories, 29 g fat (19 g saturated fat), and 52 g sugars. Why on earth should one eat this? Well, compared to the 2600 calorie Large Chocolate Shake (with 135 g fat (59 g saturated fat, 2.5 g trans fats), 263 g sugars), I guess it seems better. But come on, anyone who doesn't know that a gigantic chocolate shake like that is bad for you needs a lot more help than he/she can get from this book. What Zinczenko is doing here is not educating you about how to eat better; he is just playing with trivia - crunch the numbers to find out which food will put you in a bigger sugar coma!
I'm sorry, but I don't want to play this game. In the end, I can't trust a guy who tells me to forgo my chicken sandwich for a cheeseburger. No matter what the numbers say, it just feels - and tastes - wrong.
The series of Eat This, Not That books also includes an edition about selecting foods at the grocery store, and an edition geared toward kid/family-friendly food. All these books are available at stores and online, but they aren't worth their sticker prices.
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