Menu Confidential: Conquer the Hidden Calories, Sodium and Fat in the Foods You Love

Megan Ogilvie

Jul 2012 · Sold by Harper Collins

About this ebook

Menu Confidential is a book for every Canadian who dines out. That’s most of us. One-quarter of Canadians— 8.5 million people—dine out once or twice a week, and almost one million Canadians say they eat at a restaurant every day. Most Canadians intend to eat right when having a meal outside their home, but few put those good intentions into practice. Sure, cravings for a greasy burger will sometimes overtake you, but the biggest hurdle to making smart choices is a lack of information.

Packed with colour photographs, Menu Confidential is not a traditional weight-loss book. Rather, it is a guide to navigating the dining scene, with solid facts, eye-opening analysis and easy-to-use tips. Over time, those who make better, more informed choices can lose weight, becoming smart diners with an edge on keeping those creeping pounds at bay.

About the author

MEGAN OGILVIE is an award-winning health reporter at the Toronto Star and writes the popular column The Dish. She holds a master’s in science writing from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Prior to joining the Star, Megan worked at the ABC News medical unit in Boston. Before launching The Dish, Megan wrote the popular Diet Decoder column at the Star, in which she exposed the pitfalls of various diets.