Think about how long people stare at restaurant menus. It doesn’t matter if they are standing at a fast-food counter or holding a menu at a sit-down restaurant. Menus are big and filled with too many confusing choices, which take time to decipher. And most of the time people resort to guesswork or choosing with their stomachs, instead of with their heads. That’s why Eat This, Not That! books are so helpful and popular among millions of regular Americans who are trying to eat better and manage their weight. The books empower people to make healthier choices when faced with, say, 12 different entrees or 36 types of fast-food sandwich. Eat This, Not That! books are useful tools in the battle of the bulge, and the updated 2013 edition is even more user-friendly. While retaining it signature format and lively, colorful design, Eat This, Not That 2013 is jam-packed with both classic must-haves like "The 20 Worst Foods in America, 2013," and innovative new features that make the book exciting, fresh, and even more practical for consumers. Some highlights:

• Rehabilitated desserts. The authors take evil, decadent favorites and turn them into innocent treats that taste great but won’t weigh people down.
• Power foods that fight disease, boost the immune system naturally, and fuel the body with clean-burning energy.
• The ultimate brain salad: how to keep your brain sharp, focused and healthy by adding these key ingredients to your greens.
• The Best and Worst Foods for Everything: From cookie jar to all-you-can-eat buffet, we reveal the foods to avoid like the plague and those to grab second helpings of. Giving a presentation? Here are the best foods to calm nerves. Working late? Instead of ordering in, brown bag a gourmet dinner of leftovers that will deliver 11-the hour energy without causing insomnia.
• A universal shopping list that ensures a well-stocked fridge and pantry of healthy staples that can be turned into dozens of amazing good-for-you meals.
• The Truth About…sauces, dressings and toppings that restaurants drown food in to add flavor. Guess what else is coming for dinner!
• And much more of what loyal readers have come to expect from the books that have changed the way America eats out.