Tuesday, October 2, 2007

8 Most Fattening Foods For Fall

As temperatures drop, and the sweaters pile on, the winter eating fest begins! While our fall favorites aren't known to be "diet friendly"... who knew they were the enemy! Now that I think about it, I never want to eat a cold salad with cold turkey in the winter... and now that I've described it like that- do you? The average American gains 6 lbs. from Thanksgiving to New Year's...

1. Halloween candy - Those tiny chocolate bars are more of a trick than a treat. Eat just four "bite size" bars and you're up to 320 calories.

2. Mashed potatoes - They are the quintessential comfort food for fall and my personal favorite. But watch out before taking seconds: weighed down with milk and butter, mashed potatoes usually have about 200 calories in a half-cup serving.

3. Venti Pumpkin Spice Latte - Starbucks drinks are notoriously high in calories, and their autumn special is no exception. The Venti Pumpkin Spice Latte weighs in at 510 calories and 20 grams of fat.

4. Apple pie - A Thanksgiving dinner is never complete without a slice of apple pie. But with more than 400 calories and 20 grams of fat, this might be one dessert you shouldn't be saving room for. Add a scoop of ice cream (who doesn't?) and you're up to 530 calories. It might just be enough to last you until next fall. Stick with Edy's Apple Pie ice cream...

5. Cider - Who doesn't love a cup of warm cider? You might not want to skip this traditional treat altogether, but with a sugar-laden 200 calories in 16 ounces, the sweet drink should probably be considered a dessert substitute rather than a beverage.

6. Stuffing - At 358 calories and 18 grams of fat per cup, there's a reason they call it stuffing.

7. Candy apple - An apple alone is a pretty healthy fall fruit somewhere in the 60-100 calorie range. Coat it in caramel, however, and you have quite a different story. A large candy apple with caramel usually weighs in around 540 calories.

8. Turducken - This combo wonderbird is a trendy entree you might want to forgo. It contains turkey, duck and chicken wrapped together for a new twist on the usual Thanksgiving meal. In terms of your diet, that twist may be for the worse: one serving of Turducken has 749 calories and 34.5 grams of fat. Try limiting yourself to one bird and skip the crispy skin. A three-ounce serving of skinless turkey has only 130 calories.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Thanks loads for that

HLB said...

Many of my favorite foods are on this list....I might become a hater now...