You shouldn't grocery shop when hungry. Same goes at the mall. But what if you're mall-starving and suddenly face-to-face with an Auntie Anne's pretzel stand? Even if you're counting calories, the scent of baking pretzels and a growling stomach are a powerful duo to ignore.

Logic tells you pretzels must be a healthier mall snack than ice cream or a grande frappuccino with whip on top. So, how many calories in an Auntie Anne's Original Pretzel?

With several flavors to choose from -- Almond, Cinnamon, Garlic, Jalapeno, Original, Pepperoni, Raisin, Sesame and Sour Cream & Onion -- it's a mind-twisting choice. Here are a few insights to make it easier.

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Carbs are my weakness, so when I'm at an outdoor event or just walking through a sea of food vendors, I'm drawn to the ones that emit the soft, mouth watering scent of warm bread. A pretzel stand will do nicely. Especially if I can get it with some butter. I know, I know. It's a bad habit, picking up carb-loaded junk food from street vendors. But on the other hand, is a pretzel really that bad? It's not deep-fried, as far as I know. And without butter, it's just some bread with a little salt.

What do you think? Is a pretzel a calorie disaster? Or is it a fairly harmless way to curb cravings?

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As I've been leading you through the paces of enjoying the best Walt Disney World has to offer, without trashing your health and fitness habits, this is one of the easiest days to master. On our second day of vacation we headed to the holy land of wholesome family fun, The Magic Kingdom. Ahhh yes! This is the place where children squeal, Mommies well up with tears of joy on a regular basis, and Daddies shout like kids themselves on the roller coasters. It's also a place where every last visitor is likely to do a ton of physical work. In fact ... read on and you'll learn exactly how many calories we burned during this day. It's insane!

So! Our day consisted of pushing the kids in the double stroller, then watching the castle show. Did I mention each of my children weigh almost 40 pounds? Then we pushed the kids in the double stroller some more, and rode some rides in Fantasyland. In fact, before we even stopped for lunch, we pushed the double stroller again and rode rides in: Fantasyland, Tommorowland, back to Fantastyland, Mickey's Toontown Fair, Adventureland, back to Tommorowland and finally landed back in Adventureland for lunch. Then we ran circles in the water squirters at both Ariel's Grotto and Pooh's Corner to cool off for about an hour. The latter half of the day resembled the first half, except it seemed even busier.

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With summer imminently approaching, and in some places already in full-swing, now seems like a great time to get the skinny on just how fattening food served at carnivals and street fairs can be.

Before I even read the article posted on eDiets I had a sneaking suspicion that elephant ears, which are basically fried dough, were perhaps not the most nutritious of snacks. In fact, I pondered if a low-fat, low-cal option even existed at fairs. Water, perhaps. Maybe cotton candy, although that's made of sugar.

It turns out, according to this article, anyway, that many foods I suspected were not so good for me aren't. I also learned that there are a few options for those of us out there trying to make the most of our carnival experience without all the fat.

For starters, cotton candy is basically sugar and food coloring. While you should be concerned about the amount of sugar you consume (some experts estimate it's over --- pounds per year per American) you needn't worry about fat, trans or otherwise, when eating cotton candy. What makes me more nervous about cotton candy than the sugar is the dye used to color it. Remember that rule about not eating blue food???

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