Foods That Will Fatten You This Fall

06

October

‘Tis the Holiday Season and as the weather turns chillier, the body’s natural instinct is to conserve more energy and store more fat to protect us from the cold (yes, it’s a little more difficult to lose weight in the winter time). So what do we as intelligent human beings do during the cold season to battle this natural tendency of the body to gain weight? Why, we cook more food with more fat than ever, of course!

Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas - it’s weight gain time with a vengeance folks! Unless, you pay heed to the villains of the season - those pesky treats that can derail even the most thought-out of diets and fitness regimens. MSNBC’s Newsweek presents The Eight Most Fattening Foods of Fall

Yes, we all probably already know about the ill-effects of excessive Halloween candy or turkey stuffing. But look out for the unlikelies: Starbuck’s Pumpkin Spice Latte. If you order the large (ok, ok … “Venti”) size in all its glory with whole milk and whipped cream, here are the damages (Source: Starbucks)…