Nutrition Hint--The Hidden Dangers of the...SNOW CONE!

Nothing says summer refresher like a snow cone, but the trick to this summer shocker is that within a few minutes of ordering this you'll have downed 550 calories -- probably without even realizing it. Our advice: Drink a glass of ice water. Then, if you still want something sweet, try a scoop of a fruit sorbet, which is about 100-150 calories, or frozen yogurt for 180-200 calories (but this one contains some fat, so watch how much you eat). The real deal however, is a popsicle. At 45 calories, you'd have to eat 12 of these to catch up to the calories in a snow cone.