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Each year here in the DFW Metroplex from late September to October we all crowd into Fair Park and enjoy some great food, music, and entertainment. The State Fair of Texas is famous for it’s crazy collection of fried foods and it’s great to enjoy some time outside after the Texas heat wave has already past.

“All things in moderation” is a good slogan when you’re headed to a fair, because indulging in high-calorie fair food is a wonderful treat, but it’s not worth blowing all that hard work you put in over the summer. Thanks to CalorieKing, a website with a database of nutritional information, we can now account for what we are eating.

• Turkey Legs ………………………… 1,135 calories
• Foot Long Hot Dog …………………. 470 calories
• Funnel Cake …………………………… 760 calories
• Fried Snikers Bar ……………………. 445 calories
• Fried Twinkie ………………………….. 420 calories
• Cheesecake on a Stick …………… 655 calories

We don’t want to ruin the fun for you, but it’s important to remember that you must account for everything that you eat. So when you are headed for the fair pack a small notebook with you so you can journal the food that you are eating.