During the holidays, you simply can't pass up all the rich and delicious foods and desserts.  Tasting all those yummy things is part of the fun during this time of year.

Go ahead and enjoy all the food when you're celebrating.  But in between big meals and decadant desserts, you might want to try lightening your food intake.

I love having a big salad filled with as many fresh vegetables as I can get my hands on.  I flavor it with dried cranberries, apples, pears, and walnuts.

I also discovered this oil sprayer.  I hate when my fresh greens are swimming in oil.  Now I can just give my salad a light mist.

Fit's Tips:  Use an oil sprayer on cooking utensils, pizza dough, vegetables, frying pans, and cookie sheets to reduce unnecessary fat intake.

This holiday season many of us will be flocking to the movies to see the latest and greatest hitting the theaters.

Unfortunately we may not realize that the snacks we are paying WAY too much for have WAY more calories than we may realize.  So to help you through, I've broken down some movie theater favorites:

Large Buttered Popcorn (20 cups):  1500 calories, 116g fat, 90g carbs
Hot Dog (1 dog with bun):  305 calories, 4.5g fat, 23g carbs
Nachos with Cheese (large, 4 oz):  1101 calories, 59g fat, 131.5g carbs
Soft Pretzel (large):  483 calories, 4.5g fat, 99g carbs
Cotton Candy (2.5 oz):  300 calories, 0g fat, 74g carbs
Junior Mints (3 oz):  320 calories, 5g fat, 68g carbs

There's lots more, so

Milk Duds (3 oz):  340 calories, 12g fat, 56g carbs
Sno-Caps (3.1 oz):  360 calories, 16g fat, 60g carbs
Raisinets (3.5 oz):  380 calories, 16g fat, 64g carbs
Gummi Bears (4 oz):  390 calories, 0g fat, 90g carbs
Goobers (3.5 oz):  525 calories, 35g fat, 55g carbs
Twizzlers (6 oz):  600 calories, 4g fat, 136g carbs
M&M's (5.3 oz):  735 calories, 31.5g fat, 105g carbs
Skittles (6.75 oz):  765 calories, 9g fat, 166.5g carbs
Reese's Pieces (8 oz):  1200 calories, 60g fat, 138g carbs
Starburst (24 pieces):  480 calories, 10.5g fat, 99g carbs
Coca-Cola with ice (large, 3 pints, 18.9 fl oz):  353 calories, 0g fat, 88.4g carbs

In-N-Out Burger is a cult like favorite out here in the West.  People literally flock to In-N-Out to get their grub on.  I won't lie, I recently dined at In-N-Out and with a nutritional information card no where in sight, I had to fend for myself.

So you don't have to play the guessing game next time you go, here is the Breakdown:

The Double-Double with Onion has 670 calories, 41 grams of fat, 1440 mg of sodium and 39 carbs.

The Cheeseburger with Onion has 480 calories, 27 grams of fat, 1000 mg of sodium and 39 grams of carbs.

The Hamburger with Onion has 390 calories, 19 grams of fat, 650 mg of sodium and 39 grams of carbs.

The French Fries have 400 calories, 18 grams of fat, 245 mg of sodium and 54 grams of carbs.  BUT they are not cooked in trans fats, so they get a major plus for that one.

The Chocolate Shake has 690 calories, 36 grams of fat, 350 mg of sodium and 83 grams of carbs.

Fit's Tip:  Get it with out the "spread" and you can knock off 80 calories, 9 grams of fat but you need to add 80 mg of sodium and 2 grams of carbs.

Recent studies suggest that we all eat more when we are eating food labeled low fat.  Yikes!

When fat is taken out of a food it is usually replaced with sugar, and sugar is not low in calories (or carbs for that matter).  Generally the foods labeled as low fat are only 11% lower in fat when compared with their regular fat counterparts.  Yet most folks think "low fat" means the foods are 40% lower in fat content.  Because of this misconception, people tend to eat over 28% more calories when eating low fat foods.

Fit's Tip:  Basically your best bet is to eat just a little bit of whatever you're really craving since the full fat version is tastier and ultimately better for your waist since chances are you will not over indulge.

Depending on what kind of snowboarder you are, will determine whether or not it's a work out or just a day out.

• Maybe you're just learning and spending more time on your butt than on your feet.
• Maybe you've been out lots of times and you're practicing stopping and turning.
• Or maybe you've been snowboarding for practically your whole life and you're working on your tricks.

Whatever level you're at, you're still working your butt off.  How many calories do you think you burn in 1 hour?

How Many Calories Do You Burn in 1 Hour of Snowboarding?

1. 150 calories
2. 250 calories
3. 350 calories
4. 450 calories
5. 550 calories