Jodi Lipper and Cerena Vincent, author of How to Eat Like a Hot Chick, blog on the Huffington Post now and then. Their most recent entry is titled “Don’t Eat At The Mall: What To Avoid When You Return Your Gifts.”

They name five food vendors to avoid. Topping the calorific list is Cinnabon:

These things have 800 calories each, which is by far more calories than you should consume in a typical meal, not to mention a snack. We know they smell like delicious cinnamon heaven, but so do those obnoxious candles they sell in makeshift carts in the middle of the mall, and those are fat-free. One more reason to never eat Cinnabon – they are beyond messy, sticky and gooey. The frosting has the consistency of glue, and that is the last thing you need all over your hands before you go try on clothes. Save the sticky fingers for another time.

Check out the full list here.

By the way, How to Eat Like a Hot Chick should not be confused with the vegan diet book, Skinny Bitch. The authors of that book have published a best-sellling cookbook sequel, Skinny Bitch in the Kitch, subject of a recent article in the New York Times. An excerpt:

“Skinny Bitch in the Kitch” helpfully condenses the entire content of the first book down to three pages (meat is murder; carbohydrates do not make you fat; always read the ingredients and don’t eat anything you can’t pronounce). The first book barely mentioned cooking, suggesting an eating style based on fruit, snacks and frozen food from the health-food store. It was a vegan version of the fast-food diet the authors say they used to follow equally zealously.

“I know I ate at Burger King every single day of 1992,” Ms. Freedman said. “For years, if it didn’t come from a drive-through or a can, I wasn’t interested.”

Read the complete story of going from Burger King junkie to vegan animal rights activist here.

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