Fitness and Wellness

February 2008

Nosh and Burn

The nutritional skinny on some of the city’s most tempting treats—plus, winter friendly ways to battle the bulge By Courtney Shea


Hamburger

The Burger Shoppe, 688 Queen St. E., 416-850-7026

Calories: 600 Carbs: 21.3 g
Fat: 36.4 g

Burn it off: Let your inner child loose for 75 minutes of tobogganing at Christie Pits (750 Bloor St. W.). Going down is the easy part.


Yukon gold fries

Jamie Kennedy Wine Bar, 9 Church St., 416-362-1957

Calories: 727 Carbs: 62.7 g
Fat: 49.8 g

Burn it off: Whether you rule the half-pipe or not, spend 102 minutes snowboarding at Horseshoe Valley (1101 Horseshoe Valley Rd., Barrie, 705-835-2790).


Margherita pizza

Terroni, 720 Queen St. W., 416-504-0320

Calories: 1,400 Carbs: 104 g
Fat: 54 g

Burn it off: Channel your inner Elvis Stojko on Harbourfront’s Natrel Rink (235 Queens Quay W., 416-973-4866) for 176 minutes.


Pad Thai

Salad King, 335 Yonge St.,
416-971-7041

Calories: 410 Carbs: 30.4 g
Fat: 18 g

Burn it off: Hit the Blue Mountain slopes (108 Jozo Weider Blvd., Collingwood, 705-445-0231) for an hour of downhill skiing—more if you stop for hot chocolate.


French toast

Bonjour Brioche, 812 Queen
St. E., 416-406-1250

Calories: 660 Carbs: 85 g
Fat: 33 g

Burn it off: Stay above the drifts in the season’s smartest footwear: snowshoe for 73 minutes at Hardwood Hills (402 West Old Barrie Rd., Oro Station, 705-487-3775).


Veal cutlet sandwich

California Sandwiches, 244 Claremont St., 416-603-3317

Calories: 643 Carbs: 22.3 g
Fat: 36.9 g

Burn it off: Take the workout indoors and indulge in six and a half hours of fireside canoodling.


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