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  • 7 most unhealthy carnival foods.

     Photo of fried candy bars including Snickers, Milky Way, and 3 Muskateers

    There are few things in the universe more evil than carnival food. Check out Newsweek's list of the 7 most unhealthy carnival foods.

    7. Cotton Candy
    One large cone of spun sugar is 200 calories. It's practically health food.

    6. Snow Cones
    The sugary syrup used is 100 calories an ounce. A 12 oz. snow cone will end up being 550 calories, depending on how syrup-heavy you take it.

    5. Corn Dogs
    a.k.a the "nitratesicle" contains 375 calories and 21 grams of fat and 1170 mg. of sodium.

    4. Deep Fried Twinkie
    One deep fried Twinkie contains 420 calories and 32 grams of fat. That doesn't include any sugar or jelly topping.

    3. Deep Fried Oreos
    Each cookie contains 157 calories and 10.1 grams of fat.

    2. Funnel Cake
    An 8.3 oz. cake contains 760 calories, 44 grams of fat, 80 grams of carbs and 20 mg. of cholesterol.

    1. Deep Fried Candy Bars
    Everything from Snickers, Mars, Milkyway and 3 Musketeers is deep-fried and slapped on a stick. A king-size, deep-fried bar has over 700 calories and 44 grams of fat.

    What's your favorite carnival food?