And the desserts! Chocolate doughnuts, deep-fried and dusted with confectioners' sugar; apple dumplings with a thin lemon syrup; devil's food cake with chocolate sauce and whipped cream; homemade ice ...

Sifting through the marketing jargon of descriptive labels on foods these days can leave even a nutritionist questioning which way to go. Low-fat, lite, light, fat-free, sugar-free, % free, no added, ...