CAKES

The same warnings apply as for biscuits. Buy a whole big cake or a packet of favorite individual cakes and sooner or later you'll be sneaking downstairs again (don't think we weren't watching in those wee small hours of the night. If cakes are on your hard-to-resist list buy only a single individual cake to cope with what, for many women, might be a strong 'time of the month' craving.

The quantity you buy is the quantity you'll eat (Oh yes you will!). And avert your eyes from those deceptively healthy-looking oaty flapjacks on sale in shops, cafes, trains, trolleys, kiosks, petrol stations … just about everywhere, these days, bar public loos.

Fat units given per average-sized cake.

ALMOND SLICE OR BAKEWELL SLICE………….2

APPLE PIE …………3

CHOCOLATE-COATED MINI ROLL …………2

SMALL CHOCOLATE OR LEMON CUP CAKE ………………. ½

FLAKE CAKE ………..2

FLAPJACK (115g/4oz) ………….9

FRENCH FANCY …………1

JAM DOUGHNUT …………4

JAM TART ………….1 ½

MINCE PIE ………..3 ½

VIENNESE WHIRL ……….3