There was an article I read this morning that talked about being healthier this spring. One thing it warned about was the Easter candy. Oh, that dreaded candy. How I love it. I've heard that more candy is sold at Easter than at Halloween. And why wouldn't it be? Chocolate bunnies are so much yummier than stupid Tootsie Rolls.
Here is a break down that the article included of popular Easter candies.
- Speckled Jelly Beans, Jelly Candy, 9 pieces, 220 calories
- Bunny Mix, M&M's Peanut, 1.5 ounces (1/4 cup), 220 calories
- Reese's Peanut Butter Cup Miniatures, 5 pieces, 220 calories
- Palmer Happy Hopper Bunny, 13 ounces, 1,100 calories
- Cadbury Creme Egg, 160 calories
- Cadbury Mini Eggs Candy, 12 pieces (40 grams), 190 calories
- Russell Stover Marshmallow Rabbit, 2 ounces, 230 calories
- Reese's Peanut Butter Eggs, 1 piece, 170 calories
- Pez Hippity Hoppities, 1 roll, 35 calories
- Bunny Peeps, 4 bunnies, 110 calories
- Jelly Beans, 4 calories per bean
- Hershey's Hollow Milk Chocolate Egg (570 calories for the shell alone) with 4 candy-coated milk chocolate eggs inside (90 more calories)
So, if you're going to choose, choose wisely, for while calories will bring you life, too many will take it from you. Okay, bad line. But it is good to realize exactly what you will be eating this weekend. I don't think any of us have to give up the chocolate bunnies, just be mindful of them.
2 comments:
Only one Easter specific candy can do me in - Reese's Peanut Butter Eggs. They are so much better than regular peanut butter cups. They are beautiful.
They are in my freezer.
You can't chow down as many when they are frozen.
Ooooh, and if there's one way to improve on a Reese's Easter Egg, it's to freeze it. Mmmmm.
I'm with Cindy.
Clinton needs cadbury eggs at Easter like I need Pumpkin Pie at Thanksgiving. I will be spending some pocket change on the clearance cadburys after... better than valentines to tell him I love him.
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