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Resist the Temptation to Buy Easter Candy on Sale

FitSugar — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 06:00:00 -0700

Pastel coated candy and egg shaped chocolate are tasty April indulgences, and there's a chance you're still on a sugar high from the holiday weekend. When you head to the store to buy ingredients for this week's healthy meals, resist the urge to pick up bags of discounted candy.

It's easier to justify spending money on junk food when it's half-priced. While that bag of peanut butter filled chocolate goodness costs less than it did just yesterday, it still has the same number of calories. Many of us have a difficult time passing something up when it's a good deal, but don't compromise your healthy eating habits by buying bags of candy to simply have on hand. There's a good chance your hand will be reaching for that candy when you'd normally opt for something else.

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Product of the Day: Easter Bunny Glo Popcifier

GiggleSugar — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 11:17:29 -0700

For the raver who celebrates Easter! Sure, Katie Sugar looked longingly at this candy when I walked by, but this toy (for ages five and up) isn't designed for paci-aged kids.

Perhaps this light-up lollipop/pacifier has the best intentions, but I can't shake my mental image of some clubber kid whiling away his Sunday ecstasy roll by sucking on the Easter bunny's head.

Holiday Eating Tip: Healthier Easter Basket

FitSugar — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 14:45:00 -0700

Easter is coming up this Sunday, and for those of you who celebrate and are also trying to watch your weight, this means another holiday of dealing with candy and sweets. The positive side is that there is no rule that says you have to fill your Easter basket with pounds of chocolate eggs and jellybeans. Fill your basket with these healthier alternatives instead:

Carrots (since the Easter Bunny likes to share)
Fresh fruit
Homemade cookies that are filled with healthy ingredients like oats, raisins, dried cranberries, walnuts, and dark chocolate chips
Bars of Dark chocolate
Colored eggs made with homemade dyes
Dark chocolate covered peanuts, pretzels, or raisins
Mini banana bread muffins
Fitness DVDs
A scented candle
Animal shaped hand soaps (my girls love these)

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A jar of all fruit jam
Energy bars
A potted plant
Small picture frames
Trail mix
Herbal teas and a mug
A CD of relaxing music
For kids: a coloring book, colored pencils, puzzles, small toys, stuffed bunnies, stickers, play-doh, magnets, disposable cameras, packets of seeds and gardening tools, plastic eggs filled with coins or beads, Silly Putty (it even comes in its own egg), and books about Easter.

Fit's Tips: I don't believe in denying yourself anything, especially during special family and holiday times. Make sure you do enjoy the treats you love, but do so in moderation. So if you get a 12 inch chocolate bunny then you may just want to eat one ear, instead of the entire bunny in one sitting.

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Easter Fun Facts!

partysugar — Sun, 08 Apr 2007 01:11:53 -0700

I hope that nobody minds my tiny obsession with useless knowledge concerning statistics and facts about food and holidays. I happen to think that knowing a plethora of nonsensical information is an incredibly fun conversation starter, especially in awkward or uncomfortable moments. Although DearSugar may not approve, I'm all for avoiding horrid questions by quickly changing the subject. I mean how else do you deal when you're at your family's Easter brunch and your uncle asks you how your job is going and you were fired the week before? Well instead of bursting into tears or bashing your former employer say: hey did you know that 90 million chocolate Easter bunnies are made for Easter each year? Or that the world's largest jelly bean weighs over 6000 pounds?? I'm telling you read through my Easter fun facts and you'll have something interesting to say when you are at a loss for words. To find out what part of a chocolate bunny gets eaten first and just how many marshmallow Peeps get consumed each year read more

When taking a bite into a chocolate bunny, 76% of Americans prefer to bite off the ears first. 5% eat the feet first and 4% eat the tail first.
During the Easter season, Americans buy more than 700 million Peeps - making Peeps the most popular non-chocolate Easter candy.
Adults prefer milk chocolate (65%) over dark chocolate (27%).
86% would prefer having chocolate bunnies instead of a live rabbit.
Each day throughout the year, 5 million marshmallow chicks and bunnies are produced in preparation for Easter.
16 billion jelly beans are made specifically for Easter which is enough to fill a plastic egg the size of a 9-story building.

Kids prefer red jelly beans and 75% are willing to do extra chores for more Easter candy.
57% of kids get up super early on Easter to see what the Easter bunny has brought them.
80% of parents carry on the tradition of the Easter bunny by preparing a surprise Easter basket filled with goodies for their children and 90% of adults hope for their own Easter treat.
The first chocolate eggs were made in Germany in the 19th century and remain one of the most popular Easter candies today.

Solid chocolate bunnies are favored, followed closely by hollow chocolate bunnies, marshmallow filled bunnies, and other Easter bunny candy.

In the old days pretzels were associated with Easter because the twists of the pretzel were thought to resemble arms crossing in prayer.
The exchange of eggs for Easter dates back to a springtime custom older than Easter itself in which eggs were given as a symbol of rebirth in many cultures.

The Easter egg roll on the White House lawn has been a tradition since 1878.
After Halloween, Easter is the biggest candy consuming holiday.

Got a fun Easter food fact? Please share it with me, I'm dying to know more!

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A Week In Review: FitSugar roundup

FitSugar — Sat, 07 Apr 2007 04:00:00 -0700

Before you eat too many pieces of Easter candy, you might want to read this breakdown of your favorite Easter candy.

Here are some suggestions on how to create a Healthier Easter basket.

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Easter Candy Breakdown

FitSugar — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 08:00:00 -0700

Easter is this weekend and for many of you, it's a time of baskets filled with Cadbury Creme Eggs, marshmallow Peeps, and fruity jellybeans. This holiday is perfect for people with a super sweet tooth, but before you devour an entire chocolate bunny, check out the nutritional info for your favorite treats.

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Candy	Calories	Fat (g)	Carbs (g)	Sugar
4 Peeps Marshmallow Bunnies	130	0	33	29
1 Peeps Hollow Milk Chocolate Egg	420	24	54	52
5 Mars Mini Chocolate Eggs	179	10	20.4	17.6
1 Cadbury Solid Milk Chocolate Easter Bunny	890	48.6	101.2	97.1
1 Cadbury Creme Egg	150	5	25	22
12 Cadbury Chocolate Eggs	190	8	28	26
1 Dove Solid Chocolate Easter Bunny	230	13	25	24
1 Nestle's Crunch Solid Chocolate Easter Bunny	692	36.2	95.6	79.1
1 Snickers Cream Sports Egg	140	6	18	16
1 Reese's Peanut Butter Egg	180	10	18	16
1 Reese's Reester Bunny	798	42	88.2	75.6
1 Brachs Chocolate Covered Marshmallow Egg	43	1.3	7.8	6
5 Brachs Malted Easter Eggs	180	5	31	27
35 Jelly Belly Assorted Jellybeans	140	0	37	28

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Easter Candy Breakdown

FitSugar — Thu, 05 Apr 2007 07:30:00 -0700

I saw Peter Cotton Tail, hopping up the numbers on my bathroom scale. Hippity, Hoppity Easter's on its way...

Easter, for most people, is celebrated with candy yummies but before you push your 10-year-old niece out of the way to get the last hidden chocolate egg, you may want to consider this Easter Candy Breakdown:

Candy	Calories	Fat (g)	Carbs (g)	Sugar
Peeps (4)	130	0	33	29
Cadbury Creme Egg (1)	150	5	25	22
Cadbury Chocolate Eggs (12)	190	8	28	26
Dove Solid Choc. Bunny (1)	230	13	25	24
Snickers Cream Sports Egg (1)	140	6	18	16
Reese's Peanut Butter Egg (1)	180	10	18	16
Brachs Choc. Covered Marshmallow Egg (1)	43	1.3	7.8	6
Jelly Belly Assorted Jelly Beans (35)	140	0	37	28

Please take all this information into consideration when you vote on YumSugar's poll on your favorite Easter Candy.

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6 Somewhat Disturbing Easter Treats

GiggleSugar — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 04:00:14 -0700

As if biting the heads off chocolate bunnies wasn't creepy enough, candy manufacturers just keep the weirdness coming. And you thought it started and ended with the light-up bunny pacifier! Here are six of my favorite secular (and religious!) Easter treats to laugh at, puzzle over, enjoy, or - in some cases - avoid.

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The 8 Most Fattening Easter Candies

FitSugar — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 11:45:00 -0700

You're going to indulge on Easter, I know I am. So let's just try (try being the key word here) to not indulge on these candies that made it onto Newsweek's list of the most fattening Easter candies.

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What's Your Favorite Kind of Easter Candy?

YumSugar — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 03:01:19 -0700