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Calories in Easter Candy

I just read this article about calories in various kinds of Easter candy -- I would like to summarize the results, and then since this is an advice column, ask my question at the end:

Peeps:

4 peeps = 130 calories. They are fat-free but high carb - 8 grams of sugar alone, adding up to 32 grams in a serving of four.

Jelly Beans:

Each individual bean is only around 5 or 6 calories.
The recommended 35-bean serving = 140 calories from 37 grams of sugar.

Cadbury Chocolate Eggs:

12 eggs = 190 calories and 8 grams of fat.

Cadbury Creme Egg:

The 1.2-ounce egg = 150 calories, 5 grams of fat and 25 grams of carbs.

Reese's Peanut Butter Egg:

All three varieties -- milk chocolate, fudge and white chocolate--have a calorie count of 180.
The fat content is 10 grams, double that of the Cadbury Creme Egg, with the white-chocolate egg the worst, at 11 grams.

Hershey's Hollow Milk Chocolate Egg:

One hollow Hershey's egg (4.65 ounces)= 570 calories.
Eat the four Hershey's kisses included inside and you're up to 660 calories and 41 grams of fat.

Large Chocolate Bunny:

The average seven-ounce rabbit = 1,050 calories
Smaller one-ounce bunnies = 140 calories

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What I want to know is --

Since I am supposed to be dieting (sorta kinda), what do you recommend as the best way to eat all the candy that I intend to on Easter and not feel guilt about it?

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first of all...i would suggest not re-reading that article...it is a well known fact that there are several calorie guilt free (sorta kinda) days each year... :)...and you can pick and choose yours freely...just don't over exceed your limit...chocolate bunny ears and jelly beans are always freebies!...throw any leftover candy out on monday...enjoy yourself sunday!...

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6 months ago
Hey, if you're going to eat it and you know you're going to eat it, throw away the guilt, it's not worth it. Guilt is a waste of energy. Now, that the guilt thing has been dealt with, there are no guarantees on you not waking up with a stomach ache!
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6 months ago
Thanks for the replies -- I decided to get a head start and not wait till Sunday -- my daughter just came home with some chocolate eggs and how could I say no? LOL
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6 months ago
karen, if your daughter went to all that trouble to bring you chocolate eggs, it would be rude not to eat them.....
feel better?
besides, I don't really think there is any truth in the labeling of candy...I think it is a conspiracy to close down candy factories.....lol
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6 months ago
Isn't Sunday supposed to be a day of rest? Dieting is a lot of work, so rest!
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6 months ago
be back later...going to drugstore for bunny ears and pole dancing peeps!... :)...
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6 months ago
I read somewhere a while back, when packing for a guilt trip - depending on how long you'll be staying of course... it is best to consider taking along a snack. Didn't say what to take, so since it's a guilt trip, I'm guessing - hey take the bunny too.
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6 months ago
And, besides, everybody knows that if you eat standing up the calories just fall to your feet. Now, you may end having to buy a larger shoe size, but that's worth the price of being able to eat peeps and chocolate bunny ears!
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6 months ago
Yah, you know, I was thinking about it after I posted that, and how the hell do they know how many calories are in anything anyway? I think it's all a conspiracy by some big bureaucratic killjoys to keep us from eating anything delicious and actually enjoying life.

Pass me another chocolate egg......

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6 months ago
mawgwet, I love you! LOLOLOLOLOL
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6 months ago
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