8 Worst Easter Candies

[Cloud9Gal]

I LOVE #3!!
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1. Peeps. A few of these fluffy, sugar-filled treats can add up quickly. Go through a row of four bunnies and you're at 130 calories. Peeps are fat-free but do weigh in heavy on the carb count--each little rabbit has 8 grams of sugar alone, adding up to 32 grams in a serving of four.

2. Jelly Beans. These can be your worst foe or your best friend in the Easter basket, depending on how many you eat. Each individual bean is pretty low in calorie count, with usually around 5 or 6 calories, but munching through a handful or worse, an entire bagful, of Jelly Bellys adds up quickly. The recommended 35-bean serving comes in at 140 calories from 37 grams of sugar. To avoid jelly-bean overdose, it's probably best to grab a handful and then keep the Easter basket out of reach.
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3. Cadbury Chocolate Eggs. These eggs may look tiny, but their calorie count is anything but. A handful of 12 eggs comes with 190 calories and 8 grams of fat. You might want to skip over these high-cal eggs if you come across them on the hunt.

4. Cadbury Creme Egg. It's possibly the quintessential Easter treat, but most people won't be surprised to find out that the creamy egg packs in the calories. The 1.2-ounce egg comes with 150 calories, 5 grams of fat and 25 grams of carbs. If you're looking for an excuse to indulge, there is a slight silver lining: the tasty milk chocolate comes with 40mg of calcium, which is about 5 percent of the recommended daily value.

5. Reese's Peanut Butter Egg. This egg slightly edges out its creme-filled rival in the unhealthy Easter-egg competition. All three varieties of the Reese's egg--milk chocolate, fudge and white chocolate--have a calorie count of 180. The fat content weighs in around 10 grams, double that of the Cadbury Creme Egg, with the white-chocolate egg the worst, at 11 grams. Stick to the traditional Reese's Peanut Butter Cup, which, though it lacks the festive Easter element, has nearly half the calories of its egg-shaped relatives.

6. Lindt Chocolate Carrots. In a sea of eggs and bunnies, chocolate carrots are one of the more unusual Easter candy options--Lindt only started offering them seven years ago. Sadly, they have little nutritional value in common with their vegetable counterparts: a box of four carrot-shaped chocolates has 210 calories.
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7. Hershey's Hollow Milk Chocolate Egg. This might come as the biggest surprise: one hollow Hershey's egg (4.65 ounces) has more than three times as many calories as the Cadbury Creme Egg. The shell alone has 570 calories. Start munching on the four Hershey's kisses included inside and you're up to a whooping 660 calories and 41 grams of fat. This may be one of the few Easter offerings that makes a Reese's Peanut Butter Egg look like health food.

8. Large Chocolate Bunny. Not surprisingly, the bunny reigns as king when it comes to Easter calories. But the calorie count may still raise a few eyebrows: the average seven-ounce rabbit clocks an impressive 1,050 calories. Smaller bunnies are better--rabbits of the one-ounce variety only rack up 140 calories.
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[djscoo]

I'll take 2 of each please!

[Cloud9Gal]

I'll take 2 of each please!

LOL!

http://www.tiptopglobe.com/skin/smile/s12018.gif (http://www.tiptopglobe.com/free-smiles-smileys-emoticons-blog-forum-email) <----djscoo after eating 2 of each!

[PRB]

I loved those hollow chocolate bunnies. Yumm.

[HouseHobbit]

I want them all in Massive amounts..
I really Like Easter Candy..
LOL..LOL..
But I do love sweet things..
Like... Well we all Know (Who)..
I am hoping for all these sweet things in By basket this year and
perhaps even a surprise also..
LOL..

[brad kaste]

.....Peeps Forever!......

[Ken Stallings]

Well, Easter isn't really about the baskets, candies, or bunnies!

What it is about remains vastly more important.

http://www.raydowning.com/1D5DB795433B45D999A0.html

Cheers,

Ken

[djscoo]

Let us not forget the origins of this "Christian" holiday.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C4%92ostre

[warchild]

and here i just thought that was a yummy lunch ::lol::

[tigisfat]

Well, Easter isn't really about the baskets, candies, or bunnies!

What it is about remains vastly more important.

http://www.raydowning.com/1D5DB795433B45D999A0.html

Cheers,

Ken

It's about trying your hardest to see the face of a 2,000 year old separatist cosmic jewish zombie in an unverified blood-stained blanket?

Or did you mean that Easter is supposed to be a christain holiday?:icon_lol:

[harleyman]

Did I hear *PEEPS*? The untimate easter Treat..

And C9G....I eat them by rows..LOL

[txnetcop]

Let us not forget the origins of this "Christian" holiday.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C4%92ostre


Everyone already knows all of that, however Christians today use the unholy start as a reason to celebrate our Lord's death, burial, and resurrection. No he actually did not resurrect on the day we celebrate Easter Sunday either-so what?
Like Christmas (not His real birth month) it is a day set aside to celebrate it.
Ted

Let's stay on topic

PEEPS forever and 2 hollow bunnies
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[TeaSea]

I LOVE #3!!


3. Cadbury Chocolate Eggs. These eggs may look tiny, but their calorie count is anything but. A handful of 12 eggs comes with 190 calories and 8 grams of fat. You might want to skip over these high-cal eggs if you come across them on the hunt.


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Yes....you have ruined my life....I've nothing to live for anymore.....

[GT182]

None of what's on C9G's list for me.... oh no. I'm after the real bunny that keeps crappin in my backyard. And all that clucking is driving me nuts. I want roast wabbit this year for a change, instead of ham.

[TeaSea]

Here....if you must be healthy, you can at least create Peeps sushi....

http://www.wonderhowto.com/wonderment/howto-peepshi-peeps-sushi-0114728/

[txnetcop]

Here....if you must be healthy, you can at least create Peeps sushi....

http://www.wonderhowto.com/wonderment/howto-peepshi-peeps-sushi-0114728/

Thank you TeaSea Peeps will never be the same...yuck!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ted
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[OBIO]

When I was a kid and dollar bills were as hard to find as Bigfoot, Mom would buy our Easter candy a day or two AFTER Easter...when it was marked down 50 to 75%. She was able to get us more for less. One year, Mom surprised us with 5 pound chocolate bunnies. Five pounds of rich milk chocolate and a hyper active kid with more than a touch of ADD and a very strong speech impediment should never be allowed in the same county together. I was stuttering at light speed, every muscle and nerve fiber in my body was vibrating like Hummingbird wings, and it took four fully grown grown men to hold me still. Mom made sure from that year on that I was only given very small pieces of candy at a time...never again was I handed 5 pounds of chocolate and left unsupervised.

OBIO

[rpjkw]

I bought our dog a pack of Peeps since she can't have chocolate. For da wife and me, it's CHOCOLATE!!!

Don't worry about calories, simply move your RIGHT hand in counter-clockwise circles above the piece of chocolate and, POOFIE!, all the fat and calories disappear.

Works for me, anyway:jump:

Bob

[Ken Stallings]

Everyone already knows all of that, however Christians today use the unholy start as a reason to celebrate our Lord's death, burial, and resurrection. No he actually did not resurrect on the day we celebrate Easter Sunday either-so what?
Like Christmas (not His real birth month) it is a day set aside to celebrate it.
Ted

Let's stay on topic

PEEPS forever and 2 hollow bunnies
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True words all! But, I think you would agree my post was on topic even though I find nothing wrong with talking about bunnies, baskets, and candy. That's fine also.

Cheers,

Ken

[Snuffy]

In honor of number 3 ...

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I like the lion .. LOL!

[Cloud9Gal]

Snuffy~ That's MY FAVORITE Easter commercial! LOL! I love the lion as well!

Although, the ad did not depict #3...this is what I'm talking about:

http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l211/Windfury/250px-MiniEggsCad.jpg

http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l211/Windfury/250px-Mini_Eggs_Closeup.jpg

[Snuffy]

Don't believe I've ever had one of them ... am I missing out?

[Cloud9Gal]

.....Peeps Forever!......

My husband belongs on the same team as you Brad! He LOVES Peeps! He doesn't care what color they are, as long as they are Peeps.

Did you see that they now make them covered with Chocolate? Yep, chocolate-covered Peeps!

[Cloud9Gal]

Don't believe I've ever had one of them ... am I missing out?


Ummm YEAH!!!

Beware: You will get hooked, ONCE AGAIN! *evil laugh*

Just think about it Snuffy...Cadbury Miniature eggs with a tall glass of cold Almond Milk...PERFECT!!!

[Kiwikat]

I hate Peeps so it doesn't bother me if it tops that list.

I'm a reese's peanut butter egg kind of guy... :salute:

[Ken Stallings]

I'm thinking one could get a sugar high just from reading this thread! :icon_lol:

Cheers,

Ken

[Snuffy]

Ummm YEAH!!!

Beware: You will get hooked, ONCE AGAIN! *evil laugh*

Just think about it Snuffy...Cadbury Miniature eggs with a tall glass of cold Almond Milk...PERFECT!!!

Yer an Evil Woman C9G ... tempting weak willed people, (males,) like meself into this sort of SIN! :jump:

[txnetcop]

I'm eating Jelly Bellys...got my fix!
Ted
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[harleyman]

At work today I snuck out and crossed the street and headed to the local CVS store....

YUP...They had row after row of Peeps...

I was in heaven and have a head start on my Peep eating fiaisco tommorrow....

[Cloud9Gal]

I'm eating Jelly Bellys...got my fix!
Ted
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Oh Ted! I like Jelly Bellys- Buttered popcorn are my absolute favorites!

[txnetcop]

Oh Ted! I like Jelly Bellys- Buttered popcorn are my absolute favorites!

You had to mention that!!!! Dang there are none in this batch...that's what is missing. I'm gonna complain big...as soon as I finish eating these LOL
Ted
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[jmig]

I want to complement you on getting tis thread back on topic where it belongs. Now, I can actually say you guys are sweet. ;)

I am with txnetcop in that I enjoy jelly beans. I also, can get into a chocolate rabbit. However, my all time favorite Easter candy has to be the Sugar eggs (hard sugar outside and marshmallow sugar insides). I don't look at the calorie count. I just enjoy them.

[jmig]

When I was a kid and dollar bills were as hard to find as Bigfoot, Mom would buy our Easter candy a day or two AFTER Easter...when it was marked down 50 to 75%. She was able to get us more for less. One year, Mom surprised us with 5 pound chocolate bunnies. Five pounds of rich milk chocolate and a hyper active kid with more than a touch of ADD and a very strong speech impediment should never be allowed in the same county together. I was stuttering at light speed, every muscle and nerve fiber in my body was vibrating like Hummingbird wings, and it took four fully grown grown men to hold me still. Mom made sure from that year on that I was only given very small pieces of candy at a time...never again was I handed 5 pounds of chocolate and left unsupervised.

OBIO

OBIO, I think you missed your calling. You should have been a stand up comic. That is one of the funniest stories. I can just see you bouncing off the walls. http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/smiley-laughing012.gif (http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys.php)

[cheezyflier]

being a chocoholic i love easter baskets. however, alot of people don't understand that there is an important ritual to eating a cholate bunny. first, you bite off the ears, to expose the hollow cavity. then you fill it with cold milk. you sip and nibble till it's all gone. you don't stop, you don't rest. you finish it all, one sitting.

[tigisfat]

I've never had much of a sweet tooth. I ask this question,

why can't there be easter eggs filled with steak or sandwiches? :wavey:

I can enjoy reese's peanut butter cups. They don't quite count as easter candy, but the mini ones are put into easter eggs all the time. I enjoy those.

Tomorrow I'll be setting out easter eggs for my nephews. I'll be sure to challenge the heck out of them.

[Bjoern]

Mom sent me enough candy and chocolate to last me for weeks.

The highlight?
A whole bag of these:
http://picnicb.ciao.com/de/117227947.jpg

[txnetcop]

That does look awfully good! Getting older sucks, to stay in shape you really have to watch everything you eat!
Ted
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[HouseHobbit]

Yes, i do watch everything i eat, and if it moves i watch it even closer..
And i never let anything sweet escape..
LOL..LOL..

[txnetcop]

Yes, i do watch everything i eat, and if it moves i watch it even closer..
And i never let anything sweet escape..
LOL..LOL..

NOW THAT"S FUNNY!!!
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[boxcar]

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Not sure about you all, but as a kid whenever biting the head off of a chocolate rabbit & finding it hollow, I always felt kind of swindled. http://www.clicksmilies.com/s1106/traurig/sad-smiley-052.gif

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[Cloud9Gal]

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Not sure about you all, but as a kid whenever biting the head off of a chocolate rabbit & finding it hollow, I always felt kind of swindled. http://www.clicksmilies.com/s1106/traurig/sad-smiley-052.gif
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Really?

I loved hollow chocolate rabbits! You bite the ears off first and then you slowly make your way down, piece by piece...Yeah!

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[boxcar]

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That was then. Am loving them now... filling them up with fudge topping first. I saw the light. http://www.clicksmilies.com/s1106/lachen/laughing-smiley-016.gif Messy but gooooooooooooood!
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Er... I don't really love them. I love you. http://www.clicksmilies.com/s1106/liebe/love-smiley-024.gif I just like them now, heh.
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[Cloud9Gal]

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That was then. Am loving them now... filling them up with fudge topping first. I saw the light. http://www.clicksmilies.com/s1106/lachen/laughing-smiley-016.gif Messy but gooooooooooooood!
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Er... I don't really love them. I love you. http://www.clicksmilies.com/s1106/liebe/love-smiley-024.gif I just like them now, heh.
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Well butter my biscuit, that boy has SEEN the light!!

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[txnetcop]

This thread cracks me up!!!:icon_lol::icon_lol::icon_lol:
Ted
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[smilo]

wifie mixed up a batch of coconut macaroon stuff,
half flattened out golf ball size portions,
made an indentation so it looked like a nest.
baked them, then added 3 #3s.
yummy!!!

turns out, she forgot to add the melted chocolate
to the macaroon stuff,
but it was still pretty damn decedent.

side note;
I am a bit disappointed that my favorite Easter candy isn't on the list,
Hershey's Candy Coated Chocolate Eggs :wiggle:

[Cloud9Gal]

wifie mixed up a batch of coconut macaroon stuff,
half flattened out golf ball size portions,
made an indentation so it looked like a nest.
baked them, then added 3 #3s.
yummy!!!

turns out, she forgot to add the melted chocolate
to the macaroon stuff,
but it was still pretty damn decedent.

side note;
I am a bit disappointed that my favorite Easter candy isn't on the list,
Hershey's Candy Coated Chocolate Eggs :wiggle:

Oh my Goodness! I will have to try that! I love Coconut!! Mmmmmm!! Glad you shared smilo, I will be trying your wife's recipe next time I make macaroons. Umm but wait? That means I have to keep some of my Cadbury's Miniature eggs on hand right?
Oh jeeze......hmmmm........I don't know if I'll be able to do that ;)
smilo, how about you keep some on the side for me? When I need em', I'll give you a holler http://freesmileyface.net/smiley/Laughing/lol-029.png (http://freesmileyface.net/Free-Laughing-Smileys.html)

[smilo]

yeah, Right!!!
sorry Sweets
I wolfed 'em

if you run to the store right away,
you might be able to get a bag or two at a discount.

[bretnutz]

I have shyed away from Hersheys products....they are making most of there stuff in China and Mexico...and I use to drive thru Hershey Pennsylvania and visit Hersheys Chocolate World or see the Hershey Bears play Hockey(AHL)...........I fell in LOVE with Wilber Chocolate from Lititz Pennsylvania...It just taste more creamy and sweeter like fine European Chocolate...Wilber Buds Rule!!!!!

[smilo]

while we're on the subject,
how do you feel about 200 year old Cadbury being bought by Kraft?

[Cloud9Gal]

while we're on the subject,
how do you feel about 200 year old Cadbury being bought by Kraft?

I remember reading about it last month- I don't know why they would have sold to Kraft? Cadbury chocolates are very popular in Canada. Not too long ago, co-workers would ask me to buy some for them when I would go on trips back home.

Hopefully, Kraft does not make any drastic changes to any of the recipes, etc. If they leave it status quo, I don't foresee any real major changes from the acquisition.

However, I'd be interested to know why they decided to sell in the first place?

[smilo]

first and foremost, my apologies for changing the subject.

Cadbury had no choice.
it was a hostile take over and the share holders went along with it.
what Kraft wanted, and got, was Cadbury's overseas markets.
unfortunately, Kraft made promises regarding workers jobs,
which they promptly reneged on as soon as the deal was done.
I doubt that Kraft will change the recipes
unless they can make more money by changing them.

in protest, this year, I only bought 2 Cadbury Cream Filled Eggs.
twas a heavy sacrifice, I know,
but a man's gotta do
what a man's gotta do.

I did notice that they were a bit smaller than in the past,
but I don't know if that was Kraft's doing.
most likely not...
this time