Happy Easter!
What candy are you choosing to eat this Easter? Check out the nutritional information of these common candies found in Easter baskets everywhere.
If you are trying to watch your waist line this Easter, stick with jelly beans; they are generally fat-free and you can get a larger quantity of candy for few calories (14 jelly beans is about 150 calories). Stay clear of the solid milk chocolate bunny as this candy is 210 calories and contains over 10 g of fat (7 g of which are from saturated fat!).
Jelly Beans: 14 pieces = 150 cal, 0 g fat, 27 g sugar
Mini Robin Eggs: 24 pieces = 170 kcal, 5 g fat (4.5 g from saturated fat), 28 g sugar
Peanut Butter Egg: 1 egg = 90 kcal, 5 g fat (2 g from saturated fat), 8 g sugar
Cr?¿me Egg: 1 egg = 170 kcal, 6 g fat (3.5 g from saturated fat), 25 g sugar
Milk Chocolate Bunny: 40 g = 210 kcal, 11 g fat (7 g from saturated fat), 24 g sugar
Hope everyone has a wonderful holiday!
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My name is Amari Cheffer and I am a Registered Dietitian, blogger, and food enthusiast! I started blogging back in 2009 to document my lifelong love affair with food and nutrition. I am a licensed Registered Dietitian with a Master's in Nutrition Science from the University of Illinois at Chicago.
Things I hate most include tasteless diet foods, excuses, hopeless weight-loss advice, and quitters. If you have time to breathe, you have time to eat healthy. It's all about problem solving and planning ahead for your one-of-a-kind lifestyle.
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