http://www.fitsugar.com/ Healthy, happy you. en http://www.fitsugar.com/199780 <p>You've seen the <a href="/199012" >Easter Candy breakdown</a>. You cast your vote for your <a href="http://yumsugar.com/197997" >favorite Easter Candy</a> over on YumSugar...and now you're thinking maybe I should make a healthy Easter Basket. Well you know I am going to second that option. I am going to go so far as to give you some suggestions.</p> <ul> <li>Carrots - The Easter Bunny likes to share <li>Fresh fruit</li> <li>Homemade cookies that are filled with healthy ingredients like oats, raisins, dried cranberries, walnuts, and dark chocolate chips</li> <p><span class="inline left"><img src="http://images.teamsugar.com/files/users/1/12981/14_2007/easter_chocolate_bunnies_0.jpg" alt="" title="" class="outline right image preview" height="328" width="288"></span> <li><a href="/146202" >Bars of Dark chocolate</a></li> <li>Dark chocolate covered peanuts, pretzels, or raisins</li> <li>Mini <a href="/185170" >banana bread</a> muffins</li> <li>An exercise <a href="/163517" >DVD</a></li> <li>A scented candle</li> <li>Hand soap shaped like bird's eggs (my girls love these) <li>A jar of all fruit jam</li> <li><a href="/158796" >Granola bars</a></li> <li>A potted <a href="/131572" >plant</a></li> <li>Small picture frames</li> <li><a href="/160849" >Herbal teas</a> and a mug</li> <li>A CD of relaxing music</li> <li>Silly Putty - it comes in its own egg <li>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, beads, and books about Easter.</li> </ul> <p><b>Fit's Tips:</b> I don't believe in denying yourself anything, especially during special family and holiday times. Make sure you do enjoy yourself (and the treats), and try the things you love, just don't go overboard and eat the ENTIRE 12 inch chocolate bunny in one sitting. </p> <p><a href="http://mhc.insidestretch.com/category/fungames/" target="_blank">Source</a></p> http://www.fitsugar.com/199780#comment basket Candy Chocolate Easter easter basket healthy alternatives jelly beans peeps Fri, 06 Apr 2007 07:30:00 -0700 FitSugar http://www.fitsugar.com/199780 http://www.fitsugar.com/199012 <p><i>I saw Peter Cotton Tail, hopping up the numbers on my bathroom scale. Hippity, Hoppity Easter's on its way...</i><br /> <br><br /> <span class="inline left"><img src="http://images.teamsugar.com/files/users/1/12981/14_2007/easter-candy.jpg" alt="" title="" class="image preview" height="398" width="550"></span><br /> 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:<br /> <br></p> <table border=1> <th>Candy</th> <th>Calories</th> <th>Fat (g)</th> <th>Carbs (g)</th> <th>Sugar</th> <tr> <td>Peeps (4)</td> <td>130</td> <td>0</td> <td>33</td> <td>29</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Cadbury Creme Egg (1)</td> <td>150</td> <td>5</td> <td>25</td> <td>22</td> </tr> <tr> <tr> <tr> <td>Cadbury Chocolate Eggs (12)</td> <td>190</td> <td>8</td> <td>28</td> <td>26</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Dove Solid Choc. Bunny (1)</td> <td>230</td> <td>13</td> <td>25</td> <td>24</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Snickers Cream Sports Egg (1)</td> <td>140</td> <td>6</td> <td>18</td> <td>16</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Reese's Peanut Butter Egg (1)</td> <td>180</td> <td>10</td> <td>18</td> <td>16</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Brachs Choc. Covered Marshmallow Egg (1)</td> <td>43</td> <td>1.3</td> <td>7.8</td> <td>6</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Jelly Belly Assorted Jelly Beans (35)</td> <td>140</td> <td>0</td> <td>37</td> <td>28</td> </tr> </table> <p><br><br /> Please take all this information into consideration when you vote on <a href="http://yumsugar.com/197997" >YumSugar's poll on your favorite Easter Candy.</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.typetive.com/candyblog/item/reeses_eggs/" target="_blank">Source</a></p> http://www.fitsugar.com/199012#comment Breakdown cadbury creme egg chocolate easter bunny Easter peeps reeses peanut butter egg Thu, 05 Apr 2007 07:30:00 -0700 FitSugar http://www.fitsugar.com/199012