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myLot reputation of 98/100. Humbug25 (4577)   ranked 3 out of 747 in christmas 4 years ago

Well we got an awful lot of chocolate this year, rather unexpectedly as I had bought 2 tins of chocolates in case nobody gave us any and because I was expecting some guests that didn't turn up! The kids got at least 3 selection boxes each along with small tins with sweets in them and also the small chocolates that were in their stockings so they will be kept going for quite some time! I have a child's birthday party to do on the Saturday so I dare say some will disappear during that time. I even saw someone offering theirs on freecyle as they had too many. I was hoping to get the year off to a healthier start this year but it looks as though it will be starting in February!!

What do you do with your Christmas sweets and chocolates that you have an excess of? Do you eat them all gradually or give them to someone else?


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1. myLot reputation of 97/100. p1kef1sh (7538)   ranked 2 out of 747 in christmas   4 years ago

You have children and you are asking this question Humbug?!@! LOL. My daughter and her friends (more the friends) make short work of any chocolates in our house. Any that they can't manage - well there's always me!!!


myLot reputation of 98/100. Humbug25 (4577)   ranked 3 out of 747 in christmas  4 years ago

Hi ya p1kef1sh

Hahaha yeah that must seem funny but I was asking what other's do with theirs, I know that the pile will go down eventually but there is only so much I will allow the kids to eat as they would have it for breakfast if they thought I would let them!!

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2. myLot reputation of 88/100. AbbeyB (522)   ranked 239 out of 747 in christmas   4 years ago

God in our house there is never any left lol we trynotto buy too much as the kids tend to get given loads of it but whatever amount they have they manage to eat all of it.


myLot reputation of 98/100. Humbug25 (4577)   ranked 3 out of 747 in christmas  4 years ago

Hi ya AbbeyB

I dare say they will plough their way through it but as we have only just come back from our New years holiday in my hometown they have been more interested inbeing re-united with their toys they got for Christmas which wasn't a bad thing and I guess the chocs won't go off overnight!!

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3. myLot reputation of 98/100. celticeagle (15673)   ranked 115 out of 747 in christmas   4 years ago

Both! And they are saying that chocolate is healthier than what they had thought before. Just kidding. I don't think that sweets at a minimum is bad. It is like everything else- over indulgence is where the problem lies.


myLot reputation of 98/100. Humbug25 (4577)   ranked 3 out of 747 in christmas  4 years ago

Hi there celticeagle

True but I like to eat loads all in one go in the hope that the pile will go down quicker and they will make me feel ill so I won't want to eat them ever ever again but it never seems to work!! LOLlol

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4. myLot reputation of 95/100. ellie333 (8050)   4 years ago

Hi Humbug, I was lucky in that we didn't get any goodies as such and the tims of sweets we did get I had eaten the bulk of before Christmas, naughty me eh! I think my son has son chocolates from the tree in a secret stash somewhere but that about it really. All gone so no temptation. Huggles. Ellie :D


myLot reputation of 98/100. Humbug25 (4577)   ranked 3 out of 747 in christmas  4 years ago

Hi ya ellie333

I wouldn't let anyone touch the chocolates before Christmas! Big mistake I now realise! LOL lol

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5. myLot reputation of 92/100. lilcee (2107)   ranked 189 out of 747 in christmas   4 years ago

We have a lot of candy kisses left. I put them in a dish and when the kids come over they have some to eat. Also, my hubby and I eat them - but we try to eat them a little at a time. Notice I said try LOLlolrolleyes


myLot reputation of 98/100. Humbug25 (4577)   ranked 3 out of 747 in christmas  4 years ago

H ya lilcee

Yes I have several bowls dotted around the house in the hope that they will disappear but the kids have still got their own chocolates from Christmas but I think they have had enough now. I think there will still be bowls around the house until April at the rate we are going LOL

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6. myLot reputation of 99/100. wolfie34 (14488)   ranked 4 out of 747 in christmas   4 years ago

Well you could always open a Sweet shop my friend, I can imagine you as a female Willy Wonker LOL! Seriously though we have no problems with too many sweets in our house, we feed them to the hoover! The hoover can you guess who it is? My father LOL! Yep. I always give my sweets to him. This year I got toblerones, I hate them, so I gave to him, oh thank you son! I got a packet of toffees, yuk, my teeth, my father had them. I got a chocolate orange, ewwww far too sickly for me, yep my dad got it oh and a packet of Cadbury's chocolate caramels, and guess who got those!

My dad is the human chocolate recycling machine! I gave all my sweets to him, perfect solution everyone is happy!


myLot reputation of 98/100. Humbug25 (4577)   ranked 3 out of 747 in christmas  4 years ago

Hi ya wolfie34

I think alot of the problem was that I didn't open any tins of sweets until it was actually Christmas and we went down to Cornwall for a week in the new year so we weren't around to get some real good sweety eating done!!

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7. myLot reputation of 97/100. apples99 (3955)   4 years ago

Hey there humbug25 well I would give some away and eat some gradually I love chocolate in fact I will take some off your hands for you lol.droollol


myLot reputation of 98/100. Humbug25 (4577)   ranked 3 out of 747 in christmas  4 years ago

Hiya apples99

Don't get me wrong I am a self confessed chocoholic but I am fat enough and was hoping to have a healthier 2009!!lol

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8. myLot reputation of 92/100. rocketj1 (2435)   ranked 30 out of 747 in christmas   4 years ago

Hi there, Humbug!!

Oh, this is so hard to admit.......Yes, I end up eating more than I should. We didn't get quite the same amount of candy that you did, I dare say. We didn't have so much candy but we had lots of other goodies. It's surprising how many of them we ate. Time to get back to our "non-Christmas" food!

Did your Uncle accept your invitation and join you for the holidays?


myLot reputation of 98/100. Humbug25 (4577)   ranked 3 out of 747 in christmas  4 years ago

Hi ya rocketj1

I even took a huge tin of chocolates to my son's 8th birthday party where there were 20 7/8 year olds and I still came back with the tin 3/4 full!!

I was going to start a discussion about what happened with my uncle but I haven't got around to it yet but it might well be a bit too late now!! Yes he did accept my invitation and kindly invited his son too and then on Christmas Eve around 7pm they sent me a text message to tell me they weren't coming because my uncle had got flu. I reckon they had a better offer where they didn't have to travel 2 hours to get to. I had them a gift too!! In a way I didn't mind because there was no pressure and it didn't mean that I was in the kitchen preparing food whilst they played with my kids which is what I love to do!!

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9. myLot reputation of 91/100. TessWhite (2022)   ranked 251 out of 747 in christmas   4 years ago

Well chocolate and cookies both freeze pretty well. So you could freeze some for later in the year. Or, you can chop up the chocolates and add them to a basic cookie recipe for some really special cookies too. Or, make brownies and add them to it. There are all kinds of things you can do with chocolates. Even dropping milk chocolate in hot cocoa makes it especially rich.


myLot reputation of 98/100. Humbug25 (4577)   ranked 3 out of 747 in christmas  4 years ago

Hi ya TessWhite

Wow it didn't cross my mind to freeze them, that's a good idea! I wouldn't like to add them to cookies because some of them are soft and even runny centred and wouldn't taste to good like that but definately putting them in hot chocolate is a good one.

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10. myLot reputation of 99/100. lazeebee (4598)   ranked 224 out of 747 in christmas   4 years ago

Hi Humbug, I can't resist chocolates - so I would most probably keep all for myself; though I would give away the other sweets and candies to friends or colleagues.happy


myLot reputation of 98/100. Humbug25 (4577)   ranked 3 out of 747 in christmas  4 years ago

Hi lazeebee

I can't resist chocolates either but I am trying to get rid of my middle tyre so it looks like it will be April before I can start on my healthy eating regime!! LOLlol

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