Are you a chocoholic?
By estherlou
@estherlou (5015)
United States
February 11, 2008 4:00pm CST
Here are some of the nutritional info on some popular candy bars. Just reading this article made me want to go buy a candy bar! The article actually critiques the candy, but I was more interested in the calories and fat grams, etc. Check out the link at the end for the article.
Nestle Crunch Crisp: 240 calories, 13 grams fat, 0 mg cholesterol, 65 mg sodium, 32 grams carbs
Hershey's Whatchamacallit: 220 calories, 11 grams fat, less than 5 mg cholesterol, 210 mg sodium, 28 grams carbs
Hershey's Take 5: 210 calories, 11 grams fat, 0 mg cholesterol, 180 mg sodium, 25 grams carbs
Reese's Crispy Crunchy Bar: 260 calories, 15 grams fat, 0 mg cholesterol, 115 mg sodium, 28 grams carbs
Hershey's Milk Chocolate filled with Creamy Peanut Butter (king size) 370 calories, 23 grams fat, 10 mg cholesterol, 140 mg sodium, 35 grams carbs
Milky Way Midnight Dark: 230 calories, 8 grams fat, 5 mg cholesterol, 75 mg sodium, 36 grams carbs
Twix PB: 280 calories, 17 grams fat, 15 mg cholesterol, 140 mg sodium, 28 grams carbs
Snickers Dark: 250 calories, 13 grams fat, 5 mg cholesterol, 125 mg sodium, 30 grams carbs
Reese's Nutrageous: 260 calories, 15 grams fat, 0 mg cholesterol, 95 mg sodium, 26 grams carbs
Choxie Dark Chocolate Coconut Truffle Bar: 200 calories, 14 grams fat, 0 mg cholesterol, 45 mg sodium, 18 grams carbs
http://www.wfsb.com/health/15214317/detail.html?treets=hart&tid=2659066709813&tml=hart_mostpopular&tmi=hart_mostpopular_1_02000402112008&ts=H
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13 responses
@desertdarlene (8910)
• United States
12 Feb 08
Snickers Dark is great! I also like dark chocolate M&Ms, but I haven't tried the dark chocolate peanut M&Ms, though I mean to very soon.
@lexus54 (3572)
• Singapore
12 Feb 08
I love chocolates. Well who doesn't, but in my case, I am also concerned about my health as I am not that young anymore. Since chocolates contain lots of sugar and fats, I usually try not to eat them often. Many of these candy bars you've highlighted are available in our supermarkets, and it is always very tempting to want to grab some of these everytime I go by the section that sells these choc bars. But I've been able to maintain my discipline not to buy them, except once in a while. Part of this discipline actually is attributable to my wife, because much of the time, she will question me if grab some and put them in the supermarket trolley.
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@lilaclady (28207)
• Australia
11 Feb 08
Well there is no chocolates there that are low in calories or have no fatso that is disappointing,why can't we have chocolates that are good for us and not fattening.
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@writersedge (22563)
• United States
12 Feb 08
I think, it's really important, that for the sake of mylot and research that we get one of each of these (when I have $ again) and try each one for a taste test comparison. Then we can report back. What do you think?
@1HelmiPutra (60)
• Indonesia
12 Feb 08
Okay actually I like something sweet, more sugar include the chocolate. Maybe I never pay attention to the compotition of the sugar or candy bar, but I like sweet biscuits, sweet food in my country, and of course the chocolate. But I'm not always eat it everyday. So I can't say that i'm chocoholic or not. But one thing my teeth is broken cause I like them most.
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@desertdarlene (8910)
• United States
12 Feb 08
I love chocolate, especially dark chocolate, but I had to cut way back because it aggravates a health problem that I have. I don't really have much of a weight problem anymore, so it's not because of the calories or fat, though I like to limit the sugar that I eat. I've tried carob, but it just doesn't seem the same because it tastes a bit sweeter and I like my chocolate semi-sweet or barely sweet at all.
@itsmepinky (1300)
• India
12 Feb 08
i absolutely love chocs. love hershey's bar , milky way and snickers...yumm
@slickcut (8141)
• United States
12 Feb 08
Oh i love chocolate but i am trying weight watchers and doing to point system, i got off a while for Christmas but now i am back on it...I can eat a candy bar on the weekends because i have extra points but during the week i eat a weight watchers turtles and they are delicious....I knew a woman that worked with my mom at Sturt &Stevenson that ate breakfast, then a candy bar every day for lunch and then a plate for dinner and she lost a lot of weight,just eating one candy bar for lunch..No doubt they are good for you and will give you lots of energy.........
@blackbriar (9076)
• United States
26 Feb 08
Ok ok..I'll fess up. I'm a chocoholic and I'm beyond help in this food group. Now your making my mouth water for my daughter's chocolate bar in the fridge.
@chrislotz (8137)
• Canada
26 Feb 08
I am one of the biggest chocoholics there is ever. I love chocolate so much that I can't have just one chocolate bar, I have to have two or three. So your saying I am taking in more calories just eating chocolate bars, than I am allowed for the whole day, never mind the good food I eat. Wow!! I knew this already, I am just joking with you. I am about 20 lbs. overweight but by the amount of chocolate and calories I eat I should be 200 lbs. overweight. lol
