The damage (I truffle) 220 calories, 13 q fat (11 q saturated) This one might be a "duh," but it is alarming just how much sugar we consume each year in the form of candy -- according to government statistics, 23 pounds per person, or the equivalent of 184 candy bars. Chocolate truffles, for example, contain highly saturated palm or coconut oils -- making them among the worst culprits in the candy department.
Healthy alternative Chocolate-covered strawberries (4 strawberries dunked in 1/4 cup lite chocolate syrup: 114 calories, O g fat; or Haagen-Dazs Chocolate Sorbet Bar: 80 calories, O g fat) When that sweet tooth beckons, try nature's candy: fruit. Strawberries will give you sweetness and crunch and save your waistline, while the syrup will satisfy your craving for chocolate. When only chocolate will do, a Haagen-Dazs Chocolate Sorbet Bar is guaranteed to satisfy your sweet tooth. You save 106 calories, 13 q fat (11 g saturated) with the chocolate-covered strawberries, and 140 calories and 13 q fat with the Haagen-Dazs Chocolate Sorbet Bar
Candace Combe, M.S., R.D., L.D.N., is a nutrition consultant at The Mind/Body Medical Institute in Chestnut Hill, Mass., and a freelance writer.
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