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How Many Calories Did the Easter Bunny Leave in Your Basket?

Next to Halloween, Easter is the second-largest candy-giving holiday, according to the National Confectioners Association. With overflowing baskets of the sweet stuff lurking in your household, it's important to know what kind of caloric damage you're in for. Check out the nutrition info for some of the more popular Easter candies before you dig in to your basket.

Cadbury eggs

1 egg
170 calories
6 g fat

Chocolate bunny (solid)

1.75 ounces
298 calories
18 g fat

Dove chocolate eggs

Dark chocolate: 4 eggs
148 calories
9.2 g fat

Milk chocolate: 4 eggs
160 calories
9.2 g fat

Hershey candy-coated chocolate eggs

4 eggs
92 calories
4 g fat

Jelly beans

20 candies
160 calories
0 g fat

Jelly Bellys

20 candies
80 calories
0 g fat

Jordan almonds

13 almonds
140 calories
5 g fat

Peanut M&Ms

0.7 oz
110 calories
5 g fat

Peeps

5 peeps
160 calories
0 g fat
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Reese's Peanut Butter Eggs

1 egg
180 calories
11 g fat

Robins' eggs (malted milk candy)

4 pieces
90 calories
2.5 g fat

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NANCY48IL

4/13/2009 10:32:27 AM

Wow! So proud of all you for getting through the day w/out candy! Me on the other hand, I have a 2 year old grandson and of course I had to make a real yummy basket from the "Easter Bunny". Which, of course him being so polite kept giving me one to eat! With my head hanging this morning, I can tell you I didn't say no... Time to start over..

ACHOI714

4/13/2009 10:14:22 AM

Thank goodness that we didn't have any candy around. There are no young kids to entertain around us (just moved into a new subdivision with 2 occupied houses) so it was even better on the candy regulation for our household. :D

TAMMYS40

4/13/2009 9:35:29 AM

No candy for me. My kids gave me 2 small chocolate eggs. No peeps for me. Splurged on desserts though. More exercise for me.

DENISEJMARTIN07

4/13/2009 6:59:49 AM

NOT TO BE A SMUCK, However I am so proud of myself I didn't eat one piece of candy, chocolate, pie any type of sweet yesterday and for me that is amazing! I am a chocolate lover! I am so happy this morning, lots of hard work and will power, I made it through an entire holiday without killing myself with food or junk. I think it was the first holiday in family history that I didn't lay down after dinner so miserable that I couldn't breath from eating too much food. Thanks be to GOD. We had a beautiful turn out at the church with the youth ministries... You rock Mt. Zion.

MAGNETIC70

4/13/2009 3:01:31 AM

i had one robin's egg yesterday (coz i'm from Vietnam, we got to celebrate Easter first :P) but said no to the cakes (a friend's kid's birthday too). i survived!

MOMNITZ

4/13/2009 12:06:50 AM

Well from what I have read a good number of you did great. Not so for me. I had 7 grandkid baskets, plus I do baskets for each of my kids and their spouse, and hubby. So that entails a lot of candy. When filling the baskets I stuck to the gum eggs, but today I succumed to the call of Reeses mini cups and of course a slice of my birthday cake with ice cream. Tomorrow..... back on track!!!

AIMLESS07

4/12/2009 11:51:08 PM

Ugh, I am such a choco-holic!

MACS706

4/12/2009 11:32:44 PM

Good Article....
No Candy here...... I don't see it -- I won't want it.
I gave up chocolate May6th 2004 it was cold turkey... I was having severe mood swings that I felt were chocolate related -- since then everything (including severe migrane issues) is fine.
~macs

FLOWERLADY121

4/12/2009 11:26:48 PM

My basket has in it 1 peep, 4 handfuls of jelly beans, 2 handfuls of robin eggs, and 2 handfuls of reeses pieces plus a dozen home made butter cookies. I plan to only eat a very small amount of it at a time about one serving per week.

WICKEDWINTER

4/12/2009 11:11:58 PM

I honestly think if you have self control, having a small piece of chocolate or 2(especially the mini ones) are ok to have once in awhile. Jelly beans are actually a pretty good choice if you are craving candy though. Fat free and only about 5-10 caloires per jelly bean. Great to stop a sweet craving. I know that we will have tons of candy around for awhile. My goal is to just not have more than 2 pieces a day. It will enable me to enjoy them and stay in my nutrition ranges as well.