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What’s
Really in
Your Easter
Basket
WENDY GEORGE
Putting together an Easter basket
this season? Beware of a pretty
massive sugar hit. Even this modest
basket has more than 250 grams of
sugar, which amounts to nearly 1,000
calories from sugar alone. That’s on
top of 64 grams of fat — an entire
day’s limit, according to the DGAs.
And while it’s a yearly
indulgence, many of these candies
are holiday versions of the treats
we eat year-round. They can look
like straight-forward foods — solid
chocolate, for example — and still
contain unrecognizable additives
we might think twice about.
From a preservative derived from
petroleum to a candy-coating
made from the excretions of
insects, Easter candy isn’t so pretty
on the inside. — Meredith Melnick
HUFFINGTON
03.31.13
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