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Chocolate Hearts . . .

February 12, 2010 By Penny Klatell, PhD, RN Leave a Comment

During the week before Valentine’s Day, about 1.1 billion boxed chocolates, that’s about 58 million pounds of chocolate candy, will be sold in the United States.

A pound of milk chocolate contains 2300 calories, 140 grams of fat, 270 grams of carbohydrates, and 31 grams of protein. Although a lot has been reported about the heart healthy benefits of chocolate, especially dark chocolate, it is important to remember that it is still a high calorie, high fat treat.

But, a treat is something that is associated with pleasure, and on Valentine’s Day, often with love.  To celebrate the occasion perhaps it’s just fine to enjoy a piece or two.

Filed Under: Food for Fun and Thought, Holidays, Snacking, Noshing, Tasting, Takeout, Prepared Food, Junk Food Tagged With: candy, chocolate, food for fun and thought, holidays, Valentine's Day

Love Those Candy Hearts . . .

February 11, 2010 By Penny Klatell, PhD, RN Leave a Comment

“Be Mine,” “Kiss me,”  “Sweet Talk.” The brightly colored hearts with the familiar sayings have been a Valentine’s Day treat since 1902. Their manufacturer, NECCO, the New England Confectionery Company, in business since 1847, expects to sell more than 8 billion candy conversation hearts this year.

The original candies with printed sayings were called “motto hearts.”  The sayings have been updated over the years with new ones added periodically. The candy is quite popular — NECCO sells out of their hearts,100,000 pounds a day, in six weeks.

NECCO has introduced new flavors and sayings for 2010. New flavors are strawberry, green apple, lemon, grape, orange, and blue raspberry and new sayings include “Tweet Me,” “Text Me,” “You Rock,” “Soul Mate,” “Love Bug,” and “Me + You.”

Although you’d be hard pressed to call them nutritious, they are fat free, sodium free, and a caloric bargain at about 3 calories apiece for the small hearts and about 6 calories apiece for the larger “Motto” hearts.

Filed Under: Food for Fun and Thought, Snacking, Noshing, Tasting, Takeout, Prepared Food, Junk Food Tagged With: candy, candy hearts, food for fun and though, holidays, Valentine's Day

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