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5 Things You Probably Don’t Know About Valentine’s Day

By on February 12, 2013 in Food for Fun and Thought, Holidays

1. When Did We Start Exchanging Valentines? Valentine greetings were popular as far back as the Middle Ages. The first commercial Valentine’s Day cards in the US were created in the 1840s. British Valentine’s Day celebrations started around the 17th century and by the middle of the 18th century all social classes exchanged tokens of [...]

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Chocolate And Valentines: Like Birds Of A Feather They Stick Together

By on February 8, 2013 in Calorie Tips, Healthy Eating, Food Facts, Food for Fun and Thought, Holidays

Why are about 1.1 billion boxed chocolates — that’s about 58 million pounds of chocolate candy — sold in the United States during the week before Valentine’s Day? Why not twizzlers or gummy bears? What Is It About Chocolate That Makes It The “Romantic” Candy? Chocolate infatuation began around 2,000 years ago. The higher echelon [...]

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Are You Ready For Some Conversation (Hearts)?

By on February 5, 2013 in Food for Fun and Thought, Holidays

“Be Mine,” “Kiss me,”  “Sweet Talk, ” “Tweet Me.” Candy hearts, originally called motto hearts, the brightly colored heart shaped candy with the stamped red sayings, have been iconic Valentine’s Day treats since 1902. Also known as conversation hearts, motto hearts, and sweethearts, they’re manufactured by NECCO, the New England Confectionery Company, which has been [...]

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A Box Of Chocolates

By on February 9, 2012 in Calorie Tips, Healthy Eating, Food Facts, Food for Fun and Thought, Holidays, Snacking, Noshing, Tasting, Takeout, Prepared Food, Junk Food

In the US chocolate candy outsells all other types of candy combined, by 2 to 1.  Around seven billion pounds of chocolate candy are manufactured each year in the US and during the week before Valentine’s Day about 1.1 billion boxed chocolates,  about 58 million pounds, will be sold. There are 2300 calories, 140 grams [...]

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