Halloween edition … have a scary weekend!
Tony
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Weekend funnies …
I put these together in the spirit of the season …
As a special Halloween Treat AND Trick for my faithful readers, and also you unfaithful ones, here is a little mind twister.
Tony
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Halloween Treats – Mayo Clinic
This is a ‘better late than never’ post. I just found this infographic and I wanted to share it with you.
You can still use the information even though it has been several days since you went trick or treating.
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Halloween hump day …
I thought it might be fun to celebrate Halloween this year with a variation on pun day. Don’t worry, punsters, there are still some lurking in these.
Tony
Trick or Treat – How Much Chocolate Do We Eat?
Since this is the biggest day for chocolate consumption in the year, I thought it might be interesting to check into it.
Do you know how much chocolate the average American eats in a year? One pound? Ten pounds?
As a matter of fact we eat an average of a pound of chocolate a month, so, by a process of rapid calculation, 12 pounds in a year.
According to WebMD’s chocolate quiz “We each eat close to a dozen pounds of chocolate per year. And most of that is milk chocolate. More than 90 percent of Americans say they prefer milk chocolate over dark or white.
“It takes a long time to work off all that chocolate. It would take a 130-pound woman about four days and nights (95 hours) of brisk walking to burn off those calories!”
And I know you have heard that chocolate has caffeine in it, but how much? WebMD says,
“You’d need to eat 14 regular-sized (1.5 oz) bars of milk chocolate to get the same caffeine as you’d find in a 8-ounce cup of coffee! That would have about 3,000 calories and more than 300 grams of sugar — compared to only about two calories in black coffee.
“Dark chocolate does have more caffeine than milk chocolate. Even then, it would take four bars to give you the same buzz as one cup of regular Joe.”
So, enjoy the evening, but if you are going out with your little trick or treater, keep in mind how much walking is required to burn off those calories.
Tonya
Trick or Treat – How Much Chocolate Do We Eat?
Since this is the biggest day for chocolate consumption in the year, I thought it would be worthwhile to check into it.
Do you know how much chocolate the average American eats in a year? One pound? Ten pounds?
As a matter of fact we eat an average of a pound of chocolate a month, so 12 pounds in a year.
According to WebMD’s chocolate quiz “We each eat close to a dozen pounds of chocolate per year. And most of that is milk chocolate. More than 90% of Americans say they prefer milk chocolate over dark or white.
“It takes a long time to work off all that chocolate. It would take a 130-pound woman about four days and nights (95 hours) of brisk walking to burn off those calories!”
And I know you have heard that chocolate has caffeine in it, but how much? WebMD says,
“You’d need to eat 14 regular-sized (1.5 oz) bars of milk chocolate to get the same caffeine as you’d find in a 8-ounce cup of coffee! That would have about 3,000 calories and more than 300 grams of sugar — compared to only about two calories in black coffee.
“Dark chocolate does have more caffeine than milk chocolate. Even then, it would take four bars to give you the same buzz as one cup of regular Joe.”
So, enjoy the evening, but if you are going out with your little trick or treater, keep in mind how much walking is required to burn off those calories.
Tony
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