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Hershey's Peanut Butter Blossoms - How Many Calories?

Bev Sklar — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 11:00:00 EST

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Whether you call this Christmas treat a peanut butter blossom or a kiss cookie, they always melt in your mouth. Pour a cup of hot tea or java and it's nearly impossible to reach for just one. But if your pants are feeling a little tighter these days, it's time to take a close look at your cookie count. Many would agree it's the tinfuls of homemade cookies, fudge and Chex Mix puppy chow that have you reaching for the stretchy, black leggings to set off your roomiest skirt.

So it's time you knew the calories in these chocolate-peanut butter wonders. How many calories in just one Hershey's Peanut Butter Blossom? No lowbrow chocolate here, this one has the real Hershey's kiss pressed into the warm middle.

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Roasted Turkey Leg - How Many Calories?

Bev Sklar — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:00:00 EST

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So many family members and only two turkey legs to go around. Before you arm wrestle loved ones for this coveted dark meat prize on Thanksgiving, take a long nutritional look. Just because a NFL lineman celebrates his Thanksgiving Day win with a roasted turkey leg as big as his forearm, doesn't mean you should do the same. You've probably spent the holiday cracking nuts and watching football from the couch, not playing it.

How many calories in an 8.6 ounce roasted turkey leg (thigh and drumstick) with skin on? Keep in mind, we're quizzing you on a more average-sized turkey leg, not the whoppers folks lug around at the summer Renaissance fair. The Scarborough Renaissance Festival in Texas says their Tom Turkey legs are 10 inches long and weigh about 24 ounces when cooked. That's more like three times the size of what grandma is serving. So dark meat fans, let's see how many calories are in that 8.6 oz roasted turkey leg you're silently hoping no one else swipes first.

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Dunkin' Donuts Pumpkin Latte - How Many Calories?

Bev Sklar — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:30:00 EST

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Welcome to creamy, frothy, holiday drink season. Nothing like blustery temperatures to switch your alliance with coffee and cream to a pumpkin-flavored latte, mocha with whip, hot chocolate with extra marshmallows. But we all know those drinks add up calorie-wise, and you need to bank all the calories you can for the three or four holiday parties that truly matter during the next six-weeks indulgence.

No sense in diving into peppermint mochas until the hot pumpkin drink crave is satisfied. America supposedly runs on Dunkin' -- so how many calories in a Dunkin' Donuts medium Pumpkin Latte?

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Peanut Butter - How Many Calories?

Bev Sklar — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:00:00 EST

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You're celebrating and you didn't even know it -- November marks National Peanut Butter Month. Unless you've got a nut allergy, it's a big month for the creamy stuff.
PB fans love it spread on a sandwich, smeared on hot toast or stirred in oatmeal. Those living diet-dangerously lace that heaping tablespoon with semi-sweet chocolate chips, then rationalize it all down saying peanut butter is a terrific source of protein.

If you're a regular pb-lover, it's time to arm yourself with the nutritional facts. For starters, how many calories in two tablespoons of peanut butter?

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Pomegranate - How Many Calories?

Bev Sklar — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:00:00 EST

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Pomegranate juice has been a health food hit for awhile now, but how often do you toss a raw pomegranate in your grocery cart? The Pomegranate Council -- yes, there's a council -- shares all sorts of cool facts about this ancient fruit. Now's a good time to try a pomegranate, the California's Wonderful variety is in season now through January.

The fun part lies in figuring out how to actually eat those raw aril seeds bursting with pomegranate juice. Whether using the traditional or fanning no-mess methods, you can scoop out the seeds without turning your fingertips into a red-stained mess.

Once you have a pile, how many calories are actually in a half cup of pomegranate seeds?

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Snickers Miniatures: How Many Calories?

Bev Sklar — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:00:00 EST

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Beyond scary ghosts and wishing your neighbor would take down that spine-tingling grim reaper, Halloween season is bent on spooking away a healthy diet.

Handfuls of candy corn, bowls of popcorn balls and hot apple cider don't help. Then there are those miniature-sized candy bombs, like Snickers Miniatures.

How many calories in just one, teeny tiny Snickers Miniature?

You need to pay special attention if your cubicle or garbage can is littered with mini-wrappers.

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Panera Cinnamon Roll: How Many Calories?

Bev Sklar — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 09:00:00 EST

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Panera Bread Company makes a decent cup of joe, but they hit it out of the ballpark when it comes to baking pastries. While we're asleep, Panera bakers are hard at work, making mornings especially diet-dangerous to loyal patrons.

Let's be honest, Panera bakes a cinnamon roll as big as your head.

If you occasionally order one, you should know the monster calorie count. How many calories in a Panera Bread Company cinnamon roll? From the poll, you're at least looking at 500 calories, a tad less than one-third of a day's intake for a slim, smaller, middle-aged woman with no time to jump on the treadmill.

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