Are you concerned about your weight, but still want your candy?

by: ScottNelson
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Sugar candy (hard candy to many) is a favorite world wide with people of all ages. I call this world group of candy fanatics the "Mob". Each individual "Mob" member has their favorite flavor or type and rarely will you find any one who doesn't like at least multiple flavors or types.

The famous sugar candy aka "hard candy" in all its thousands and thousands of glorious forms, is made from thick solution of sugar water which is then made tasty and attractive by adding various flavors and colors. In many countries, these candies are sometimes made into ice pop candies by freezing them. (That is not as common in the US but it sure needs to be!!)

The term candy is covers a wide term which includes chocolates, liquorice, toffees, candy bars, chewing gums and many more. Traditionally, candy is also known as confectionery or sweets.

I do know that my candy loving mob members care so much about what everyone calls it. The mobsters just want that sweet flavor in our favorites, and we just want to get rid of some of the guilt.

So try this on for size. Believe it or not, not all sweets are created equal for the weight conscious member of the world wide candy loving mob. For instance think about the classic favorite the lollipop.

Consider a lollipop. Basically a lollipop is sugar candy with a stick on the end of it. As compared to a thick chocolate bar, a sugar free or low-sugar lollipop or other hard candy makes a better choice for someone trying to make a certain weight.

One big reason for this is that you eat overall less food with a little hard candy, but your sweet tooth is more than satisfied. The old stand by Dum Dum little lollipop has experienced steady sales for decades. Products like the Dum Dum or any of it's thousands of cousins can be altered during the creation process to diminish sugar while still maintaining similar taste. Standing alone a lollipop may have a lot of sugar, but it's overall calorie load is limited to it's size. You heard it here: hard candy is a diet tool. Try using it for desert in place of doughy cakes, cookies or pie and fattening ice cream. You will get results that will shock you. As always, let me know what happens!

About the Author

For more information on Candy for Dieters, candy recipes, the history of candy and trivia on candies, go to MobCandy.com. Special thanks to Scott Nelson and ChaChaMarketing.com, who assisted us write this article.