April 23, 2012

Random Memorial for Monday 4/23/12

Gone but not forgotten:  king size Snickers and such.

Perhaps the post is a bit too premature as the changes are only promised by the end of 2012, but Mars announced a few weeks ago that it will stop making chocolate products that exceed 250 calories (Snickers, Twix, Milky Way, 3 Musketeers, etc...).  Truth be told, at my increasing age and increasing girth, I should probably see this as a positive development (and, interestingly enough, in this polarized populace that rallied around the old fashioned energy-inefficient light bulb as a cry against government oppression , Mrs. Obama herself has been blamed for this loss of irresponsible snacking) ... but all things considered ...

... chocolate that made me feel like a king when I ate it (even if it ultimately meant I needed a bigger sized throne long-term on which to place my additional poundage), you will be missed.

THE STRAIGHT-FORWARD NEWS BLURB:
http://articles.boston.com/2012-02-17/business/31067406_1_candy-bars-mars-chocolate-products

THE NEWS BLURB WITH THE READER COMMENTS BLAMING MRS. OBAMA:
http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2012/02/mars-cutting-king-size-candy/

SOMETHING ELSE I FOUND WHILE LOOKING FOR ARTICLES FOR THIS POST:
http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/299368/20120215/heart-attack-grill-triple-bypass-burger-quadruple.htm

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