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What do you do with extra sweets?

shy bobcat — Fri, 03 Jan 2014 18:45:39 GMT

I ate more than my share of sweets over the holidays and, received extra sweets as gifts. I really want to lower my consumption of sweets now that the holidays are over. What do you do with the extra sweets you have at your house?

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gazelle77 — Fri, 03 Jan 2014 18:47:02 GMT

I have my husband bring them to the office.... lots of people and they go fast!

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lolakimono — Fri, 03 Jan 2014 18:47:20 GMT

Take them to work!

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adelle38 — Fri, 03 Jan 2014 18:47:48 GMT

What is this thing you speak of called ""extra sweets""?

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sunshine45 — Fri, 03 Jan 2014 18:49:35 GMT

we either just eat them or take them to work......when we take them to work they are usually gone in less than a day. also, if anyone that comes around likes them i have been packing up little holiday ziploc baggies for them to take home.

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Preds — Fri, 03 Jan 2014 18:50:52 GMT

Send them to the neighbors house, except the ones from them. Those I bring to work. Our neighbors will eat anything and everything. LOL

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beckyb1012 — Fri, 03 Jan 2014 18:54:24 GMT

Freezer. I live alone so I pull out what I want on the week-ends. I slice up the sweets ahead of time. I received a small specialty pound cake this year and cut it up and stuck in the freezer to nibble on for the next several weeks or months. By slicing ahead of time keeps me honest with myself on portion control. Some nights are hard not to go back to the freezer for more but I just think of the extra work-out I will have to do.

My Mom always gave me a heart shaped big box of candy for valentines day and that goes in the crisper of the fridge for one piece on Saturday and one on Sunday. Will last for months.

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Sooner — Fri, 03 Jan 2014 18:54:52 GMT

Enjoy the big whump when they hit the bottom of the trash can. Did this yesterday with a batch of gifts. I told the giver how much I appreciated them and how good they were. Other things take this route besides sweets too. . . I get rid of it. There is no greater glory in eating or saving a bunch of stuff you don't want or need, or foisting it off on others who don't need it either.

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house cat — Fri, 03 Jan 2014 19:00:08 GMT

If they're already opened, I will throw them into the trash.. no guilt about that.

I used to send unopened treats to work with my husband, but since he is not working, I will add them to my food donation bag. My church takes a food donation every Sunday. I know that cookies and candy are not staple foods, but I assume the pantry will either add them as a treat or do whatever is appropriate with them. I get many boxes of candy, cookies and treats from my students at holiday time. We couldn't possibly eat them all.

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jlkz — Fri, 03 Jan 2014 19:02:06 GMT

Ditto for the freezer--it's amazing how quickly little things thaw so I make sure to cut them up for an emergency!

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Lynneuk — Fri, 03 Jan 2014 19:06:03 GMT

Don't have too much but my husband and I have one or two pieces each every night after dinner.

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pattypeep — Fri, 03 Jan 2014 19:08:38 GMT

I have my dh take them to his office and put them in their break room. They're gone within an hour.

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LooPY — Fri, 03 Jan 2014 19:10:37 GMT

I eat 'em 'til they're gone!

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carrob — Fri, 03 Jan 2014 19:14:49 GMT

If they are calorie worthy my husband and I eat, if not I toss.

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RedTop — Fri, 03 Jan 2014 19:40:56 GMT

I too used to load them up and take them to work, but now that I'm retired, I either pawn them off on other family members, toss them in the garbage, or put them in the freezer. One of my friends sent me 4 lbs of See's candy for Christmas, and that is stored out in the garage until Valentine's Day.

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pattypeep — Fri, 03 Jan 2014 20:00:10 GMT

On 1/3/2014 carrob said:
If they are calorie worthy my husband and I eat, if not I toss.

The first thing that popped in my head when I read your post was the Seinfeld episode w/ Elaine talking about sponge worthy. OMG, that show was so funny !!

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Sooner — Fri, 03 Jan 2014 20:07:58 GMT

On 1/3/2014 RedTop said:
I too used to load them up and take them to work, but now that I'm retired, I either pawn them off on other family members, toss them in the garbage, or put them in the freezer. One of my friends sent me 4 lbs of See's candy for Christmas, and that is stored out in the garage until Valentine's Day.

Even I would never throw away See's candy, but yeah, it can last a long long time!

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FunkyHulaGirl — Fri, 03 Jan 2014 20:17:20 GMT

Send them to deployed troops who don't get much (if any) mail from home.

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FunkyHulaGirl — Fri, 03 Jan 2014 20:17:33 GMT

Send them to deployed troops who don't get much (if any) mail from home.

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FunkyHulaGirl — Fri, 03 Jan 2014 20:17:40 GMT

Send them to deployed troops who don't get much (if any) mail from home.