Jelly beans became a wide-spread American treat in the early 20th Century, sold with other penny candies, and in the 1930âs the popular association of jelly beans and Easter was firmly entrenched in our culture, most likely due to the ovate shape (that means âshaped like an egg,â but we prefer the fancy word).
Protein bars are insidious, menacing little gremlins. Theyâre capable of playing devious mind games and derailing diets, unassumingly, without receiving any of the blame when diets stall, or worse â spontaneously combust, opening the floodgates for fat to flow in.
Protein bars can be a healthy snack if you know what to look for on the label. 1  It has at least 10 grams of protein. 2  It has less than 15 grams sugar (the lower, the better!). Look for natural sources of sugar, such as fruit. 3  It has less than 4 grams of fat â and no trans-fats allowed.  It has less than 350 calories.