Prepare your eulogies now for the M&Ms McFlurry and M&Ms Blizzard.
Mars, the biggest candy producer on the planet, may pull its M&Ms, Snickers and other candies out of fast-food desserts if those deserts contain more than a day's worth of added sugar, Reuters reports.
Hint: That standard applies to pretty much every fast-food dessert.
Mars has a track record for caring about our sugar consumption even as they stock it: They recommend M&Ms as "occasional treats" to be paired with a "healthy lifestyle," and last year they famously told consumers to enjoy their pasta sauces only once per week, because the product includes lots of salt and fat.
At least one health expert says Mars is "silly" to consider removing its candies from sugary desserts, considering its products aren't healthy to begin with. But in our opinion, the candyman is onto something.
A small bag of regular M&Ms has 30 grams of sugar, beneath the recommended limit of 50 grams per day for added sugar set by the Food and Drug Administration.
But even a teeny-weeny "snack size" McFlurry with M&Ms exceeds the limit by almost 20 percent, at 59 grams of sugar. Cutting M&Ms from the order would allow consumers to stay under their sugar limit for the day, if they're conscientious about the rest of their meals.
Every little bit helps, right? Check out more ways to cut added sugar out of your life.
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