Newman's Own Organics
Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups
Very Good
Weight: 1.2 oz. (34 g.) in 1 package (3 cups)
Calories: 180 calories in 1 package (3 cups)
Today I enjoyed a package of three Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups from Newman's Own (Aptos, CA). These organic peanut butter cups were Very Good, and only 180 calories, according to the label. Thanks Newman's Own for making great products.
I celebrated being able to leave work early today (Friday), in time to enjoy a beautiful sunset with bands of rich colors, and a World War 2 era movie: "Letters from Iwo Jima" afterwards.
I couldn't help but wonder, did these soldiers (on either side of this real-life battle) receive any peanut butter or chocolate in their war-time meals or rations*? I don't know. But, even if they did receive these snacks, they probably were nowhere near the quality of today's tasty and healthy peanut butter cups, and would have done little to improve their circumstances.
*A "D" Ration bar was available to American soldiers in World War 2, when meat and bread-based C Rations were not available. A D Ration was described as a high-caloric, hard, (approximately 4-oz.) chocolate bar that also contained oat flour. Elsewhere I found references to candy-coated peanuts, caramels and cocoa powder that soldiers also may have received.
Note: Photo of this chocolate item was added later.
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