Pie vs. Cupcake: Which Trendy Dessert Is Healthier?

Oh the plight for a healthy dessert!
How can I pass on such tasty treats? Do you have difficulty passing on dessert?
Maybe you too can use it as a guide to a more trendy yet healthy choice. This article comes from a great site I recently found called FitSugar written by Leta Shy.

Feel free to click on the link below for great informative articles. They even have an iPhone application to keep you up to date on all things sweet.

That's my take :) Have a great week!

Pie vs. Cupcake: Which Trendy Dessert Is Healthier?
by Leta Shy 
http://fitsu.gr/14593209

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The cupcake craze seems to be reaching its peak, but there's a new trendy dessert poised to take its place — pie. The most traditional of baked goods has been enjoying a resurgence lately, with 12 million more slices sold last year than the year before.

With pie's popularity on the rise, chances are you'll be seeing the new bakeries pop up with over-the-top latticed creations ready to compete with those ubiquitous cupcakes. If you need a sugar fix, which baked good is better for you — a slice of pie (typically 1/8 of a nine-inch pie, or about three ounces) or a cupcake with frosting?

Dessert	Calories	Fat (g)	Sat Fat (g)	Carbs (g)	Sodium (mg)
Classic
Apple Pie	411	19	4.7	58	327
Vanilla Cupcake With Chocolate Frosting	485	24	15	63	95
Chocolate
Chocolate Mousse Pie	247	15	8	28	437
Chocolate Cupcake With Frosting	131	2	0	29	178
Citrus
Key Lime Pie	450	13	5	52	240
Lemon Cupcake With Frosting	483	24	15	65	109
Banana
Banana Creme Pie	190	10	8	27	170
Banana Cupcake With Cream Cheese Frosting	232	7	4	40	148
Indulgent
Crack Pie	432	27	16	45	125
Red Velvet Cupcake With Cream Cheese Frosting	497	27	16	62	412