I agree with Ben Kunz who says Mars, the maker of M&Ms, is brilliant.

You see, they've decided to package Green M&Ms for Valentine's Day this year.

It's no secret that chocolate has its own aphrodisiac qualities. Now, top that chocolate with a green candy coating, and you've got the best of both worlds!

Ask chocolate lovers to define chocolate and they will describe it as 'the love drug,' 'the eighth wonder,' 'the food of the gods,' 'a wicked pleasure,' 'better than sex,' and 'the secret drug of happiness.' Source

Here's everything you want to know about Green M&M's and some reasons you might want to go green with your favorite candy this year.

Green is the new pink... right?

8 billion Sweethearts Conversation Hearts are made each year by NECCO, the majority of which are sold during the 6-week period between January 1 and Valentine's Day; making Sweethearts the #1 selling non-chocolate Valentine's Day candy.

NECCO introduces 10 new Sweethearts Conversation Hearts sayings each year. This year, NECCO introduces 10 new sayings that pay tribute to pet-loving ways with sayings that include:

See the archived lists of new candy hearts sayings from 2003 to the present here.

In the early 90's, NECCO Vice President Walter Marshall decided to update the sayings each year and retire some. His first (Fax Me) created a lot of attention from Sweetheart fans. Each year he receives each year hundreds of suggestions from romantics, candy lovers and school kids for new sayings. From old tech, "Call Me" to new tech, "E-mail Me," Sweethearts keep the pulse on the heartbeat of the nation. Source

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M&M's... Get your FREE M&M's here!

That's right, the Mars company has announced a promo code that gets you a FREE bag of M&M's candy with your order of custom-printed m&ms.

Yeah, we're at it again... though I'm not sure we have near enough willpower to stick with it this time.

For the record, here's how we did last time.

Jim travels A LOT, and neither of us takes the time to cook these days. So sticking to a 100% Atkins-friendly diet is going to be quite difficult this go-around.

Nevertheless, we're bound & determined to give it a go & see what happens.

To help us enjoy the ride this time... we've found 10 snacks & desserts that make the "dieting" process a little bit easier and a whole lot more FUN!

Did you know you can order m&ms online?

Yep, now you can force others to "eat their words" or share your own custom messages by ordering bags of personalized M&M's for gifts or parties! (Psst... I think wedding m&ms are the most popular.)