The happy healthcare host, Mr. Divabetic stops by the Mermaid Parade in Coney Island to raise awareness for diabetes in a fun, new way.
The Mermaid Parade, founded in 1983, officially opens the ocean for summer swimming, teaches mythology to Brooklyn families, provides self-esteem for Coney Island and artistic self-expression for the New York City arts community. Over the years the Mermaid Parade has grown into the largest event of the year at Coney Island and it is also one of the ten biggest parades annually in New York City. This year's version featured dancers, bands, square politicians, people costumed as pirates, octopuses and sailors, and many women wearing fake fish tails on their bottoms and nothing but sequined pasties - or less - on top!
Each year the parade is presided over by a ceremonial "King Neptune" and "Queen Mermaid." This year's king was 30 Rock actor Judah Friedlander. The Queen Mermaid was journalist and "Real Housewives of New York City" star Carole Radziwill.
Today over 23 million people are living with diabetes in the United States. Mr. Divabetic plays his food game, Serve, Taste or Trash! with participants and crowd goers to help encourage people to read nutritional labels. You might be surprised by the facts.
In the game you are given three choices of popular snack foods: Nestle Butterfinger candy bar, Pop Tarts (Hot Fudge Sundae) and a Topicana Cranberry Cocktail. To play you must decide which item you'd serve, which one you'd taste and which one you'd trash. Can you tell which one contains the most sugar? The Nestle Butterfinger (2 pieces) contains 48 grams of sugar, Pop Tarts contain 24 grams of sugar and the Tropicana Cranberry Cocktail contains 51 grams of sugar.
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