hi, hoda. hoda is exhausted and egyptian. they love you, too. >> my egyptian sun goddess should have with me. but you are with me. so it's all perfect. i love you, hoda woman. bye-bye. ♪ >> i've been telling my friend michael here that you are my favorite stick in the mud. i miss you so muchig >> by the way -- >> who was that. anywatching, i love tla michael look. >> i'm oddlyposioned. >> hoda is oddly positioned. >> that's what i w saying. >> oh, my gosh! >> it was a great trip. it's all i can say. >> oh, my gosh. anyway -- we'll have pieces all next week. >> monday, tuesday and wednesday because it's the beginning of holy week. >> it wasn't the same without you. people were wondering where you are. we didn't say. we're excited to show the yours. your lost because of daylight savings time. can yr? >> i get a one and don't weekends, i love it.ht. >> they said you should have a cup of coffee and take a 20-minute power nap. it takes 20 minutes to kick in. once it kicks in, you're awake. >> coffee in the middle east -- >> is it

she watches klg and hoda. no matter what is going on in her crazy life from 10:00 to 11:00, she is going to smile and laugh. >> so, so cute. >> thank you for being such a devoted fan. we are sending her to the vero beach hotel and spa in florida for three nights and two days. round trip air fare for two and dinner at the cobalt restaurant. >> that is awesome. every day we look at the weather down there, don't we? it's just 83, just saying. >> that's what she says. >> just saying. thanks, brigitte. >> you can send your things into our website. >> not all your things. just that stuff. we've got a big week coming up. >> yes, we do. who is going to be on our show? >> denise quaid on wednesday, uma thurman, sinbad will be on. >> we have a big week. laura bush already here. >> this whole death of privacy issue is becoming not just interesting but dicey. we are going to talk how if you lose your identity ways to get it back. >> that is scary to me. >> now that you're known as just hoda, how are you ever going to get

hoda abdel hamid is in ramallah. what is the situation at the moment?porter: well, things have slowed down now just because it's dark has settled in, but i have to say that throughout the day, we have been witnessing quite intense clashes and no matter how much the israeli army tried to push back to protesters, well, they bureaucrat determined to stand their ground, and so they did. they actually throughout the afternoon spread even further. a certain point past the israeli army's position here in ramallah on the north edge of the town. and then there were also similar clashes, all over the occupied west wank in hebron, where one person died, but he did not die of a protest, he -- according to israeli army, he was trying to stab a israeli citizen, and then there were also clashes in nablous, bethlehem and jerricho. so a very tense situation all across the west bank and in gaza where six protesters died during clashes there. there is a fence that separates gaza from southern israel. the protesters had gone all the way to that fence in solidarity of what

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. >> hoda you've got a choice is the way i see it. you get the ice bucket over the head or you give $100 to als charity. we wasted a good bucket of ice didn't we. >> wait a second. i have 24 hours. >> that's right. in 24 hours. >> that means i have the whole course of the show. >> what are you doing later? >> i think we should wait. what's at the end of the show? >> let's do it at the end of the show. shall we jerry? can we make that happen? good. >> wait till you see who i am going to challenge. >> okay. >> okay. all righty. remember the three young girls who were all battling cancer. they didn't know one another and then they met and they took a beautiful shot, right. >> do we have the old picture? >> yeah. so recently we told you the good news that brian whose 6, riley whose 4 and they are all in remission. the photographer re-created that original photo. let's take a look at them now. >> oh, my gosh. just having it in color is such a -- >> that is beautiful. oh, my gosh. god bless those girls. >> look at that picture. they are goi

next i next, we have what hoda is modeling for us.ndy which is influenced by the headphone. >> these are all affordable right. >> all affordable. everything that will make your t.s even pet better. >> interest those for more. last but not least, there's a charging case that kills germs at night but when you put it on the screen, it avoids fingerprints during the day and keep it's clean. >> for this thing you put it in at night to clean it and it cleans it and kill the batteries exposures it j y. >> i only understand a little by. >> looking to save money on food? wait till you hear about the expiration. >> oh, my god. who is that? this? i can't even. he with libb libby. going to be fine. >> a lot of these regulations are all due to wrong conditions for your fridge. >> next we will have new dehli turkey. >> that is not right. >> purchased high school turk why you need to sell by today. >> you can keep this for seven to ten days it's optimal taste. this label is best used pi twos monthing. this is the key. >> let's talk tippicle li. >> t

next i next, we have what hoda is modeling for us.ndy which is influenced by the headphone. >> these are all affordable right. >> all affordable. everything that will make your t.s even pet better. >> interest those for more. last but not least, there's a charging case that kills germs at night but when you put it on the screen, it avoids fingerprints during the day and keep it's clean. >> for this thing you put it in at night to clean it and it cleans it and kill the batteries exposures it j y. >> i only understand a little by. >> looking to save money on food? wait till you hear about the expiration. >> oh, my god. who is that? this? i can't even. he with libb libby. >>> back with more on "today." >> have you ever looked at a cartridge and smelled it and thought it's got to be safe to it. >> it's not. don't worry today diet editor is here to help you spring clean. >> hello. >> there's so much food waist nowadays. all of these labors are manned adoor accept for baby marm formula. the other more confusing is used by. most often times

oh, hoda,ou have to try that. >> tee up this i-hoda because area going to love it. i'll tell you why it i? aong called for good from the show wicked. liso sing.on. an actress who >> great she was a duet wh kristin c owethchenoweth. here is the two of them togeth.look. ?+?za'?v[s whoz.?9nyf[? ? if i've been changed for the better ? ? i do believe i have been changed for the better ? ? because i knew you at these t >> that's so sweet. ? because i knew you ? >> can we finish it out please? no. no, we're not. the whole thing is -- >> the whole thing -- >> changed for you. >> oh, i can't believe they did that. anyway, but it's beautiful. can we say hi -- >> that's called musical interruptus. thank you for coming. they come -- yvette's group with us. >> this cronut is fabulous but it's messy. l look who's in our kitchen. >> elizabeth hurley, damian, oh, wow. >> by the wait, if you want to find all her stuff, it's on i-hoda on apple music, right? >> yes, it is. we can't wait to sit down and talk to you guys in just a little bit. to watch mother and son. >> i don't know who

>> hoda! hoda! hoda! >> with a morning >> guys!filled wit >> hoda! hoda! hoda!>> with a morning willed with s special surprises and a lot of joy, today, january 10th, 2025. >>> from nbc news, this is joy, today, january 10th, 2025. >>> from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb. and hoda kotb. live from studio 1a in rockefelle from studio 1a in rockefeller r. >>> hi, everybody. good morning and welcome to "today." plaza. it is great to have you with us on this friday morning and i'm >>> hi, everybody. good morning and welcome to "today." it is great to have you with us on this friday morning and i'm tearing up. alre one last time.ady tearing up. i real am. our floor director said, one last time. here we go. >> one last time. let's do this. here we go. s. >> one last time. let's do this. let's do this. >> yeah. we're going to celebrate you today. >> and i do want to say thank you because people came out super early in the crowd this morning. we had a chance to give them a go morning >> yeah. we're going to cel

hi, hoda. this is a little bagel. she likes it. not too much, hoda. don't chew with your mouth open. >> part of the residential palace of harrod himself. rest. she wants a little vino too. >> yeah. >> patience. >> i have my white and you have your red. people here love americans, hoda. well, you're egyptian. they love you, too. miss you. >> my egyptian sun goddess should have been with me. but you are with me. so it's all perfect. i love you, hoda woman. bye-bye. >> i've been telling my friend michael here that you are my favorite stick in the mud. i miss you so much right now. >> by the way -- >> who was that guy in the water with you? >> a top male model, michael lewis, in israel. they call him abs or something like that. -- lost my glasses there that day. my chanel. >> are those the white ones? >> they're black. >> christy hates the white ones. >> i got the black ones. look how happy michael and i look. >> i'm oddly positioned. >> hoda is oddly positioned. >> that's what i was saying. >> oh, my gosh! >> it was a great trip. it's all i can say. >> o

hoda, have you got big weekend plans? >> i do. what am i going to do?here's a concert in the park. >> who is playing. >> john mayer, alicia keyes. you just throw a blanket. >> is it free? >> we're going to sit outside. -- outside of the paid place. [ laughter ] >> you, a huge star, are going to do that? when pigs fly, hoda. >> that's the best graphic ever. >> we are not letting that happen. i mean, i could see it if weird al had to sit outside. right, al? >> yes. >> that would make sense, but not a star of hoda's magnitude. >> did you hear that? it is try day friday, we're going to try a coffee drink. >> you said we. >> we. >> we are. >> and we are? >> the guy with the shoes. i showed you his feet. >> nice feet, a lovely smile. one of these days if things go as well as they are, you might get to meet him. >> you met him. >> i have, but i haven't spent enough time with him. >> what about blake? >> blake has to pass judgment. because when pigs fly. >> stop saying it. >> a lot of money on the graphic. that's it. >> so blake loves him and blake is coming to

>> how do we do it, hoda, day after day?at. >> how about regis. >> he's out of control. >> time for favorite things. >> something out there called a hoda barbie. >> look mommy i have a hoda barbie. >> time for kathie lee's friday funny. >> a woman was nursing her baby -- >> seriously, is it over? ♪ >> this is the worst chat we've ever had. it is. >> kathie lee apologizes now for what she said, what she's saying, what she's bound to say next. i'm embarrassed and i apologize on behalf of nbc news for what hoda just did. >> this is the second worst chat ever. >> boom, boom. >> three emmys. three. >> i tell you two are probably the most talented people i know. >> wow. >> we're awesome. >> we really are. all right. do you want to spice up your new year's menu? vivian rocks. the two hot tamales will show you how to do it. right after this. >>> good morning. i'm meteorologist crystal egger with your weather forecast for this last weekend of the year and yet another winter storm moving across the country. this will be impacting the

and i go, "it's hoda."e when i got to new orleans, they have names like chappa tulis. who is going to mess with me? it's like a yawn. >> jimmy: where did you grow up? >> i grew up in oklahoma, my parents are from egypt. so if you yell out the name hoda, like walking down the streets of cairo, 30 girls will think you're talking to them. here i'm the unique one. >> jimmy: yeah, well, i like it, i think it's good. i don't know anyone else named hoda. >> first of all, can i say, i'm kind of jealous though. because when kathie lee was on the show, you guys, they were practically making out. jimmy and kathie lee. no, it was a bit -- come on. you had a thing. >> jimmy: we had a thing. >> she came the makeup room the next day. she loves you. she was like, "jimmy and i had this connection, hoda." was she all over you, or -- >> jimmy: no, this was it. [ laughter ] >> what was she doing? a little of that? she is still talking about it. >> jimmy: i know, we have good chemistry. you have good chemistry with kathie, as w

hoda abdel-hamid saying a volatile situation indeed. thank you, hoda abdel-hamid. >> now, syria's government and rebel fighters are accusing each other of launching chemical attacks. bashar al-assad is pointing the finger at what it calls terrorists. the opposition is denying it's responsible and demands the international community investigates. >> it looks like the usual bombing campaign in syria. according to activists the barrel bombs dropped from helicopters contained toxic chemicals. according to witness accounts those chemicals went airborne after the bombs fell. as people were ferried in ambulances, the person recording this video is coughing and others are covering their mounteds. we cannot independently verify the videos, but syrian tv said there was an attack and blamed the fighters. >> trial judge in the -- >> translation: in the hamad suburbs a group was attacked using gas we are aware that the group are prepared to carry out more attacks. >> act visits said many -- activists said many died. children and adults appeared to h

hoda? >> 24%. >> wrong. >> 34%. >> 34%.impressive. >> that is impressive. >> eat more whole grains. next question -- don't try to move to the wine too fast. which vitamin is more commonly deficient in people who are overweight -- vitamin c, vitamin d or b-12? >> b-12. >> wrong answer. >> d. >> that's right. because vitamin d is actually stored in our fat. if you have more fat, there's less in your blood stream. >> why do i take extra then? >> because as you age your ability to convert it in the skin also decreases. >> careful. >> as you barely age -- okay. true or false. excess alcohol consumption can increase your risk of breast cancer. >> true. >> we got that one right. >> that was me. i got it. i rang in first. >> more than three drinks a week increases the risk by 15%. if you have a family history of breast cancer, you have to cut back. sorry to say. which food combinations protect your eyesight -- spinach and avocado, salmon and carrots, oysters and eggs or all of the above. >> all of the above. oysters. >> you can't s

hoda with a testament . power of the human spirit. >> ladies and gentlemen, governor mike huckleberry. [ applause ] >> thank you very great audience here upon tonight and thank you for joining us . welcome to huckleberry from the fox news stud yoyless. if you thought you had a rough week just be glad you are not al gore. he is peddling his book which lecturings us to heed the clarion call to turn down the thermostat on global warning . the usual suspects on the predictable left was having a hard time to hear al's sermon because what he does is it luder than anything else. he just sold current tv to al-jazeera that gets funding from the country of qatar that gets his money from oil reservings. can mogul gorp gore who has current tv and sells to qatar, can mogul al gore co-exist with activist ark al gore? >> you near business with this count reap that is enabling your ultsmate foe climate change >> i think i understand what you are getting at. ouch. >> you know, al should have done my show. i would be nicer th

hoda's got that one.early 1/3 of our purses havfecal bacteria on the keep them on the floor. >> don't put your purse on the floor. >> lten to megan. >> better than the table, thgh. which is worse using the old tampon in the bottom of your ndbag or leaving one in a couple extra hour. >> oh, stop it! >> i kno >> i know. >> i'm going to with, which is worsethe dirty one in the purse. actually worse to lve it in. >> oh, my sh, i'm so sorry i'm not sick today. >> aren'tou glad you are menopausal? oh, lord have mercy. >> okay. moving on. >> who cares? >> which is rse, bar snacks with drinks or a healthy ml lar? >> what? bar s with what? >> not sex, kathy, snas. >> bar snacks. >> bar snacks not sex with drinks and a healthy dinner later. what's worse? bar snacks with dris is worse. >> bar snacks with drinkis worse. >> actuay the healthy dinner later. u want the snacks to soak up at little bit of alcol. >> you kw what -- >> every single person in here is going -- wait. >> this the tie-breaker. >> one more questio

and i was on the -- and kathie goes like, "jimmy, jimmy, jimmy, hoda. jimmy, hoda, jimmy, hoda."ots -- we were like one direction. 'cause like, "hi, hi, oh, my god!" [ laughter ] just ignored everyone else in the crowd screaming at you. your nieces are probably, like, "this is the weirdest life in the whole wide world, yeah. where are the wiggles? yeah, where are the wiggles?" this is -- i got to say -- look at this. you guys look fantastic on the cover of this magazine. but -- [ cheers ] you -- you're going through a rough time. you're going through a rough time right now on the fourth hour of the "today" show. >> this came at a price, this cover. >> jimmy: it really did. >> we had -- it was bad. >> jimmy: you're not drinking the whole month. >> the worst decision -- no, we have ever made. >> jimmy: ever made ever. >> i'm watching your drinking segment before this, and i'm feeling parched. >> jimmy: shaking. [ laughter ] >> no, it was not great. >> jimmy: wait, so what happened? "ladies' home journal" said, "uh-uh"? >> they said, "we'll put you on the cover if you guys don't dri

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now, i heard a rumor that she >> that made hoda happy. >> because i wear a 9 1/2. i sometimes wear a 10 too. this black gown size 16, it's already on ebay for $1200. and look at her 10 size louie vuitton. >> oh, get those. >> what! >> yes! you need those, hoda. >> look how -- how come none of her stuff is like scuffed up? >> she wore them probably once. >> how about a slip. a slip from oprah. >> a black sheer thin waist band. >> and all the proceeds go to her leadership academy in south africa. and the auction ends march 10th. >> you get to the point in life and you're like, i haven't worn that in five years and somebody would love that. we should do it, too. >> i like the things i have like these shoes. >> hoda, love the dress. really love those shoes. shoes for eight years and and i love them. they're my favorites. >> and this is the dress you wore in vegas. >> my j.lo dress. i'm wearing it again. >> and it's time. >> come o amanda. >> time for "the bachelor." >> you're quite the superstar. everybody loves you. and they love your updates. >> it's a passion. so la

. >> that would make sense, but not a star of hoda's magnitude. >> did you hear that? it is try day friday, we're going to try a coffee drink. >> you said we. >> we. >> we are. >> and we are? >> the guy with the shoes. i showed you his feet. >> nice feet, a lovely smile. one of these days if things go as well as they are, you might get to meet him. >> you met him. >> i have, but i haven't spent enough time with him. >> what about blake? >> blake has to pass judgment. because when pigs fly. >> stop saying it. >> a lot of money on the graphic. that's it. >> so blake loves him and blake is coming to the concert. >> that's what i was asking. that's what i mean we. >> i wouldn't just go with my dog. i'm not weird. >> you go to the movies alone. >> that's different. >> all right. so lets try this coffee. >> national coffee day sunday. >> are you a big coffee drinker? >> i'll have a couple of cups. anyway, national coffee association says most americans drink more than half -- what? >> somebody has been drinking more than coffee when they wrote this. they drink more coffee th

that's hoda! >> yow! >> this is the weirdest place. i've been in television a long time, never seen anything like this. >> i love your show! >> what do you think? you're my favorite. >> that's what we wanted for the reel. >> wow! >> wow. >> so much fun. no wonder we're exhausted. a long year. we sure have shared a lot of great times, and many of them are just sitting here. >> don't miss some of our most unforgettable momentv after th.is. >> that was awesome!awesome! hey buddy, let's get these dayquil liquid gels and go. but these liquid gels are new. mucinex fast max. it's the same difference. these are multi-symptom. well so are these. this one is max strength and fights mucus. that one doesn't. uh...think fast! you dropped something. oh...i'll put it back on the shelf... new from mucinex fast max. the only cold and flu liquid gel that's max-strength and fights mucus. start the relief. ditch the misery. >>> here's a question. how much do you remember from pop culture this year? >> there's a lot i'd like to forget. you thinking before

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and i'd say hoda's out of wine and i'm not. somebody got gypped. >> thank you, alex. >> check that can't afford it. $80 a month. >> for six years now. but that's what friends do for friends. >> there's such a thing as a work bff. let's see if we agree with them. >> your work bff is the only person whose weekend you really care about. you know how's your weekend. >> that's excellent, leslie. >> you say how was the weekend. we do that. >> but there are a lot of people that i -- there are good folks around us. people. >> yes. it's very true. >> you confess freely to each other and it's true. >> we give each other a look even during the show, and we're like, and then we know. >> how do we do it, day after day. seriously. >> when you're having a bad day, there's always someone willing to help you snap out of it. >> you're very good to me that do. and you know work is so much better than someone you share your craziness with. >> it's fun to come to work because we get to hang out. >> so we're very blessed. >> there are some young chi

okay, hoda. good kind. where you from?pennsylvania. >> love my betty. >> thank you, who is number one on the forbes highest paid celebrity list? james patterson, taylor swift or lebron james? >> taylor swift. >> she says -- she gets $100! [ cheers ] >> she is one of the hardest working people in the industry. >> she is. >> $170 million. >> kathie lee, i thought it would be you, though. >> oh, honey. i'm not kelly ripa. okay, hoda, go ahead? >> your name, michelle? >> that's your husband? >> yes. >> your husband's birthday. rodney's birthday. give him money for his birthday. became engaged on "the bachelor." don't know. tuned out. what is the name of her spin-off series? ben and lauren take new york, ben and lauren happily ever after or ben and still here? >> happily ever after. yes! yes! >> all right. yes. that whole series, as you know, is not my favorite thing. >> not your fave rhorite thing. >> i wish everybody all the best in the world but it's hard to watch. >> put a question mark in the beginning. rightly so. >> happ

the white turkey meat is in, and hoda is great. this might take a while. >> commercial break. >> and okay, in any case. >> good enough. we will put the turkey meat in after the bread has been soaking for ten minutes with the milk, and some pancetta in with it. >> what is pancetta? >> it is an italianethat. >> and that is ketchup. >> yes. >> and if you want the play with ketchup. n. >> have parsley and parmesan cheese right tp>>. >> then basily get it eeee waylllllllll you take it ot >> no.you put a bun this, dou? or the fun. okay. thereou go, cook o make it a a vegetaan dish, don't of thelt uh@# and ifynow, clean it up.pill and ifynow, ...desktops... toep ahat's what i call clean.ie this is called non-24. after trying brookside chocolates, ere joking, so we made a 100-pound bag. mach f.ver thought abthe ch so fg acids. 100-pound bag. it never dawned on m it could hurt your tee it nevanurawned on m it couldcan you fi,and he explat something that grows back, yoo re for it.the elrererererere sometoing that grows back, and to eat heal

it's a hoda ipa beer. that's in a bar in connecticut. >> what? >> hoda ipa. >> $18? is it $18?you have been tapped. >> you are sick. >> from ohio, they submitted this photo. i leave you alone for five minutes and the dog is in the fruity pebbles box. there's a second photo where he actually ripped the bottom off as well and she took a picture. that's really cute. >> i like that one. from oakland, maryland, they sent this photo. baby powder is the caption. that should be, "i leave you alone for five minutes." >> that's right. that's funny. >> finally laura from hawthorne woods, illinois submitted this. instead of chicken caesar salad, you can't see but her pet parrot is on there. so she captioned it "parrot ceasar salad." i'm all for sleeping with dogs, but that's nasty. >> was that it? nice job. >> good job, sara. >> coming up, kathie lee is going out into the audience to play a fun game of who knew? also, the hunky guys from the galaxy are here. >> soccer players. check out the view. >> all after this. hey! hey honey! hey alan. uh, hey.... i'm bob, we talked at the tax store.

roker hoda, thank you. a small bit of good news for millions of americans coming just in time for christmas overnight, after months of a stalemate, congress striking a deal on a nearly $900 billion covid-19 stimulus package. >> includes a new round of direct payments to struggling americans, as well as money for businesses. we do have complete coverage along with the latest on the new vaccine, as coronavirus cases spike at home and abroad. nbc's chief white house correspondent, hallie jackson will start us off this morning. hallie, good morning. >> hi, hoda. good morning. this is almost, almost a done deal. that means a second round of stimulus checks will be heading to millions of americans. small businesses will get billions in relief they need. boy, this breakthrough cannot come too soon. with millions of people facing dire deadlines before the new year. just ahead of the holidays, help is on the way, with congress ready to vote as soon as today on a massive pandemic relief plan, after months of gridlock

we have the boys lee and hoda lee.h the moonshine. >> moonshine. >> from our new book, this is a little bit -- >> do you make the moonshine in your back yard? >> we take donations. >> you shake it up? >> are we garnish it with boiled 53 nuts. >> we had those. >> good. >> oh, my gosh. you top the try? >> sure. >> try this. >> thank you. >> unconventional garnish, but it works. see what you think. >> i think it's fine. >> we have seen this. >> what is this? >> pickled shrimp. not pickled like a dill, but marinated. a quick cure. >> that's good. >> you president a little brian over it and an hour in the bridge and it's done. >> it's cooked up? >> we are shrimp rific. we love shrimp. this is shrimp and greats. this has been cut lengthwise. >> watch this. >> this is cutting it lengthwise because it curls up in a fetal position. >> exactly. you know this. >> they grab more gravy. >> this is tomato puree. fresh tomatoes that have been strained. >> is there a particular kind of tomato? >> we like to use the ones from right out

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we had fun though, didn't we, hoda? >> i sent two. one to your husband in the hampson -- hamptons. >> well, we were dating for seven years so we were like the gay oprah and stedman. and so i told him, he is just the starter husband, but we will see how it goes. i am kidding. i i kidding. >> from the vipneyards of mount claire, new jersey. thats good. and it helps to take the nail polish off later. >> e e y. glad you enjoyed it. >> and now, coming up is bobbie's buzz witit our favorite products. >> and you can choose what to use. too much. >>> we are back just in time for "bobbie's buzz." and our contributor bobbie thomas is here with her favorite beauty and fashion products. what have you got theday, bobbie? >> yes, thihi is my favorite called the nippies and this is to help the girlfriends up top. and it is a nipple e e reck-- e e reck walk into a cold room, and out in the cold. >> do they stick? yes, and what i love about these is that there are three different skintone shades. and so somebody like me who is nurseing, neeee them in

. >> and hoda is right. the popcorn. nearly 4 grams of fiber. >> really? >> not too many veggies in the veggie chips. >> all right. >> next? >> can't be the pop. >> whatever it is. [ laughter ] >> it just can't be. >> every time, like, a little sweet treat, so which one would you pick and would you pass up if you're watching your child's calorie intake? which would you take p >> sandwich cookies or a toaster pastry? which would you pick? >> one toaster pastry. >> or six of the -- >> going with the toaster pastries. >> i'm going with the six cookies. >> and hoda is two for two. >> what? that toaster pastry is the 2nd and -- 200 calories. >> just have one. >> those cookies are many more, and some are 260 calories. >> it's a break out. association recommends that children really should not exceed 25 grams of sugar. about four extra teaspoons of sugar. what treat would you pick that had less sugar? which one of these is lower in sugar? chocolate brownies whole grain snack bar on an ounce of vanilla yogurt covered raisins. >> going with the raisins. >> billy wo

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. >> hoda, that takes two hands. >> you do it right before you leave. it's all ketchupy. you dig your hand in, and you get one and eat it and you go back in. that's how you do it. then you have it all over your hands. >> doesn't matter. then you know you're having fun. >> no, i only do it alone. >> would that make you a pig? ensure.com surveys what people eat when they drive. candy bars, french fries and doughnuts popular. >> pizza and tacos, weird. >> scary. the taco should never be eaten. you can barely eat that at home with two hands and a napkin in front of the tv. >> i find myself eating much more when i'm by myself. when i'm in the car, i don't think anyone is looking at me. >> who have you been spending time with? you've never been thinner, never looked better. i'm not with you all the time. >> i eat alone at night. i don't feel that comfortable eating in front of people, eating a lot. >> when you and i go to places we pig out. >> we have our lamb chops, not a tooth that doesn't have stuff in it. frankie and johnny's and have our shrimp scampi. >> so good. >> now y