Rip. Crunch. Chew. Swallow. Halloween candy disappears in mindless raze.
Even the most disciplined dietitians crumble in the sugar-soaked holiday’s wake. It’s impossible to stop with just one piece.
While ghosts and witches elicit screams and terror, the scariest part of Halloween lies in the bottom of pillowcases and plastic pumpkins. Seemingly innocent “fun-sized” chocolate bars and candy hold a horrifyingly high amount of fat, sugar and calories.
What’s worse, the individually wrapped treats rarely include nutritional information. Instead, companies list calories and ingredients on the wholesale bags.
So, before you inhale your sixth miniature Snickers, take a moment to realize what you’re putting into your body.
Halloween takes no prisoners.
Here’s some of Halloween’s most popular candies. Information from Cooking Light.
1. M&M’s Milk Chocolate Fun Size
73 calories, 2g saturated fat, 9.3g sugar
2. M&M’s Peanut Fun Size
90 calories, 1.8g saturated fat, 9g sugar
3. Hershey’s Milk Chocolate Fun Size
77 calories, 2.7g saturated fat, 7g sugar
4. Branch’s Candy Corn
53 calories, 0g saturated fat, 11.7g sugar
5. Snickers Fun Size
80 calories, 1.5g saturated fat, 8.5g sugar
6. Sour Patch Kids Mini Bag
50 calories, 0g fat, 10g sugar
7. Baby Ruth Fun Size
85 calories, 2.3g saturated fat, 10g sugar
8. Tootsie Pop
60 calories, 0g saturated fat, 10g sugar (contains trans fat)
9. Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup Snack Size
110 calories, 2.5g saturated fat, 11g sugar
10. Skittles Fun Size
60 calories, 0.7g saturated fat, 11.3g sugar
11. Almond Joy Snack Size
80 calories, 3g saturated fat, 8g sugar
12. Twix Fun Size
80 calories, 3g saturated fat, 8g sugar
13. Kit Kat Wafer Bar Snack Size
70 calories, 2.3g saturated fat, 7g sugar
14. Starburst Fun Size
2 Starburst candies: 40 calories, 0.8g saturated fat, 6g sugar
15. Milk Duds Snack Size
53 calories, 1.2g saturated fat, 9g sugar
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