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Halloweenis coming, and with it, the distribution, collection, accumulation and subsequent consumption of … CANDY!
Those of you that read my blog know that I advocate letting loose and enjoying special occasions like holidays and birthdays guilt-free. Halloween is certainly one of the occasions that qualifies as a time to have fun with your food.
But there is, of course, a caveat to this freedom: Don’t overdo it! I, for one, remember on more than one Halloween eating far too much candy and making myself sick.
Don’t let fun/snack/mini sizes of our favorites fool you — they still pack a major sugar punch. Most of us know the perils of over-consumption of sugar — I won’t try to spoil your trick-or-treating with a lecture on it here — but I will suggest you use moderation.
With that said, a lot of Halloween-sized candies don’t have their nutrition facts listed right on them, so I’ve listed the 10 most popular Halloween treats and how much sugar they have below. Enjoy — but you’ve been warned!
Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups1 cup: 105 calories, 6.5 grams of fat, 10.5 grams (=5 cubes) of sugar
M&M’s1 Fun-Size pack of peanut: 90 calories, 5 grams of fat, 9 grams (=4 cubes) of sugar1 Fun-Size pack of milk chocolate: 75 calories, 2.5 grams of fat, 10 grams (=4.5 cubes) of sugar
Snickers1 Fun-Size bar: 80 calories, 4 grams of fat, 9 grams (=4 cubes) of sugar2 Miniatures: 85 calories, 4 grams of fat, 9 grams (=4 cubes) of sugar
Hershey’s1 Milk Chocolate Snack Size bar: 65 calories, 3.5 grams of fat, 7 grams (=3 cubes) of sugar2 Miniatures: 85 calories, 5 grams of fat, 9 grams (=4 cubes) of sugar
Kit Kat1 Snack Size (two-piece) bar: 70 calories, 3.5 grams of fat, 7 grams (=3 cubes) of sugar
Twix1 Fun-Size bar: 125 calories, 7 grams of fat, 8.5 grams (=3.5 cubes) of sugar
3 Musketeers1 Fun-Size bar: 65 calories, 2 grams of fat, 10 grams (=4.5 cubes) of sugar
Hershey’s Cookies ‘n’ Creme1 Snack Size bar: 65 calories, 3 grams of fat, 6 grams (=2.5 cubes) of sugar
Milky Way1 Fun-Size bar: 80 calories, 3 grams of fat, 10.5 grams (=5 cubes) of sugar
Almond Joy1 Snack Size bar: 80 calories, 4.5 grams of fat, 8 grams (=3.5 cubes) of sugar
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source: people.com
