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Evil Halloween Candy

Those individually wrapped goodies are calling your name this time of year, but some of them are scary for your waistline.


Halloween candy is some of the worst stuff you can eat because it's completely misleading.  It's so small that it's easy not to worry too much about the calories (even if you eat multiple treats).  Many choices are high in saturated fat, and they are everywhere this time of year making the temptation even worse.

Let the calorie count begin:

Nestle’s Crunch – Fun Size 3 bars=210 calories
Peanut M&M’s – Fun Pack 2 bags=80 calories
M&M’s – Fun Pack 2 bags=180 calories
Snicker’s – Fun Size 2 bars=160 calories
Milky Way – Fun Size 2 bars=150 calories
Kit Kat – Fun Size 2 bars=100 calories
Hershey Chocolate Bar – Fun Size 1 bar=90 calories/ 5grams of fat
Reese’s Cup – 1 cup=80 calories
Butterfinger – Fun Size 1 bar= 100 calories
Twix – Fun Size 1 bar= 80 calories
York Peppermint Pattie – 1 pattie=70 calories
Twizzlers – 1 treat size pkg= 45 calories
Almond Joy – 1 snack size bar = 90 calories
Milk Duds – 1 treat size box = 40 calories
Butterfinger – 1 snack size bar = 100 calories
Milky Way – 1 snack size bar = 90 calories
SweetTarts – 1 treat size pkg. = 50 calories
1 Tootsie Pop – 1 pop = 60 calories
1 Tootsie Roll – 1 small roll = 13 calories

The calorie content is based on 1 serving of Halloween snack or fun size packages, not full size candy found any other time of year.

So, the next time you grab a handful of sweet treats, think about what you're really eating.
 

Source: www.fitnesstipsforlife.com