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Don't overindulge in the goodies
Want to enjoy your kids’ Halloween treats? Be smart about it and don’t overdo it. Most of the candy in children’s bags will be the smaller snack-sized portion, and that’s the good news. The bad news is, those little pieces can add up. Here’s a list and the nutritional facts on a few things you may find inside the bag.
Snack Size
♦ 3 Musketeers, (2 bars) [140 cal/4.5 g fat/0 g fiber/26 g carbs]
♦ 1000 Grand, (2 bars) [190 cal/8 g fat/<1 g fiber/30 g carbs]
♦ America’s Original Bubble Gum, (4 pieces) [60 cal/0 g fat/0 g fiber/16 g carbs]
♦ Atomic Fireballs, (1 piece) [40 cal/0 g fat/0 g fiber/9 g carbs]
♦ Blow Pops, (1 piece) [70 cal/0 g fat/0 g fiber/17 g carbs]
♦ Dum Dum Lollipops, (3 pops) [59 cal/0 g fat/0 g fiber]
♦ Jolly Rancher Mini Stix, (1 stick) [35 cal/0 g fat/0 g fiber/9 g carbs]
♦ Kit Kat, (one 2-piece bar) [80 cal/4 g fat/0 g fiber/10 g carbs]
♦ Life Saver Five Flavor Candy, (4 pieces) [60 cal/0 g fat/0 g fiber/16 g carbs]
♦ Life Saver Gummi Savers, (2 rolls) [110 cal/0 g fat/0 g fiber/27 g carbs]
♦ Life Saver Pops, (1 pop) [40 cal/0 g fat/0 g fiber/10 g carbs]
♦ Mary Jane Peanut Butter Kisses, (6 pieces) [150 cal/3 g fat/0 g fiber/33 g carbs]
♦ Milk Duds, (4 boxes) [160 cal/6 g fat/0 g fiber/26 g carbs]
♦ Necco Wafers, (1 roll) [50 cal/0 g fat/0 g fiber/13 g carbs]
♦ Nerds, (1 box) [35 cal/0 g fat/0 g fiber/9 g carbs]
♦ Nestle Crunch Fun Size, (4 bars) [200 cal/10 g fat/<1 g fiber/26 g carbs]
♦ Now & Later, (3 mini bars) [140 cal/1.5 g fat/0 g fiber/34 g carbs]
♦ Peter Pan Peanut Butter Cups, (4 pieces) [230 cal/15 g fat/1 g fiber/21 g carbs]
♦ Reese's Peanut Butter Bites, (3 pkgs) [230 cal/13 g fat/1 g fiber/24 g carbs]
♦ Skittles, (3 pkgs) [170 cal/2.5 g fat/0 g fiber/36 g carbs]
♦ Spree Twist, (2 rolls) [60 cal/0 g fat/0 g fiber/14 g carbs]
♦ Starburst, (3 funsize pkgs) [170 cal/2.5 g fat/0 g fiber/36 g carbs]
♦ Starburst Fruit Chews, (8 chews) [160 cal/3.5 g fat/0 g fiber/33 g carbs]
♦ Sugar Babies, (2 pouches) [210 cal/2 g fat/0 g fiber/47 g carbs]
♦ Sugar Daddy Pops, (3 pops) [160 cal/2 g fat/0 g fiber/34 g carbs]
♦ Sweet Tarts, (2 rolls) [50 cal/0 g fat/0 g fiber/12 g carbs]
♦ Tootsie Hot Chocolate Pops, (1 Pop) [70 cal/.5 g fat/0 g fiber/17 g carbs]
♦ Tootsie Roll Midgees, (6 pieces) [160 cal/3 g fat/<1 g fiber/33 g carbs]
♦ Twix, Regular Size, (1 2-pack) [280 cal/14 g fat/1 g fiber/37 g carbs]
♦ Twizzlers Pull-n-Peel Cherry Candy, (3 pieces) [120 cal/.5 g fat/0 g fiber/28 g carbs]
♦ Twizzlers Strawberry Twists, 4 twists [120 cal/.5 g fat/0 g fiber/29 g carbs]
♦ Wonka Nerds Gumballs, (1 piece) [45 cal/0 g fat/0 g fiber/11 g carbs]
♦ Wonka Shock Tarts Gumball, (1 piece) [30 cal/0 g fat/0 g fiber/8 g carbs]
♦ Wrigley's Chewing Gum, (5 pieces) [50 cal/0 g fat/0 g fiber/10 g carbs]
The most important thing to remember is that Halloween is just another day. The candy you would eat on Halloween is candy you can get on any day so why do you have to eat it on Halloween? Is it because it's what we do on Halloween? Guess what? You can change what you do on Halloween. Enjoy a healthy treat that you would normally treat yourself to since starting a healthy lifestyle. And once you get past this day, get the thought of candy out of your mind
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