Children and adults around the country are gearing up for Friday night’s festivities. Wigs are being coiffed, fangs are being applied and candy lovers everywhere are preparing to satiate their sweet tooths.
But just how many calories are in those miniature candy bars? We know most people celebrating are in the camp of “calories don’t count tonight.” But in case you’re wondering, here’s a guide to how many calories are in your favorite Halloween candy.
When it comes to chocolate lovers, Snickers, Reese’s Peanut Butter cups and Kit Kats are all popular giveaways. If you consume two Snickers fun-size bars tonight, that’s 70 calories, 8 grams of fat and 17 grams of sugar. Go for a single Reese’s Peanut Butter cup and that’ll be 110 calories, 7.5 grams of fat and 11 grams of sugar. If you eat three, two-piece Kit Kat snack- size packs, that’s 210 calories, 11 grams of fat and 21 grams of sugar.
For the M&M’s lovers, a single fun-size pack has around 73 calories, 2.6 grams of fat and 9.6 grams of sugar.
Maybe you’re into fruity hard candies instead. If that’s the case, you may be looking for some Sweet Tarts, Tootsie Pops, Jelly Belly or Mike and Ike in the bottom of your trick-or-treat sacks.
Get to the center of a Tootsie Pop? That’s a fat-free, 60 calories and 10 grams of sugar. A snack-size of Mike and Ike is also fat-free, with 80 calories and 14 grams of sugar and a snack-size of Jelly Belly is fat-free with 35 calories and 7 grams of sugar.
And that snack-pack of Sweet Tarts is also fat free with 50 calories and 12 grams of sugar.
When it comes to the most popular Halloween candy, the Daily Mail created a handy infographic after surveying nearly 1,000 people. According to the graphic, Snickers is the most popular, followed by Tootsie Pops, Reese’s, Skittles, Twizzler, Kit Kat and M&M’s.
And whatever you decide to eat, just make sure your costume rocks.
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FAQs
Fat, Carbs and Calories in Halloween Candy
| Candy | Serving Size | Calories |
|---|
| Kit Kat Bar | Snack Size Bar | 90 |
| M&M's | Fun Size Bag | 100 |
| Milky Way | Fun Size Bar | 75 |
| Milky Way Dark | Fun Size Bar | 84 |
17 more rowsHealthy and Halloween: it's not often those two words are used in the same sentence. The U.S. Department of Agriculture says the average trick-or-treater consumes nearly three cups of sugar and 1.5 cups of fat, around 3,500 calories… just on Halloween night.
How many calories are to be found in an average trick or treater's Halloween stash? ›
Answer: Count Wampyr. Question: How many calories are in an average trick-or-treater's Halloween stash? Answer: About 11,000.
What candy has 100 calories? ›
DOVE CANDY BAR
These sweet little chocolate bars are smooth and rich with only 100 calories per bar.
Which candy has the most calories? ›
The Highest Calorie Candy Bars
- Symphony milk chocolate bar: 149 calories/ounce.
- Skor: 149 calories/ounce.
- Mr. ...
- Kit Kat: 145 calories/ounce.
- Hershey's Chocolate Bar with Almonds: 144 calories/ounce.
- Reese's Peanut Butter Cups: 144 calories/ounce.
- Peanut M&Ms: 144 calories/ounce.
- Twix Caramel: 143 calories/ounce.
In fact, kids consume anywhere between 3,500 and 7,000 calories on Halloween, public health expert Donna Arnett previously said. Parents, too, are consuming a scary amount of sugar — sneaking in a few morsels while doling out to trick-or-treaters, or picking up their kids' candy-eating slack in the days that follow.
How much candy is OK to eat on Halloween? ›
Recommended sugar allowance
This equates to about 2-3 servings of Halloween candy daily without any other daily added sugar. One way to stay within (or at least close to) the recommended daily allowance is to remove sugar from the rest of the day's food.
How many calories are in Halloween Oreos? ›
Limited Edition Per 2 Cookies: 140 calories; 2.5 g sat fat (13% DV); 85 mg sodium (4% DV); 13 g total sugars.
How many calories does Spookies have? ›
There are 480 calories in 100 g of Truda Spookies.
What Halloween candy has the most sugar? ›
Nerds Candy ranks as the candy with the highest sugar quantity, with a substantial 93g of sugar per 100g.
1: Reese's Peanut Butter Cups. This perennial favorite easily finished first in the candy derby, earning the title of most popular Halloween candy in 18 states, including densely populated ones like California, Pennsylvania, and Massachusetts.
How many calories are in one piece of Halloween candy? ›
The 5 most popular Halloween candies are:
Skittles 1 mini pack: 60 calories, 11g sugar. Reeses 1 mini cup: 44 calories, 4.6g sugar. M&M's 1 mini pack: 73 calories, 9.6g sugar. Snickers 1 mini bar: 80 calories, 9g sugar.
What is the safest Halloween candy? ›
Top Rated Allergy-Friendly Halloween Candy
- DUM DUMS. SEE LABEL. ♥️ Ingredients Do Not Contain: Top 8 Allergens. ...
- Free2B Bag O' Treats. SEE LABEL. ...
- Smarties. SEE LABEL. ...
- Dots. SEE LABEL. ...
- Skittles. SEE LABEL. ...
- Enjoy Life Dark Chocolate Minis. SEE LABEL. ...
- Junior Mints. SEE LABEL. ...
- Surf Sweets Halloween Organic Fruity Bears. SEE LABEL.
The American Heart Association (AHA) says, “kids ages 2 to 18 should have less than 25 grams of sugar or 6 teaspoons of added sugar.” One way to stay within the guidelines is to be aware of the amount of sugar in popular Halloween candies. For example, in 6 pieces of starburst, there are 16 grams of sugar.
How many skittles are 100 calories? ›
These single Reese's peanut butter cups are 110 calories to be exact, so leave a little behind – if you can. And if sour is your thing, fruity Skittles might fill the bill. Twenty-five little Skittles total 100 calories. Do you love chewy original Starbursts?
