Halloween Candy Calories

Halloween is a sweet tooth’s paradise.  Candy, candy and MORE candy!  Besides the haul you’re able to harvest from one night’s hard work, there are also the days leading up to Halloween.  Candy corn, caramel apples, pumpkin rolls…how is anyone supposed to make health choices this time of year?! 

It’s easy to get caught in the “fun-size trap” and pretty soon one fun-size candy bar has turned into six fun-size candy bars.  We’ve compiled a list of some of the calories in your favorite Halloween treats to help you make smart choices this Halloween, and not eat too many of those little fun-size snacks.

Regular Hershey’s Bar – 210 calories
Hershey’s Minatures – 1 Piece = 42 calories; 5 pieces = 210 calories

Reese’s Cup – 105 calories
Reese’s Miniature – 1 cup = 44 calories; 5 cups = 220 pieces

KitKat Regular Bar – 210 calories
KitKat Fun Size Bar – 1 piece = 70 calories; 3 pieces = 210 calories
KitKat Miniatures – 1 piece = 42 calories; 5 pieces = 210 calories

Heath Bar – 210 calories
Heath Minature – 1 piece = 38 calories; 6 pieces = 230 calories

Snickers Bar – 250 calories
Snickers Fun Size- 1 piece = 80 calories; 3 pieces = 240 calories
Snickers Minatures- 1 piece = 43 calories; 6 pieces = 258 calories

Skittles Bag- 250 calories
Skittles Fun Size Bag – 1 bag = 61 calories; 4 bags = 244 calories

Regular M&M’s Bag = 240 calories
Regular M&M’s Fun Size Bag- 1 Bag = 73 calories; 3 bags = 240 calories
Peanut M&M’s Bag = 250 calories
Peanut M&M’s Fun Size Bag- 1 bag = 90 calories; 3 bags = 270 calories

Twix Bar (technically 2 bars) – 250 calories
Twix Fun Size Bar – 1 bar = 125 calories; 2 bars = 250 calories
Twix Miniatures- 1 bar = 50 calories; 5 bars = 250 calories

Candy Corn – 1 piece = 7.3 calories; 19 pieces = 140 calories

Jolly Ranchers – 1 piece = 23 calories; 3 pieces = 70 calories

Life Savers – 4 pieces = 40 calories

Starburst – 8 pieces = 160 calories

All Calorie information came from the official website for the respective candy bar and Candy Corn came from fatsecret.com. 

Picture sources:

--http://picky-palate.com/2009/07/23/peanut-butter-and-mini-chocolate-bar/

--http://thekrazycouponlady.com/2012/10/23/kit-kat-or-reeses-snack-size-candy-only-1-83-at-rite-aid/

--http://www.candywarehouse.com/candy-type/candy-and-chocolate-mini-packs/products/mandms-fun-size-candy-packs-50-piece-bag/

--http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candy_corn