Halloween Candy Guide from Hungry Girl

hungrymarathongirl
hungrymarathongirl Posts: 444 Member
edited October 4 in Food and Nutrition
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LOW-CALORIE CHOCOLATE TREATS
These tiny treats can't be beat. Each one has 20 - 35 calories and 0.5 - 1.5g fat (PointsPlus® value 1*).

3 Musketeers Minis
Hershey's Kisses
Sixlets 8-piece tubes
Tootsie Roll Midgees
Whoppers Malted Milk Balls 3-piece tubes

CHOCOLATE MINIS
Minis are the small, typically square morsels. The kinds below have 35 - 55 calories and 1.5 - 3g fat (PointsPlus® value 1*) per piece.

Baby Ruth
Butterfinger
Hershey's Special Dark, Krackel, Milk Chocolate, and Mr. Goodbar
Kit Kat
Milky Way
Nestlé Crunch
Reese's Peanut Butter Cups
Snickers
Twix

SNACK-SIZE/FUN-SIZE CHOCOLATE
Snack-size and fun-size candies are usually about 2 inches long and weigh in at around half an ounce. The ones listed here have 60 - 85 calories and 1 - 4g fat (PointsPlus® value 2*) per piece, pack, bag, or box.

3 Musketeers
Baby Ruth
Butterfinger
Hershey's Milk Chocolate
Junior Mints
Kit Kat (one 2-piece bar)
M&M's Milk Chocolate
Milky Way
Nestlé Crunch
Raisinets
Snickers
York Peppermint Patties

SNACK-SIZE/FUN-SIZE CHOCOLATE PART II
Same specifics as the last list of snack-size/fun-size treats (about 2 inches long and half an ounce in weight), but these are a little higher in stats. Each bar or pack has 90 - 95 calories and 4 - 6g fat (PointsPlus® value 3*).

100 Grand
M&M's Peanut
Mr. Goodbar
PayDay


GUMMIES & CHEWY TREATS

LOW-CALORIE CONFECTIONS
These goodies are impressive in the stats department: 30 - 50 calories and 0 - 1g fat (PointsPlus® value 1*) each.

AirHeads mini bars
Laffy Taffy mini bars
Now and Later (2 pieces)
SpongeBob SquarePants Gummy Krabby Patties
Starburst (2 pieces)
SweeTarts Chews
Twizzlers Cherry Pull 'n' Peel snack-sized pieces
Twizzlers Strawberry Twists snack-sized pieces

CALORIE-BARGAIN TREAT-SIZE/SNACK-SIZE BAGS
Pouches, packs, bags, and packages! Each of these small sacks has 50 - 55 calories and 0g fat (PointsPlus® value 1*).

Brach’s Candy Corn
Hot Tamales
Mike and Ike
Sour Patch Kids
Swedish Fish

MORE MINI BOXES 'N BAGS
While not quite as pint-sized in the calorie department as the last list, each petite pack has a reasonable 60 - 75 calories and 0 - 1g fat (PointsPlus® value 2*).

Dots
Mini Chewy SweeTarts
Skittles Fun Size


LOLLIPOPS, HARD CANDY & MORE

LOW-CALORIE SWEETS & SUCKERS
All-star stats here! Just around 20 - 25 calories and 0g fat (PointsPlus® value 1*) each.

Dum Dums
Everlasting Gobstopper mini pouches
Pixy Stix (3 straws)
Smarties rolls

MID-CALORIE CLASSICS
With 50 - 60 calories and 0 - 0.5g fat (PointsPlus® value 2*) per pop, these long-lasting goodies are some of our favorites.

Blow Pop
Ring Pop Halloween
Tootsie Caramel Apple Pops
Tootsie Pops


UNCONVENTIONAL OPTIONS

FUN PICKS WITH 50 OR FEWER CALORIES
Each treat, roll, package, or pouch has 35 - 50 calories and 0 - 1g fat (PointsPlus® value 1*).

Fruit by the Foot Mini Feet
Fruit Roll-Ups Mini Rolls
Jet-Puffed BooMallows
Pop-Tarts Mini Crisps Fun Size pouches
Rice Krispies Treats Mini Squares
Snyder's of Hanover 1/2-oz. bags

UNIQUE TREATS, STELLAR STATS
Unexpected and guilt-free! Each one has 60 - 70 calories and 2 - 3.5g fat (PointsPlus® value 2*).

Angie's Artisan Treats Authentic Kettle Corn Halloween Snack Packs
Pirate's Booty Aged White Cheddar 1/2-oz. bags
Quaker Chewy Fright Night Chocolate Chip mini granola bars
Sun-Maid Vanilla Yogurt Raisins Mini-Snacks

NEAT SWEETS, NICE NUTRITIONALS
Chomp into one of these for 100 - 120 calories and 3 - 3.5g fat (PointsPlus® value 3*).

Herr’s Chocolate Mini Pretzels Halloween Treat Size bags
Keebler Scooby-Doo! Baked Graham Cracker Sticks packages
Peeps Chocolate Covered Marshmallow Pumpkin



SHOCKER ALERT: SNACKS WITH FRIGHTENING STATS!

Prepare to spend 180 - 200 calories and 9 - 10.5g fat (PointsPlus® value 5*) if you indulge in one of these tricky treats.

Cheez-It Baked Snack Crackers packages
Keebler Mini Fudge Stripes packages
Reese's Peanut Butter King Size Pumpkins (1 pumpkin, half of package)

Replies

  • jaxCarrie
    jaxCarrie Posts: 214 Member
    You did all the work for us!!! thanks....and it's giving me ideas...pumpkin seeds and chocolate and gummies...oh my!!!!
  • mhotch
    mhotch Posts: 901 Member
    Bump, I am sure I will be back to see how much I have eaten.
  • mandimoore617
    mandimoore617 Posts: 325 Member
    bumping so it's in my "topics" so I can find this once we get our Halloween haul. LOL
  • almille
    almille Posts: 89
    wow, thanks for accumulating all that information!
  • tammihart
    tammihart Posts: 953 Member
    Bump
    I will need this list after my kids trick or treat!
  • goforkissy
    goforkissy Posts: 157 Member
    Bump - So I can revisit before buying for Monday.

    Thanks!
  • Bump
  • CorinthiaB
    CorinthiaB Posts: 488 Member
    Save
  • lowlevelrebel
    lowlevelrebel Posts: 75 Member
    Hmm.. what's the calorie to exercise ratio if you run after a little one, trip him, and then consume the entirety of his halloween stash? Comes out even, maybe?

    Thanks for this.
  • monih10
    monih10 Posts: 577 Member
    Bump.....for "just in case"!!
  • DimplesInProgress
    DimplesInProgress Posts: 149 Member
    Thank you for posting all this for us! You really did all the work for us!
  • 2day2morrow4ever
    2day2morrow4ever Posts: 19 Member
    great for later.
  • sheila0321
    sheila0321 Posts: 110 Member
    Thanks for Sharing.
  • aolani
    aolani Posts: 80 Member
    bump
  • Jade_Butterfly
    Jade_Butterfly Posts: 2,963 Member
    Love this. . Thank you so much for sharing!:bigsmile:
  • rmartin72
    rmartin72 Posts: 1,085 Member
    Bump!! Thank you very much for taking your time and effort to share this wonderful information:flowerforyou: :smile: :flowerforyou:
  • Meggles63
    Meggles63 Posts: 916 Member
    Hmm.. what's the calorie to exercise ratio if you run after a little one, trip him, and then consume the entirety of his halloween stash? Comes out even, maybe?

    Thanks for this.

    There you go! I heard that if it's someone else's candy, the calories don't count!! :tongue:
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