Hallo-week: Bite Size Candy Weigh In
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Trick or treating, as a kid, is what Halloween is all about. You dress up in costumes your mother made you, grab the largest pillow case you can find and hit the town, making sure to knock on every single person’s door to score some serious sugary loot. And after the tricks were done and the treats were accumulated, you’d run home as fast as you could so that your parents could inspect your candy and you could start stuffing as many pieces in your mouth that could fit. For me, I often went to bed on all hallow’s eve with chocolate still smeared on my face and hands. And now, I wasn’t a deprived child who never got candy or a morbidly obese one, I literally had to eat my candy fast or my brothers would steal it. Regardless of my intentions as a youth, the adult size me now shudders at the thought of just how many calories, fat and sugar grams I consumed each and every Hallow’s Eve.
Even though I no longer trick for my treats, that doesn’t stop me from indulging in them. I may not stuff an entire pillow’s case worth in my mouth anymore, but I sometimes forget just how many empty calories I’m consuming when October rolls around. So exactly how many calories, fat grams and sugar grams compose our favorite bite size candy bars? Information in table is courtesy of Fit Sugar.
Sure, just one candy bar won’t set you back at all, but who has just one? As you’ll see, these little buggers add up, and if you aren’t careful, you can easily consume a meal’s worth of calories and fat just with these little candies! Instead of over-indulging, just have one or two pieces. Usually to satisfy a craving, all you need are a few bites!
