Who doesn't love Halloween? You get to eat candy and wear costumes! But what I am sure you don't realize is that the calories in candy quickly add up. If you eat more calories that you expend, you will gain weight; simple math. When your calorie intake equals the calories you use, this is called "caloric balance", and this will help you maintain your current weight. When calories in exceed calories out, you will gain weight and excess calories will be stored as fat. When you take in less calories than you expend, you will lose weight. Women need about 1,600-2,000 calories per day and a man needs between 2,000-2,500 calories.. Alcohol and candy both have calories that are not nutrient dense and that are high in calories, so be aware of the candy and alcohol this Halloween season or you could be packing on extra pounds without even realizing it.
Calories in popular Halloween Candies:
Hershey Kisses - 26 calories per Kiss, Filled with caramel-21 calories per Kiss
Hershey's Milk Chocolate Fun Size Bar - 67 calories
Plain, Fun size M&Ms - 88 calories, Peanut - 93 calories
Fun size Nestle's Crunch Bars- 50 calories
Fun size Three Musketeer's Bar - 64 calories
Tootsie Rolls- Small bar - 50 calories, Midgee - 23 calories, Mini-Midgees - 11 calories
Snack size Pay Day - 90 calories
Reese's Peanut Butter Cups-Miniature- 44 calories, Regular and White Snack Size -100 calories
Fun size Baby Ruth Bar and Butterfinger Bar - 85 calories
Fun size Kit Kat - 73 calories
Fun size Milky Way Bar - 75 calories
Fun size Snickers Bars, Fun size - 80 calories
Snack size Twix, Snack size - 50 calories
Snack size Milk Duds- 54 calories
Mini Dots -70 calories per box
Fun size Skittles-Original Fruit - 80 calories
Fun size Starburst, Fun size (2 pieces per stick) - 40 calories
Twizzlers - Strawberry Twists (short), - 32 calories, Cherry Pull-N-Peel - 40 calories
Junior Blow Pop - 50 calories
Jolly Rancher Hard Candy-23 calories, Lollipops-60 calories, Small Hard Candy Sticks -43 calories
Tootsie Pops - 60 calories
Wonka Nerds (small box) - 50 calories
Brach's Candy Corn - 70 calories per 11 pieces
Hot Tamales and Mike and Ike's (small box) - 50 calories
Fun size Jr. Mints - 50 calories
Smarties Candy - 25 calories per roll
Small tube of Whoppers - 30 calories
York Peppermint Patties - 53 calories
Calories in Alcohol:
12 fl oz of beer: 149 calories
1 fl oz of distilled 80 Proof vodka, whisky, rum, brandy, and tequila: 100 calories
1.5 fl oz of Liqueur: 188 calories
3.5 fl oz of Wine: 85 calories
