Haunting Halloween Calories

Trick or Treat, Smell My Feet, Give Me Something Good to Eat! Obviously we don’t condone stuffing your face with anything that doesn’t supplement your healthy body, but we understand how difficult it is to pass up treats during the holidays. Let this be your guide to choosing the best of the worst “foods” on this planet. Happy Halloween!

Eat this: Twizzlers Cherry Nibs (22 pieces) 110 cal, 0g fat, 18g sugar
Not that: Candy Corn (22 pieces) 140 cal, 0g fat, 28g sugar
- Although a Halloween classic, candy corn is made mostly of sugar, corn syrup, salt and honey

Eat this: PayDay (fun size) 90 cal, 0.5g sat fat, 10g sugar
Not that: Almond Joy (fun size) 100 cal, 3.5g sat fat, 10g sugar
- PayDay has the lowest level of saturated fat in the candy bar aisle

Eat this: Whoppers (6 pieces) 60 cal, 2g sat fat, 8g sugar
Not that: Tootsie Roll (6 midgees) 140 cal, 0.5g sat fat, 20g sugar
- Choose the crunchy chocolate flavor of Whoppers with less sugar than Tootsie Rolls

Eat this: Skittles (fun size) 80 cal, 1g sat fat, 15g sugar
Not that: Starburst fruit chews (fun size) 170 cal, 3.5g sat fat, 24g sugar
- Skittles aren’t perfect, but they have a fraction of the sugar and fat found in Starburst

Eat this: 3 Musketeers bar (fun size) 60 cal, 2g sat fat, 8g sugar
Not that: Brach’s Milk Maid Caramels (4 pieces) 160 cal, 3.5g sat fat, 16g sugar
- The gooey consistency of Brach's caramels is achieved with partially hydrogenated oils (THOSE ARE BAD)

Eat this: Red Hots (40 pieces) 120 cal, 0g fat, 26g sugar
Not that: Hot Tamales (20 pieces) 150 cal, 0g fat, 23g sugar
- It takes 6 different artificial colors to make the perfect Hot Tamale shade of red

Eat this: Jujubes (52 pieces) 110 cal, 0g fat, 18g sugar
Not that: Airheads (2 bars) 120 cal, 1g sat fat, 17g sugar
- At just over 2 calories apiece, you can afford to indulge in Jujubes

Eat this: Nestle Raisinets (1/4 cup) 190 cal, 5g sat fat, 27g sugar
Not that: M&M’s Peanut (1/4 cup) 220 cal, 4.5g sat fat, 22g sugar
- Unlike Raisinets, M&M’s can’t claim that any of its sugar is natural

Eat this: Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups (2) 230 cal, 4.5g sat fat, 20g sugar
Not that: Twix Peanut Butter (2) 280 cal, 8g sat fat, 19g sugar
- Twix Peanut Butter is one of the fattiest, oil-saturated candy bars on the market

*In no way are we saying these candies are healthy! Ultimately, the best alternative to candy is fruit, with natural sugar and vitamins :)

Information provided by David Zinczenko’s Eat This, Not That!