If this doesn’t scare you, nothing will.  In fact, if this doesn’t make you squeamish, you should probably consider approaching Quentin Tarantino for an assistant’s position. Here are the calorie counts for the most popular Hallowe’en candies. Remember, this is per piece.

1 treat size (fun size)

Calories

Fat (g)

Sugar (g)

Milky Way

76

2.9

10.9

Butterfinger

100

4

10

M&M’s

90

4

11.5

Peanut M&M’s

93

4.7

9.1

Nestle Crunch

51.3

2.7

5.6

Peppermint Pattie

47

1

8.6

Kit Kat

73

3.7

6.7

Dots

70

0

11

Skittles

80

.8

15

Jelly Belly Jellybeans

35

0

7

3 Musketeers

63.3

2

10

Milky Way Dark

81

3

11

Hershey’s

Bar

66.7

4

7.7

Take 5

105

5.5

9

Snickers

72

3.7

7

Nerds

50

0

12

Whoppers

100

4

13

Mike & Ike

50

0

9

SweeTarts

10

0

2.4

Milk Duds

40

2

6.3

Babe Ruth

85

4

10

Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups

80

4.5

7

Source: FitSugar, 2010.

Now think back… how many pieces did you eat last Hallow’en? How about the days after Hallowe’en?

 

Now imagine this.  How many minutes, roughly, would you have to exercise to burn off those itsy bitsy, teeny, harmless little treats?…

(based on a 150-lb woman; if you weigh less, you burn fewer calories, and if you weigh more, you burn more calories)

1 Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup (80 cals) (this is hubby’s favourite… or one of his favourites…)

Walking 4.0 mph – 14 minutes

Hatha Yoga – 30 minutes

Belly Dancing – 15 minutes

Bootcamp – 10 minutes

Not quite so yummy-looking anymore, are they?  Check out this Hallowe’en Hangover guide… just in case you didn’t read this in time.

Happy Hallowe’en!