Nutritional facts for Halloween candies

Most kids eat the equivalent to 169 sugar cubes a day, and on Halloween that number can increase with all the candy.

Below is a list of popular candies and the nutritional facts of each one.

Almond Joy, Snack Size – 80 calories, 8 g sugar
Butterfinger, Fun Size – 100 calories, 10 g sugar
Gummie Bears (Haribo) – 8 pieces, around 65 calories, 21 g sugar
Heath Bar, Snack Size – 76 calories, and 9 g sugar
Hershey Kisses – Average 25 calories and 2 – 3 g sugar each kiss
Hershey’s Miniature Bars – Average 42 calories and 4 g sugar each bar
Jolly Rancher – three Jolly Ranchers is 70 calories, 0 g of fat and 11 g of sugar.
Kit Kat, Fun size – 60 calories and 6 g sugar
Peanut M & Ms – fun size pouch comes in at 93 calories, 5 g of fat and 9 g of sugar.
Pixie Sticks vs. Candy Corn – Almost equal calories, 0 calories from fat, but 7 pixie sticks is healthier than 20 pieces of candy corn which weigh in at 147 calories.
Pop Rocks vs. Almond Joy – A package of Pop Rocks has just 25 calories compared to 80 calories for a mini-Almond Joy or Mounds.
Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup, Snack Size – 110 calories, 11 g sugar per peanut butter cup
Skittles, Fun Size – 60 calories, 11 g sugar
Smarties – 1 roll, 25 calories, 6 g sugar
Snickers, Fun Size – 80 calories, 4 g of fat and 8 g of sugar
Sour Patch Kids, Mini Bag – 50 calories, 10 g sugar
Starburst, Fun Size – 2 candies, 40 calories, 6 g sugar
Three Musketeers Minis – The fun size bar has less calories and fat than many other chocolate bars, just 64 calories, 2 g of fat and 11 g of sugar.
Tootsie Pops & Charms Blow Pops – The pops have 60 calories, 0 g of fat, but 10 – 13 g of sugar.
Tootsie Roll Midgee – This chocolaty treat comes in at 23 calories. At 3 g of fat and 20 g of sugar, six Tootsie Roll Midgees have a few less calories than 8 Starbursts.
Twix Minis –1 bar, 50 calories, 5 g sugar
Twizzlers (Strawberry Twists) – 2 pieces, 50 calories and 6 g sugar
York Peppermint Patty – 140 calories in a full-size patty. It has 3 g of fat and 25 g of sugar. Jr. Mints, Snack Size are a better choice at 80 calories and 14 g sugar.