With Halloween right around the corner, many parents are out shopping for various costumes for the children of the household. The other important distinction involved with this celebration is the accumulation of candy. Each child has his/her favorites whether its Jaw Breakers, Mike-N-Ikes, Hershey Bars, Kit-Kats or Skittles. The trick for most parents is trying to make sure that their children do not eat all of the Halloween accumulation at one sitting. Many people will buy their Halloween candy prior to the actual date in hopes of putting some aside. The reality is that most people who buy candy early will also eat the candy early and will go out and have to replenish their stash.
There are some families who have decided to hand out healthier snacks such as apples, peaches, pears, almonds, graham crackers, and protein bars. Most children view this as insulting because after all, the fun is coming home and eating massive amounts of sugary snacks. This can make for an extraordinary long evening for the parents. Listed below is some of the favorite candies that are bought/consumed this time of year. Keep in mind that the manufacturers use different packaging and sizes, so make sure you read the label before you automatically assume the amounts below will equate to what you have bought.
100 Grand
Serving size: 2 bars
Calories per serving: 190
3 Musketeers
Serving size: 3 bars
Calories per serving: 190
Almond Joy
Serving size: 1 bar
Calories per serving: 80
Baby Ruth
Serving size: 2 bars
Calories per serving: 170
Brach’s Candy Corn
Serving size: 20 pieces
Calories per serving: 150
Brach’s Indian Corn
Serving size: 22 pieces
Calories per serving: 140
Brach’s Milk Maid Caramels
Serving size: 4 pieces
Calories per serving: 160
Butterfinger
Serving size: 2 bars
Calories per serving: 170
Charleston Chew (vanilla)
Serving size: 1 bar
Calories per serving: 45
Dots
Serving size: 12 dots (2 boxes)
Calories per serving: 150
Heath Milk Chocolate English Toffee Bar
Serving size: 3 pieces
Calories per serving: 230
Hershey’s Cookies ‘n’ Creme
Serving size: 3 pieces
Calories per serving: 220
Hershey’s Kisses (milk chocolate)
Serving size: 9 pieces
Calories per serving: 200
Hershey’s Kisses Special Dark
Serving size: 9 pieces
Calories per serving: 180
Hershey’s Milk Chocolate
Serving size: 3 pieces
Calories per serving: 200
Hershey’s Miniatures (assorted chocolate bars)
Serving size: 5 pieces
Calories per serving: 210
Hershey’s Payday
Serving size: 1 bar
Calories per serving: 90
Hershey’s Take 5
Serving size: 1 piece
Calories per serving: 100
Jolly Rancher Lollipops
Serving size: 1 piece
Calories per serving: 50
Jujyfruits
Serving Size: 18 pieces
Calories per serving: 120
Junior Mints
Serving size: 2 boxes
Calories per serving: 160
Kit Kat
Serving size: 3 2-piece bars
Calories per serving: 210
M&Ms (milk chocolate)
Serving size: 3 packs
Calories per serving: 220
M&Ms (peanut)
Serving size: 2 packs
Calories per serving: 180
Milk Duds
Serving size: 3 boxes
Calories per serving: 160
Milky Way
Serving size: 2 bars
Calories per serving: 160
Milky Way Simply Caramel
Serving size: 1 bar
Calories per serving: 100
Mounds
Serving size: 1 bar
Calories per serving: 80
Nestle Crunch
Serving size: 3 bars
Calories per serving: 180
Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups
Serving size: 1 piece
Calories per serving: 110
Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup Miniatures
Serving size: 5 pieces
Calories per serving: 220
Reese’s Peanut Butter Pumpkins
Serving size: 2 pieces
Calories per serving: 170
Skittles
Serving size: 3 packs
Calories per serving: 180
Smarties
Serving size: 1 roll
Calories per serving: 25
Snickers
Serving size: 2 bars
Calories per serving: 160
Snickers Peanut Butter Squares
Serving size: 1 bar
Calories per serving: 130
Spangler Dum Dum Pops
Serving size: 3 pops
Calories per serving: 60
Starburst
Serving size: 8 pieces (chews)
Calories per serving: 160
Sweet’s Candy Corn Taffy
Serving size: 7 pieces
Calories per serving: 160
Tootsie Roll Midgees
Serving size: 13 pieces
Calories per serving: 140
Tootsie Roll Pops
Serving size: 1 pop
Calories per serving: 60
Tootsie Roll Snack Bars
Serving size: 2 bars
Calories per serving: 100
Twix (caramel)
Serving size: 1 cookie
Calories per serving: 80
Twizzlers (strawberry snack size bars)
Serving size: 3 bars
Calories per serving: 140
Whoppers
Serving size: 6 tubes
Calories per serving: 190
For those of you who want to determine which activities would be best for you after you ate most of your child’s candies, I have enclosed a list of activities and average number of calories burned per hour.
WEIGHT (POUNDS) 130 155 190
Backpacking (moderate) 413 493 604
Badminton 266 317 388
Bicycling (10 m.p.h.) 354 422 518
Canoeing (social) 236 281 345
Croquet 148 176 216
Golfing (Pulling a hand cart) 295 352 431
Fishing (Social) 236 281 345
Frisbee 177 211 259
Jumping rope (social) 590 704 863
Kayaking 295 352 431
Playing with children (sitting) 148 176 216
Running (12-minute mile) 472 563 690
Soccer (casual) 413 493 604
Softball (casual) 295 352 431
Swimming (leisurely) 354 422 518
Tennis 413 493 604
Walking (moderate pace) 207 246 302
Now that you have all of this information, make sure you have a safe and nutritious Halloween. For more information, contact us at info@xspeedtraining.com or 610 334-4120.