Hallowe'en Candy....

What's scarier than all those little ghouls and monsters that appear on Halloween? The calories and carbs in all those little fun-sized packs candies -- and who has the willpower to enjoy just one? Therein lies trouble. Not to deny anyone the fun of treat or treatin’ ….but for those of us who hand out the loot at the door and help ourselves regularly to one or two, five or six, nine or ten little snack bars ….the calories do add up quickly!

How much sugar is in those fun-sized chocolate bars and mini packs of candies? With full-sized packages of candy, the nutritional information is printed on the package – not the case with the individual fun-size packs of candies.   Here’s a few….   ·        One Hershey Kiss has 26 calories and 8 gm carbs ·        One snack size Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup has 88 calories and 10 gm carbs ·        One snack size Snickers Bar has 80 calories and 10 gm carbs ·        One snack size Skittles pkg has 80 calories and 18 gm carbs ·        One lollipop has 60 calories and 16 gm carbs   There’s no need to include any more examples ….we all know the numbers are scarey!   So have a wonderful Hallowe’en and surely enjoy a few treats, but when you see the pile of empty wrappers getting bigger than the candy bowl itself …..oh, am I speaking from experience here?  Well, maybe that’s why I won’t be buying my treats until the 31st!!   Have fun!