Halloween is the one day of the year when everyone can appreciate a good fright. But for many, the scariest part of Halloween is actually what comes next. Eating several pounds of candy in a short period of time can have unpleasant effects on your physical health, including waistline.
It can be easy to lose track of just how unhealthy candy is, especially during times like Halloween, when candy companies roll out themed editions of their sweet treats. And it can be especially hard to resist candy in coronavirus times, when food can provide some much needed comfort.
24/7 Tempo compiled a list of popular Halloween candy and their caloric content, and what it would take to burn these calories off. We used data from Nutritionix, a food and nutrition database, with activity duration based on a person weighing 140 lbs. People who weigh more may burn calories in less time because it takes them more energy to perform the same activity. Conversely, people who weigh less may need more time.
The main concern with candy, and the reason it is so bad for you, is that it is full of sugar. Sugar has little nutritional value and packs on a lot of calories. If you want to reduce your sugar intake — after Halloween, of course — here are 27 top ways to cut sugar and boost your health.
An additional concern, especially for parents, is how to keep children safe during the spooky festivities. According to a survey from Insight to Action, a marketing research company, 46% of parents plan to go trick-or-treating. Here are 15 ways to keep kids safe on Halloween.
1. Life Savers
> Size: 1 piece (2.9 g)
> Calories: 11 (calories from fat: 0.1)
> Walking: 3 minutes
> Running: 1 minutes
> Biking: 2 minutes
2. Hershey’s Kisses
> Size: 1 piece (4.6 g)
> Calories: 22 (calories from fat: 12)
> Walking: 6 minutes
> Running: 2 minutes
> Biking: 3 minutes
3. Jolly Ranchers
> Size: 1 piece (6 g)
> Calories: 24 (calories from fat: 0.1)
> Walking: 6 minutes
> Running: 2 minutes
> Biking: 3 minutes
4. Lemonheads
> Size: 5 pieces (7 g)
> Calories: 25 (calories from fat: 0)
> Walking: 7 minutes
> Running: 2 minutes
> Biking: 3 minutes
5. Smarties
> Size: 1 roll (7.6 g)
> Calories: 30 (calories from fat: 0.1)
> Walking: 8 minutes
> Running: 3 minutes
> Biking: 4 minutes
6. Hershey’s Mini Bars
> Size: 1 piece (7 g)
> Calories: 37 (calories from fat: 19)
> Walking: 10 minutes
> Running: 4 minutes
> Biking: 5 minutes
7. Twix mini
> Size: 1 piece (10 g)
> Calories: 50 (calories from fat: 22)
> Walking: 14 minutes
> Running: 5 minutes
> Biking: 7 minutes
8. Blow Pops
> Size: 1 pop (18 g)
> Calories: 60 (calories from fat: 0)
> Walking: 16 minutes
> Running: 6 minutes
> Biking: 8 minutes
9. Salt water taffy
> Size: 1 piece (15 g)
> Calories: 60 (calories from fat: 4.5)
> Walking: 16 minutes
> Running: 6 minutes
> Biking: 8 minutes
10. Tootsie Pops
> Size: 1 piece (17 g)
> Calories: 67 (calories from fat: 0.3)
> Walking: 18 minutes
> Running: 6 minutes
> Biking: 9 minutes
11. Hot Tamales
> Size: 10 pieces (19 g)
> Calories: 71.5 (calories from fat: 0.1)
> Walking: 19 minutes
> Running: 7 minutes
> Biking: 10 minutes
12. Milky Way fun size
> Size: 1 bar (17 g)
> Calories: 78 (calories from fat: 26)
> Walking: 21 minutes
> Running: 7 minutes
> Biking: 11 minutes
13. Snickers fun size
> Size: 1 bar (15 g)
> Calories: 74 (calories from fat: 36)
> Walking: 20 minutes
> Running: 7 minutes
> Biking: 10 minutes
14. Candy corn
> Size: Half a cup (100 g)
> Calories: 373 (calories from fat: 0.2)
> Walking: 100 minutes
> Running: 36 minutes
> Biking: 52 minutes
15. Butterfinger bites
> Size: 6 pieces (30 g)
> Calories: 140 (calories from fat: 54)
> Walking: 38 minutes
> Running: 13 minutes
> Biking: 19 minutes
16. Swedish Fish
> Size: 20 pieces (37 g)
> Calories: 147 (calories from fat: 0)
> Walking: 40 minutes
> Running: 14 minutes
> Biking: 20 minutes
17. Sugar cookie
> Size: 1 3-inch cookie (30 g)
> Calories: 147 (calories from fat: 62)
> Walking: 40 minutes
> Running: 14 minutes
> Biking: 20 minutes
18. Sour Patch Kids
> Size: 16 pieces (40 g)
> Calories: 158 (calories from fat: 0)
> Walking: 43 minutes
> Running: 15 minutes
> Biking: 22 minutes
19. Starburst
> Size: 8 pieces (40 g)
> Calories: 160 (calories from fat: 27)
> Walking: 43 minutes
> Running: 15 minutes
> Biking: 22 minutes
20. M&M’s
> Size: 1 package (48 g)
> Calories: 236 (calories from fat: 72)
> Walking: 64 minutes
> Running: 23 minutes
> Biking: 33 minutes
21. Kit Kat
> Size: 1 package (42 g)
> Calories: 210 (calories from fat: 99)
> Walking: 57 minutes
> Running: 20 minutes
> Biking: 29 minutes
22. Reese’s Cups
> Size: 1 package (42 g)
> Calories: 210 (calories from fat: 117)
> Walking: 57 minutes
> Running: 20 minutes
> Biking: 29 minutes
23. Milk Duds
> Size: 1 1.9-oz box (52 g)
> Calories: 217 (calories from fat: 61)
> Walking: 58 minutes
> Running: 21 minutes
> Biking: 30 minutes
24. Hershey Bar
> Size: 1 bar (43 g)
> Calories: 220 (calories from fat: 117)
> Walking: 59 minutes
> Running: 21 minutes
> Biking: 31 minutes
25. Almond Joy
> Size: 1 package (49 g)
> Calories: 235 (calories from fat: 119)
> Walking: 63 minutes
> Running: 23 minutes
> Biking: 33 minutes
26. Mounds
> Size: 1 bar (49 g)
> Calories: 238 (calories from fat: 117)
> Walking: 64 minutes
> Running: 23 minutes
> Biking: 33 minutes
27. Peanut M&M’s
> Size: 1 package (49 g)
> Calories: 250 (calories from fat: 117)
> Walking: 67 minutes
> Running: 24 minutes
> Biking: 35 minutes
28. Skittles
> Size: 1 package (62 g)
> Calories: 251 (calories from fat: 24)
> Walking: 68 minutes
> Running: 24 minutes
> Biking: 35 minutes
29. 3 Musketeers
> Size: 1 bar (60 g)
> Calories: 260 (calories from fat: 72)
> Walking: 70 minutes
> Running: 25 minutes
> Biking: 36 minutes
30. Milky Way
> Size: 1 bar (58 g)
> Calories: 264 (calories from fat: 90)
> Walking: 71 minutes
> Running: 25 minutes
> Biking: 37 minutes
31. Baby Ruth
> Size: 1 bar (60 g)
> Calories: 275 (calories from fat: 117)
> Walking: 74 minutes
> Running: 26 minutes
> Biking: 38 minutes
32. Butterfinger
> Size: 1 bar (60 g)
> Calories: 275 (calories from fat: 102)
> Walking: 74 minutes
> Running: 26 minutes
> Biking: 38 minutes
33. Snickers
> Size: 1 bar (57 g)
> Calories: 280 (calories from fat: 122)
> Walking: 75 minutes
> Running: 27 minutes
> Biking: 39 minutes
34. Twix
> Size: 2 bars (58 g)
> Calories: 291 (calories from fat: 130)
> Walking: 78 minutes
> Running: 28 minutes
> Biking: 40 minutes
35. Cupcake
> Size: 1 cupcake (75 g)
> Calories: 292 (calories from fat: 135)
> Walking: 79 minutes
> Running: 28 minutes
> Biking: 40 minutes
36. Candy apple
> Size: 1 apple (283 g)
> Calories: 304 (calories from fat: 3.7)
> Walking: 82 minutes
> Running: 29 minutes
> Biking: 42 minutes