From M&M’s to Reese’s Cup, which trick-or-treat goodies are the worst for your waistline? The Daily Beast ranks the choices based on calories, fat, sugar, and carbs.
If you’re trying to practice some degree of restraint around the candy bowl this season, it’s helpful to know which treats are the most fattening. So, for the second year, The Daily Beast examines the nutrition facts of some of the most popular Halloween confections.
This year we considered only the miniature-size version of the treats. Each candy was ranked based on calories, saturated fat, carbohydrates, and sugar—four nutritional factors that were equally weighted. All serving sizes are based on what the manufacturers recommended.
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1 piece
Calories: 80
Sat. Fat (g): 1.5
Carbohydrates (g): 9
Sugar (g): 8
1 box
Calories: 50
Sat. Fat (g): 0
Carbohydrates (g): 12
Sugar (g): 12
Snack Size – 1 bar
Calories: 90
Sat. Fat (g): 1
Carbohydrates (g): 10
Sugar (g): 8
Fun Size – 1 piece
Calories: 80
Sat. Fat (g): 3
Carbohydrates (g): 10
Sugar (g): 8
Fun Size
Calories: 90
Sat. Fat (g): 1.5
Carbohydrates (g): 12
Sugar (g): 10
Fun Size squares – 1 bar
Calories: 130
Sat. Fat (g): 3
Carbohydrates (g): 15
Sugar (g): 12
2 pieces
Calories: 150
Sat. Fat (g): 4
Carbohydrates (g): 19
Sugar (g): 14
Minis – 3 pieces
Calories: 150
Sat. Fat (g): 6
Carbohydrates (g): 20
Sugar (g): 15
Minis – 2 bars
Calories: 160
Sat. Fat (g): 3
Carbohydrates (g): 21
Sugar (g): 17
Snack Size bars – 3 bars
Calories: 140
Sat. Fat (g): 0.5
Carbohydrates (g): 33
Sugar (g): 18
Minis – 3 bars
Calories: 140
Sat. Fat (g): 1
Carbohydrates (g): 31
Sugar (g): 19
Snack size – 2 pieces
Calories: 170
Sat. Fat (g): 6
Carbohydrates (g): 20
Sugar (g): 16
Fun Size - 2 packs
Calories: 180
Sat. Fat (g): 3.5
Carbohydrates (g): 21
Sugar (g): 18
3 mini boxes
Calories: 160
Sat. Fat (g): 3.5
Carbohydrates (g): 26
Sugar (g): 19
Minis - 4 pieces
Calories: 180
Sat. Fat (g): 3.5
Carbohydrates (g): 25
Sugar (g): 20
16, Snickers Almonds
2 boxes
Calories: 150
Sat. Fat (g): 0
Carbohydrates (g): 36
Sugar (g): 22
7 pieces
Calories: 140
Sat. Fat (g): 0
Carbohydrates (g): 36
Sugar (g): 26
Fun Size – 3 2-piece bars
Calories: 210
Sat. Fat (g): 8
Carbohydrates (g): 26
Sugar (g): 18
19 pieces
Calories: 140
Sat. Fat (g): 0
Carbohydrates (g): 36
Sugar (g): 31
Minis – 5 pieces
Calories: 190
Sat. Fat (g): 5
Carbohydrates (g): 29
Sugar (g): 23
Fun Size – 3 2-piece bars
Calories: 210
Sat. Fat (g): 7
Carbohydrates (g): 27
Sugar (g): 21
5 pieces
Calories: 220
Sat. Fat (g): 5
Carbohydrates (g): 26
Sugar (g): 23
Fun Size – 3 pieces
Calories: 200
Sat. Fat (g): 8
Carbohydrates (g): 25
Sugar (g): 24
3 Pouches
Calories: 200
Sat. Fat (g): 9
Carbohydrates (g): 26
Sugar (g): 22
Minis – 7 pieces
Calories: 170
Sat. Fat (g): 3.5
Carbohydrates (g): 32
Sugar (g): 27
Minis – 5 pieces
Calories: 190
Sat. Fat (g): 5
Carbohydrates (g): 30
Sugar (g): 25
Fun Size - 6 tubes
Calories: 190
Sat. Fat (g): 7
Carbohydrates (g): 31
Sugar (g): 26
Fun Size – 3 packs
Calories: 180
Sat. Fat (g): 2
Carbohydrates (g): 40
Sugar (g): 33
Fun Size – 3 packs
Calories: 200
Sat. Fat (g): 5
Carbohydrates (g): 34
Sugar (g): 29
Fun Size - 3 packs
Calories: 220
Sat. Fat (g): 6
Carbohydrates (g): 32
Sugar (g): 28
