The Best and Worst of Halloween Candy
Never stock your house with your absolute favorite candy (you know who’ll eat most of it), and keep this in mind when snagging a piece from your kid’s trick-or-treat bag.
Candy Classics: Calorie Cheat Sheet
BEST CHOCOLATE MINIATURE
3 Musketeers Minis
(24 calories, less than 1g fat)
You’ll save calories if you go for chocolates with light and airy insides instead of denser fillings.WORST CHOCOLATE MINIATURE
Butterfinger Minis
(45 calories, 2g fat)
Mindlessly down a few of these and you might as well have eaten a whole bar. Whoops!
(24 calories, less than 1g fat)
You’ll save calories if you go for chocolates with light and airy insides instead of denser fillings.WORST CHOCOLATE MINIATURE
Butterfinger Minis
(45 calories, 2g fat)
Mindlessly down a few of these and you might as well have eaten a whole bar. Whoops!
BEST FRUITY CANDY
Fun-size Lemonheads
(50 calories, 0g fat for 10 pieces)
Most fruit-flavored hard candies have reasonable calorie counts. But tart ones take longer to eat!WORST FRUITY CANDY
Starburst Fruit Chews
(204 calories,4g fat for 10 pieces)
Chewy Starbursts are one of the only fruit candies that contain fat; each square has 20 calories.
(50 calories, 0g fat for 10 pieces)
Most fruit-flavored hard candies have reasonable calorie counts. But tart ones take longer to eat!WORST FRUITY CANDY
Starburst Fruit Chews
(204 calories,4g fat for 10 pieces)
Chewy Starbursts are one of the only fruit candies that contain fat; each square has 20 calories.
BEST FULL-SIZE CANDY BAR
York Peppermint Pattie
(140 calories, 2.5g fat)
Light and airy filling means fewer calories; plus, intense mint and dark-chocolate flavors really satisfy.WORST FULL-SIZE CANDY BAR
Snickers
(280 calories, 14g fat)
Packed with peanuts? Yep, calories too. It’s best to avoid treats with nuts and caramel.
(140 calories, 2.5g fat)
Light and airy filling means fewer calories; plus, intense mint and dark-chocolate flavors really satisfy.WORST FULL-SIZE CANDY BAR
Snickers
(280 calories, 14g fat)
Packed with peanuts? Yep, calories too. It’s best to avoid treats with nuts and caramel.
BEST HALLOWEEN SPECIALTY CANDY
Peeps Pumpkins
(16 calories, 0g fat)
Fluffy, sweet, and low-cal? Yes please! Six of these babies still come in under 100 calories.WORST HALLOWEEN SPECIALTY CANDY
Reese’s Peanut Butter Pumpkin
(170 calories, 10g fat)
There’s literally no higher-calorie combo than chocolate and PB.
(16 calories, 0g fat)
Fluffy, sweet, and low-cal? Yes please! Six of these babies still come in under 100 calories.WORST HALLOWEEN SPECIALTY CANDY
Reese’s Peanut Butter Pumpkin
(170 calories, 10g fat)
There’s literally no higher-calorie combo than chocolate and PB.
OVERALL PICK OF THE SEASON
TOOTSIE CARAMEL APPLE POP
(60 calories, 0.5g fat)
Suckers generally last a long time — meaning that by the time you finish them, you won’t feel the need to go back for seconds…or thirds…or fourths.
(60 calories, 0.5g fat)
Suckers generally last a long time — meaning that by the time you finish them, you won’t feel the need to go back for seconds…or thirds…or fourths.