Fall is here — and with the cooler weather comes bag after bag of Halloween candy on display at your local drugstore. Walking down all of those aisles stuffed with sweet, spooky treats sure makes it tempting to pick up a few.
While Halloween candy wouldn’t be classified as a health food, that doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy any without feeling guilt afterward. “My philosophy is that you can have these things in moderation,” says Amy Gorin, RDN, owner of Amy Gorin Nutrition in Jersey City, New Jersey.
Along with our experts, we’ve sized up the nutritional labels of some of the most popular Halloween candies, with a strong focus on calories, portion size, and sugar content so that you can make better choices in the lead-up to October 31st
1. Gummy worms. Specifically the Trolli Sour Brite Crawlers. One serving of eight gummy worms comes in at 100 calories and 14 grams of sugar. And since they’re chewy, you can eat them more slowly.
2. Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups. A single peanut butter cup has 110 calories and 11 grams of sugar . . . but there’s also two grams of protein and one gram of fiber. And the individually-wrapped ones for Halloween help keep your portions in check.
3. Blow Pops. It has 13 grams of sugar but only 70 calories. Plus sucking on one will take you a while to finish, and then you get some gum when you hit the center.
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