halloween candy packs a caloric punch

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Don't be fooled by the small sizes, that leftover Halloween candy is full of calories that add up fast.

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Those Halloween treats might be small, but they pack a punch.WAISTED

Calories Fat, g Sodium, mg

Co�ee Crisp1 bar: 12 g

Smarties1 box: 10 g

Kit Kat1 bar: 12 g

Aero1 bar: 12 g

Oh Henry1 bar: 15 g

Cheetos Crunchy1 bag: 16 g

Ru�es 1 bag: 16 g

Rockets1 roll: 7.5 g

Swedish Berries1 pack: 12.5 g

M&Ms peanuts1 pack: 18 g

Tootsie Roll Midgee 1 piece: 6 g

Caramel1 square: 8 g

Nutritional guide

Eat eight of those little Oh Henry bars and

you've consumed just

as many calories that are in a

Big Mac.

603

10

1.55

45

310

24

40

704

1590

906

3000

450

393

59

250

320

0.516

66

60

150

IN MINUTES News and events — visually

So you scored 3 chocolate bars, a couple bags of chips and three or four little tootsie rolls from your kids’ Halloween stash. You just ate over 400 calories.

That's more calories than a dinner of:• 1 medium chicken breast, skinless (100g)• 1 medium baked sweet potato or yam• Steamed vegetables• Romaine salad with light dressing(Values can vary depending on

age and physical activity)

Average caloric intake:

2,500 calories /day

2,000 calories /day

SUSAN BATSFORD, GRAPHICS EDITOR, TWITTER @SBATS1; INFOGRAPHIC BY TARA CORRAN/QMI AGENCY

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