That dinky little Snickers bar can't do you much harm, right? And the kids will never notice that it's gone.
That depends.
That mini Snickers will cost you about 85 calories. Two Hershey's kisses are about 50 calories. One Fun Size packet of M&Ms, 90. A mini Reese's is not so bad, at 33 calories.
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A handful of jellybeans - 25 - is going to cost you 140 calories, and a full-sized candy bar, 275.
So while none of these goodies contains very many calories, who ever eats just one? And even if you do, 100 extra calories a day means 10 extra pounds a year, according to Louisiana State University.
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About.com has a fun website that not only gives you all these calorie counts, but lets you figure out how many steps you would have to take to work off all those snacks.
Calorie Lab also has candy-calorie counts, as well as some tips for dealing with all the stuff.
As for the kids not noticing... Calorie Lab says that parents end up eating about half of their kids' goodies.
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