Eat This, Not That: Halloween Edition
Eat this, not that: Some candy hurts your diet more than others.
Oct. 27, 2008 — -- This Halloween you can enjoy some treats, but don't be tricked by sweets. You may be surprised to learn some of those little candies have more calories, carbs or sugar than food people often avoid when watching their weight.
Lisa Drayer of Women's Health magazine gives you tips on which sugary samples and edibles are least likely to wreck your diet.
Battle of the Carbs: Potato Chips vs. Peeps
French Fries or Chocolate Bars
Doughnuts vs. Candy Corn
The candy corn has 31 grams of sugar, while the doughnut has only 26 grams.
Sugar vs. Sugar Free
So while the sugar-free has fewer calories, it is higher in saturated fat, which affects heart health. So the regular Reese's are the way to go.
Comparing Fat
Two bacon strips have 70 calories total, 6 grams of fat -- and only two of which are saturated. The vanilla yogurt-covered raisins have 130 calories and 5 grams of fat, four of which are saturated.
People often think that when they hear yogurt it's diet food. But in this case, it's high in saturated fat.
Candy vs. Frozen Meal
The candy has 210 calories, compared to only 180 calories for the full Smart Ones meal.
Halloween Alternatives
Kids will love Hershey's low-fat chocolate milk. The 100-calorie packs provide portion control.
Also, individually packaged Snyder's pretzels are good because they have no saturated fat. These are good for the kid and good for the adults, if you can't resist.
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