10 Worst Halloween Candies For Kids
rberry2484
Published
10/28/2014
Are any of these your favorite candy?
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Reese's Peanut Butter Pumpkins -- Standard Reese's Peanut Butter Cups are 88 calories a piece, but one of the Peanut Butter Pumpkins has 180 calories. If your child is craving something similar, try Justin's Milk Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups. -
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Skittles Loaded with sugar, corn syrup, trans fat and artificial colors, encourage kids to "taste the rainbow" through fruits and vegetables instead. -
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Snickers This offender is filled with everything healthy food shouldn't have -- caramel, nougat, and of course, chocolate. Try chocolate bars with a non-dense, airy filling like 3 Musketeers instead. -
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Starburst Each piece is only 15 calories, but is also loaded with fat and about 22 grams of sugar -- the equivalent of five 12 sugar packets. They're also more likely to cause cavities because they stick to your teeth. -
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Sour Patch Kids Sour treats like these are particularly addictive -- but they're also particularly bad for your teeth. Dentists say their high acid levels break down enamel quickly. -
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Tootsie Pops It takes a lot of licks to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop -- and that's the problem. Dentists say anything that keeps sugar in the mouth for that long contributes more to tooth decay. -
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Candy Corn This Halloween staple is particularly unhealthy because it's nothing but sugar and artificial color and flavoring. Candy corn also has 150 calories per ounce. -
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Sugary Bubble Gum While kids don't usually swallow gum, the amoung of sugar, calories and carbohydrates in it is still bad. Consider sugar-free gum instead.
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