Halloween is a holiday that can conjure up memories of gobbling up buckets of delicious sweets with abandon in one night. Unfortunately candy and diabetes don't go too well together. However, it can be possible to enjoy some treats without out-of-control blood sugar levels as a consequence. With knowledge and planning just about any diabetes challenge can be overcome, including how to deal with a sweet tooth.
Of course, gorging on treats in one sitting is not wise when you have diabetes, but enjoying smaller portions over a longer period of time extends the holiday enjoyment without guilt or repercussions.
Make sure and ask your doctor for a go-ahead and guidance. Candy may be worked into a meal plan that utilizes carb counting or exchange lists. Remember a serving of carbohydrate is 15 grams.
Thankfully most candies come in mini, snack and fun sizes and are all popular on Halloween. Because most do not have packages big enough to list nutrition information, here is a list of candy and their carbohydrate counts to make things easier for you. Learn the general carb counts for fun-size candy to stay in control.
These counts should be close. Refer to the product bag for a more reliable count if you happen to have it handy. Remember: Many products may be sold with more than one portion size being labeled "fun," "mini" or "snack." For example, in the list below, you will see 100 Grand listed with two fun sizes, and one is about double the actual size.
If you are trying to lose or control weight, a list of popular Halloween candy with calorie counts would be helpful.
Halloween Treat Carb Counts
| Name | Size, Weight or Portion | Carbs in Grams |
| 3 Musketeers | Fun size (15g) | 12 |
| 3 Musketeers | Bar (2.13 oz) | 46 |
| 3 Musketeers | Mini | 4.4 |
| 100 Grand | Fun size (11g) | 8 |
| 100 Grand | Fun size (21g) | 15 |
| Air Heads | Mini | 11 |
| Almond Joy | Snack size (15g) | 10 |
| Almond Joy | Mini | 8 |
| Atomic Fireballs | One piece | 9 |
| Baby Ruth | Bar (2 oz) | 37 |
| Baby Ruth | Fun size (18g) | 13 |
| Bit-O-Honey | Six pieces | 38 |
| Blow Pop | Regular or junior | 14 |
| Blow Pop | Super size | 34 |
| Bottle Caps | Ten pieces | 14 |
| Brach's Cinnamon Hard Candy | One piece | 6 |
| Bubble Yum | One piece | 6 |
| Butterfinger | Bar (2 oz) | 41 |
| Butterfinger | Bite size (7g) | 5 |
| Butterfinger | Fun size (18g) | 14 |
| Butterfinger | Fun size (21g) | 15 |
| Butterfinger | Mini | 7.3 |
| Candy corn | Fifteen pieces | 15 |
| Dots | Twelve pieces | 35 |
| Double Bubble Gum | One piece | 5 |
| Dove Milk Chocolate Promises | One piece (8g) | 6 |
| Dum Dum suckers | One piece | 7 |
| Fruit by the Foot | Roll | 17 |
| Fruit Roll Up | Roll | 12 |
| Gummy Bears | Eleven pieces | 30 |
| Lifesavers Gummi Savers | One roll (two rolls per ounce) | 13 |
| Heath Bar | Bar (1.4 oz) | 25 |
| Hershey's Almond Bar | Miniature bar | 5 |
| Hershey's Almond Bar | Bar (1.45 oz) | 20 |
| Hershey's Candy Corn Kisses | One piece | 3 |
| Hershey's Kisses | One piece | 8 |
| Hershey's Kisses with Almonds | One piece | 2 |
| Hershey's Milk Chocolate Bar | Fun size (14g) | 8 |
| Hershey's Miniature Bars (mixed) | Miniature bar | 5 (on average) |
| Hershey's Nugget | One piece | 6 |
| Hershey's Peanut Butter Kisses | Nine pieces | 21 |
| Hershey's Special Dark | Miniature bar | 5 |
| Hot Tamales | Small pack (14g) | 12 |
| Jolly Rancher | One piece | 6 |
| Jolly Rancher Lollipops | One piece | 16 |
| Jolly Rancher Candy Sticks | One piece (11g) | 10 |
| Junior Mints | Fun size (10g) | 12 |
| Kit Kat | Fun size (14g) | 10 |
| Kit Kat | Bar (1.5 oz) | 26 |
| Kit Kat | Mini | 5.6 |
| Krackel | Miniature bar | 5 |
| Licorice | Three 6-inch pieces | 15 |
| Lemonheads | Ten pieces | 14 |
| M&Ms, plain | Ten pieces | 5 |
| M&Ms, plain | Halloween mini box | 10 |
| M&Ms, plain | Fun size (18g) | 12 |
| M&Ms, plain | Mini pack | 15 |
| M&Ms, plain | Bag (1.69 oz) | 34 |
| M&M, peanut | Six pieces | 7.5 |
| M&Ms, peanut | Fun size (18g) | 11 |
| M&Ms, peanut | Mini pack | 13 |
| M&Ms, peanut | Bag (1.74 oz) | 30 |
| M&Ms, peanut butter | Bag (1.69 oz) | 27 |
| Mike and Ike | Small box (14g) | 12 |
| Milk Duds | Snack size (12g) | 9 |
| Milky Way | Bar (2.15 oz) | 43 |
| Milky Way | Fun size (17g) | 12 |
| Milky Way | Mini | 6 |
| Mounds | Snack size (17g) | 10 |
| Mr. Goodbar | Miniature bar | 4 |
| Mr. Goodbar | Snack size (17g) | 9 |
| Nerds | Small box (13g) | 14 |
| Nestle's Crunch | Fun size (10g) | 7 |
| Nestle's Crunch | Bar (1.5 oz) | 28 |
| Nestle's Crunch | Miniature bar | 7 |
| Pay Day | Snack size (19g) | 10 |
| Reese's Crispy Crunchy Bar | Snack size (17g) | 9 |
| Reese's Nutrageous Bars | Snack size (17g) | 9 |
| Reese's Peanut Butter Cups | Two regular pieces | 18 |
| Reese's Peanut Butter Cups | Mini (9g) | 5 |
| Reese's Peanut Butter Cups | Snack size (17g) | 10 |
| Reese's Peanut Butter Cups | Snack size (21g) | 12 |
| Reese's Peanut Butter Pumpkins | One piece (34g) | 17 |
| Reeses's White Peanut Butter Cups | One piece (21g) | 11 |
| Skittles | Fifteen pieces | 15 |
| Skittles | Mini pack (20g) | 17.5 |
| Smarties | One roll | 6 |
| Snickers | Fun size (17g) | 10 |
| Snickers | Bar (2.07 oz) | 36 |
| Snickers | Fun size (17g) | 10 |
| Snickers | Mini | 4.4 |
| Snickers Almond Bars | Fun size | 11 |
| Starburst (two pieces per stick) | Fun size | 10 |
| Swedish Fish | Pack (17g) | 16 |
| Sweet Tarts mini packs | Five packs | 13 |
| Tootsie Pop | One piece | 16 |
| Tootsie Rolls | One piece (14g) | 10 |
| Tootsie Roll midgee | One piece | 7 |
| Tootsie Roll mini-midgee | One piece | 2 |
| Twix | Two cookies | 37 |
| Twix | Fun size | 10 |
| Twix | Snack size (10g) | 7 |
| Twix | Mini | 6.6 |
| Twizzlers | One piece (10g) | 8 |
| Twizzlers | Mini (14g) | 11 |
| Warheads | Five pieces | 13 |
| Whoppers | Eight pieces | 15 |
| Whoppers | Small tube | 5 |
| Whoppers | Small pouch (21 g) | 16 |
| Wonka Pixie Stix (6 inches) | One piece | 2 |
| York Peppermint Patty | Small patty (14g) | 11 |
