Quick Tips - Calories in Snacks (Sweet)

Calories in Snacks (Sweet) - Zacking! Food Rules

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Cookies
1 Cookie: 50 Calories
1 average sized cookie (about 2 inches diameter) is about 50. E.g. an Oreo or a Chocolate Chip Cookie will be 50 each.

Chewing Gum
5 Pieces: 25 Calories
5 Pieces of chewing gum (whatever type) will be about 25 Calories.

Candy Bars (Chocolate Bars)
1 Candy Bar (e.g. Kit Kat, Twix, 3 Musketeers) Regular Size: 250 Calories
Large/Chunky/King Size: 400 Calories
The regular sized (about 2 oz) Kit Kat, Twix, 3 Musketeers, Mars etc. is about 250. If you go for the larger sizes, that’s 500 for each candy bar.
M&M and Skittles are in the same range. If the package is in the 2 oz. (50 grams) range, e.g. 1.7 oz. M&M bag or the 2.2 oz. Skittles bag, it will be about 250 calories.

Donuts

1 Plain/Chocolate Covered: 225 Calories
1 Crème/Jelly Filled: 325 Calories
If a donut is filled with crème/jelly it averages 325. If it’s plain inside, regardless of what the coating is (it could be Glazed, Chocolate/Strawberry flavored etc.), the number is 225.

Bagels
1 Bagel: 350 Calories
A 4” (3.5 oz, 100 grams) bagel is about 350 calories.

Fudge
1 Piece: 75 Calories
A 2" piece of fudge is about 75 calories.

Trail Mix
1 Tablespoon: 50 Calories
1 oz.: 150 Calories
About a tablespoon of trail mix will be 50 calories.

Lollipop
1 Sucker (1 Lollipop): 50 Calories
1 average sized lollipop, like the ones in the picture, is 50 calories.

Jelly Beans/Gummy Bears
10 Jelly Beans: 50 Calories
10 Gummy Bears: 100 Calories
10 kidney Bean sized Jelly beans will be about 50 calories, while 10 Gummy Bears are a 100.

Sandwiches (Peanut Butter & Jelly etc.)
1 Slice of Bread: 75 Calories
Spread on the Slice: 50 Calories

Let’s explain this in a Peanut Butter & Jelly Sandwich example.
What you’ll have in the sandwich is 2 slices of bread, that’s (75 x 2) 150
The peanut butter: 50
& Jelly, that’s another 50.
So the total will be 250 for this sandwich.

Brownies
1 Brownie: 225 Calories
A 2" square is about 225 calories.

Marshmallows
10 Small: 25 Calories
1 Regular: 25 Calories