Easter candy sales are expected to overshadow 2016 Halloween candy sales - 89 percent of Americans say they’ll buy Easter candy, and they will spend $2.6 billion on it, according to the National Retail Federation.
If you’re a candy lover, Consumer Reports says that one way to keep track of what you’re nibbling is to identify what 100 calories of your favorite candy looks like.
- Reese’s Pieces Eggs – 6 & 1/3 pieces
- Nestle Crunch Nest Eggs – 3 & 1/3 pieces
- Cadbury’s Creme Egg – 2/3 pieces
- Hershey Milk Chocolate Marshmallow Eggs – 3 pieces
- Jordan Almonds – 6 pieces
- Jelly Belly Beans – 25 pieces
- Peeps – 3 & 1/2 pieces
- Ghirardelli Milk Chocolate Bunny – 2 pieces
- Lindt Gold Bunny – 1/5 pieces