A look at the numbers shows that Americans' relationship with candy on Halloween is truly mind-blowing, from the amount of candy the average trick-or-treater collects to the staggering amount of candy corn that gets sold every fall.Children would have to play for two days straight to burn off the calories in the average amount of candy collected on Halloween.
The blog Daily Burn estimated that a standard pillowcase can hold over 1,600 pieces of candy when fully stuffed.Studies show that kids can consume up to three cups of sugar eating Halloween candy. This equals almost 169 sugar cubes. of sugar consumed by kids on Halloween — three cups of sugar in 7,000 calories of candy.
"For context: That's 675 grams of sugar, or the same as chomping down almost 169 standard sugar cubes," according to a