Perhaps the Scariest Part of All…

Each year somehow an exorbitant amount of Halloween candy finds its way from strategically placed bowls all over town…offices to shops to manicurists to dry cleaners…into my mouth (and subsequently onto my hips!)

Seemingly harmless “fun sized” Snickers or Mounds bars, tiny boxes of Milk Duds, miniature York Peppermint Patties or my personal favorite, itty bitty boxes of colorful gummy DOTS are easily underestimated. Rookie mistake.
Well, in the SPIRIT of the season (pun intended) might I suggest a festive way to combat these sneaky little calories: Oakland Cemetery’s “Run Like Hell” 5K on 10/31/09! If you aren’t familiar with Oakland Cemetery, I suggest you check out L’s former post by clicking here.

Here’s the Q+DD on Run Like Hell: On Halloween morning, starting at 9am runners of all ages will run through hauntingly beautiful and historic Oakland Cemetery and neighboring Grant Park. The course will wind past magnificent monuments and stately mausoleums of Atlanta’s oldest burial site where such notables as Margaret Mitchell, Bobby Jones and Maynard Jackson are buried. Unique “cemetery themed” awards will be presented in multiple categories.

THE BEST PART: Costumes are encouraged! Y’all. You can RUN in COSTUME. And there is a CONTEST.

Click here for more information and to sign up.

BONUS: Not a runner? Have kids? At 10:00 there is also a 1 mile walk/run called “Run like Heck” for the kids/lazy/brunch cocktail set.

As motivation, I thought I would also include this handy-dandy list of the calorie content in some of the most popular little traps…I mean treats! Because, well, it’s better to be informed, yes?

The Horror!

Witness:

Nestle’s Crunch – Fun Size 1 bar=70 calories
Peanut M&M’s – Fun Pack 1 bag=40 calories
M&M’s – Fun Pack 1 bag= 90 calories
Snickers – Fun Size 1 bar=80 calories
Milky Way – Fun Size 1 bar=75 calories
Kit Kat – Fun Size 2 bars=100 calories
Hershey Chocolate Bar – Fun Size 1 bar=90 calories
Reese’s Cup – 1 cup=80 calories
Butterfinger – Fun Size 1 bar= 100 calories
Twix – Fun Size 1 bar= 80 calories
York Peppermint Pattie – 1 pattie=70 calories
Twizzlers – 1 treat size pkg= 45 calories
Almond Joy – 1 snack size bar = 90 calories
Milk Duds – 1 treat size box = 40 calories
Candy Corn- 11 pieces = 70 calories
SweetTarts – 1 treat size pkg. = 50 calories
1 Tootsie Pop – 1 pop = 60 calories
1 Tootsie Roll – 1 small roll = 13 calories

Now, I’m not saying that a Fun Sized Snickers isn’t totally worth the 80 calories it’ll cost ya, I’m just saying they’re in there.

Regardless, Happy Halloween! It’s almost here!!!!!

xx, L

PS. Please do not forget about Spiralween. Top 5 reasons to go: 1. Lindsay and I will be there. 2. I am hosting the event AND get to help judge the costume contest. 3. It is awesome. 4. Lindsay and I will be there. 5. Because we said so. Click here for tickets.