Well, it probably won’t.
Based on my daring Halloween candy test (below) … YES, you can eat a little Halloween candy without dying immediately. Stress on A LITTLE!
So here’s what I did … I brought a bunch of Halloween candy from America to my coworkers in Korea. And I saved one piece each for myself: Almond Joy, Hershey’s, Kit Kat, and Reese’s.
Did I eat all four pieces of Halloween candy at once? No, because I’m not an idiot. I ate one piece of each in isolation. I wanted to see if any one of them would cause my blood sugar to go bonkers.
Almond Joy – Blood sugar reading before eating: 112
This reading of 112 was in the morning.
Blood sugar reading after eating: 156
This reading was about an hour after I finished my little, tiny Almond Joy.
Considering how tiny that candy bar was, 156 is actually pretty high. It’s not outrageous, but it’s definitely up there.
Hershey’s – Blood sugar reading before eating: 127
This reading of 127 was in the afternoon, a couple hours after lunch.
Blood sugar reading after eating: 125
This reading was about an hour after I finished eating that little, tiny Hershey’s. So … my blood sugar went DOWN? Hm. That’s weird.
Kit Kat – Blood sugar reading before eating: 133
This reading of 133 was in the afternoon, a few hours after lunch.
Blood sugar reading after eating: 137
This reading was about an hour after I finished my Kit Kat. Basically no change!
Reese’s – Blood sugar reading before eating: 109
This reading of 109 was in the afternoon, a few hours after lunch.
Blood sugar reading after eating: 122
This reading was about an hour after I finished my Reese’s. Once again, I was pleasantly surprised at how little my blood sugar went up.
So, can we conclude that Halloween candy is safe to eat? Haha probably not. It’s interesting that I got such a big increase (112 → 156) from Almond Joy in the morning, but my blood sugar barely changed after eating other candy in the afternoon.
I think the big takeaway here is that moderation makes just about all things possible. And maybe I’ll repeat this test next Halloween, but I’ll mix up the times for various candies.
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