As Halloween approaches and spirits rise, so could our sugar intake. Whether going from house to house trick-or-treating, or simply heading to the grocery store to buy copious amounts of candy for Halloween, many of us will be eating more sugar than is recommended for our daily intake. The American Heart Association (AHA) recommends no more than 24 grams of sugar for children between the ages of two and eighteen and for women, and no more than 36 grams for men, per day. 

Popular Halloween treats can have anywhere from 8 to 30 grams of sugar. When thinking of candy, these numbers make sense, but what one may not realize is that other, more healthy-seeming foods, may be guilty of playing tricks on you—even more than your favorite treats. In hopes of keeping spirits high and candy guilt low, we examined other foods that have higher sugar content than your favorite Halloween candy.