Calories in Popular Chocolate Candy Bars

The table below lists many common chocolate bars and the calorie content per chocolate bar.

It is hard to get away from tasty, sweet, even nutty chocolate candy bars. The problem is the calorie content of candy bars are higher than an equal size of fruits or vegetables. The density of energy in chocolate is mainly because it is loaded with refined sugar and fats. The added fats are usually in the form of hydrogenated vegetable oils, a tasty, yet extremely unhealthy fat for people.

The body treats these converted oils the same way as saturated fats in the body so they may be stored easily. The addition of the sugar is much greater than the fats and contributes largely to the high calorie content of chocolate, the extra sugar also doesn't supply any nutrients at all.

You can control consumption of chocolate calories by selecting the smaller fun sized portions and never storing bags of chocolate in the house where they are tempting. Never eat chocolate before a meal or with an empty stomach and preferably fill up on high fiber, low calorie meal before treats of chocolate bars.

Plus, eat dark chocolates instead. Dark chocolates are less sweet and have less fat than their candy bar counterparts. They can still pack in the sweetness but not at the health cost.