FORT MYERS, Florida — Easter candy is delicious but it can also wreck your diet. All those calories can add up fast. We used average calorie burn rates to calculate how long it would take to burn off some of the most popular treats.
The website healthline.com says an average man burns about 246 calories per hour of moderate walking.
The list below shows how long it would take to burn off calories in several candies, based on the numbers quoted from Newsweek.
Peeps - approximately 33 calories or seven and a half minutes of walking
Jelly Beans - 140 calories in about 35 beans or about a half hour of walking
Cadbury Creme Eggs - 150 calories or more than a half hour of walking
Reese's Peanut Butter Egg - 180 calories or about 45 minutes of walking
Large Chocolate Bunny - 1,050 calories or about four hours and 15 minutes of walking
