Does your passion for chocolate tend to wreak havoc on your waistline at Easter?

Easter treats

Easter is about getting treats, but no-one said they had to be edible. With the rate of childhood obesity on the rise, why not try something new and include more toys and less chocolate as part of the kids’ Easter hunt?

Try hiding small hand held electronic games, game cards, toy cars, lego, playdough, stickers, yo-yos and bouncy balls.

Paint and decorate eggs

Make it a big deal to paint and decorate real eggs with the kids.

Then you can enjoy a healthy Easter breakfast of boiled eggs, with toasted sourdough bread, topped with baked beans and mushrooms or tomatoes (if desired).

Good quality chocolate

Buy a small quantity of good quality chocolate such as a small Lindt bunny and really savour it, rather than gorging on large amounts of poor quality chocolate.

Eating in moderation

You’ve probably heard it a thousand times but it’s all about moderation.

Eating a few Easter eggs on Easter is not going to do much damage but if you continue to eat a large amount in the weeks following, you will be in for a nasty surprise when you try to put those already tight skinny jeans on.

Remember the calories of what you are eating…

Happy Easter Everyone!