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Here's a tip from the South Beach Website:
1. Give your child a healthy Easter basket. Replace some of the typical sugary treats with an assortment of fresh or dried (no-sugar-added) fruits, nuts, and whole-grain bite-size crackers. Pastel-colored hard-boiled eggs are also a good choice. Another option: Start a nonfood tradition and fill the Easter basket with stickers and other age-appropriate trinkets.
2. Enjoy a sugar-free substitute. When your kids are gobbling down their Easter treats, satisfy your sweet tooth with a sugar-free alternative. Some to try: sugar-free hard candies, sugar-free bubble gum, or even a no-sugar-added fudge pop. As always, limit sweet treats to 75 to 100 calories per day.
3. Allow yourself a bit of dark chocolate. A small amount of dark chocolate is a deliciously decadent, yet surprisingly healthy indulgence. According to emerging research, dark chocolate contains antioxidants known as flavonoids, which have been shown to lower blood pressure in healthy individuals. Plus, dark chocolate contains the minerals magnesium and copper, which may help improve cardiovascular health. So, treat yourself to a small piece of dark chocolate (egg-shaped or otherwise!).
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We did an experiment with our family one time where we went to the store and found all those fancy chocolate bars that had the % cocoa in it. We tried them starting from the most bitter and working our way up to the milkiest lowest %.
Even compared to the bitterest of bitter, I didn't start to feel like I was eating a treat until we got to about 35%...which is pretty milky.
What about those little Hershey sticks? Those are pretty low calorie and pre-portioned so it's easy for me to eat just one stick and feel satisfied. Alas, no flavanoids...but if I'm being honest with myself, I'm not actually eating chocolate for it's antioxidant qualities. :-P
I like the idea of non-food related Easter presents. Stickers inside of the colored eggs would go over great with the girls. Maybe even cheap party favors would fit inside the bigger eggs.
We've tried to do fruit snacks for Christmas & Easter but I don't think South Beach would approve of that either!
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