Don’t Let Those Chocolate Easter Bunnies Go to Your Hips

Easter is fast approaching. And yes, it is a religious holiday, but it can also be a chocolate fest … chocolate bunnies, chocolate eggs, etc. If you are a chocoholic (like me!), this can be a troubling holiday. Check this out: one large chocolate bunny has 1050 calories. Take a little bite of its ear, then its leg and before you know it, Mr. Bunny is gone.  This indulgence equals 2 hours of running or 4 hours of brisk walking! So read on to learn my tips to control your intake of Easter candy.

One of my fondest memories as a child was Easter. My siblings and I were each designated a room in the house. We would wake up in the morning and search “our room” for chocolate eggs, bunnies, peeps, jellybeans, etc. (Perhaps this fueled my chocolate obsession as an adult!). I remember having tons of chocolate goodies that lasted me for weeks.

While over consuming chocolate in childhood is not the best idea, it can be even worse for an adult. Our metabolisms are much slower and it can take hours and hours of exercise to burn off the calories in a chocolate bunny!

Tips to control your Easter candy intake:

1.The lowest calorie candies are those made from marshmellow (i.e. Peeps) versus chocolate.

2. Don’t buy the candy too early. Wait until the day before Easter to make your purchase. The longer they are sitting in front of you, the greater your chances of indulging.

3. Keep them out of sight until you actually give them out.

4. Once the Easter meal or celebration is over, get rid of the extra candies. Give them to your friends, doorman or husband to bring to work.

Here is city girl Esther (from Esther’s Weight Loss Journey) roasting Peeps in her apartment! Way to go Esther … better than eating Mr. Chocolate Bunny.

 Here are the calories in some common Easter candies: