Easter is a day of celebration and indulgence in high calorie foods and sugary sweets. While it’s easy to go overboard in the Easter feast, it’s all about balance. Yes, you can enjoy your share of treats, BUT use these tips to keep yourself from completely falling off your diet plan.
1. Start with a healthy breakfast: You may not be able to control what’s served at the brunch table, but you certainly can control what you eat when you wake up.
2. Drink plenty of water: Place thin cucumber and lemon slices in your water glass for liver-detoxing benefits and to aid with digestion.
3. Fill up on veggies: Before you attack the cheese plate or Easter basket full of candy, munch on a plate full of veggie sticks or salad. The fiber will fill you up, so you are less inclined to overindulge in the bad stuff.
4. Remember your serving sizes: Serve half of the plate with veggies, a quarter with grains, and a quarter with protein. One thumb equals one serving of cheese. An open palm equals one serving of meat. A closed fist is one serving of fruit or vegetables. A cupped hand is one serving of grains.
5. Enjoy bread and candy last: After you’ve filled up on veggies and protein, then enjoy the bread and butter, Peeps, jellybeans, or chocolate-covered caramels. While it’s tempting to inhale five or six candies in one sitting, slow down and thoroughly savor each bite.
Now that I have provided a few tips to help keep your caloric intake from getting totally out of control, I want to provide a little more motivation to stick to clean eating. Below is a table showing calories/sugar in some of the most popular Easter goodies as well as the amount of activity it will take to burn off the calories taken in:
Goodies Calories/Sugar Activity to Burn off Calories
Jelly Belly 8 oz. bag 840 calories/168 grams sugar 4.2 hours of kayaking
Peeps – 5 chicks 140 calories/34 grams of sugar 50 minutes of vacuuming
Palmer Hollow Chocolate Bunny 32 oz. 4,800 calories/540 grams of sugar Leisurely walking for 17 hours
Cadbury Crème Egg 150 calories/20 grams of sugar Pilates for 22 minutes
Whoppers Robin Eggs, 24 pieces 540 calories/84 grams of sugar Jogging for 1.1 hours
Reese’s peanut butter eggs, 1 egg 170 calories/16 grams of sugar Climbing stairs for 25 minutes
*information in table provided by www.eatthis.com
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