Happy Easter, ya'll.
Now, I'm not religious in any sense--but my family has always celebrated Easter. A lot of people make it an excuse to shovel as many jelly beans and chocolate bunnies into their mouths. Rightfully so, though, marketers have done a great job at constantly pushing that shit in our faces.
I'm not saying don't have Easter candy/food--trust me, this bitch is going to have some fucking some jelly beans and mini Reese eggs. What I'm saying is be mindful of the intake.
I did some Easter shopping for breakfast and dinner yesterday--and you totally can make good decisions when it comes to the entrees.
My husband wanted to make a 'big breakfast' tomorrow: Pancakes, ham, eggs, bacon. He pretty much let me make up how we were going to do this. After a long time in the supermarket with some hardcore label reading this is what I've picked out:
Whole grain pancake mix--Buying whole grain will up your fiber intake from 'less than 1g' in most regular white mixes, up to 3-4g per serving. You'll lose about 2g of fat per serving with the whole grains. Feeling fuller with less fat? Yeah, I'm about that.
Sugar Free Syrup--Obviously, you lose tons of added sugar, fat--leading to a ridiculous amount of calories less. 1/4 cup of sugar-free Mrs. Buttersworth syrup is 20 calories. 1/4 of cup of the regular ol' Mrs. Buttersworth? A whopping 220 calories.
Lean ham steak--Just look for 'LEAN' on the label--you'll save yourself some fat grams. For an extra plus, look for low sodium.
Egg whites--one large egg white is about 17 calories, 0.1 fat grams, and 5 gram of protein. One large whole egg- is 70 calories, 4.5 grams of fat, and 6 grams of protein. The other thing to take into account is cholesterol. An egg white has NO CHOLESTEROL--a large whole egg has about 200 grams of cholesterol.
Turkey bacon--This is a big one for people. Some people just want regular bacon--I get that, so portion wisely. Personally, I love the taste of turkey bacon. The caloric intake is pretty similar in most cases--however the extra-lean, low sodium Jennie-O version of turkey bacon I found was only 20 calories a slice. Again, here--either should be enjoyed in moderation, but the turkey bacon will save you some cholesterol here.
As far as candy goes, here a little chart on some popular candies:
Candy Calories Fat (g) Carbs (g) Sugar (g)
5 Marshmallow Peeps 140 0 36 34
1 PeepsChocolate Egg 420 24 54 52
1 Cadbury Easter Bunny 890 48.6 101.2 97.1
1 Cadbury Creme Egg 150 5 25 22
12 Cadbury Chocolate Eggs 190 8 28 26
1 Dove Choc. Easter Bunny 230 13 25 24
1 Nestle Crunch Choc. Bunny 692 36.2 95.6 79.1
1 Snickers Cream Sports Egg 140 6 18 16
1 Reese's Peanut Butter Egg 180 10 18 16
1 Reese's Reester Bunny 798 42 88.2 75.6
1 Chocolate Marshmallow Egg 43 1.3 7.8 6
5 Brachs Malted Easter Eggs 180 5 31 27
35 Jelly Belly Asst. Jellybeans 140 0 37 28
Like I said, I'm going to eat some candy, but I'm going to track all of it so I'm aware of my caloric intake. If I overdo it, I will feel guilty--and that's worse than any awesomeness the ears of a chocolate bunny will taste. All in moderation, folks. You'll feel better for it.
What's your Easter weakness? Mine--those little candy shelled chocolate eggs by Cadbury, I think they're called 'Mini Eggs'. When I was a bigger gal--I would eat one of those ginormous bags by myself. In one day. I kid you not. Twelve of those will cost me 190 calories. You're sure as shit I'm going to count out twelve of those puppies--and make a little for a hike down in Austin with my husband and brother :)
Happy Easter, again folks--and as always-Go Fork Yourselves.
~K
Oh, Easter weakness.. if it'd be only at Easter but it's about day by day all these in our case. We have to be very careful with the intake and also I would add here to practice physical movement if not able to go to gym or other sports. It's crucial to combine both, besides the guilty feeling as mentioned by you above.
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