Beware Easter will be hear sooner than you think!
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Growing up we had three big holidays where my moms side of the family would all get together Thanksgiving, Christmas and Easter. Each holiday had big traditions involving food Easter always had a ham and a bunny cake my grandma would make. Since we now live 600 miles away I've kept those traditions for my kids I make a big spiral ham (which I don't eat because I don't eat pork) and all the side dishes, deviled eggs and the bunny cake are a given as well. We don't really do much candy in the kids Easter baskets (it's usually games and toys) just a small chocolate bunny and some jelly beans. My plan is to make a small protein (likely chicken breast) for me and some small portions of the side dishes. I may end up sticking to maintainence calories for the day, but most likely it will just be a normal day for me.0
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azulvioleta6 wrote: »azulvioleta6 wrote: »azulvioleta6 wrote: »I'm not sure that I understand the problem here.
Does your religion mandate the consumption of candy?
You don't have any traditions that involve the consumption of larger than normal amounts of food?
No large Christmas lunch? No thanksgiving dinner? No birthdays?
Just about every celebration/ tradition that I'm involved with seems to involve food, and normally food that even in small amounts adds up fast and can cause you to go over.
Like Easter, wouldn't take much chocolate on top of lunch to go over for the day.
So I was asking what others do, seems some give away or throw away chocolate while others eat a little.
Sure you could not eat the chocolate, I could also not celebrate Easter at all but where is the fun in that?
Not really. I am not a Christian, so Easter means nothing to me. Isn't the whole chocolate bunny/egg thing for kids? Now you have me wondering if Easter in the UK is extremely different from Easter in the US.
I guess the one thing that I celebrate which involves a feast is Thanksgiving, but with a little planning I can have a nice holiday without even going over my daily goals.
Just don't buy chocolate if it is a problem for you. People aren't giving you chocolate and forcing it down your throat, are they?
If you want to have a special dinner, plan ahead so that you can fit it into your goals. A special piece of roasted meat, a couple of nice veggie dishes, one carby offering like potatoes, a rice dish or some good bread...you could probably even fit in a glass of wine and some dessert in if you have a lighter breakfast and lunch. Do a mock tracking and see where you stand.
I'm not seeing the problem...think it through, figure out which foods you enjoy the most and set your priorities. Even if you go a little over your goals, one day is not going to make or break you. You don't have to gorge yourself to have a feast. Plus, fun is really about a lot of things other than food--think about what means the most to you about the holiday and focus on enjoying those things which are calorie-free.
I'm not saying I am having some sort of crisis here, was just curious how others who celebrate Easter deal with the chocolate.
I'm not from the uk or us
for me Easter is about getting together, having a BBQ, sharing some chocolate.
The chocolate being an integral part of the day, like I'm guessing a turkey is to thanksgiving.
Hmmm....Australia?
So you are positing that turkey: Thanksgiving as chocolate: Easter?
That doesn't seem quite right somehow.azulvioleta6 wrote: »I'm not sure that I understand the problem here.
Does your religion mandate the consumption of candy?
You don't have any traditions that involve the consumption of larger than normal amounts of food?
No large Christmas lunch? No thanksgiving dinner? No birthdays?
Just about every celebration/ tradition that I'm involved with seems to involve food, and normally food that even in small amounts adds up fast and can cause you to go over.
Like Easter, wouldn't take much chocolate on top of lunch to go over for the day.
So I was asking what others do, seems some give away or throw away chocolate while others eat a little.
Sure you could not eat the chocolate, I could also not celebrate Easter at all but where is the fun in that?
The idea that celebrations have to involve a larger than normal amount of food has gotten many people in trouble with weight issues.0 -
I really try not to walk down the aisle with the easter candy. Sometimes I give in. Most times I dont. I am not training for a competition. If I have an off day that will not make me gain a dress size. I am near or at my goal....so I guess it depends on where you are.0
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sarahlifts wrote: »I really try not to walk down the aisle with the easter candy. Sometimes I give in. Most times I dont. I am not training for a competition. If I have an off day that will not make me gain a dress size. I am near or at my goal....so I guess it depends on where you are.
I feel like you're trying to not get married to chocolate. I need more coffee...0 -
Beware: Easter will be here sooner than you think!
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chivalryder wrote: »Beware: Easter will be here sooner than you think!
FIFY!
No it's "hear" as in hear me snapping off those chocolate rabbit ears and chowing down.
The entire premise is silly. It's not as if the same chocolate isn't available 365 days a year. Just because the chocolate is shaped like rabbit you now are forced to eat it. "Cute food! ZOMG!!!"0 -
christinev297 wrote: »Are kinder surprises banned in America? ?
Not familiar with the term. What is a kinder surprise?
Me either. I guess the alleged ban has worked amazingly well. (But I'll google.) Edit: oh, I see.0 -
I normally get a Lindt bunny and a medium sized Cadbury's egg. Maybe some Mini Eggs or small Malteser bunnies if I've been particularly nice to my friends, but I try and discourage people/myself from giving/buying too much. My eyes are bigger than my stomach! I do get sick of chocolate after a few days of having it too available to me anyway, and throwing it away is a waste.
I don't worry about going over on Easter Sunday because the tradition in my house is a big roast lunch, with cake or crumble for pudding. Then I try and fit the rest of the chocolate in over a week or so.0 -
People like celebrating holidays that have food traditions with food. Thus, many are tempted to eat things on holidays that they don't normally eat. For example, I rarely eat pie, but I seem to have attached a specific pie to all major holidays, and yes I plan to eat my pie this year. I could have pie any day, but I don't.
People new to a diet wonder if indulging in their preferred food traditions (especially if they involve feasting or high calorie foods) will be counter-productive or put them off track and perhaps wonder how others handle it, so ask.
Others do a variety of things from saying it's just one day, enjoy it, to celebrating in moderation to avoiding it or deciding that the food tradition part is not important, and are invited to discuss these possibilities.
Why are some acting like it's a weird or inappropriate question or requires the OP to be angsting unreasonably?
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chivalryder wrote: »Beware: Easter will be here sooner than you think!
FIFY!
No it's "hear" as in hear me snapping off those chocolate rabbit ears and chowing down.
The entire premise is silly. It's not as if the same chocolate isn't available 365 days a year. Just because the chocolate is shaped like rabbit you now are forced to eat it. "Cute food! ZOMG!!!"
Cadbury Creme Eggs, my friend. Not available year-round.0 -
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This Easter will be a lost cause day for me food-wise. I'll be in CO celebrating my 65th birthday with my kids who've relocated there in the last several years. This is only the third time I remember my birthday being on Easter Sunday. Birthday cake and Easter candy.
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I don't understand all this fear mongering....
Beware!!! Beware!!!
you know what you beware? You beware loitering men in shopping mall parking lots after dark, you beware hungry bears in the forest when you are camping with food....
you beware internet predators after your kids.
but you do not beware food.
food is good, it's our choices that make food what it is.
and I refuse to fear monger my choices. Food is necessary to life, I categorically refuse to be scared of food for the rest of my life because it's become a celebratory thing for one little day every so often.
Nah.....beware nothing. It's just food....0 -
This Easter will be a lost cause day for me food-wise. I'll be in CO celebrating my 65th birthday with my kids who've relocated there in the last several years. This is only the third time I remember my birthday being on Easter Sunday. Birthday cake and Easter candy.
Happy birthday!
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lemurcat12 wrote: »People like celebrating holidays that have food traditions with food. Thus, many are tempted to eat things on holidays that they don't normally eat. For example, I rarely eat pie, but I seem to have attached a specific pie to all major holidays, and yes I plan to eat my pie this year. I could have pie any day, but I don't.
People new to a diet wonder if indulging in their preferred food traditions (especially if they involve feasting or high calorie foods) will be counter-productive or put them off track and perhaps wonder how others handle it, so ask.
Others do a variety of things from saying it's just one day, enjoy it, to celebrating in moderation to avoiding it or deciding that the food tradition part is not important, and are invited to discuss these possibilities.
Why are some acting like it's a weird or inappropriate question or requires the OP to be angsting unreasonably?
I know, OP just wanted some tips on making sure he doesn't over-indulge while surrounded by lots of candy. Seems like a perfectly understandable question to me.
So what pie goes with Easter in your mind? I associate ham, candy, and hard-boiled eggs with Easter myself LOL! But no pies. We usually have a lemon bundt cake or an angel food cake 0 -
The only bad thing about easter is when it ends and there's no more Reese's eggs
Those are the best! Oh and well you know the holy celebration of a zombie lol 0 -
So not to encourage bad habits for people with self control issues but I love easter/valentines/halloween post sales on candy at 90% off. I treat myself with some now and again but having little pieces on hand makes it easy to portion control. Also if you got kids these make a great reward. I put mine into a big bag and good eating habits I reward with a small treat.0
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We usually have a big dinner for Easter with family and then have an egg hunt. The dinner is a lot of calories, but we hide the eggs all over the woods so there is quite a bit of hiking too. Not much chocolate though.0
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christinev297 wrote: »Chocolate has got nothing to do with Easter. Unless you have little kids that enjoy the easter egg hunt, like mine did
Do you hide chocolate eggs? We get those plastic eggs that you can put stuff inside and put trinkets or money inside. We don't do food because we have a child in family with severe allergies, but all the kids prefer money anyway. 0 -
lemurcat12 wrote: »People like celebrating holidays that have food traditions with food. Thus, many are tempted to eat things on holidays that they don't normally eat. For example, I rarely eat pie, but I seem to have attached a specific pie to all major holidays, and yes I plan to eat my pie this year. I could have pie any day, but I don't.
People new to a diet wonder if indulging in their preferred food traditions (especially if they involve feasting or high calorie foods) will be counter-productive or put them off track and perhaps wonder how others handle it, so ask.
Others do a variety of things from saying it's just one day, enjoy it, to celebrating in moderation to avoiding it or deciding that the food tradition part is not important, and are invited to discuss these possibilities.
Why are some acting like it's a weird or inappropriate question or requires the OP to be angsting unreasonably?
I know, OP just wanted some tips on making sure he doesn't over-indulge while surrounded by lots of candy. Seems like a perfectly understandable question to me.
So what pie goes with Easter in your mind? I associate ham, candy, and hard-boiled eggs with Easter myself LOL! But no pies. We usually have a lemon bundt cake or an angel food cake
Strawberry rhubarb. Easter is too early for strawberries, but it's a spring holiday and I want a spring pie.
I used to (and still sometimes do) make lavender cupcakes with a lemon glaze. The colors are Easter-y and the flavors work. Forget where I picked up the recipe. But I just have a major holiday pie thing going on!0 -
lemurcat12 wrote: »lemurcat12 wrote: »People like celebrating holidays that have food traditions with food. Thus, many are tempted to eat things on holidays that they don't normally eat. For example, I rarely eat pie, but I seem to have attached a specific pie to all major holidays, and yes I plan to eat my pie this year. I could have pie any day, but I don't.
People new to a diet wonder if indulging in their preferred food traditions (especially if they involve feasting or high calorie foods) will be counter-productive or put them off track and perhaps wonder how others handle it, so ask.
Others do a variety of things from saying it's just one day, enjoy it, to celebrating in moderation to avoiding it or deciding that the food tradition part is not important, and are invited to discuss these possibilities.
Why are some acting like it's a weird or inappropriate question or requires the OP to be angsting unreasonably?
I know, OP just wanted some tips on making sure he doesn't over-indulge while surrounded by lots of candy. Seems like a perfectly understandable question to me.
So what pie goes with Easter in your mind? I associate ham, candy, and hard-boiled eggs with Easter myself LOL! But no pies. We usually have a lemon bundt cake or an angel food cake
Strawberry rhubarb. Easter is too early for strawberries, but it's a spring holiday and I want a spring pie.
I used to (and still sometimes do) make lavender cupcakes with a lemon glaze. The colors are Easter-y and the flavors work. Forget where I picked up the recipe. But I just have a major holiday pie thing going on!
Not in Florida! I've been enjoying them for almost a month now.
I can't believe all those Lent threads got deleted and here we are talking about Jesus and Lupercalia
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Heh, too true.
(I am so jealous of your strawberries.)0 -
I'll buy myself 1 or 2 cadbury creme eggs and freeze them. I'll have one on Easter, and then one the day after if I've had a little too much Easter fun...0
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Easter is for kids
So you add some chocolate to your calories
I'm failing to see the issue0 -
Ah darn! I don't have any plans for Easter, but my parents will be sending me a package that's sure to contain chocolate. I guess I'll just have to figure out a way to work it into my intake.0
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Easter 2015 for me =
For some reason these don't do much for me - if I want a peanut butter cup, I'll just have that, in the shape of a circle rather than the shape of an egg, LOL - but I love love love the Cadbury Creme (is it spelled that way for this brand?) eggs. And they feel specifically "Easter" to me. I wouldn't really want to have them at any other time of year, just as I would never really get the hankering for a peppermint stick except at Christmastime.
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Original_Sinner wrote: »I don't understand all this fear mongering....
Food is necessary to life, I categorically refuse to be scared of food for the rest of my life because it's become a celebratory thing for one little day every so often[/b].
That is fine, but for too many people the celebratory thing ends up being more than one little day every so often. Christmas treats and potlucks for weeks before Christmas, happy hour every Friday, stocking up on Easter candy because it won't be sold after Easter, treats for everyone's birthday at work, etc, etc.
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