Easter Diet Tips

It's time for the hip-hopping bunny to come barrelling down the lane with his basket of eggs. Some of his goodies are better than others, and while some may seem unhealthy - they are at the top of the pack.

Let's take a look at the different types of eggs in Bunny's pretty Easter basket:

Candy Eggs: These are the eggs that I would wrestle my little brother over when we were kids. They have a hard candy shell and a marshmallow-like texture on the inside which is firm.

While totally delicious, it's 100% sugar grams. And unfortunately, not the healthiest choice.

I must have rotted out half of my choppers on the Easter holiday alone in my childhood. And what a day that was back then. I would run like a spotted ape - finding all the eggs while my brother bawled.

My mom used to get onto me about that - telling me to leave some for him. Honestly, I didn't realize what I was doing. I was just a little kid, too - just having fun. And after she told me that, I don't think that I ever hunted Easter eggs again. I felt really bad for my little brother and his naked basket. Now if I'd really been smart, I would have left him all of the colored boiled eggs.

Back then, the dyes were horrendously powerful. They seeped through the egg and even after they were peeled, the vibrant colors remained. Which brings us to the boiled egg. How healthy a choice is it for the Easter basket?

Boiled Eggs: While these seem like the healthiest of the batch, are they really?

The answer is both yes and no. While on one hand they are mined with protein and minimal fat content - and they can assist in providing the dieter with satiety power, they are also mined with cholesterol mgs.

Here are the values; by the way - one cup of eggs is about five large ones. That cholesterol content? It's in the little yellow middle; the whites are blameless for heart damage. The yellow is like a coral snake - yellow can kill a fellow.

Nutrition Element	Units	1 Cup	1 x-large	1 Jumbo	1 Large	1 Medium	1 Small
Cholesterol	mg	904	208	234	186	164	141
Energy	kcal	347	80	90	72	63	54

Chocolate Eggs: When the chocolate is in rich dark form - then oh my, there are heart healthy benefits lodged inside. Take note however that chocolate is very high in fats - and too much will weigh down your body's skeletal frame, making hopping very difficult to do, along with other necessary tasks that are threaded into our already-busy lives.

Eat one ounce and be done. I know; it's very difficult to do - but someone has to.

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