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Easter bliss: 4 ways to spoil yourself and others

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Easter bliss: 4 ways to spoil yourself and others

Easter is a time to enjoy being with family and friends. It's also a time when the hot cross buns and Easter eggs are everywhere! Giving and receiving Easter treats can make it feel like a special celebration too. There may be other things you do, or want to start doing that help you celebrate, but don’t require chocolate.

Here are 4 ideas of how to celebrate Easter without the chocolate burst.

1. Buy some snug pyjamas to wear while enjoying a cup of cocoa and honey hot chocolate.

2. Cook a yummy breakfast (lots of recipes here) like eggs on toast with a veggie side or try our hot cross bun pudding with some berries.

3. Enjoy the outdoors and have an Easter picnic, with an egg hunt afterwards (our top tip below)!

4. Cook an Easter feast or have family or friends bring a dish to share.

If you have children, it can be hard to reign in the chocolate goodies from the grandparents and relatives. Providing non-chocolate gift suggestions means the kids have the joy of Easter without mountains of chocolate eggs. Stickers, movie vouchers, boardgames, or a special activity together is added excitement to Easter while leaving the chocolate to the Easter Bunny!

Easter egg hunt tip!

For under $5 you can buy re-useable, fillable plastic eggs. Pop written clues in the eggs to find the hidden chocolate. The kids (or adults!) can search for eggs, solve clues, and get the chocolate prize at the end!

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What is healthy eating?

Eating healthy is making sure you enjoy a wide variety of foods from each of the five major food groups daily, in the amounts recommended. The five major food groups as recommended by the Australian Guide to Healthy Eating are:

vegetables and legumes/bean
fruit
lean meats and poultry, fish, eggs, tofu, nuts and seeds, legumes/beans
grain (cereal) foods, mostly wholegrain and/or high cereal fibre varieties
milk, yoghurt, cheese and/or alternatives, mostly reduced fat.

Foods are grouped together because they provide similar amounts of key nutrients and eating a variety of foods from the list above helps to promote good health and reduce the risk of disease.

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Is my diet healthy?

Dietary habits are different between people. Some people choose to follow a particular diet (i.e., Keto diet or vegan diet) while some have to make changes due to certain food restrictions or health conditions. If you want to know if what you usually eat is healthy, then do the Healthy Eating Quiz today to give you the answers in less than 10 minutes.

Why is healthy eating important?

Your HEQ score and personalised feedback report is based on the frequency and variety of healthy core foods you usually eat. This is important because no single food contains all the nutrients we need to stay healthy. Some foods are higher in nutrients than others and people who have a lot of variety in the foods they eat are more likely to be healthy and to stay healthy. In other words, if you can eat a large variety of vegetables as opposed to only 2-3 types of vegetables, the benefits are much greater. This type of diet also helps you to feel better, think better and perform better during your usual daily activities.

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