The most sugary day of the year is just a few days away. Courtney shows us how to choose the foods to serve at your Easter celebration and how to watch out for added sugar during your egg hunt. If you want to enjoy Easter candy for dessert, it’s important to eat a filling meal or provide nutritious options if you’re hosting an Easter gathering. Courtney shares four easy recipes whether you’re a host cooking for your guests or a guest bringing their own food.
avocado deviled eggs
material
- 6 boiled eggs cut in half
- 2 large ripe avocados
- 2 tablespoons lime juice (1-2 limes)
- 1/4 cup finely chopped cilantro
- Garlic salt and Tagine seasoning (Tajine) as desired
- garnish with paprika
direction
- Cut the peeled boiled egg in half, carefully remove the cooked yolk and place in a medium mixing bowl or mortar.
- Add the ripe avocado and mash with a fork or pestle until a smooth consistency is reached.
- Add remaining ingredients (lime juice, cilantro, garlic salt, optional Tajine seasoning)
- Pour the egg mixture into the egg boats using a spoon or icing dispenser. Garnish with paprika.
- Serve chilled. Bonus points: Serve in your Easter basket 🙂
Bell Pepper “Carrot”
material
- Cut the mini peppers in half and remove the seeds.
- Tzatziki sauce (click here for an easy recipe to make from scratch)
- parsley leaves
direction
- Cut the mini peppers in half and remove the seeds, then add the tzatziki sauce.
- Adding parsley leaves on top will make the peppers look like carrots.
fruit peep kebob
material
- colorful fruit mix
- I used blackberries, strawberries, pineapple, and green grapes)
- peeping
- kebab spear
direction
- Spear the peeps and fruit mixture until the kebab spears are three-quarters filled with fruit.
carrot vegetable display
material
- baby carrot
- broccoli florets
- Mini Tomato
- celery
- ranch dressing
direction
- After washing the produce, assemble it to look like a very large carrot. Baby carrots and cherry tomatoes are the orange parts of carrots, and broccoli and celery are the leaves of carrots.
- Serve with ranch dressing or your favorite sauce.
Easter is approaching. That means a giant chocolate bunny filled with cream. egg And lots of jelly beans. The good news is the It’s perfectly fine to enjoy Easter candy, but make sure you do it in moderation. Courtney shares other ways to fill Easter eggs and Easter baskets, as well as tips on what to do with all the candy after Easter is over.
Easter egg and basket options:
- sticker
- foam
- pens, pencils, markers
- magazine
- eraser
- costume jewelry
- playdoh
- bath bomb
- mini book
- Scrunchie
- toy car
- money
Instead of eating all the candy and added sugar in a few days or throwing it all away, here are some ideas for what to do with leftover candy.
- Store Easter candy in bags for upcoming trips, events, upcoming snacks, and movie nights. Divide into portions in advance and seal in plastic bags. Store it on a high shelf in your pantry or kitchen. If you have candy on the table, you’re more likely to eat it. If it’s out of sight and nutritious options like fruit are on your kitchen table, you’re more likely to choose something you can see.
- Create recipes using leftover candy for special occasions. Here are some ideas. You can also save leftover Peeps and chocolates for s’mores night with the family.
- Freeze chocolate candies that can be used as ice cream toppings in the summer.
- Arts and Crafts: Make Jelly Bean Art. You can also create artwork by drawing, coloring, and gluing jelly beans.
- Turn candy into a science experiment. Here are some ideas.
If you have an idea you’d like Kourtney to feature on KTBS Healthwatch, ask the nutritionist here.
