Healthy Easter Treats That Won’t Ruin Your Diet

Healthy Easter Treats That Won’t Ruin Your Diet

With Easter right around the corner, some of you may be feeling some slight anxiety with all the goodies lying around at how well you’ll be able to stick with your diet plan.

Chocolate is a huge craving for most people and at this time of year, there is definitely no shortage of chocolate to be found.

So how can you stick with your diet and possibly enjoy a treat or two? The key is having a game plan and preparing some Easter treats that won’t ruin your diet.

Let’s have a quick look at some options to consider.

Chocolate Pudding With Mini Marshmallows

If chocolate is what you desire, than whipping up some home-made chocolate pudding is your safest bet.  Since many Easter treats are marshmallow based, incorporate a few mini marshmallows into your recipe for added effect.  At only a few calories per mini marshmallow, as long as you only add 5-10 per serving, this really isn’t going to be too detrimental to your diet plan.

Whip up the sugar-free, fat-free pudding powder mix with some skim milk and a scoop of protein powder for a nutritionally balanced pudding mixture and then top with the marshmallows.

Hot ‘Chocolate’

The second Easter treat that you can prepare that will help you keep your diet intact is some hot chocolate.  Hot chocolate is a great treat to have after dinner while you’re sitting around relaxing with friends and family and won’t weigh you down like other desserts will.

To prepare your healthy hot chocolate, use a small amount of hot chocolate mix, combined with heated skim milk and half a scoop of chocolate or vanilla protein powder.

The added protein boost to this beverage will help you stay lean and ensure that you don’t get the blood glucose spike you otherwise would from the bit of sugar in the hot chocolate mix.

Calorie Free Jelly Gummies

Finally, the last healthy Easter treat that you can prepare if you’re the gummy type and aren’t craving chocolate is calorie free jelly gummies.

These are very easy to make and won’t do any damage at all to your diet.  To prepare them, purchase a package of sugar-free Jell-O pudding powder and prepare it using about half of the water that’s called for.

Pour the mixture into small molds to form your jellies and let set overnight.  These will have a thicker, chewier texture than regular Jell-O would and still be calorie free.

If you’d prefer to infuse them with added protein content, consider adding a scoop of fruit-flavored protein powder in. This will still keep the calorie count down but is an excellent way to take in more protein for those that struggle with this.

Don’t let diet fears get you down this Easter season – get smart with your food choices and you can enjoy the holiday and maintain your lean body without a problem.