5 healthy Easter eggs
The Easter holidays doesn’t mean learning how to say no to chocolate or even avoiding it – especially where these 5 healthy Easter eggs are concerned! It’s time to stock up…
Holidays tend to mean a whole overload of sugar and unhealthy goodness and Easter is no exception. With chocolate being the main food to be consumed throughout the holiday, some may even consider it to be the worst. But it doesn’t have to be. We’ve rounded up 5 of the healthiest eggs out there for you to join in with the festivities guilt-free!
Thorntons No Added Sugar Chocolate Easter Egg, £7, 240g
We bought all of our Valentine’s chocs from Thorntons during our teens but had to calm it down over the years for Easter – until it launched this fab ‘No Added Sugar’ version, that is! Gluten-free and suitable for vegans? Thorntons, you’re our fave affordable chocolatiers again!
Montezuma’s Dark with Cocoa Nibs Eco Egg, £7.99, 150g
Up your antioxidant count while simultaneously reducing your environmental footprint with this eco egg! Ranked No.1 in MP Jo Swinson’s 2012 report for recyclability and volume of egg-to-packagaing ratio, this dark chocolate egg will keep you on the healthy and helpful side of the holidays!
Choices ‘Dairy Free Chocolate Easter Egg’, £2.79, 65g
If you haven’t already heard of Choices’ chocs, it’s a yummy cocoa-based alternative to conventional chocolate and is suitable for those with allergies or intolerances to dairy, gluten, wheat, eggs and nuts. It also gets bonus points for coming in different sizes – we’ll be bagging this mini-sized version to tame our cravings!
Hotel Chocolat ‘The Supermilk Facet Egg’, £18, 200g
It’s shaped like a diamond because it’s a rare gem of an egg; made from 65% pure cocoa, a splash of milk and less sugar than a dark chocolate bar, it offers all the pleasure of milk chocolate with the power of dark!
Bonieri’s Imperial Egg, £10.95, 90g
Available in a range of jewel tones, these beautifully decorated keepsake eggs are filled with gianduja pralines which are both dairy and gluten-free! Warning: the packaging will make you go nuts when purchasing!