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Easter treats ?

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jill55

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Hi everyone , As its my first Easter coming up as a T2 i just wondered what treats if any you folks have during the weekend to make up for the fact that the shops are swimming in chocolate eggs just now !
 
Is dark chocolate an option you would go for? The darker the better as there's less carbs/sugar x
 
That's an idea thanks Kaylz Just been afraid to eat chocolate again I'm guessing you mean stuff like lindt or green and black s x
 
Last year my son and family gave me an expensive Lindt egg, filled with chocolates ( very high cocoa content ). It was delicious and gave me the confidence to enjoy a chocolate treat now and again. Aldi’s Moser-Roth, 85% is fantastic, if you like dark bitter chocolate.
 
Thanks Browser that sounds lovely. ....Maybe I'll hint for one just been so afraid to eat chocolate since diagnosis
 
Browser said:
This looks great and an Easter gift of one would be lovely but at a tenner for 250 gms. :-( the Aldi 85 % Moser Roth at £1.50 for 125 gms is lighter on the wallet.
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Agree but I don't know if they do an Easter Egg. I love Moser Roth and the bar size is very convenient.
 
Mark Parrott said:
My wife was going to get me that egg but didn't want to pay the extortionate postage on top.:(
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Buy £75 worth the postage is free lol
Now how many eggs is that let me think?
Ah yes 7.5 let's make it a round 8 :D
Problem solved, free postage.
 
Aldi do 'no added sugar' mini eggs. I've had these a few times & they are lovely. It's a mixture of milk, dark & white chocolate filled with praline. They use sweeteners, so you have to control how many you consume or you could be rushing off to the loo rather quickly.😱 3 in one go is fine.🙂
 
Mark Parrott said:
Aldi do 'no added sugar' mini eggs. I've had these a few times & they are lovely. It's a mixture of milk, dark & white chocolate filled with praline. They use sweeteners, so you have to control how many you consume or you could be rushing off to the loo rather quickly.😱 3 in one go is fine.🙂
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Control and Consume are to concepts Vince had difficulty with 🙄
 
jill55 said:
Hi everyone , As its my first Easter coming up as a T2 i just wondered what treats if any you folks have during the weekend to make up for the fact that the shops are swimming in chocolate eggs just now !
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4A49F0B5-EBEF-4D4C-9F8D-817E5F62A974.jpeg bought these yesterday. I worked out 3.2gm carb per egg and even less sugar. Not normally a dark chocolate lover but hard coating and creamy inside were lovely and unlike sweet chocolate you’d only want one🙂
 
Sally W said:
Awh I would if you were in Uk Vince but I think it’d crumble and be a mush by the time it got to you😉
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You use the same excuse as @wirralass lol Sally
We should try and experiement I will advise of the result
Doubt there will be import tarrifs applied to them yet 😉
 
jill55 said:
That's an idea thanks Kaylz Just been afraid to eat chocolate again I'm guessing you mean stuff like lindt or green and black s x
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It doesn't have to be the expensive brands but darker stuff from 70% upwards I would recommend, I only really eat 85% and 90%, Aldi do small 25g bars of chocolate that comes in a pack of 5 bars for under £1.50, great for portion control and it's really nice stuff, each 25g bar is under 5g carbs xx
 
Tesco do a 75% easter egg (their own Finest brand) which isn't badly priced, though it is just an egg with no extras inside.
 
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