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To throw Easter Chocolate in the bin?

24 replies

ClaireandGeorge · 11/03/2013 20:12

I hate throwing food away but had family visit this weekend and as they won't be seeing DS for Easter the brought him Chocolate Percy Pig. The thing is it's vile. It meant to be White Chocolate with Raspberry and Strawberry flavoring but tastes a bit floral and soooo sweet.

Ds is 15 months so wouldn't be aware it's gone in the bin it just seems ungrateful and wasteful.

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aldiwhore · 11/03/2013 20:13

As it's opened, YANBU.

Bonnefoi · 11/03/2013 20:15

Melt it and use in cup cakes or muffins? Less wasteful maybe.

2beornot · 11/03/2013 20:15

Does DS like it.

It's not your egg so YABU

ImTooHecsyForYourParty · 11/03/2013 20:17

I'd break it into bits and freeze it. You can always stick a few bits into a batch of biscuits or buns as Bonnefoi says.

ClippedPhoenix · 11/03/2013 20:20

YABU. Why did you have to open and taste it?

midastouch · 11/03/2013 20:20

yuck throw it in the bin, i hate cheap chocolate!

PoppyWearer · 11/03/2013 20:22

YANBU, I bought some of the small Percy Pigs at Christmas in the same flavour and they were vile.

everydayaschoolday · 11/03/2013 20:22

If you can't gift it on, and you're not happy feeding it to your DS (sugar content, E-numbers, vile taste whatever) then you are NBU to bin it. I'd replace with dried apricots, choc raisins etc that I know my kids love and I'm happy to give as a treat.

I have binned/gifted what I considered inappropriate sweets/chocs for very little kids (choc buttons for an EBF 3mo springs to mind WTF?!). I also 'decluttered' my christmas chocs to the office to save me from the calories share nicely Wink.

MisForMumNotMaid · 11/03/2013 20:24

We have a box of grated chocolate that the dc sprinkle on icecream and occassionally wheetabix type plain cereals as i wont buy chocolate or overly branded cereals.

I use the grated chocolate as cake sprinkles and in cakes too.

Smartiepants79 · 11/03/2013 20:26

We got given one of those pigs things last year. It is horrible. Binned it!

Floggingmolly · 11/03/2013 20:30

You were certainly unreasonable to open it and start chowing down! If it had tasted good would you have kept going?

Original poster
ClaireandGeorge · 11/03/2013 20:30

I like the baking idea it probably wouldn't be sooo bad in Baking. Poor Percy pig who would have known his life would end as a cupcake!

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squeakytoy · 11/03/2013 20:31

does your child like it? it doesnt matter if you dont like the taste, it isnt your egg!

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ClaireandGeorge · 11/03/2013 20:33

Ahh ClippedPhoenix and Floggingmolly I didn't open it for me to eat I opened it for ds to have a bit for his pudding. I have my own chocolate stash in the fridge for unstoppable chocolate munchies.

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lightrain · 11/03/2013 20:35

Yabu because its not Easter for another 3 weeks. Everyone knows you have to save your Easter eggs until Easter Sunday! Then you can open it and chuck it away....

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ClaireandGeorge · 11/03/2013 20:39

I don't mind the odd sweet treat now and again but kinda feel that this is like feeding him spoons of sugar. Given the size of it and the small bits I'd be ok with giving him it would probably last 6 months. Think I will do some cupcakes/biscuits. DS and DH can have a few and rest can go to -gannets- colleagues at work.

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ClippedPhoenix · 11/03/2013 20:39

Did he like it or did he spit it out?

If he liked it then give it to him. Chocolate is just that surely and it was a present whether YOU like the taste and think it's too cheap or not.

Don't tell me you're a "Green and Blacks" only type of person Grin

everydayaschoolday · 11/03/2013 20:54

I am intrigued by those saying that it's his egg to eat if he likes it. This implies that you, as the parent, have no say in what your child eats if someone has given the food to him as a gift.

Yes, sorry, I am the food police in our house Grin. Also affectionally known as the fun sponge by 15yo DSD Grin

ClippedPhoenix · 11/03/2013 20:58

I don't stress about what my child eats because it's mostly good stuff that I give him therefore, presents, parties etc. are fine. I'm not anal about all this.

everydayaschoolday · 11/03/2013 21:11

I'll add 'anal' to my affectionate names list Grin. Usually I'm fairly chilled, but I have been caught 'subtly policing' sweets to the bin.

ClippedPhoenix · 11/03/2013 21:14

Not as subtle as you think then huh everyday Grin

Please do add anal to your list.

You do know you said policing don't you.

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ClaireandGeorge · 11/03/2013 21:50

He did eat it but then he eats pretty much everything except Cucumber and avocado(only 2 things to date). Mind you he has also eaten a dog biscuit that he found on the floor so I'm not entirely sure the he likes it so let him eat it argument works here.

I do like green and blacks I'm not going to lie but also like plenty of other chocs Grin.

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MrsTerryPratchett · 11/03/2013 21:53

Homeless shelter. Sweets are always appreciated and people withdrawing from opiates crave sugar. That's where all my spare sweets go.

mrsjay · 11/03/2013 21:54

MIL used to get DDS really cheap easter eggs they were rank I used to melt them downa nd make chocolate crispies or something, or when they were younger like your child id give them a bit then bin the rest, that pink chocolate is rank

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