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To ask if there are others that don't allow a chocolate coma on Easter

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Bakingwithmyboys · 18/04/2022 09:23

This is totally light hearted and each to their own but I wondered if there are any others out there that don't allow their children to gorge on chocolate or if we are the only meanies around.

Lots of my friends make comments about chocolate eggs for breakfast etc but we just don't do that. They get a bit more than normal on the day. Then most of it goes in a box to be had as and when. Usually over the next few weeks we shall work through it.

Anyone else?

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Dinosauratemydaffodils · 18/04/2022 09:51

Us. Dc1 is like me though, not particularly bothered about chocolate. Dc2 likes it more but is competitive and wants to make hers last longer than her brother's. They had an Easter bunny peep marshmallow after tea and a small piece of Easter Egg each yesterday.

TheGriffle · 18/04/2022 09:53

There are only 3 days a year when my kids can have what they want, their birthday, Easter Sunday and Christmas Day so no I don’t really restrict them on those days. I might say they’ve had enough and maybe to save some for later but they don’t go all out and eat everything at once anyway. My 5 year old survived on chocolate and sweets until 1pm yesterday, my 9 year old showed more restraint and also ate a crumpet.

TheGriffle · 18/04/2022 09:54

Oh and today the 5 year old has sat down and eaten an apple, nectarine, strawberries and grapes already this morning so they know what healthy food is.

Blossomtoes · 18/04/2022 09:55

I work on the principle they can only eat it once. It makes no difference whether it’s all consumed on one day or over several weeks.

Fairislefandango · 18/04/2022 10:07

I didn't allow mine to gorge on chocolate all day when they were little. They are teens now, and tbh they are pretty self regulating on this now, and have been for a good few years. Their Easter eggs last for weeks, sometimes even months!

ldontWanna · 18/04/2022 10:39

DD only took one bite of her Easter egg and had a few small bits yesterday (mini egg/bunny). Not because there's any rule, but since we don't actually restrict chocolate/sweets throughout the year she doesn't have that urge or excitement of eating it all. She know there will always be more later.

OH on the other hand...Grin

pastypirate · 18/04/2022 10:42

Our 3 have only eaten chocolate today so far.......

Squeezedsquash · 18/04/2022 10:43

Us - they got to eat some in the morning but then it goes into boxes and they can have a bit when they ask. One of their boxes still has Christmas chocolate in…

Hayisforhorse · 18/04/2022 10:46

12 & 8DC seem fairly restrained, definitely have more than usual, but have put most of their stash into tins and will dip in and out over the coming weeks.

Hayisforhorse · 18/04/2022 10:47

Yep, we still have Christmas chocolate too

HPandTheNeverEndingBedtime · 18/04/2022 10:47

My Dd has ridiculous self restraint and has always been given all of her chocolate and sweets she has been gifted at birthdays, Christmas and Easter has always spread it out, often over months. We were watching a film last week and she disappeared into her room and brought out a chocolate Santa to eat.

I on the other hand have no such restraint and have already polished off the chocolate that I was given.

luckylavender · 18/04/2022 10:49

@TheGriffle

Oh and today the 5 year old has sat down and eaten an apple, nectarine, strawberries and grapes already this morning so they know what healthy food is.
HmmBiscuit
SillySallySassySausage · 18/04/2022 10:51

I give them their Easter eggs and it's entirely up to them how fast they eat them.
One dc can, and will, eat nothing but them but another dc saves them and it can take weeks.

Today and yesterday, I'll offer food in the daytime and it's up to them if they want it, I don't force but I do insist they eat something proper at teatime and remind them from afternoon that I'm making X for tea and not to spoil it.
It's actually quite a nice, chilled "everyone is happy" couple of days.

OutlookStalking · 18/04/2022 10:51

I dont see a virtue in having xmas chocolate 4 months later (what was the point of buying it?) Or keeping Easter chocolate "for months." If its not wanted - don't buy it! If its wanted let them have it. If there's literally so much its lasting months, buy less.

Its good to be able to enjoy times of celebration.

OutlookStalking · 18/04/2022 10:52

SillySally that sounds sensible.

Restricting can lead to issues later on .

Timeforausernamechange22 · 18/04/2022 10:53

Nope, sooner they are gone and out my house the better. We don’t have a lot of storage though and I don’t want to be spending months looking at the boxes piled on my kitchen side. The dc are annoyingly sensible though and don’t gorge, so I usually give it a month before it all gets chucked into the fondue machine for strawberry dipping

M0RVEN · 18/04/2022 10:53

What’s a chocolate coma? If your children become that unwell after eating chocolate you need to get them medical help as a matter of urgency. That’s very far from normal.

Mahanii · 18/04/2022 10:53

My children feel sick after a whole egg so yes I restrict it for their sakes. I don't understand how people can eat chocolate all day and feel fine?

ivfbabymomma1 · 18/04/2022 10:54

No but only because he will get sick! (Past experiences have taught me this) but he's definitely allowed a good amount!!!

trailrunner85 · 18/04/2022 10:55

Wtf is a "chocolate coma"?! If anyone is buying their kids that much chocolate that either a) they have some left months later, or b) they eat so much they enter some sort of catastrophic medical state, there's something gone very wrong.

Ours have a chocolate egg each. They eat our whenever they like. If we go to grandparents' they may get one there too.

There's nothing virtuous in saying your kids have chocolate left weeks and months later; isn't that just a case of them being given far too much?!

OutlookStalking · 18/04/2022 10:56

Its really good for kids to learn to self regulate.

I dont like sweets/chocolate hanging around for a long time so if they arent keen on chocolate enough to eat it within a few weeks (or its too much) Id make crispy cakes/fondue/something with it!

Snowiscold · 18/04/2022 10:57

That’s how it was when I was a child in the 80s. We got chocolate at Christmas and Easter. We would make it last for ages. Our parents didn’t have to enforce any rules. It was our choice - to make it last.

Thesearmsofmine · 18/04/2022 10:59

Mine have plenty of it but I wouldn’t say excessive amounts. . They had some small chocolate eggs in their porridge, 1/2 an egg with lunch, a nest cake and 1/2 egg after dinner.

Profanisaurasrex · 18/04/2022 11:00

Our kids are 2 and 6 and had 3 eggs each, one from us and one from grandparents on each side.
I let them eat more than usual yesterday and the rest they’ll eat over the next week or so.
So no they don’t get the opportunity to binge on it but I’m not super strict either, I just pace it a bit.

JurasicPerks · 18/04/2022 11:02

I guess we do, as each child has a Lindt bunny and an Easter egg. I guess it will all be gone before they go back to school, but it's not massive amounts. I cant imagine a pile of chocolate that lasts months. You either eat a tiny amount each time, or have masses of the stuff!