Both as a Nutritionist and a Chef, I like to create healthy fun recipes. As an individual, I also like to celebrate Easter and do fun activities or organise an Easter event for family and friends.

Here are some fun Easter ideas that you can do with family and/or friends, be it for an Easter party or just to enjoy the moment.

1. Easter Egg Hunt with a Healthy Twist

   • Hide coloured hard-boiled eggs in the house or your garden.
   • Or, fill plastic eggs with small toys, stickers, or healthy snacks like nuts, dried fruit, or mini granola bars.
   • This encourages children and adults to enjoy the thrill of the hunt and have either a fun or delicious surprise.

2. DIY Easter Treats

   • Colour your hard-boiled egg with non-toxic colours (e.g., food colouring, egg dyes, watercolour) whichever way you like, e.g., colourful patterns, drawing a face, making leaf and flower designs, etc. If you are looking for tips and tricks for painting your eggs with watercolour, I recommend checking out this YouTube video “Watercolor Easter eggs – 12 simple ideas for real eggs or fake!” by Kristin Van Leuven. Video Link: https://youtu.be/8XxiUy-UBrE?si=Nid66zTl7TMtD-s1

Here is a photo of my family’s Easter Egg decoration…

• Make apple wedges that look like rabbits by cutting the peel of an apple wedge to resemble rabbit ears. Recipe below:
  • In a bowl, add 2 cups water and ½ tsp salt and stir to dissolve the salt.
  • Cut 1 apple into 8 wedges and remove the core.
  • Score a shallow V-shape incision in the apple skin, just enough depth so the skin can be removed.
  • Run the knife just under the apple peel (as if you peel apple skin normally), stopping at the base of the V-shape. The excess part will come off. If not, score a V-shape incision again until the excess part comes off.
  • To prevent browning, immediately soak the cut wedges in the salted water for 10 seconds, or until you finish preparing the apple bunnies (you do not need to soak for a long time).
  • If you plan to add these apple rabbits into a bento box (i.e., lunch box) you will need to adapt the shape of ears and size of apples according to your lunch box.  
• Have baby carrots with your favourite dip.

  

• Tea Eggs
  • I recommend checking out this recipe by Wei Guo on their website they explain well how to make the Tea Eggs since it is a dish which is found in Chinese cuisine. Here is the link to see their recipe: https://redhousespice.com/tea-eggs/#recipe

    

• Fruit smoothies, such as:
  • Strawberry
  • Kiwi
  • Banana

3. Easter Brunch

   • Organise an Easter Brunch and ask family and/or friends to bring their special drinks and/or dishes. By doing so there will be a nice variety of dishes which can satisfy the tastes of various individuals, or you may end up trying a new dish.

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