A tale of chocolates
There are two times a year when German kids are inundated with chocolates. One is during the Christmas season, and the other is - you guessed it, Easter!
Now I'm not the kind of mother who does not allow my children to eat sweets, but I do try to limit their intake because they're already getting a fair bit of sugar from their morning cereals, muesli bars, fruit pouches and various other snacks they have throughout the day. Also, I don't really have a sweet tooth myself so we don't typically keep lollies or candies at home, except for the occasional chocolate every now and then. But Christmas and Easter? That's a whole different ballgame!
It's almost impossible to deny the kids a chocolate rabbit or two whenever we go shopping for food, or for anything really, when there are huge displays of chocolate in all their colourful, wrapped, Easter-bunny glory right at the entrances/exits of the store. (I see what you're doing there, Edeka!) Even so, we try to r…
Now I'm not the kind of mother who does not allow my children to eat sweets, but I do try to limit their intake because they're already getting a fair bit of sugar from their morning cereals, muesli bars, fruit pouches and various other snacks they have throughout the day. Also, I don't really have a sweet tooth myself so we don't typically keep lollies or candies at home, except for the occasional chocolate every now and then. But Christmas and Easter? That's a whole different ballgame!
It's almost impossible to deny the kids a chocolate rabbit or two whenever we go shopping for food, or for anything really, when there are huge displays of chocolate in all their colourful, wrapped, Easter-bunny glory right at the entrances/exits of the store. (I see what you're doing there, Edeka!) Even so, we try to r…
