01/04/2026
I’m sorry… see below! ⬇️
April Fools 🐣
But while I have you - no, I don’t think mini eggs are a health food. They have sugar and palm oil in them - and that’s okay. Neither is inherently harmful in the context of an otherwise varied diet.
And yes - there are more nutrient-dense choices we can make, and food quality matters. Palm oil is worth being aware of too, though for the record the science on how harmful it actually is to our health is more mixed than people think - the clearer concern is environmental.
What I will say is that the stress, guilt and shame we attach to eating a chocolate egg is doing a lot more damage to our relationship with food than the mini egg itself ever could - and a complicated relationship with food can affect so much more than just what’s on your plate.
Chocolate sits alongside everything else we eat - it’s not in competition with it!! A mini egg doesn’t undo the vegetables, the protein & fibre, the whole foods. It’s just part of a normal, varied life!
And to everyone saying ‘just eat better quality chocolate’ - sure, there are more nutrient-dense options out there. But if the reason you’re swapping is guilt or because mini eggs feel like the ‘bad’ choice, that’s worth examining. Food quality and food guilt are two very different conversations.
Also - you’re allowed to eat chocolate in June. And September. And on a random Tuesday. It doesn’t have to be Easter to be okay.
You are not bad at nutrition because you ate some chocolate - you’re just a normal person living a normal life.
Eat the good food. Enjoy choc eggs!!