Irish children get up to 15 chocolate eggs for Easter
Children in Ireland will receive an average of five Easter Eggs with some receiving up to fifteen eggs this Easter, according to recent research.
MummyPages.ie conducted research to discover the quantity of Easter Eggs being consumed by children in Ireland. It found 91% of parents are now rationing Easter Egg chocolate and three quarters intercept chocolate eggs before they are gifted.
According to MummyPages’ calculations, the average sugar content in large size Easter eggs equates to 48 teaspoons of sugar compared to 12 teaspoons in smaller child sized eggs. Around 40% of parents said their children will mainly receive larger sized eggs.
When it comes to the sheer quantity of Easter Eggs gifted to children at Easter-time, MummyPages can reveal that four in ten children will receive between 5-10 eggs with a further one in ten children receiving a whopping 10-15 chocolate Easter Eggs.
Mum-in-Residence for MummyPages.ie, Laura Haugh said “our MummyPages community research clearly indicates there is a new trend developing to give chocolate alternatives this Easter, with toys and family excursions popular substitutes to the traditional chocolate egg.”
“Savvy mums also report using leftover chocolate in fun baking activities with their children which will come in useful this year to keep little hands occupied over the Easter school holidays,” she remarked.
