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\"Bunnies<\/a>Many of us eat more than we’d like at holiday dinners. Sometimes you just need to let go and enjoy. \u00a0Last night at our Passover seder, for example, I took seconds and thirds on the baby artichokes. \u00a0(They were, delicious, Mike!). \u00a0<\/p>\n

After the meal I felt way too full. \u00a0So Mike and I took \u00a0Jane Kokernak’s<\/a> advice and went for a post dinner walk to gently work off some of the food. \u00a0As Jane pointed out, unlike the winter holidays (Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, Christmas, Valentine’s Day), Passover and Easter usually fall in the spring, so the weather allows you to take a walk with your family after the meal. \u00a0<\/p>\n

We wish you a great Easter dinner. \u00a0And don’t forget that you don’t have to sit around the TV and nap off the food. Take a walk! \u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Many of us eat more than we’d like at holiday dinners. Sometimes you just need to let go and enjoy. Last night at our Passover seder, for example, I took seconds and thirds on the baby artichokes. (They were, delicious, Mike!). After the meal I felt way too full. 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