One woman from England enrolled in the special cabbage diet and lost five kilos in 10 days. Sure, she could have gone to any number of spas in England, such as Champneys after which Carmel Forests models itself, but this is the only kosher spa in the world, according to Finkelstein. But there seems to be a constant battle between those who yearn for pure spa treatment and the hedonists who want the atmosphere of a spa, but demand the good food as well. When the spa opened three years ago, much thought was put into the menu. Portions were small but the guests not only demanded more food but wanted chocolate cake too.
Today there is carob cake, but the bread is whole wheat.
Eggs are Omega 3 fortified. The fresh fish and meat are lean cuts and are never fried. According to Finkelstein, the parking lot in the weekend fills up with the sport utility vehicles of Tel Aviv-area yuppies who are very pernickety about their creature comforts. They go to good restaurants and they want good food. They don't always care about the concept of an extreme spa.