Holiday meals with special dishes that one eats only once a year look more tempting than ordinary foods. Using only egg whites and baking or boiling potatoes rather than frying them can reduce fat and calorie intake. Pessah cookies and cakes are rich in chocolate, matza meal, nuts, and coconut, which has a lot of saturated fat. Try to avoid high-calorie spreads on your matza. It should be kept in mind that a piece of matza has 160 calories, or twice as many as a slice of bread, and that four glasses of wine equal 580 calories.
Vegetables add fiber to the diet and make it easier to digest the matza.
Weight Watchers says that Pessah is a good time for exercising to relax and work off excess calories. The Jerusalem Post - All rights reserved, Click here for feedback and comments.