How many calories are in matzah? This is how we will keep our health during the holiday

Passover and the calories: "The amount of calories may increase abnormally during Passover with the many meals that begin on Seder night and continue throughout the days of the holiday," warns the director of the nutrition and diet unit of Klalit Health Services in the Dan-Petah Tikva district, Mariana Auerbach.

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She points out that one regular matzah has about 140 calories, equal to two slices of bread. One Passover cookie (coconut, peanuts, etc.) has about 100 calories.

• In one dumpling unit ("kneidlech") – about 100 calories.
• In a portion of fish ("gefilte fish") – about 250-400 calories.
• A grilled chicken dish contains about 250 calories.
• In a portion of beef about 200 grams (slice) – about 400-300 calories (depending on the type of sauce).
• In a Golash portion (about 200 grams) – about 300 calories.
• In a small bowl of fruit jam in syrup – about 160 calories.
• In a boiled potato – about 70-100 calories.
• A boiled egg – about 70 calories.
• Zech chicken soup – about 100 calories.
• In five walnuts – about 80 calories.

In a glass of dry wine – about 120 calories, in a glass of sweet wine – about 162 calories and in a glass of grape juice – about 160 calories. Auerbach recommends a series of dietary recommendations for Passover: not to break the diet and not to loose any rein. You can also eat the holiday foods in a controlled manner.

Reduce as much as possible the consumption of matzahs and do not treat them as a necessary addition to the meal. Make sure to drink a lot – at least seven-eight glasses of water or dietary fluids a day. Avoid snacking between meals and especially stay away from Passover sweets. Prefer rosé wine (95 calories per glass) over sweet red wine (170 calories per glass).

Make sure to consume a lot of vegetables, instead of high-energy foods. In a meat meal, it is recommended to avoid fried foods. Prefer low-fat fish (mackerel, salmon, sole, tuna) over high-fat fish (tilapia, Nile princess, trout).

Also, it is recommended to choose a fish that weighs less because it contains less fat percentage, for example: carp weighing up to 300 grams. Avoid adding any carbohydrates to the soup (potatoes, rice, kneidlech, etc.), with the exception of cooked vegetables.

Limit the number of "corruption meals" that take place on the holiday and participate in them only out of necessity. Take advantage of the suitable days for family treatments in the great outdoors or for sports activities.