Passover is around the corner: how do you manage to maintain a healthy diet during the holiday?

"Passover is approaching and many families face the challenge of rising prices, which makes it difficult to maintain a healthy and balanced diet while maintaining the family budget," warns Shir Alfi-Zagar – a senior dietitian at General Health Services in the Dan district of Petah Tikva.

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Alfi-Zagar, recommends a series of recommendations for buying cheap and healthy for Passover. "With advance planning and some smart shopping strategies, you can buy food products and celebrate the holiday in a way that is both healthy and economical," she notes. According to her, one of the most effective ways to ensure health and savings in shopping is to plan the holiday menu in advance.

"Make a list of the dishes you want to prepare, taking into account the dietary preferences and restrictions in the family. This will help you avoid spontaneous purchases when you get to the supermarket and you can ensure that you buy only what you need, so that you can meet the budget you allocated for the holiday meal," she explains.

She also recommends buying fresh produce, closer to the holiday. "When it comes to fruits and vegetables, it is important to time your shopping wisely. Fresh produce has a limited shelf life, so buying too much in advance can lead to spoilage and waste," she says – "Try to buy fresh fruits and vegetables closer to the holiday, so you can ensure they are at their peak freshness. If possible, consider visiting local markets for fresher and often more affordable options than the big box stores." She also points out that fish take center stage at holiday meals.

"You can enjoy healthy and nutritious fish dishes at affordable prices. You can focus on a classic and economical option such as gefilte fish. However, it is also possible and recommended to combine frozen salmon, tuna, sea bass, halibut and bream, which can be an economical and healthy choice because they contain essential vitamins and minerals such as vitamin B12, Protein, calcium, iodine and omega 3", she recommends – "prefer meat?

It is recommended to buy fresh meat and freeze it, that way you will maintain the quality of the ingredients and if you have chosen meat, the recommendation is lean meat such as sirloin, beef fillet. According to her, cooking and baking at home will make it possible to control the quality and quantity of ingredients such as salt and sugar and will also help save on the costs of the packaged products.

She emphasizes that when it comes to drinks, nothing beats water in terms of health and budget. "Water is the most natural and refreshing choice. And while water is a basic product, combining wine with the holiday meal is already a tradition. At the same time, it doesn't have to be an expensive business.

The marketing chains have promotions and discounts for the holiday on wines, especially in the weeks before the holiday," she explains – "Dry red wine is healthier due to its higher content of antioxidants that contribute to reducing bad cholesterol levels and reducing the risk of heart attacks, if it is done in the right dose, i.e. one glass per day for women and up to two cups per day for men. All these health benefits are worth between 70 and 100 calories per cup."

For dessert, she recommends combining fruits, which are a great way to combine the natural sweetness we are looking for at the end of the meal, making them an ideal choice as a healthy and affordable dessert.

"You can make a fruit salad with seasonal fruits such as apples, oranges, nuts, and more. In addition, you can make frozen fruit snacks from berries and others," she explains.