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How not to put on weight over Pesach

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Confuzzleduzzled · 10/04/2025 14:34

Any ideas?
I will try to bake enough sweet stuff just for the kids though it’s hard as i love home baked goods and everything I bake is so nostalgic.
I think I’m best avoiding matzah altogether as the butter, jam, cream cheese etc is lethal and it never seems as filling as a slice of bread.
I usually rely a lot on sugar free gum and the odd zero sugar treats to keep me going on a normal day. What can I replace these with?

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Dilbertian · 10/04/2025 21:50

Those other Passover staples: hard boiled eggs, nuts and cheese. Protein and fat - nutritious and satisfying.

I used to hard boil half a dozen eggs every few days and keep them in the fridge, available for an instant snack when the matzo-cravings hit. I'd eat a couple before sitting down to matzo-brei. That way I felt full very quickly, and therefore are less matzo-brei. (Or cake. Or matzo with cream cheese and jam. Or matzo with charoset. Or matzo broken up in a bowl, sprinkled with sugar and milk poured over for breakfast.)

Confuzzleduzzled · 11/04/2025 09:26

Of course, I’d forgotten about eggs. That’s a good idea to have them hard boiled in the fridge. I tend to go a bit overboard on nuts and cheese though.

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PurpleChrayn · 11/04/2025 09:28

I’m not the right person to ask, having just eaten my body weight in DH’s yaprekitos (stuffed vine leaves).

I usually just throw caution to the wind over Pesach.

But hard boiled eggs are a good shout.

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