EnLITEned Passover Recipes

When I was diagnosed with type 1 (insulin dependent) diabetes, I was already married and had a family. Like most families, we had our eating and cooking habits. Now I was faced with what seemed like a whole new set of rules.

I was pretty handy in the kitchen, however, my kitchen savvy was pretty conventional. But because I had been fighting "the battle of the bulge" all my life, I knew a bit more about cooking dietetic foods than most people. And the more I learned about nutrition and diabetes, the more I came to realize that the diabetes epidemic is actually an outgrowth of a far deeper and very serious medical and social issue: obesity and an unhealthy lifestyle.

In Deuteronomy it is written, "You shall be very careful of yourselves," (4:15) a simple translation is; we are obligated to take good care of our health and our well-being. It is now becoming more and more clear that it is not only those with actual health problems who have to change their cooking and eating habits. Everyone should see if they could make improvements!

Holidays are an integral part of Jewish life. And much of this time, especially during Passover, is spent sitting down together at festive holiday meals. These meals, along with what we are required to eat during the Seder, entail a serious change in the foods, quantities and times we are used to eating.

Surprisingly though, eating healthy foods and feeling good on Passover are not so difficult. These recipes will make it easy for you to enjoy the Festival along with everyone else. With a little bit of advance preparation, you can enjoy Passover to the fullest, while eating delicious foods that are low-carb, low-fat and sugar free! Enjoy!

The following recipe series are excerpts from EnLITEned Kosher Cooking EnLITEned Kosher Cooking by Nechama Cohen with permission from Feldheim Publishers. The healthy Passover tips were provided by Nechama Cohen courtesy of the Jewish Diabetes Association Jewish Diabetes Association. In addition to its beautiful Passover section there are an additional 140 plus recipes throughout the book usable for Passover as well.

While all of the ingredients in the Passover recipes are kosher for Passover, each community has its own customs as to what to use or not use on Passover. Please also note that any processed food must have a reliable "Kosher for Passover" certification.