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Keeping kosher as we age
We all have our traditional kosher favorites - and for many this means Ashkenazic fare, like slow-roasted brisket, matzo ball soup, lockshen kugel, and perhaps choient and blintzes. Unfortunately, such kosher classics aren't the best choices for us as we get older. Toby Smithson, RD, CDE, is a spokesperson for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and founder of DiabetesEveryDay.com. She says, \"Age 50 appears to be the time when some of our nutritional needs change.\" Our metabolisms begin to slow down, so we need fewer calories - yet at the same time, we still need food that is high in nutrients. Café meals are all kosher, as are the delivered meals, and meet federal guidelines in terms of nutrition. \"Seniors try to stay away from salt and use salt alternatives,\" [Neal Drobnis] observes. \"Everything is low sodium. In general, they stay away from sugar as well. We try to have a balance of proteins, carbohydrates, fruits, and vegetables. For carbs - grains, pasta, bread - we try to use whole grains when we can. It can be very difficult with the budgetary limits to have brown rice or whole wheat pasta.\" If you don't spend much time in the sun, you may need vitamin D supplements; check with a health care provider for the best balance. Kashrut can be an issue for some vitamin D supplements. Smithson notes that there are two kinds, D2 and D3, and \"D3 is derived from ultraviolet irradiation of a substance derived from sheep's wool.\"
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Homeland weddings
\"Most Israelis dress down for weddings, while Americans and others dress up. Israelis are very relaxed, with no speeches,\" she says. \"Most of my clients have a more intricate plan, a precise sequence of events. For the meal, most Israelis do a buffet.\" The sit-down meal approach is now called \"American style\" in Israel. And then there's the invitation - because of the nature of the wedding (namely the fact that travel plans are needed), many couples send out invitations or \"save the date\" notifications 6-12 months in advance - compare to the two weeks' notice or so for Israeli weddings. Nikki Fenton of Bespoke Weddings (www.nikkifenton.com) made &liyah from England in 2007, and has been planning destination weddings in the Jewish homeland ever since. \"The energy of weddings in Israel is unexplainable,\" she says. \"Many of the guests are on holiday and have come because they love the couple and their families and the couple chose Israel because they love the country - therefore the energy in the wedding is electric and has a whole lot of soul. I wouldn't want to work on weddings anywhere else because they are so special and beautiful here.\" Outdoor weddings in Israel are especially popular, with those in deserts, by the water (Red Sea, Dead Sea, Mediterranean, Lake Tiberias), on farms, at vineyards, or in forests. \"You absolutely know from May to September you're not going to have rain,\" says [Naomi Tabor]. \"You can choose your dates in peace.\" And if you want a winter wedding, head way south. \"Its amazing to get married in Eilat in January - it feels like June or July.\"
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A civil affair
\"There are thousands of people who don't want the state involved in their private life,\" says Irit Rosenblum, a lawyer and founder of New Family (www.newfamily.org.il), an organization that advocates for all Israelis to gain marital rights and family rights. \"You create a family either by partnership or by parenthood. The minute you become more than one person, you create your own nest.\" But creating that nest can be problematic. Rosenblum's book, Theory of the New Family, describes the conflict between the state of mind of the family entity and of the public \"The Marriage and Divorce Registration law is from 1919,\" says Rosenblum. \"Believe it or not, this law still exists. It means marriage for Jews happens in rabbinical court, for Muslims with an imam, Christians in a church. And civil law marriages are registered by a British Mandate Officer. But nobody has nominated a British Mandate Officer yet,\" she quips. \"There's no need to change Ûie law, it's already in place- all we need to do is nominate that officer.\" Still, many people do not object to the legalities. Rosa is not Jewish. She moved to Israel from Ecuador, and became engaged to Ephraim, an Israeli, who is. \"I understand that I must respect the laws of the country I am living in,\" she says. They went to Cyprus for their wedding last year. There is a micro industry for Cyprian marriages, with travel packages available that include airfare, hotel, and the ceremony. \"Some people make an international wedding party,\" Rosa says. \"Others, like us, do it privately. Honestly, it was very romantic.\"
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Eating wisely as we age
\"Seniors try to stay away from salt and use salt alternatives,\" [Neal Drobnis] observes. \"Everything is low sodium. In general, they stay away from sugar as well. We try to have a balance of proteins, carbohydrates, fruits, and vegetables. For carbs-grains, pasta, bread-we try to use whole grains when we can. It can be very difficult with the budgetary limits to have brown rice or whole wheat pasta.\" If you don't spend much time in the sun, you may need vitamin D supplements; check with a health care provider for the best balance. Kashrut can be an issue for some vitamin D supplements. [Toby Smithson] notes that there are two kinds, D2 and D3, and \"D3 is derived from ultraviolet irradiation of a substance derived from sheep's wool.\" It's possible to fit a healthy diet into a kosher diet - for the most part. Brisket isn't the leanest cut of meat, but it can be reserved for special occasions. \"Unfortunately the leanest cuts of beef are not kosher, so we need to have a stronger focus on cutting back on our sources of fats, especially saturated fat,\" Smithson says.
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Playing Fast and Easy With Yom Kippur Holiday
\"We devote an entire 24 to 26 hours to reflecting,\" says Rabbi Sander Mussman, education director emeritus for Congregation Beth Shalom in Northbrook, 111. \"How can we do that? By not being concerned with how we look, how we dress or worrying about the food.\" \"How you eat the day before can affect how easy the fast may be. People are afraid of not having food,\" [Bonnie Taub-Dix] says. \"Many people really overdo the night before because they're not going to eat all the next day, and when evening comes they eat enough for three meals.\" Good protein sources include lean meat, poultry, fish, beans - and servings are smaller than you might think. \"Three or four ounces is adequate protein,\" says Taub-Dix. \"It looks like a deck of cards.\"
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Before fast: food for thought
Bonnie Taub-Dix, a registered dietician and author of \"Read It Before You Eat It\" and co-author of \"Kosher By Design Lightens Up,\" said, \"We're supposed to feel the discomfort of our ancestors, of those that suffered back in the day - and also that there are plenty of people that go hungry today.\" That last supper. How you eat the day before can affect how easy the fast may be. \"People are afraid of not having food,\" Taub-Dix says. \"Many people really overdo the night before because they're not going to eat all the day the next day, and when evening comes they eat enough for three meals.\" \"My fondest memories as a kid of Yom Kippur and fasting, are the time my family sat together and played games and told stories - we just did things together,\" she said. \"That's something to be cherished. Food is a thread that holds us all together. During this holiday, sitting in temple, being with family, that's what you can take in as food.\"
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Fasting isn't easy, but proper preparation can help
Adds Bonnie Taub-Dix, author of \"Read It Before You Eat It\" and co-author of \"Kosher By Design Lightens Up,\" a registered dietitian: \"We're supposed to feel the discomfort of our ancestors, of those that suffered back in the day. And also that there are plenty of people that go hungry today.\" \"If there's a medical condition, eating is a must,\" asserts Rabbi [Sander Mussman]. \"Life is the most important thing.\" This also applies to pregnant women and those who must eat food at regular times to maintain health, or to those who take medications that need to be consumed with food. \"They must do what is healthful for them, but at the same time be aware, reflect and go on from there.\" \"My fondest memories as a kid of Yom Kippur and fasting are the time my family sat together and played games and told stories-we just did things together,\" Taub-Dix says. \"That's something to be cherished. Food is a thread that holds us all together. During this holiday, sitting in temple, being with family, that's what you can take in as food.\"
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Keeping kosher as we age
Café meals are all kosher, as are the delivered meals, and meet federal guidelines in terms of nutrition. \"Seniors try to stay away from salt and use salt alternatives,\" [Neal Drobnis] said. \"Everything is low sodium. In general, they stay away from sugar as well. We try to have a balance of proteins, carbohydrates, fruits and vegetables. For carbs - grains, pasta, bread -we try to use whole grains when we can. It can be very difficult with the budgetary limits to have brown rice or whole wheat pasta.\" If you don't spend much time in the sun, you may need vitamin D supplements; check with a health-care provider for the best balance. Kashrut can be an issue for some vitamin D supplements. [Toby Smithson] said that there are two kinds, D2 and D3, and \"D3 is derived from ultraviolet irradiation of a substance derived from sheep's wool.\" Fortunately, it's easy to fit a healthy diet into a kosher diet - for the most part. Brisket isn't the leanest cut of meat, but it can be reserved for special occasions \"Unfortunately, the leanest cuts of beef are not kosher, so we need to have a stronger focus on cutting back on our sources of fats, especially saturated fat,\" Smithson said.
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EASY FAST
Bonnie Taub-Dix, R.D., author of \"Read It Before You Eat It\" and co-author of \"Kosher By Design Lightens Up,\" believes, \"We're supposed to feel the discomfort of our ancestors, of those that suffered back in the day. And also that there are plenty of people that go hungry today.\" Good protein sources include things like lean meat, poultry, fish, beans - and servings are smaller than you might think. \"Three or four ounces is adequate protein,\" says Taub-Dix. \"It looks like a deck of cards.\" For carbohydrates, she says, \"You want carbs that are going to last in your system the longest - whole-wheat pasta, brown rice, quinoa. When you have a carb that is whole grain and has fiber, it takes longer to break down, sustains you longer, as opposed to something that's just white.\" \"If there's a medical condition, eating is a must,\" asserts Rabbi [Sander Mussman]. \"Life is the most important thing.\" This also applies to pregnant women and those who must eat food at regular times to maintain health, or to those who take medications that need to be consumed with food. \"They must do what is healthful for them, but at the same time be aware, reflect and go on from there.\"
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