Passover sample menu and recipes

The Jewish holiday of Passover begins with a seder at sundown this evening.  If you are following the Medifast 5 & 1 Plan and observe this holiday, please note that, while Medifast Meals are not kosher for Passover, we can help you stay on the healthy-eating track with a Passover-friendly menu from our maintenance plan.  Though this is not a plan designed for fat-burning, you’ll still eat every 2 – 3 hours, and you’ll still control portion sizes.

When Passover has ended, the 5 & 1 Plan will be here for you, ready to pick up where you left off!  Click through for a sample menu and recipes. Happy Pesach!

Sample day during Passover:

• Breakfast: Matzo Brei (recipe below), ½ c. grapes, 1 c. yogurt, 6 almonds
• Healthy fueling: 2 hard-boiled deviled eggs (recipe below)
• Lunch: 4 oz grilled chicken, 1 Tbsp balsamic vinaigrette, ½ C red pepper, ½ C eggplant
• Healthy fueling: 10 almonds and 3 large celery stalks
• Dinner: 4 oz lamb chops, 4 oz Matzo balls in broth, ½ C onion
• Healthy fueling: ¾ oz. trail mix (recipe below)

Matzo Brei
1 Matzo cracker
1 egg
Salt and pepper to taste
1 tsp vegetable oil (optional, can use PAM or other condiment substitute)

1. Take the Matzo and break into small pieces into a bowl. Cover with hot water for a minute. Squeeze out the water.
2. In a small bowl, beat one egg with salt and pepper to taste and add Matzo. Mix well.
3. Heat frying pan with a little oil. Pour mixture into the pan. Brown one side and turn over.

Trail Mix
4 almonds
3 walnut halves
2 Tbsp dried fruits
2 Tbsp sunflower seeds

Deviled Egg (with yogurt)
1 hard-boiled egg, cut length-wise
1 tbsp Chobani non-fat plain yogurt
1 tsp Dijon mustard
Paprika
Pepper and salt to taste

1. Hard boil egg. Cool, peel, and cut egg length-wise.
2. Mix the yolk with yogurt, mustard, paprika, salt, and pepper.
3. Put the mixture back into the empty egg whites.

Deviled Egg (with hummus)
1 hard-boiled egg
1 Tbsp hummus

1. Hard boil egg. Cool, peel, and cut egg length-wise.
2. Mix the yolk with hummus.
3. Put the mixture back into the empty egg whites.