KUUUUUGEL! Where my Jews at??

Kugel, Kugel you are so good.
I used to eat and eat until I no longer could.
Now, I'm trying this healthy thing with all my might
But, man what I wouldn't give for just one bite...
Egg noodles and goodies in the perfect dish
Oh that reminds me...I could also go for a knish.
Oy Vey on my calorie count that would make such BIG dent.
Hope Kom Kippur comes soon so I can repent!!

Any idea how many calories are in some of our favorite ethnic foods? It's not like Christmas where they eat ham and cookies. I'm talking matzo ball soup, kugel, knishes, etc....

add a food and the calories, or how bad you think it is, or just how much you love and miss them. lol mmmm kugel.

matzo has it on the box. i dont make it from scratch. lol

mmmmmmmmm matzoooooo
(jewish homer simpson)

hhaha oh man i just laughed out loud and said "mmm, it's like buttah" at the same time.

Good luck finding the calories on some of those :)

http://www.jewishfood-list.com/ some of the recipes here have the nutritional value at the bottom...so that might help...

But I try stay away from the kugels, knishes and kishke...all the K foods apparently :)

 

it's a shame though. i love them so much. like, what's the High Holy Days without kugel?...i mean besides the whole celebrating the new year and repenting for your sins, obviously. lol

Can't be worse than bread pudding - 220 for a half cup!  You can have a little - as long as you can control yourself.  No food is bad food!

If you go on recipezaar.com you might be able to find a recipe that is better suited to your new habits. I have found chopped "liver" recipes there that are really excellent. And as Sandra pointed out, it is all about portions.

Have you tried Tofutti's blintzs? Those are really good and sort of healthy, well, not outrageously bad for you.

I haven't gotten around to entering my recipes yet, since I'm scared to. :P

Though if you check the recipe section there are some lukshen kugels in there! They range in calories from "not bad" to "naughty".

 But yes, I lot of the ol' favorites seemed to have been made for people who did, in fact, walk uphill both ways for 20 miles in a snowstorm.

 

HAHAHA. the this post is seriously hysterical.

ok, ihave a huge extended eastern-european jewish family. it's a lot of fun, and a lot of food. seriously my grandparents have upwards of 100 people for their break-fast every yom kippur. and yeah, unfortunately jew food tends to be pretty high cal...schmaltz anyone?

i think everyone's right, portion control is key...maybe this year help out with some of the cooking and use healthier ingredients like cooking oil, whole wheat egg noodles (not badat all!), egg beaters if you like...

good luck and mazel tov on your weight loss :-)

Ah, finally! the jews have arrived!!! i knew you guys were out there. zaxel i laughed out loud at your post. mazel tov everyone, we've finally decided to trade in our bubby's arms/wings for the leaner look. lol

My parents usually make potato or sweet potato kugel instead of noodle kugel...Makes life easier when passover comes around.

Most "Jewish" food can be made in low-calorie form. You still have to watch portion size though. Damn, this thread makes me want some cholent now.

Grandma's Kugel

1 lb. broad noodles

1 stick butter (4 oz.)

4 eggs, beaten

1 lb. cottage cheese

1/2 tsp. salt; some for noodles, too

* 1 grated Golden Delicious apple

* 3/4 cup raisins (preferably golden)

* 1 tsp. cinnamon

*1 cup sugar

* 1/2 cup crumbled Frosted Flakes

Boil noodles according to package directions. Drain and rinse in hot water; add the butter and let it melt into the noodles.

For plain kugel, omit the starred ingredients.

For sweet kugel:

Except for Frosted Flakes, mix all the other ingredients together. Pour into a greased pan. Sprinkle cereal on top.

Bake 1 hour at 350°F. until it bubbles.

Makes 24 pieces, each 200 calories.

That's a great kugel recipe. Too bad it's not pareve.

Kugel's off the charts on calories.  I try to remember that the first bite is just as tasty as the last.  I usually take a bite, then feed the rest to the family dog, who's usually under the table and waiting.  I'm not tempted by knishes, but I don't think matzo ball soup is that bad calorie-wise.

OMG that is hysterical!  I gotta send that to my mom.  I try not to look at the calorie count in Kugel, especially the one my mom makes.  Too painful.  I would have to be on a treadmill at least 3 hours straight.

Matzoh balls....mmmmmmm.  I don't think the soup is a lot of calories.  It's chicken broth and a few matzoh balls. Eh.    Challah bread is not bad in calories though.  But then I'm in denial. 

has any one tried making it with shiritake noodles?

I think it would be kind of gross with those noodles. I do eat them occasionally and am not against them in some dishes, but I don't think that they would work well with the rest of the ingredients since they are only linguine and spaghetti shaped.

Here is a version of kugel I got from a friend who is really into converting recipes into healthier versions. I use Splenda and egg sub, but she doesn't. I actually used the Brown Sugar type of Splenda since I really like kugel with brown sugar. Makes a lot (15 pretty sizable squares) that are about 200 calories each.

1




lb flat noodles, thin 1 cup applesauce  2 apples, peeled and chopped 1/4 cup butter (I use Smart Balance)  4 eggs, beaten well or egg substitute 1/2 cup sugar or Splenda  1/2 teaspoon cinnamon  1 teaspoon  salt 1 teaspoon vanilla 1/2 cup rich non-dairy coffee creamer (or similar substitute)

 Boil noodles till soft and drain.

1. Return to large pot or in large bowl, add rest of ingredients.
2. Mix well.
3. Sprinkle some extra cinnamon on top.
4. Place in large rectangular, greased pan.
5. Bake at 350 for 50-60 minutes.
6. Split the recipe into 2 square pans and freeze one.
7. Freezes well.

I love kugels but Joe, my husband, doesn't though he loves pasta. Strange. Knishes  and Kishke we haven't been using. We just never got interested in making them. But what really gets me is...Borekahs. They're so hard to resist and so empty in nutrition.

http://www.foodfit.com/recipes/recipe.asp?rid =785

 Click this link for healthy latkes :)

i'm not jewish (i'm not really anything), but this post is cool and that kugel stuff sounds great.

how funny is all this!! i think there is a conspiracy about kosher food... it is all so so fattening!! i keep away from all of them, unless they are compulsory, like on festivals and things....

challah, btw, is very high in calories!! i once bought a kosher weight watchers book-challah was about 4 points a piece! OUCH OUCH.... but then again, my dad always says that if u eat it with good intentions ie for the sake of a good deed, u wont come to any harm as a result!! i like that opinion dad:-)