Quick Hanukkah Ideas on the Lighter Side

Edited by Tara Fitzpatrick

The Jewish festival of lights sometimes includes food that is as heavy as it is steeped in thousands of years of tradition. Crispy potato latkes and golden-brown sufganiyot (donuts) are delicious, but there are ways to make them lighter.

Zakah Glaser, certified weight management consultant and author of Soveya's Incredibly Easy & Healthy Cookbook, has teamed up with Jewish website www.chabad.org to illustrate healthier ways to a happy Hanukkah feast that incorporates lots of fresh veggies.

Plus, check out recipes like Zucchini Sweet Potato Latkes at www.hanukkah.org.