Lent is a test of each of us for strength, ability to abstain, to accept, to withdraw. Eating during fasting contributes to the fact that we stop thinking about bodily pleasures (in fact, this is the main goal , which should still be learned), and turn our minds to eternal questions. This is a great time for thinking and setting priorities in life, even if you do not consider yourself to be a particularly believer. Fasting helps to step back and listen to your inner voice.
Rules of fasting
Food during Lent should comply with certain rules. After all, this is not just a willful rejection of products of animal origin, called vegetarianism.
1. Refusal of products of animal origin:
- eggs, milk, meat and fish, as well as their substitutes;
- lean oil can be added to food on holidays and on Saturday with Sunday;
- fish can be eaten in the Annunciation and Palm Sunday.
2. Refusal from alcohol and smoking. On holidays and weekends you can drink some red wine.
3. One-time meals and two meals on holidays and weekends.
4. Refusal of substitute products. Do not be fooled by consuming soy and soy products instead of meat and milk. Proper nutrition during fasting is not the time to learn to read labels and look for "lean" and "inconsistent" foods there. Do not eat sweets , just because they do not contain butter, but margarine. All this is a lie.
Recipes
Let's look at a few recipes that vary the diet during fasting.
Porridge with dried fruits
Ingredients:
- dried cranberries - 1 handful;
- cereal flakes - 100 g;
- cashews - 5 pcs .;
- raisins - 1 teaspoon;
- peanuts - 10 pcs.
Preparation
This is one of those dishes in the diet during fasting, which you can easily and in no hurry to cook for 5 minutes. Simply pour the flakes of instant cooking into a saucepan or bowl, add dried fruits, nuts (these ingredients can be safely changed to taste), and sugar (if the cereal with raisins is not enough for you). All this must be mixed and poured with boiling water so that the water covers all the ingredients.
Wait 5 minutes and enjoy the received!
And now let's see what a festive lean dish is.
Potato salad with mushrooms
Ingredients:
- frozen french fries - 1 pack;
- pickled sweet pepper (for beauty you can take colorful) - 2 pcs .;
- vegetable oil - 2 tablespoons;
- mushrooms (champignons) - 300 g;
- Brussels sprouts frozen - 300 g;
- salt - ½ tsp.
Preparation
Remove the peppers from the jar, peel off the core, cut the flesh into strips.
Mushrooms are washed, peeled, finely chopped and fried in a frying pan over a rapid fire, stirring constantly for 6 minutes.
Put the mushrooms in a salad bowl.
Cut the cabbage, chop and fry in a mushroom pan.
Transfer to mushrooms.
Potatoes, without thawing, put in a preheated oven. Bake without oil for 15 minutes.
Put the potatoes, peppers in a salad bowl and mix with the rest of the ingredients, adding salt.