During strict Lent, the only permitted animal product is fish. According to strict monastic regulations, you can eat it only two days for 7 long weeks! But such self-sacrifice is not expected from us lay people, which is why we eat fish much more often during Lent. How to cook fish so that it is not only tasty, but also easy for the body that is weaned from heavy food? The best option- Steamed fish. ›

It's Lent, and as luck would have it, we remember pancakes, and our family asks us to cook them, and we really want to please them with delicious pancakes. And, it seems, what kind of pancakes are there without eggs and milk, but there are lean pancakes in which these important ingredients are replaced with others, as a result they turn out no worse than the pancakes we are used to and love. ›

Steamed vegetables can be delicious! It shouldn't be any other way! Steamed vegetables retain all the beneficial substances that are lost in the broth during normal cooking, and, in addition, steamed vegetables are almost impossible to digest. And if you are the happy owner of a steamer with an auto-shut-off mode and a timer, then the process of preparing a lean lunch or dinner turns into a pleasure. ›

Almost every morning begins with the ringing of the alarm clock, and the time of Lent is no exception; we are still in a hurry to get to work, managing to jump into the shower, get ready, and even have breakfast in between. But if usually we can get by with an omelet or a sandwich with sausage or cheese, then during Lent, breakfast should not contain animal products. ›

Pies are simply ideal for a snack at work, they are convenient to take with you on the road, but with the onset of Lent, many deny themselves this pleasure. But if you make Lenten pies without adding milk and eggs, the taste of which is simply delicious, you can pamper yourself with aromatic pastries even during Lent. ›

It's Lent and if you decide to fast, you need to follow its rules by eating lean food, but at the same time, sometimes you really want something tasty, some kind of baked goods, so much so that you just can't handle it. What to do? Preparing lean dough is not at all difficult. ›

Cooking something delicious like cookies during Lent makes you rack your brain. Indeed, how can you bake truly delicious cookies without eggs? butter, milk? Can! Lenten oatmeal cookies can be made using only meatless ingredients and still turn out great. ›

For some reason, when hearing the words “lenten borscht,” many people have a sad, or rather, despondent expression on their face (by the way, among the people there is even such an expression as “lenten facial expression,” which most likely came from here). But in vain, by the way! Lenten borscht is a delicious, rich, thick and very healthy dish. ›

Lenten bread is an excellent addition to various dishes during Lent. Soups, main courses, salads - all this is simply unthinkable without such a simple, but so important bread. Lean bread can also be used in the preparation of snacks, sandwiches and sweet additions to tea or coffee, allowing you to diversify your diet. It’s not without reason that they say that bread is the head of everything, and especially during Lent one cannot do without it. Making lean bread at home is not as difficult as it might seem at first glance, and, believe me, it will turn out no worse than store-bought bread, and even tastier, healthier and more soulful! Shall we check? ›

Eh, I haven’t tried that Fedot from the proverb of our cabbage soup! Even lean cabbage soup made from sauerkraut, despite the absence of meat and sour cream, turns out to be satisfying, rich, aromatic... During Lent, Culinary Eden invites you to cook lean cabbage soup from sauerkraut at least once a week, and each time according to a new recipe. ›

While fasting, you should be especially careful when choosing desserts so that prohibited ingredients do not accidentally get into your diet. It can sometimes be difficult to track this with store-bought sweets and baked goods, so the safest thing to do is to prepare something lean for tea at home. For example, Lenten manna. It is very simple and quick to make, so preparing it is a pleasure. As well as absorbing. This is exactly what we suggest you do. ›

Lent is not only a time for spiritual, but also for physical cleansing. Many people worry that they will have to eat tasteless dishes, but this is not entirely true, because today there is simply a huge amount of delicious recipes lean dishes without oil. ›

What to eat during Lent? In this article we will talk in detail about the Lenten menu for the week with recipes, examples and descriptions of dishes that can be prepared during different weeks of Lent.

Lent is considered central in all Christian denominations, since preparation for the celebration of Easter is important for all believers. This year, the longest of all fasts will take place from February 23 to April 11. During this time, believers will observe the restrictions in diet and lifestyle in general prescribed by the church charter. We will, of course, talk specifically about nutrition.

Lent lasts 7 weeks, each of which has its own rules, which we will tell you about and give examples of the weekly menu.

By the way, the period from February 1 to February 22 of this year is considered preparatory before the start of Lent. The first week of this period is from February 1 to 7: there are no traditional fast days this week (fast days are Friday and Wednesday of every week throughout the year, when any of the fasts does not last - during the non-fasting period). The second week from February 8 to 14 ends with the Ecumenical Meat Feast parent's Saturday(this is the day of remembrance of the dead), when you can eat meat, February 15 is the last day you can eat meat until Easter (called Meat Week) Last Judgment). On February 16, Maslenitsa begins - Cheese Week. From this day onwards, fasting people can no longer eat meat (fish and fish caviar, eggs and dairy products can be eaten), the last day of this week is called Cheese Week (or Week of Adam’s Expulsion), and many people know this day like Forgiveness Sunday. From a nutritional point of view, February 22 is the last day when it is allowed to consume fast food.

Do not be confused by the words “week” and “week”. “Week” is the name of Sunday, and “week” is the name of the week. That is, for example, Cheese Week is Maslenitsa, i.e. Cheese Week, and Cheese Week is the day of the week: Sunday, February 22.

First week of Lent (February 23 - March 1)

Along with the last one - Holy Week, this is the strictest week of fasting. On its first day - February 23, you cannot eat anything, and on the second - February 24, only bread and water are allowed. On the third day and Thursday you can eat raw food without oil, on Friday - boiled food without oil, and on Saturday and Sunday - boiled food with oil, as well as wine. On those days when you can eat, you can offer this diet option.

  • breakfast: dried fruit compote, crackers, bread;
  • dinner: mushroom soup with noodles;
  • afternoon snack: beet salad with honey and nuts;
  • dinner: canned corn or green peas, mashed potatoes with water.

Second week of Lent (March 2-8)

This week you can eat only raw food without oil on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, cooked food without oil on Tuesday and Thursday, cooked food with butter and wine on Saturday and Sunday. During the 2nd week, the church allows the laity to eat fish on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday, as well as to cook in vegetable oil on any day.

  • breakfast: dried fruit compote or tea with honey, rice porridge;
  • lunch: lentil soup with vegetables;
  • afternoon snack: compote, jam, lean gingerbread;
  • dinner: potato casserole, jelly.

Detailed proper nutrition in the second week of Lent.

Third week of Lent (9-15 March)

According to the church charter, the menu coincides with the menu of the second week of Lent, and the indicated concessions for the laity also apply.

  • breakfast: manna, jam, tea;
  • lunch: lunch: buckwheat with mushrooms and vegetables;
  • afternoon snack: nuts or fruits;
  • dinner: vinaigrette, cabbage soup.

Detailed proper nutrition in the third week of Lent.

Fourth week of Lent (March 16-22)

Meals are the same as in the 2nd and 3rd weeks of fasting; there are concessions for the laity.

  • breakfast: Lenten cupcake or pancakes, jelly;
  • lunch: spaghetti with mushroom sauce;
  • afternoon snack: salad with beets and prunes;
  • dinner: lean cabbage rolls, pickle.

Detailed proper nutrition in the fourth week of Lent.

Fifth week of Lent (March 23-29)

Meals are the same as in the 2nd, 3rd and 4th weeks of fasting, with the exception that on Thursday of this week you can eat boiled food with butter; concessions apply for the laity.

  • breakfast: lean vegetable pancakes, tea, compote or jelly;
  • dinner: lean soup with beans and dumplings;
  • afternoon snack: cabbage salad with apples;
  • dinner: mashed potatoes with squash caviar.

Detailed proper nutrition in the fifth week of Lent.

Sixth week of Lent (March 30 - April 5)

The diet does not differ from the 2nd, 3rd and 4th weeks of Lent in any way, except that on Saturday you can eat fish caviar (Lazarus Saturday), and on Sunday - fish (Palm Sunday). The relaxations for the laity indicated in the description of the second week of fasting apply throughout the week.

  • breakfast: breakfast: Lenten pie, tea;
  • lunch: lean salad with beans and mushrooms;
  • afternoon snack: pies with cabbage, compote;
  • dinner: lean borscht.

Detailed proper nutrition in the sixth week of Lent.

Seventh week of Lent - “Holy Week” (April 6-11)

This is the second most strict week of Lent, in which the suffering of Jesus Christ, who was betrayed by Judas, taken into custody, scourged and crucified, is remembered. An exception to the diet, including abstaining from fish, could be on April 7 (on this day one of the main church holidays- Annunciation, and usually you can eat fish), not valid in 2015. The fact is that when the Annunciation falls on Holy Week, food indulgences and fish consumption are not practiced. That is, the nutrition on April 7 this year is as strict as on April 6 and 8.

Each day of Holy Week is called Great. Meals: April 6, 7 and 8 - raw food without oil, April 9 - boiled food with butter and wine. On Good Friday, the day Jesus was crucified, people do not eat anything. The last day of fasting is April 11, Saturday - they eat only boiled food without oil, and on April 12 Light Day will be celebrated Christ's Resurrection or Easter, and starting from this day you can eat fast foods again.

  • breakfast: dried fruits, bread and jelly;
  • lunch: lean soup with beans and tomato;
  • afternoon snack: lean Olivier salad;
  • dinner: boiled rice with cabbage cutlets.

Detailed proper nutrition in the seventh week of Lent.

We talked in detail about nutrition during Lent and remind you: strict fast in accordance with all the canons, the church prescribes that only monastics should observe it, and laity can be allowed relaxations depending on their state of health and lifestyle, we talked about some of them in the description of each week. In addition, on days of complete abstinence from food, the laity can adhere to dry eating; on Saturdays and Sundays, the laity are allowed fish (except Holy Saturday), etc.

Happiness and goodness to you!

So, with the beginning of Lent, which begins on February 27 in 2017, our entire diet changes radically. Therefore, let's look at the menu for Lent by day for 40 days 2017 for the laity, so that it is easier for you to navigate and tune in to certain products for all days of fasting. By the way, don’t be afraid, if you approach the problem of nutrition rationally and thoughtfully during fasting, you won’t have to go hungry. You can plan your meals in such a way that the food will not only be varied, but also satisfying, nutritious and tasty. And don’t forget - nutrition is only a part of fasting, the main thing is to strengthen prayers, acts of mercy, visit the temple and train in love for your neighbors, then food restrictions will benefit the soul and body.
Just a small clarification, the fast actually lasts not 40, but 48 days (plus Holy Week).

During Lent 2017, you are allowed to eat the following foods:

1. Cereal bread and plain black bread made from coarse rye flour.
2. Any cereals and porridges made from them, cooked in water.
3. Summer preparations, namely salted, pickled and soaked vegetables and salads made from them, preserves, marmalades and jams.
4. Mushrooms prepared in all possible ways.
5. Beans, peas, beans and lentils - boiled.
6. Nuts, honey and dried fruits.
7. All vegetables, both fresh and boiled. Fruits and berries.
8. Seafood (squid, shrimp, mussels) and fish.
9. Tea, coffee, still mineral water, herbal infusions.
10. In between meals, you need to drink water - 2.5 liters of mineral water and always without gas. Food should be taken three times - 1. morning (breakfast), 2. day (lunch), 3. evening (dinner). The size of each serving is 200 – 400 grams.
Look, it will be easier to make dietary changes.


The beginning of Lent 2017 - the strictest first week(like the last one, Passionate).

02/27/2017, Monday - abstain from food, only tea is allowed - chamomile, mint, St. John's wort.

02/28/2017, Tuesday – during the day you are allowed to eat 200 g of bread, a decoction of dried fruits, herbal tea and water.

03/01/2017, Wednesday: per day - 250 g of bread and herbal tea.

03/02/2017, Thursday: fresh, unprocessed fruits and vegetables. Preferably - grapes, apples, nuts, greens.

03/03/2017, Friday: decoction of dried fruits or tea throughout the day. Eating any food is prohibited.

03/04/2017, Saturday – 1. A glass of juice or tea.
2. Boiled vegetables - beets, carrots or potatoes, a glass of red, but only natural, wine.
3. Compote and Lenten cookies.

03/05/2017, Sunday – 1. Vinaigrette and coffee.
2. Any lean soup, potatoes with onions and mushrooms. Wine and compote.
3. Boiled cauliflower with apple and carrot, tea
Can be baked for borscht or soup, take a look step by step recipe, This is delicious. Besides, they can be made sweet for tea.

The 2nd week of Lent in 2017 in nutrition may look like this:

03/06/207, Monday. 1. Oatmeal with water, tea.
2. Vermicelli soup with carrots. Potato cutlets, fresh vegetables, jelly.
3. Apple and tea

03/07/2017, Tuesday. 1. Buckwheat on water, coffee.
2. Cabbage soup made from sauerkraut (lean), vermicelli (pasta) with mushroom sauce, vegetable salad with fresh vegetable oil, compote.
3. Apples, baked with honey and tea.

03/08/2017, Wednesday. 1. Rice porridge, coffee.
2. Soup - vegetable hodgepodge. Potatoes with mushroom sauce with onions, herbs and tomatoes. Fresh cabbage salad with apple, carrots and cucumber, sauced with berry (grape) vinegar and butter. Compote.
3. Tea with lemon and jam.

03/09/2017, Thursday. 1. Corn porridge, tea.
2. Lenten cabbage soup, vinaigrette, cranberry juice.
3. Mashed potatoes with zucchini. Salted or pickled vegetables. Tea, maybe with lemon or apples.

03/10/2017, Friday. 1. Barley porridge, tea with jam (honey).
2. Lenten pea soup, vegetable salad and apple compote.
3. Potato salad with mushrooms, tea.

03/11/2017, Saturday. 1. Vinaigrette with mushrooms, coffee.
2. Buckwheat soup, rice cutlets, beetroot caviar, a glass of wine, pumpkin jelly.
3. lean pasties, tea.

03/12/2017, Sunday. 1. Millet-pumpkin porridge, coffee.
2. Lenten borscht, potatoes stewed with mushrooms, wine, lemon juice.
3. Vegetable caviar, pea cutlets, tea.


3rd week of Lent 2017, menu for every day

03/13/2017, Monday. 1. Millet, tea with honey.
2. Beetroot soup with pearl barley, potato zrazy stuffed with onions and mushrooms, pea salad with pickles, wine, fruit, cranberry lemonade.
3. buckwheat pie, tea with honey.

03/14/2017, Tuesday. 1. Boiled potatoes with garlic, coffee.
2. Bean soup, pasta with mushroom sauce, lingonberry juice.
3., tea with honey.

03/15/2017, Wednesday. 1. Semolina porridge with strawberry jam, coffee.
2. Lenten solyanka, cauliflower casserole with peppers and tomatoes, coffee.
3. Fried squid with boiled potatoes and tea.

03/16/2017, Thursday. 1. Oatmeal with fruit and tea.
2. Lenten cabbage soup, canned pickles with barley, compote.
3. Vegetable ratatouille, tea.

03/17/2017, Friday. 1. Rice porridge, coffee.
2. Pea soup, boiled potatoes with brown mushroom sauce, rosehip compote.
3. Squash caviar with buckwheat, tea.

03/18/2017, Saturday. 1. Semolina porridge with raspberry jam.
2. Pumpkin soup, stuffed squid with rice, wine, cranberry juice.
3. Open Lenten pie with apples, tea.

03/19/2017, Sunday. 1. Custard oatmeal with dried fruits, coffee.
2. Lenten borscht, pilaf with mushrooms, wine and compote.
3. Buckwheat with lecho, tea with honey.

4th week of Lent in 2017

03/20/2017, Monday. 1. Bean porridge, fruit, coffee.
2. Vegetable soup, lean pilaf, nuts, orange juice.
3. Stewed cabbage, tea.
03/21/2017, Tuesday. 1. Pearl barley porridge, coffee.
2. Lentil soup, pea puree with pickles, compote.
3. potatoes with garlic and mushroom caviar, tea

03/22/2017, Wednesday. 1. Lenten cabbage rolls, coffee
2. Mushroom pickle, cauliflower casserole, pineapple juice.
3. Nuts, fruits, tea

03/23/2017, Thursday. 1. Brewed rice, coffee.
2. Bean soup, rice with mushroom sauce, lingonberry juice.
3. Mashed potatoes with zucchini, tea.

03/24/2017 Friday. 1. Oatmeal, coffee
2. Pea soup, baked vegetables, compote.
3. Pumpkin salad with honey,

03/25/2017 Saturday. 1. Custard buckwheat, coffee.
2. Cabbage soup on sauerkraut, squid baked with carrots and onions, compote
3. Potato cutlets, tea.

03/26/2017 Sunday. 1. Apples baked with honey, coffee.
2. Lenten borscht, fried potatoes with boiled fish, fruit drink
3. Barley with tomatoes, nuts, or.


5th week of fasting, menu

03/27/2017, Monday. 1. Vinaigrette, coffee.
2. Lentil soup, pasta with mushroom sauce, squash caviar, compote.
3. Boiled potatoes with sauerkraut, tea.

03/28/2017, Tuesday. 1. Oatmeal, coffee.
2. Vermicelli mushroom soup, boiled fish with rice, berry jelly.
3. beets with prunes and tea.

03/29/2017, Wednesday. 1. Barley, coffee
2. Lean shea, vegetables, compote.
3. Apples baked with honey, tea.

03/30/2017, Thursday. 1. Stewed cabbage with carrots and herbs, coffee.
2. pea soup, baked vegetables, fried fish in lemon sauce, compote.
Dinner – sweet rice with fruit, tea
03/31/2017, Friday. 1. Oatmeal with jam, tea
2. Lenten borscht, boiled potatoes with herring and onions, rosehip jelly.
3.Vermicelli with mushroom caviar, tea

04/01/2017, Saturday. 1. Seafood, tea
2. Lenten solyanka, wine, raspberry juice.
3. Buckwheat with canned eggplant appetizer, tea

04/02/2017, Sunday. 1. Porridge with pumpkin, coffee
2. Cabbage soup with sour sauerkraut, boiled fish and chips, wine, coffee
Dinner – baked vegetables, tea

6th week of fasting 2017

04/03/2017, Monday. 1.Custard oatmeal with berries, coffee
2. Light soup with peas and corn, tomatoes with garlic and nuts, vermicelli, compote
3. Buckwheat with mushroom sauce, tea

04/04/2017, Tuesday. 1. lean vegetable pizza, with spicy tomato sauce, coffee
2. lean borscht, boiled squid, rice, juice
3. zucchini with boiled potatoes, tea

04/05/2017, Wednesday. 1. Semolina, coffee
2. Potato soup, raw vegetables, tea
3. Carrot cutlets with garlic and onions, tea

04/06/2017, Thursday. 1.beet cutlets, coffee
2. Lunch – lean cabbage soup, herring with vinaigrette, compote
3. Baked peppers stuffed with carrots and garlic, tea

04/07/2017, Friday. 1. Seafood, coffee
2. Vegetable soup, fried fish, rice, compote.
3. Beans baked with carrots and onions, tea

04/08/2017, Saturday. 1. Custard oatmeal with berries, coffee.
2. Buckwheat soup, boiled fish and potatoes, mushroom caviar, wine, compote
3. Sauteed eggplant with rice, tea

04/09/2017, Sunday. 1. Barley porridge, coffee
2. Mushroom puree soup, baked vegetables, boiled fish, wine, juice.
3. Roast mushrooms with potatoes, tea

The last, Holy Week of Lent, coming in 2017


04/10/2017, Monday, fasting day, bread and water.
04/11/2017, Tuesday. 1. Rice, coffee.
2. Cabbage cutlets, juice.
3. Baked apple, tea.

04/12/2017, Wednesday, 1. Fresh vegetables, coffee.
2. Cabbage salad with carrots and apples, coffee.
3. Fruits.

04/13/2017, Thursday. 1. Corn, tea
2. Cabbage soup with green peas, vinaigrette, herring, compote
3. Korean baked squid with carrots. Tea.
We bake Easter eggs and paint them!

Look - simple and tasty.

04/14/2017, Friday. Hungry day, herbal tea, water, bread are allowed.

04/15/2017, Saturday – we don’t eat until the first star.
We have provided you with a sample menu for Lent in 2017, and you see for yourself, you can replace some products with similar ones, the main thing is to follow the rules for every day. And don’t forget to do good deeds, help the poor, show love to your neighbors, attend worship services and pray for everyone. And give the money you save on food to the poor.
April 16, 2017 - Great Easter, congratulations to everyone, you have endured fasting, cleansed your soul and body before the Lord, and you can safely break your fast!

Of course, the main purpose of fasting is the spiritual growth of a person, the correction of sins, and the cleansing of the soul from passions. It is not for nothing that there is such a saying - fasting is not in the belly, but in the spirit. Therefore, before talking about the “food” component of fasting, I will cite one wonderful saying of St. Basil the Great: “Do not limit the benefits of fasting to abstinence in food, because true fasting is getting rid of evil deeds... Forgive your neighbor’s insult, forgive him his debts. You do not eat meat, but you offend your brother... True fasting is the removal of evil, abstinence of the tongue, suppression of anger, excommunication of lusts, slander, lies and perjury. Abstinence from this is true fasting.”

Thus, fasting should not be considered a diet for weight loss. This article will talk about how to rationally design your menu so as not to violate the rules of food abstinence during Lent and not to harm your health.

Speaking about proper nutrition during Lent, it is worth noting that the measure of abstinence in food varies from person to person. Some are healthy, some have chronic diseases requiring a therapeutic diet. Some study, some do hard physical labor. For pregnant and nursing mothers, fasting is also usually relaxed. It is best to discuss the measure of abstinence in food during Lent with your confessor.

Now we are in Lent, which means excluding meat, fish, poultry, dairy products, and eggs. There are days of dry eating, days of eating food without oil. During less strict multi-day fasts - Christmas and Peter's fast - fish and fish caviar are blessed on some days.

Among fasting people, there is a controversial attitude towards eating soy products and seafood (bloodless sea reptiles) during fasting, as well as eating foods such as Lenten mayonnaise, Lenten sweets and cakes, etc. Again, if there are doubts and questions, all controversial issues are better decide with your confessor. If eating squid and soy cheese is a delicacy and a temptation for you, of course you should refuse such food. However, one should not condemn one’s neighbor for eating such products - perhaps a person has the blessing of a confessor to eat certain products.

Basic principles of proper nutrition during fasting

  1. During fasting, most of the fasting person's diet consists of carbohydrate food, and very little protein is consumed. Meanwhile, protein is essential for human health, it is “ construction material"of our body. Animal protein is excluded during fasting, but vegetable protein is allowed. Sources of vegetable protein - nuts, seeds, legumes, mushrooms, cereals, bread, soy products. Sea reptiles - shrimp, squid, mussels, etc., are also very rich in protein.
  2. If a person leads active image life, it is obligatory to consume products that are good source energy and give a feeling of fullness for a long time - these are pasta, potatoes and cereals. But keep in mind that porridge instant cooking- these are “fast” carbohydrates! This porridge quickly fills you up, but it also “burns” quickly, and after just a couple of hours you may feel hungry. Choose rolled oats with a cooking time of 15-20 minutes. If you don’t have time to prepare in the morning, you can pour the rolled oats in the evening cold water, and in the morning - just warm up the porridge.
  3. It is useful to season salads with olive oil, 1 tablespoon of oil per serving.
  4. Moderate consumption of dried fruits during fasting is beneficial - dried apricots, prunes, dates, and nuts. You can add them to your morning porridge or take them with you for a snack. Dried fruits and nuts have high calorie content, so they fill you up quickly.
  5. Instead of sugar, use honey - you can add it to your morning porridge, tea, or use honey as a natural sweetener in baking. Dark chocolate, marmalade and dried fruits in moderation are preferable to sweet, lean flour products that can be found on store shelves. These foods tend to be high in fat, and consuming them can lead to weight gain.
  6. A very important principle proper nutrition fasting is the daily consumption of fresh and/or thermally processed vegetables and fruits. Vegetables and fruits are great for a snack - for example, if it is a vegetable salad (you can, if desired, diversify it by adding mushrooms, legumes, squid, nuts, croutons), seasoned with olive oil and 1 fruit.
  7. It is important not to starve and try to plan your meals so that there are no long breaks between meals. In this case digestive system adapts faster and better to a plant-based diet and reduces the risk of such “troubles” as gastritis, constipation and indigestion. For those people who follow the monastic rule, eating no more than 2 times a day, and observing days of complete abstinence from food, it is better to prepare in advance. Even before fasting, you should gradually reduce the frequency of meals to make it easier for the body to adapt to the new regime.
  8. If you are overweight, it is important to follow these rules to avoid gaining weight while fasting.
  • First of all, it is necessary to minimize the amount of carbohydrate food in the evening meal. Since carbohydrates provide a lot of energy, and in the evening after school or work energy is usually not spent, it will be stored as fat “in reserve.” Therefore, in the evening it is better to give up pasta, potatoes, rice, cereals, flour products, bread and sweets. For dinner you can eat a variety of vegetable and legume dishes. These can be vegetable and bean salads, vegetable casseroles and cutlets, stews, vegetable caviar, baked and vegetable stew, grilled vegetables, vegetable and bean soups (without potatoes, cereals and pasta). It is recommended to have dinner no later than 3-4 hours before bedtime! If you consider it obligatory to have a snack after dinner (for example, if dinner took place 5-6 hours before bedtime), then have a snack no later than 2 hours before bedtime.
  • If it is acceptable for you to consume sea reptiles and soy products, you can also include them in your menu in the evening.
  • On days when fish is allowed, an excellent dinner option would be fish + any vegetables (except potatoes).
  • In the evening, you can eat a few nuts with tea (not sweet). Sweets should be excluded for dinner.
  • Eating potatoes is acceptable for lunch or breakfast, but not every day. Rice and pasta are preferred over potatoes. It is better to eat cereals for breakfast, fruits and dried fruits - before 7 pm. Diversify your diet with frequent consumption of vegetables, both raw and cooked.
  • Pay attention to moderate consumption of vegetable oil - the most high-calorie product known!
  • Eating a variety of soups is encouraged, both for lunch and dinner (for dinner, vegetable/bean soups without cereals, pasta and potatoes).
  • Further, in the examples of the Lenten menu, you will see the mark (diet breakfast/lunch/dinner), this means that this nutrition option is suitable for people with excess body weight. On days of dry eating there is no such mark, since the diet on such days is itself dietary.

DISH RECIPES for LENT BREAKFAST/LUnch/DINNER on dry eating days

Oatmeal and fruit smoothie: Fill the rolled oats with cold water overnight. In the morning, add 1-2 teaspoons of honey and diced fresh fruits - banana, kiwi, orange. Beat with a blender, adding water if necessary. You can use other fruits and any berries to make smoothies. If desired, you can add dried fruits and nuts.

Fruit and nut salad: 1 apple, 1 banana, 1 orange cut into pieces, mix, season lemon juice, cinnamon and 1 tsp. honey Add any dried fruits and nuts if desired. If desired, you can add any fruits and berries to this salad.

Oatmeal muesli with soy milk: Pour muesli with soy milk, wait 10 minutes until the flakes swell.

Carrot - apple salad: Grate the apple and carrot, mix, season with lemon juice, 1 tsp. honey, garnish with nuts if desired.

Strawberry-pear-carrot salad: Grate 2 carrots on a coarse grater, add strawberries and pears cut into large cubes (peel the pear and remove the core), add 1 tsp. honey and 1 tsp. lemon juice. Mix.

Vegetable salad: chop the tomato, cucumber, radish, corn, leek, lettuce, dill, parsley, sesame seeds, mix. To this salad you can add grated celery root, young zucchini, and croutons. Season with lemon juice.

Hearty salad: Mix canned beans, corn, green peas and diced tomato. You can add croutons, avocado and garlic if desired.

Cabbage and pea salad: Chop white cabbage, mash with salt with your hands, add diced fresh cucumber and green peas, sprinkle with lemon juice, mix.

Wheat salad: Grind the salad leaves, add wheat sprouts, diced avocados, corn, pine nuts, olives. You can add crackers. Mix.

Avocado salad 1: cut the avocado into cubes, mix with chopped leaf lettuce, crackers and sprinkle with lemon juice.

Avocado salad 2: Cut the avocado into cubes, mix with chopped fresh cucumber, dill and corn, sprinkle with lemon juice.

Carrot and pumpkin salad: Grate carrots and pumpkin, season with 1 tsp granulated sugar or 1 tsp. honey Sprinkle with lemon juice.

Avocado and tomato sandwiches: Grease black bread with crushed garlic, place sliced ​​avocado on top, and sliced ​​tomato rings on top of the avocado.

Sandwiches with avocado pate: Mash the avocado with a fork, add a little lemon juice, dried basil, a pinch of salt and paprika. Stir until smooth and spread on bread. You can sprinkle sesame seeds or roasted pine nuts on top.

Examples of a lean breakfast on dry eating days:

— Any salad/smoothie from the list of dishes + tea/coffee/cocoa with dried fruits/nuts.

— Oatmeal muesli with soy milk + tea/coffee/cocoa with dried fruits/nuts.

— Corn flakes with soy milk + tea/coffee/cocoa with dried fruits/nuts.

— Vegetable salad from the list + fruit salad/smoothie from the list + tea with lemon.

— 2 sandwiches with avocado + tea with dried fruits/nuts.

— Vegetable salad from the list + fresh fruits 1-2 pcs + tea with honey and lemon.

Examples of a lean lunch on dry eating days:

— Any salad/smoothie from the list of dishes + 1-2 sandwiches with avocado + tea with honey and dried fruits/nuts.

— Any salad/smoothie from the list of dishes + 1-2 slices of bread + 1-2 fruits.

Examples Lenten dinner on dry eating days:

— Vegetable or bean salad from the list of dishes + 1-2 sandwiches with avocado + tea with lemon and nuts.

— Vegetable or bean salad from the list of dishes + bread + tea with lemon and nuts.

— Vegetable or bean salad from the list + bread + fresh fruit 1 piece + tea with lemon.

DISH RECIPES for LENT BREAKFAST/LUnch/DINNER on days without oil

Oatmeal, boiled in water with 1 tsp. honey, a handful of fresh berries/fruits or dried fruits (prunes, dried apricots, raisins, dates) or nuts.

Baked apples with oatmeal, berries and nuts: Take out the core of the apples and put them in the middle cereals, 1 tsp. honey, berries and nuts. Place in a mold and bake in the oven at 200 degrees. 15 minutes.

Millet porridge in water with pumpkin and/or prunes: Rinse the millet, pre-soak the prunes in warm water. Cut the pumpkin pulp into cubes. Place everything together in boiling water and cook until thick. At the end of cooking, add salt to taste. Before serving, add 1 tsp. honey and garnish with nuts if desired.

Lenten thick borscht: Pour water into a large saucepan, add spices: bay leaf 2-3 pcs, cloves 4-5 pcs, allspice 2-3 pcs, black pepper 1-2 pcs. and 1-2 medium-sized peeled potatoes, cook over medium heat. Pour 2-3 ladles of water into a separate small saucepan, add a finely diced onion and grated carrot, and cook over medium heat. Grate 1 large beetroot, sprinkle it with 1-2 tsp. lemon or 1 tsp. vinegar, mix and place in a small saucepan 10 minutes after the carrots, without stirring. The beets should be slightly covered with water. Remove spices and cooked potatoes from a large saucepan. Mash the potatoes in a separate container with a pestle and return to the pan. Separately, cut 3-5 raw potato tubers into cubes and place in a large saucepan. When the beets are matte, place the contents of the saucepan into a large saucepan. You can take either sauerkraut or fresh cabbage. Sauerkraut Rinse lightly with water and place in a saucepan. Chop raw cabbage and place in a saucepan. Add 2-3 tablespoons tomato paste, to stir thoroughly. Add salt to taste and cook until done. 5 minutes before readiness, add chopped parsley and dill.

Mushroom soup with potatoes: Pre-soak dry mushrooms in hot water. Pour water into the pan, add spices: 2-3 bay leaves, 2-3 allspice, cook with spices for 5-10 minutes, remove spices. Cut 4-5 potato tubers into cubes, place in a saucepan, and add salt to the soup. Chop the onion and carrot into cubes and place in a frying pan with 2 tbsp. water, simmer for 5-10 minutes. Chop the mushrooms as desired, put them in a frying pan with the onions and carrots, and simmer for another 10 minutes. Place the contents of the frying pan into the saucepan with the soup, stir, and cook until tender. 5 minutes before readiness, add chopped parsley and dill.

Bean soup with potatoes: Pre-soak the beans overnight in cold water with 1 tsp. baking soda. In the morning, drain the water, rinse the beans, put them in a pan with water and cook until almost done. When the beans become almost soft, cut 4-5 potato tubers into cubes, place in a saucepan, and add salt to the soup. Dice the onion, grate the carrots, place in a frying pan with 2 tbsp. water, simmer for 5-10 minutes and place in a saucepan with soup. Salt the soup, add spices to taste and cook until done. 5 minutes before readiness, add chopped parsley and dill.


Vegetable stew: Chop the mushrooms into large pieces and fry in a non-stick frying pan. Place vegetables (you can take a frozen mixture of vegetables, or any of your own, diced, if desired) into a frying pan with the mushrooms, add salt, add spices, 1 tbsp. tomato paste and some water. Simmer covered over low heat until done.

Mashed potatoes with mushrooms: Boil the potatoes and mash with a small amount of potato broth. Chop the mushrooms, add salt and simmer in a frying pan. Serve the dish sprinkled with chopped dill.

Potatoes with pumpkin and mushrooms in the sleeve: Potatoes, pumpkin, fresh mushrooms cut as desired, add salt and add spices/herbs to taste, mix. Place the mixture into the sleeve. Pierce the sleeve in several places with a toothpick (so as not to burst during cooking). Bake in the oven at 180 degrees for 40-50 minutes. Serve sprinkled with fresh herbs.

Examples of a lean breakfast on days without oil:(diet breakfast).

— Oatmeal porridge with water + green salad + tea with lemon/coffee.

— Baked apples with oatmeal, berries and nuts + vegetable salad + tea/coffee.

— Millet porridge on water with pumpkin and/or prunes + green salad + tea/coffee.

Examples of a lean lunch on butter-free days:(diet lunch).

— Lenten borscht + 1 slice of bread + vegetable salad + tea with lemon + nuts + tangerine.

— Mushroom soup with potatoes + sandwich with avocado pate + tea with lemon and nuts + apple.

— Bean soup with potatoes + 1 slice of bread + green salad + tea with dried fruits.

Examples of meatless dinners on days without oil:

— Rice with vegetable stew + vegetable/bean salad + compote.

— Mashed potatoes with mushrooms + vegetable salad + tea with lemon and nuts.

— Potatoes with pumpkin and mushrooms in the sleeve + bean salad + tea with lemon and nuts.

— Vegetable stew + bean salad + tea with lemon and nuts. (diet dinner).

DISH RECIPES for LENT BREAKFAST/LUnch/DINNER on days with oil


Apple pancakes: Sift 1.5 cups of flour, mix with 0.5 tsp. baking powder, 4 tbsp sugar, a pinch of salt, vegetable oil 2-3 tbsp. whisk or mixer until smooth, adding water to the consistency of thick sour cream. Peel and core 1 large apple, grate on a fine grater and add to the dough, mix. Heat a frying pan, grease with vegetable oil and bake the pancakes over medium heat on both sides. You can serve with honey, fresh berries and fruits, jam.

Lenten yeast pancakes. Place a dough of 1 tbsp. flour, 1/2 cup water, 1 tbsp. granulated sugar and a packet of dry yeast (1-2 teaspoons, depending on the final amount of dough). Place the dough in a warm place (you can put the bowl with the dough in a bowl with hot water and cover with a dry towel) for half an hour. The dough should fit well. Next, add 2-3 cups of sifted flour, a pinch of salt, 1 tbsp. granulated sugar, 3-4 tbsp. vegetable oil and a glass of water. Beat the mixture with a mixer, adding water until it reaches the consistency of liquid sour cream or fermented baked milk. Place the finished dough in a warm place for 20 minutes, covered with a dry towel. When the dough has risen, check it. If it becomes too thick, add a little water and mix thoroughly. It is good to heat the pans, and periodically grease them with vegetable oil, bake pancakes. Serve with honey, fresh berries, fruit, jam.

Granola: Mix 1.5 cups of rolled oats, a handful of hazelnuts, almonds, pumpkin and sunflower seeds, coconut flakes, diced dried fruits (optional) thoroughly with 2 tbsp. honey, 2-3 tbsp. r oil. Place parchment paper on a baking sheet, spread the mixture and bake at 160 degrees for 40 minutes. Stir every 5 minutes. The mixture should take on a nice golden color. Brown color. Don't dry it out! Cool, add coconut and raisins, stir. Can be stored in the refrigerator for several days. You can serve it with soy milk.


Pea soup: Soak the peas overnight with 1 tsp. baking soda. In the morning, drain the water. Boil the peas in new water until half cooked. Cut potatoes into cubes, carrots and onion fry in vegetable oil. Add the roast and potatoes to the soup. Salt and add spices to taste. Cook until done. Serve with croutons.

Lenten soup - kharcho with mushrooms: Soak dried mushrooms in boiling water for half an hour. Fry onions and carrots in a frying pan. When the onions turn golden, add the mushrooms and a little water. Simmer covered for 10 minutes. Place the contents of the frying pan into boiling water and add rice, cook for 10 minutes. Salt the soup to taste, add 2 tbsp. tomato paste and chopped dill and parsley. Cook for another 5-7 minutes, bringing to a boil.

Baked eggplant with tomato: Cut the eggplant into rings, pour salted water for 1 hour (to remove the bitterness). Cut the tomatoes into slices. Squeeze out excess water from the eggplants and lightly fry in a frying pan with vegetable oil. Grease a baking sheet with vegetable oil, place eggplant slices, tomato slices on top, and a drop of lean mayonnaise on top (can be replaced with mushroom caviar). Bake in the oven at 200 degrees. 15 minutes.

Pots with vegetables and mushrooms: Cut the eggplant into cubes and soak in salted water for half an hour to remove the bitterness. Cut the tomato and onion into cubes. Cut the champignons into large slices. Fry the onions in a frying pan, when the onions are browned, add the mushrooms, fry for 5-7 minutes, add the eggplants with tomatoes and lightly fry. Cut carrots into slices. Drain water from canned beans. Place all the ingredients in pots and fill with salted water so that the water slightly covers the vegetables. Place the pots in the oven and cook at 200 degrees for about 1 hour.

Lahanorizo: Fry onion and grated carrots in vegetable oil. Chop 300-500 grams white cabbage, add it to the carrots and onions and fry over high heat until caramelized, stirring continuously. Add 2-3 tbsp. tomato paste and spices. Add salt to taste, stir and reduce heat.
Add ½ cup rice and 1 cup water to the cabbage. You can add more or less rice as desired. Simmer covered until the rice is ready.

Examples of a lean breakfast on butter days:

— Apple pancakes + green salad + tea with lemon.

— Lean yeast pancakes + green salad + tea with lemon.

— Granola + green salad + coffee with soy milk. (diet breakfast).

Examples of a lean lunch on butter days:(diet lunch).

— Pea soup + green salad with butter + tea with lemon + apple.

— Lenten kharcho soup + raw vegetables + sandwich with vegetable caviar + tea with lemon.

— Thick lean borscht + green/bean salad + tea with 2-3 pieces of marmalade.

— Lahanorizo ​​+ sandwich with vegetable caviar + fruit salad + tea with lemon.

Examples of meatless dinners on days with butter:

— Spaghetti with vegetable stew + bean salad + tea with lemon.

— Boiled potatoes with 1 tsp. aromatic oil + baked eggplant with tomato + vegetable salad + compote.

— Lahanorizo ​​+ vegetable salad + tea with lemon and nuts.

— Pots with vegetables and mushrooms + bean salad + tea with lemon and nuts. (diet dinner).

DISH RECIPES for LENT LUNCH/DINNER on days with fish

Potato soup with red fish: Pour water into a saucepan, add diced potatoes. In a frying pan with 1 tbsp. oil, fry grated carrots and diced onions. After 10 minutes of boiling the potatoes, add fried potatoes and pieces of red fish to the soup. Add spices and salt to taste, chopped dill and parsley. Cook for another 10-15 minutes.


Potato soup with squid meatballs: Meatballs: Cook potato soup. When the soup is almost ready, use a teaspoon to make meatballs: take squid puree into a spoon, form a ball the size of Walnut. Carefully lower the spoon with the minced meat into the soup, hold it for a few seconds until it “seizes” and turn the spoon over, our meatball will no longer fall apart. This is how we make all the meatballs. Bring the soup to a boil and the soup is ready!

Salad with rice and fish: Boil the rice, cool, add boiled pink salmon in pieces (or canned food), green peas, green onions, dill, vegetable oil, salt to taste and mix.

Squid cutlets: These cutlets can be frozen for future use. We take squid carcasses. If it has skin, remove it with a stocking and remove the insides. Using an immersion blender or meat grinder, puree the squid. Salt and pepper to taste, add 2-5 tbsp. breadcrumbs (breadcrumbs are only needed so that you can form cutlets from the squid mass), chopped dill, mix. Form cutlets and roll them in breadcrumbs. Freeze for future use, or fry in a pan.

Fish cutlets: Pass the pulp of any fish through a meat grinder (or take ready-made minced fish), add 2-3 tbsp. Breadcrumbs, salt and pepper to taste. In a frying pan, fry diced onions and grated carrots. Mix with minced meat. Form cutlets.

Tuna and tomato salad: Cut the tomatoes into cubes, add pieces of tuna (canned), chopped lettuce, dill and green onions. Drizzle with olive oil and stir.

Examples of a lean lunch on days with fish.(diet lunch)

— Potato soup with red fish + bean salad + 1 piece of bread + compote.

— Potato soup with squid meatballs + green salad + 1 slice of bread + tea with lemon.

— Boiled rice + baked fish + green salad + tea with lemon and nuts.

— Vegetable soup + salad with rice and fish + 1 slice of bread + compote .

Examples of Lenten dinners on days with fish.

— Buckwheat porridge + baked fish + raw vegetables + tea with lemon.

— Fish cutlets + boiled rice + vegetable salad + tea with lemon.

— Tuna and tomato salad + lahanorizo ​​+ tea with lemon and nuts.

— Vegetable stew + fish cutlets + a piece of soy cheese + tea with lemon (diet dinner).

— Squid cutlets + vegetable stew + vegetable salad + tea with lemon. (diet dinner).

— Grilled vegetables + red fish steak baked in the oven + tea with lemon and nuts. (diet dinner).

When adhering to proper nutrition during Lent, it is important to know one more thing. Excluding certain foods from the diet can lead to a deficiency of important vitamins and minerals. For example, when you give up milk and fermented milk products, the intake of calcium into the body, from which our bones are “built,” is significantly reduced. And if you refuse meat food, you may experience a deficiency of iron, which is necessary for blood formation and oxygen “nutrition” of the body. Therefore, to compensate for this deficiency, you can supplement your diet with nutritional supplements and multivitamin complexes, the use of which must be discussed with your doctor.

Do not forget that the end of the post should not be “abrupt”. Our body needs time to adapt to “heavy” food and rebuild metabolic processes. At the end of the fast, you need to include fast food in your menu as carefully as possible - first introduce dairy products and eggs, after a while - fish and meat. And it is very important not to overeat.

I wish the readers good health!

Endocrinologist Akmaeva G.A.

Lent is a time of testing and spiritual cleansing. We refuse food containing animal fats and... find ourselves faced with a large selection of plant products. But how can we choose from them those that will help us make our diet sufficiently diverse and replace the usual animal products? Let's try to create a more or less familiar menu from plant products. So, let’s start from what we often eat in our ordinary, frugal life.

Since most fasting people do not follow all the rules of fasting down to the subtleties, namely, they do not limit themselves to hot food and vegetable oil, although the rules of Lent recommend doing this, which you can read about in more detail. We will focus on the majority and not think about what day you can use vegetable oil and what day you can’t.

Breakfast

Perhaps the most difficult meal during Lent is the morning one. There is little time, it is impossible to cook for a long time, I want something very light, but at the same time nutritious and high in protein and vitamins. In addition, you want to eat a fairly satisfying meal, since you don’t know what awaits you during the day and whether you will be able to find lean food. Before Lent, egg dishes and a variety of curds coped well with all these tasks. Now they are unavailable...

Beverages. The usual tea and coffee are of plant origin, although the milk we add to them is a prohibited product. But now there are many options for vegetable substitutes: almond, coconut, oatmeal, soy... However, fasting is best time bring variety to your life and try drinking herbal infusions, berry drinks, and so on instead of tea and coffee.

Lunch at the office

What you need here is something compact, convenient, that you can eat without getting dirty. And also something that doesn't smell too strong.

Sandwich. We've already dealt with bread. Lavash of all kinds, pita bread, all kinds of flatbreads, and finally, rice paper, in which you can also wrap something. Sandwiches are convenient to make with a variety of vegetables: cucumbers, tomatoes, carrots, celery, stewed beets, cabbage, fried eggplant and zucchini. You can press mashed potatoes or beans into pita, make cutlets from chickpeas or some vegetables.

You will find various recipes for meatless sandwiches

Lenten cutlets. There are quite a lot of options here. The only problem is that these options fit into one cutlet. Chickpea flour, mashed potatoes, and semolina will help to glue finely grated vegetables into a homogeneous mass.

4 potatoes

2 small carrots

2-3 tbsp. l. canned corn

2-3 tbsp. l. canned peas

1 tbsp. l. lemon juice

½ onion

salt, black pepper, chili pepper, turmeric

2-3 tbsp. l. flour

breadcrumbs

vegetable oil for frying

Step 1. Boil potatoes and carrots.

Step 2. Boil the carrots until half cooked, then peel and cut into small cubes.

Step 3. Finely chop the onion and fry it.

Step 4. Mix peas, corn and carrots.

Step 5. Peel the potatoes, crush them, add onions and other vegetables. Put in flour.

Step 6. Mix everything and form cutlets.

Step 7. Roll in breadcrumbs and fry in vegetable oil.

You will find more recipes for lean cutlets

Salad with cereals. Raw vegetables and leftovers from the porridge you cooked for breakfast are a great option for lunch. In addition, this salad turns out to be very satisfying and healthy. In principle, you can use absolutely any vegetables and cereals, endlessly experimenting with flavors.

100 g boiled buckwheat

1 handful of cherry tomatoes

½ salad onion

½ bell pepper

Olive oil

Lemon juice

Salt and pepper

1/3 tsp. sesame

Step 1. Cut all vegetables into large cubes.

Step 2. Finely chop the greens. Cut the onion into thin half rings.

Step 3. Mix buckwheat and vegetables, sprinkle with herbs, add onions.

Step 4. Whisk olive oil with lemon juice, salt and pepper. Season the salad with the sauce.

Step 5. Sprinkle the salad with sesame seeds and place in a container or jar.

Sauce. Sandwiches with vegetables and vegetable salads It is advisable to add sauce. You can just use vegetable oil, or you can use lean mayonnaise bought at the store. But it’s best to make lean mayonnaise yourself. That is, of course it will not be mayonnaise, but a sauce very similar to it. For example, from pureed canned beans. This can be used to season both vinaigrette and Olivier salad.

Bean mayonnaise

1 can white beans

300 ml vegetable oil

Sugar and salt

1 tsp mustard powder

2 tbsp. lemon juice

Step 1. Pour the water from the can of beans into a separate bowl.

Step 2. Beat the beans in a blender, add salt and pepper. Add sugar.

Step 3. Add mustard, whisking continuously.

Step 4. Without stopping whisking, pour in vegetable oil in a thin stream.

Step 5. Squeeze the juice into the mayonnaise, beat again and store (can be stored in the refrigerator for up to 10 days).

Dinner

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Vegetable pancakes. If you grate a couple of potatoes, zucchini, cabbage and carrots. Add a little semolina or some flour to all this - you will get excellent pancakes. Instead of potatoes, you can use millet or rice porridge, rubbed through a sieve. You can experiment with vegetables.

Fry these pancakes in a frying pan and then finish cooking in the oven. You can also steam them to avoid using a lot of fried oil.

By the way, if you want sweet pancakes for dinner, use a banana as a base.

1 cup round rice, cooked

400 g pumpkin pulp

3 tbsp. Sahara

2 tbsp. chickpea flour

½ cup almond milk

1-2 tsp. vegetable oil

Step 1. Grate the pumpkin on the finest grater.

Step 2. Cook the rice and then puree it with a blender.

Step 3. Mix pumpkin with rice, add flour and a little milk and soda. Salt and add sugar.

Step 4. Heat a frying pan, sprinkle with oil, place cooking rings on it, put pancake dough in them and fry on both sides for 1 minute.

Step 5. Bring to readiness in the oven.

We replace meat. Perhaps one of the most difficult problems for meat lovers is to remain without it during Lent. In terms of taste and texture, it’s quite difficult to replace, let’s be honest. We will not accept soy sausage and roast as full-fledged substitutes. But if the meat cannot be replaced according to taste, then in terms of content it is, in principle, possible. A large number of Protein and vitamins are found in legumes (lentils, chickpeas, beans, peas, mung beans), in some grains (buckwheat, quinoa), they provide good saturation and are perceived as the main dish - eggplants, mushrooms.

To increase the calorie content of your dishes, add some nuts to them; although they are fatty, they contain a lot of protein and vitamins.

Finally, look for plant sources of calcium, iron, and vitamins. Sesame is very good as an addition to salads and vegetables. It contains a lot of calcium.

Seafood. You can eat fish only twice during Lent, on April 7 at the Annunciation and on Palm Sunday, April 24. But on other days you can eat seafood. Most often they are recommended to be eaten only on weekends, but formally they are not prohibited at all and they can be consumed on any days except those on which you need to eat only raw food.