Easter Post Menu

The Christmas post 2017-2018 (see the article for a nutrition calendar by day) is dedicated to the preparation of the celebration on January 7 of the birth of Christ.

Nowadays everything large quantity people turn to God. It is not necessary to strictly follow church charter to feel His presence in your soul. To feel like an Orthodox part of the larger Christian world means to feel a sense of belonging to a great culture, to be aware of the connection of times.

We all strive for peace. At the very foundation of Christianity lies a feeling of love, for which he did not spare himself Great Teacher and was crucified in the name of the human race.

One of the most revered posts in Orthodoxy was canonized in ancient times, described by John Chrysostom in the Old Testament.

In those ancient times, fasting lasted only seven days, but since 1166 the Church of Constantinople has made changes regarding its duration. Since then, fasting lasts 40 days and takes place every year at the same time, it begins on November 28 and ends on January 6.

A rich variety of foods that can be consumed in the Advent

As all Orthodox know, the Nativity Fast has another name - Philip's Fast. The fact is that the day of commemoration of this saint, one of the twelve disciples of Christ, falls exactly on November 27, i.e. just before the start of the Advent.

Since ancient times, church ministers have been concerned that people set their life priorities correctly and do not replace turning to God with other worldly joys. In this is main point established post.

The imperfection of human nature plunges him into the base passions and fall into sin that are destructive for him.

In the Advent Fast 2017-2018, you need to devote more time to prayers

Orthodoxy teaches that in the soul there should be only good feelings experienced for one's neighbor, such as love, forgiveness and compassion. You cannot create idols and fetishes for yourself, there is only God, with whom nothing in this life can compare.

Advent 2017 - 2018 (and the food calendar by day) is set by the church to realize the power of the approaching event, the Nativity of Christ. It is for this that you need to prepare yourself, cleanse yourself, both body and soul, from filth and sinful thoughts.

The concept of sin was introduced in the Orthodox good and peace-loving religion not at all in order to punish a person for anything, but only in order to save him from inevitable death. After all, immoderate consumption of food, anger, envy, hatred, adultery, recognized by the church not just as a sin, but as a mortal sin, destroy a person. We are well aware of the many diseases associated with this, and the base feelings that lead to premature death.

Modern man, unlike ancient people, is aware of pernicious influence the above sins and still can not, often, cope with them. Orthodoxy comes to his aid, calling to change his mind, look inside himself, cleanse himself and become truly happy and a free man who knows no vices.

General rules for eating on fasting days

As you know, the Nativity Fast in 2017-2018 is not as strict as the Great Lent, in addition, the church makes indulgences for the laity and sets completely different nutritional standards compared to the church ones.

Looking at food restrictions in in general terms, then it will be a rejection of animal products: meat, milk, eggs, etc.

If you have decided not to adhere too strictly to the dietary norms established by the church for the Nativity Fast, then you must ask permission from your confessor, giving him good reasons.

Priests try not to burden too much modern man, with its many problems, excessive strictness in observing food standards. On the contrary, for beginners or weakened people, concessions are readily given.

When observing the Advent fast and following the food calendar, you need to be careful. A sharp transition to low-calorie food within 40 days, can seriously harm the body.

If a person feels bad while fasting, then his desire to observe the Advent Fast 2017-2018, with an established nutrition calendar by day, will be in vain. With such a development of events, a person, especially a beginner, can waver in faith, so the church tries to support such people, giving them relief.

It should be noted that the most severe restrictions are imposed on fasting days on Wednesday and Friday. For the Orthodox it is special days, the day of betrayal and the day of the crucifixion of Christ, therefore, even outside of fasting, a more modest eating behavior and cancellation of recreational activities.

In order to make it easier for you to endure food restrictions during the Christmas fast without harming your health, you need to follow some tips:

at the beginning of fasting, some relaxation is necessary, which later, when the body gets used to such a diet, can be removed, and you will continue fasting adhering to general norms for the laity;
given the unusual reduction in caloric intake for the body for such a long time, it is necessary to slightly increase the amount of food at a time;
you can increase not the amount of food, but the frequency of eating, for example, every two hours;
arrange regular snacks with fruits and vegetable salads;
drink more pure unboiled water, without replacing it with juices and compotes.

It is not worth trying in the Advent 2017-2018 (with its daily nutrition calendar) to outwit the Lord himself and use animal product substitutes that the industry offers in large quantities. Avoid milk, soy meat, mayonnaise and other "lean" foods that can harm your health.

The most correct will be the use of simple traditional products food, for example:

legumes (lentils, peas, beans), especially since these products are a supplier vegetable protein, similar in composition to meat;
vegetables, especially eggplant, in addition, all kinds of cabbage and other vegetables;
mushrooms, but not pickled, but fresh or dried;
fruits and dried fruits;
cereals, must be consumed daily;
fish and other seafood;
vegetable oil;
homemade bread.

Food on the days of fasting

As already mentioned, the Advent fast is not strict, and it is quite possible to endure it, and even get health benefits.

The general requirements for preparing a menu for each day are as follows:

from 28 November to 19 December. During this period of fasting, on Mondays, you can eat hot food, but without adding oil - these can be cereals and soups. On Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays - to hot food, during the day you can add fish or seafood. Wednesday, Friday - dry food;
from December 20 to January 1. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday - hot food without oil. The previously allowed fish intake on Tuesday and Thursday is canceled, but on these days you can eat hot food with butter. Wednesday, Friday - dry food. Saturday, Sunday - hot food without oil, fish or seafood;
January 2 to January 5. The strictest period of Advent 2017 - 2018, you should adhere to the nutrition calendar by day. So, Monday, Wednesday and Friday - dry food. On Tuesday and Thursday, hot food without oil is allowed. On Saturday and Sunday - hot food without oil.

As for Christmas Eve, January 6, you will have to refrain from eating all day and only after the appearance of the first star is it allowed to taste kutia or sochivo, this dish is from boiled rice or wheat with the addition of honey and dried fruits.

Separately, you should pay your attention to what they eat on dry days.

Dry eating refers to the use of food that does not require cooking on fire, which does not mean at all a refusal to drink liquids, as many people think.

On days of dry eating, you can eat vegetable salads without oil, fruits, dried fruits, honey, nuts, bran, flat cakes instead of bread.

Meals on calendar days of fasting

For the convenience of familiarizing yourself with what can be consumed on each specific day of the Advent, we will write down the food in more detail:

November 28 Tuesday - in addition to hot food without oil, you can eat fish;
November 29 Wednesday - dry eating;
November 30 Thursday - hot food without oil and fish;
December 1 Friday - dry eating;
December 2 Saturday - hot food without oil and fish is allowed;
December 3 Sunday - hot food without oil and fish;
December 4, Monday, holiday Entry of the Virgin into the temple - hot food without oil and fish;
December 5 Tuesday - hot food without oil and fish;
December 6 Wednesday - dry eating;
December 7 Thursday - hot food without oil and fish;
December 8 Friday - dry eating;
December 9 Saturday - hot food without oil and fish;
December 10 Sunday - hot food without oil and fish;
December 11 Monday - dry eating;
December 12 Tuesday - hot food without oil and fish;
December 13 Wednesday - dry eating;
December 14 Thursday - hot food without oil and fish;
December 15 Friday - dry eating;
December 16 Saturday - hot food without oil and fish;
December 17 Sunday - hot food without oil and fish;
December 18 Monday - dry eating;
December 19 Tuesday, the memorial day of St. Nicholas - on the Advent 2017 - 2018 according to the food calendar by day, hot food without oil and fish is allowed;
December 20 Wednesday - dry eating;
December 21 Thursday - hot food with butter;
December 22 Friday - dry eating;
December 23 Saturday - hot food without small and fish;
December 24 Sunday - hot food without oil and fish;
December 25 Monday - hot food without oil;
December 26 Tuesday - hot food without oil;
December 27 Wednesday - dry eating;
December 28 Thursday - hot meal with butter;
December 29 Friday - dry eating;
December 30 Saturday - hot food without oil and fish;
December 31 Sunday - hot food without oil and fish;
January 1 Monday - hot food without oil;
January 2 Tuesday - hot food without oil;
January 3 Wednesday - dry eating;
January 4 Thursday - hot food without oil;
January 5 Friday - dry eating;
January 6 Christmas Eve - dry eating. On the Christmas post 2017 - 2018, according to the daily nutrition calendar, kutya is allowed in the evening, after the appearance of the first star.

If you are not too closely connected with the church, but are a believer and want to join the Christmas fast, then you can just stick to the above meal schedule.

The main thing is not to forget to pray hard these days, and not to allow yourself to fall into a sinful state.

Prayers during the days of Advent are the main occupation for believers

Sample menu for Lent days

During the observance of the Advent fast, it is necessary Special attention give variety and balance to your diet. From this important inner work depends not only successful compliance fasting, but also the preservation of your health.

Chowder and salad are the main dishes of the menu for the Advent

On days when hot food is allowed (add oil only on allowed days), you can make the following menu:

breakfast. Dried fruits, porridge from any cereal crops with addition a small amount jam or honey, a handful of nuts, tea;
dinner. Salad from any vegetables, bean soup with vegetables, bread, compote;
afternoon tea. Any fruit, bread, water;
dinner. Boiled vegetables (potatoes, pumpkin, turnips, carrots, parsnips, beets), tea.

Recipes for some Lenten dishes

Some beginners don't even know how meatless dishes prepared from simple products for the Advent Post 2017-2018 can be delicious as well as incredibly healthy.

Flaxseed Bread:

Ingredients:

flax flour - 200 g;
semolina - 100 g;
salt, sugar - to taste;
water.

Cooking:

Mix dry ingredients with salt and sugar, add water and knead a soft dough, let stand for half an hour. After standing the dough, we form a cake 3-4 cm thick and put it on a very hot frying pan, without adding oil. Immediately reduce the heat to a minimum and close the lid, after 7 minutes we turn the cake over flax flour on the other side, and keep under the lid over low heat, another five minutes.

We cover the finished cake so that the crust becomes limp, we use it during the Christmas Lent 2017-2018, according to the daily food calendar as bread, and also as tasty and healthy pastries not only on fasting days.

Ingredients:

lentils - 150 g;
onion - 1 head;
carrots - 1 pc.;
champignons - 200 g;
greenery;
olive oil for serving;
salt;
garlic for serving.

On days when oil is not allowed, and you strictly adhere to the recommendations of the church for nutrition during fasting days, this ingredient can be omitted.

Cooking:

We spread the lentils in a container and pour two liters of water, close the lid and put on fire. While the water is boiling, prepare the vegetables, peel and finely chop, add to the boiled water.

When the water boils again, add salt, reduce the heat and cook until the lentils are soft, about 20 minutes. We lay out on portioned plates, add chopped greens, garlic, grated on a fine grater, and olive oil to each.

Dessert

The ingredients for this fasting treat can be varied by creating your own recipe, using our recipe as an idea.

To get a delicious and healthy dessert, mix crushed sesame seeds on a coffee grinder, oatmeal, thoroughly washed and finely chopped dried apricots, honey.

From the resulting mass we sculpt bars or one large bar and feast on, raising our spirits and energizing to continue the Christmas Lent 2017-2018, with its nutrition calendar by day.

Every day, those who fast have to figure out what to cook from lean dishes for breakfast, lunch or dinner.

Lenten table both now and two centuries ago is interesting and varied.

I decided to make this task easier for them and offer a menu for every day of Great Lent.

So that you don't get confused detailed menu by days and dishes scheduled for the first two weeks. A little later there will be a continuation.

And one more thing ... This schedule is not a dogma, everyone chooses for themselves how to fast, the main post is not in the stomach, but in the head.

Therefore, I offer normal lean meals and do not limit myself to just tea or congee all day.

Great Lent 2017 first week:

This is one of the strictest weeks of Lent.

Monday, February 27- complete abstinence from food.
You can only drink tea, preferably from herbs (chamomile, mint, St. John's wort).
Light vegetable salads, lean cookies.

Tuesday, 28th of February
For a day - 200 g of bread, a decoction of dried fruits, Herb tea and water.
Lean cereals and vegetable soups.

Wednesday, March 1- dry food (bread, raw vegetables, fruits, dried fruits, honey, nuts).
For the day - 250 g of bread and herbal tea
Vegetable stew, vegetable salads.

Thursday,2nd of March- dry eating (bread, raw vegetables, fruits, dried fruits, honey, nuts).
Fruits and vegetables in fresh, salads. Preferably - grapes, apples, nuts, greens.
Vegetable soup.

Friday, March 3- dry eating. Vegetable oil is prohibited on this day. Cooking is not recommended, eat everything raw.
A decoction of dried fruits or tea throughout the day. Vegetables and fruits. Fruit salads.

Breakfast- a glass of juice or tea.
Dinner - boiled vegetables: beets, carrots or potatoes, a glass of red, natural, wine.
Dinner- Celery root salad. Compote and lean cookies or bread.

Breakfast- Vinaigrette and coffee or tea.
Dinner - lean soup, potatoes with onions and mushrooms. Wine or compote.
Dinner- Boiled cauliflower with apple and carrot, tea.

Great Lent 2017 second week:

Monday, March 6- dry eating (bread, raw vegetables, fruits, dried fruits, honey, nuts).

Breakfast- Oatmeal on the water. Tea.
Dinner – Vegetable salad. Fruits. Coffee or dried fruit compote.
Dinner- Tea

Breakfast- Rice porridge. Cucumber and tomato salad. Tea.
Dinner- Vegetable soup. Vermicelli with mushroom sauce. Tea with jam.
Dinner- Carrot steak. Tea

Breakfast- TOasha buckwheat. Tea or coffee.
Dinner – Shchi from fresh cabbage. Cabbage salad. Compote.
Dinner- Tea.

Breakfast- Porridge from oatmeal. Fruits. Tea or coffee.
Dinner - Lentil soup. Vegetable Salad. Compote.
Dinner- Mashed potatoes with eggplant caviar. Tea.

Breakfast- Millet porridge. Tea or coffee.
Dinner- Lenten pickle. The vinaigrette. Vegetables. Compote.
Dinner- Boiled vermicelli with lecho. Tea.

Breakfast- wheat porridge. Tea or coffee.
Dinner- Lenten borscht. Fried potato. Compote.
Dinner- rice porridge with onions and carrots. A glass of dry wine.

Sunday, March 12

Breakfast- rice porridge. Nuts. Tea or coffee.
Dinner- potato soup with beans. Vegetable Salad. Compote.
Dinner- buckwheat porridge with onions and mushrooms. Tea.

Great Lent 2017 third week:

Monday, March 13- dry eating
Tuesday, March 14
Wednesday, March 15- dry eating.
Thursday, March 16- boiled vegetable food without oil.
Friday, March 17- dry eating.
Saturday, March 18- boiled food with the addition vegetable oil, wine.
Sunday, March 19- boiled food with the addition of vegetable oil, wine.

Great Lent 2017 fourth week:

Monday, March 20- dry eating
Tuesday, March 21- boiled vegetable food without oil.
Wednesday, March 22- dry eating.
Thursday, March 23- boiled vegetable food without oil.
Friday, March 24- dry eating.
Saturday, March 25- boiled food with the addition of vegetable oil, wine.
Sunday, March 26- boiled food with the addition of vegetable oil, wine.

Great Lent 2017 fifth week:

Monday, March 27- dry eating.
Tuesday, March 28- boiled vegetable food without oil.
Wednesday, March 29- dry eating.
Thursday, March 30- boiled vegetable food without oil.
Friday, March 31- dry eating.
Saturday, April 1- boiled food with the addition of vegetable oil, wine.
Sunday, April 2- boiled food with the addition of vegetable oil, wine.

Great Lent 2017 sixth week:

Monday, April 3- dry eating.
Tuesday 4 April- boiled vegetable food without oil.
Wednesday, April 5- dry eating.
Thursday, April 6- boiled vegetable food without oil.
Friday, April 7 –Annunciation Holy Mother of God - allowed to eat fish.
Saturday, April 8 – Lazarus Saturday- boiled food with the addition of vegetable oil, wine, caviar is allowed.
Sunday, April 9 – Palm Sunday allowed to eat fish.

Great Lent 2017 seventh week:

Holy Week- Strict Week of Great Lent 2016.

Monday, April 10(Holy Monday) - dry eating.
Tuesday 11 April(Good Tuesday) - dry eating.
Wednesday, April 12(Passion Wednesday).
Thursday, April 13(Good Thursday).
Friday, April 14 (Good Friday) - complete abstinence from food.
Saturday, April 15(Holy Saturday) - dry eating.

So, with the beginning of Lent, which begins on February 27, 2017, all our nutrition changes dramatically. So let's take a look at the menu great post 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, do not be afraid, if during fasting you rationally and thoughtfully approach the problem of nutrition, then you will not have to be 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 do not forget - food is only part of the fast, the main thing is to strengthen prayers, works of mercy, visit the temple and train in love for others, then food restrictions will benefit the soul and body.
Immediately a small clarification, the post actually lasts not 40, but 48 days (plus Holy Week).

During Lent 2017, the following foods are allowed to be eaten:

1. Cereal crispbread and black plain bread made from coarse rye flour.
2. Any cereals and cereals from them, boiled in water.
3. Summer preparations, namely salted, pickled and soaked vegetables and salads from them, jams, marmalades and jams.
4. Mushrooms cooked in all sorts of 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, non-carbonated mineral water, herbal decoctions.
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. afternoon (lunch), 3. evening (dinner). The size of each serving is 200 - 400 grams.
Look, it will be easier to make nutritional changes.

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

02/27/2017, Monday - abstinence from food, only seagulls are allowed - chamomile, mint, St. John's wort.

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

03/01/2017, Wednesday: for the 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: dried fruit decoction 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 lean cookies.

03/05/2017, Sunday - 1. Vinaigrette and coffee.
2. Lean any soup, potatoes with onions and mushrooms. Wine and compote.
3. Boiled cauliflower with apple and carrot, tea
You can bake for borscht or soup, 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 on the water, tea.
2. Vermicelli soup with carrots. Potato cutlets, fresh vegetables, jelly.
3. Apple and tea

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

03/08/2017, Wednesday. 1. Rice porrige, coffee.
2. Soup - vegetable hodgepodge. Potatoes with mushroom sauce with onions, herbs and tomatoes. Fresh cabbage salad with apple, carrot and cucumber, with berry (grape) vinegar sauce and oil. 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, you can with lemon or apples.

03/10/2017, Friday. 1. Barley porridge, tea with jam (honey).
2. Lean 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 cakes, beet caviar, a glass of wine, pumpkin jelly.
3. meatless pasties, tea.

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

3rd week of Lent 2017, menu for every day

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

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

03/16/2017, Thursday. 1. Oatmeal custard with fruit and tea.
2. Lenten cabbage soup, canned pickles with pearl 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. Zucchini 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 lean apple pie, tea.

03/19/2017, Sunday. 1. Custard oatmeal with dried fruits, coffee.
2. Lenten borsch, 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, fruits, coffee.
2. Vegetable soup, lean pilaf, nuts, orange juice.
3. Braised cabbage, tea.
03/21/2017, Tuesday. 1. Barley porridge, coffee.
2. Soup with lentils, mashed peas 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. Custard rice, coffee.
2. Bean soup, rice with mushroom sauce, cranberry juice.
3. Mashed potatoes with zucchini, tea.

03/24/2017 Friday. 1. Custard oatmeal, coffee
2. Pea soup, baked vegetables, compote.
3. pumpkin salad with honey,

03/25/2017 Saturday. 1. Buckwheat, coffee.
2. Shchi on sauerkraut, squid baked with carrots and onions, compote
3. Potato cutlets, tea.

03/26/2017 Sunday. 1. Baked apples with honey, coffee.
2. Lean 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 soup with mushrooms, boiled fish with rice, berry jelly.
3. beets with prunes and tea.

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

03/30/2017, Thursday. 1. Braised cabbage with carrots and herbs, coffee.
2. pea soup, baked vegetables, fried fish in lemon sauce, compote.
Dinner - sweet rice with fruits, 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 hodgepodge, wine, raspberry juice.
3. Buckwheat with canned eggplant snack, tea

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

6th week of Lent 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 pepper 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 puree soup, boiled fish and potatoes, mushroom caviar, wine, compote
3. Saute 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

Last, Holy Week of Great Lent, coming in 2017

04/10/2017, Monday, hungry day, you can have bread, 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 carrot and apple, coffee.
3. Fruit.

04/13/2017, Thursday. 1. Corn tea
2. Shchi green peas, vinaigrette, herring, compote
3. Baked squid with carrots in Korean. Tea.
We bake Easter, paint eggs!

Take a look - simple and delicious.

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

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

Every day, those who fast have to figure out what to cook from lean dishes for breakfast, lunch or dinner.

Lenten table both now and two centuries ago is interesting and varied.

I decided to make this task easier for them and offer a menu for every day of Great Lent.

So that you don't get confused a detailed menu by day and dish is scheduled for the first two weeks. A little later there will be a continuation.

And one more thing ... This schedule is not a dogma, everyone chooses for themselves how to fast, the main post is not in the stomach, but in the head.

Therefore, I offer normal lean meals and do not limit myself to just tea or congee all day.

Great Lent 2017 first week:

This is one of the strictest weeks of Lent.

Monday, February 27- complete abstinence from food.
You can only drink tea, preferably from herbs (chamomile, mint, St. John's wort).
Light vegetable salads, lean cookies.

Tuesday, 28th of February
For a day - 200 g of bread, a decoction of dried fruits, herbal tea and water.
Lean cereals and vegetable soups.

Wednesday, March 1- dry eating (bread, raw vegetables, fruits, dried fruits, honey, nuts).
For the day - 250 g of bread and herbal tea
Vegetable stew, vegetable salads.

Thursday,2nd of March- dry eating (bread, raw vegetables, fruits, dried fruits, honey, nuts).
Fresh fruits and vegetables, salads. Preferably - grapes, apples, nuts, greens.
Vegetable soup.

Breakfast- a glass of juice or tea.
Dinner- boiled vegetables: beets, carrots or potatoes, a glass of red, natural, wine.
Dinner- Celery root salad. Compote and lean cookies or bread.

Breakfast- Vinaigrette and coffee or tea.
Dinner- Lean soup, potatoes with onions and mushrooms. Wine or compote.
Dinner- Boiled cauliflower with apple and carrot, tea.

Great Lent 2017 second week:

Monday, March 6- dry eating (bread, raw vegetables, fruits, dried fruits, honey, nuts).

Breakfast- Oatmeal with water. Tea.
Dinner- Vegetable salad. Fruits. Coffee or dried fruit compote.
Dinner- Tea

Breakfast- Rice porridge. Cucumber and tomato salad. Tea.
Dinner- Vegetable soup. Vermicelli with mushroom sauce. Tea with jam.
Dinner- Carrot steak. Tea

Breakfast- TOasha buckwheat. Tea or coffee.
Dinner – Shchi from fresh cabbage. Cabbage salad. Compote.
Dinner- Tea.

Breakfast- Oatmeal porridge. Fruits. Tea or coffee.
Dinner — Lentil soup. Vegetable Salad. Compote.
Dinner— Mashed potatoes with eggplant caviar. Tea.

Breakfast- Millet porridge. Tea or coffee.
Dinner- Lenten pickle. The vinaigrette. Vegetables. Compote.
Dinner— Boiled vermicelli with lecho. Tea.

Breakfast- wheat porridge. Tea or coffee.
Dinner- Lenten borscht. Fried potato. Compote.
Dinner- rice porridge with onions and carrots. A glass of dry wine.

Sunday, March 12

Breakfast- rice porridge. Nuts. Tea or coffee.
Dinner- potato soup with beans. Vegetable Salad. Compote.
Dinner- buckwheat porridge with onions and mushrooms. Tea.

Great Lent 2017 third week:

Monday, March 13- dry eating
Tuesday, March 14
Wednesday, March 15- dry eating.
Thursday, March 16- boiled vegetable food without oil.
Friday, March 17- dry eating.
Saturday, March 18- boiled food with the addition of vegetable oil, wine.
Sunday, March 19- boiled food with the addition of vegetable oil, wine.

Great Lent 2017 fourth week:

Great Lent 2017 fifth week:

Great Lent 2017 sixth week:

Monday, April 3- dry eating.
Tuesday 4 April- boiled vegetable food without oil.
Wednesday, April 5- dry eating.
Thursday, April 6- boiled vegetable food without oil.
Friday, April 7 –Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin - allowed to eat fish.
Saturday, April 8 – Lazarus Saturday- boiled food with the addition of vegetable oil, wine, caviar is allowed.
Sunday, April 9 –Palm Sunday allowed to eat fish.

Great Lent 2017 seventh week:

Holy Week is the strict week of Great Lent 2016.

Monday, April 10(Holy Monday) - dry eating.
Tuesday 11 April(Good Tuesday) - dry eating.
Wednesday, April 12(Passion Wednesday).
Thursday, April 13(Good Thursday).
Friday, April 14(Good Friday) - complete abstinence from food.
Saturday, April 15(Holy Saturday) - dry eating.

This fast is comparable in terms to Great Lent, which happens before Easter. However, during the Christmas Fast, fish and seafood are allowed on the menu, allowing you to diversify daily diet which is very beneficial for health. So, let's take a closer look at the daily food calendar for the laity for the Advent 2018-2019 year.

When to start
Daily food calendar
Helpful Hints

When to start

At the end of each year there is a Advent fast, as well as strict post before Easter, it lasts for a period of a day. IN Orthodox rules it is also referred to as the Fourteenth. By modern style it starts on November 28 and ends on January 6, 2018.

Fact! The Advent fast ends on the sixth of January, and the holiday is celebrated at night from the sixth to the seventh. On this day, in churches, special decorations are most often decorated Christmas trees or decorated pine branches.

Daily food calendar

November 28 Wednesday - products without heat treatment;
November 29 Thursday - hot food without oil and fish;
November 30 Friday - food without thermal cooking;
December 1 Saturday - hot food without oil and fish is allowed;
December 2 Sunday - hot dishes without butter and fish;
December 3 Monday - hot dishes without butter and fish
December 4 Tuesday - hot dishes without oil and fish
December 5 Wednesday - food without thermal cooking;
December 6 Thursday - hot dishes without rast. oils and fish;
December 7 Friday - products without heat treatment;
December 8 Saturday - hot dishes without oil and fish;
December 9 Sunday - hot dishes, food without rast. oils and fish;
December 10 Monday - food without heat treatment;
December 11 Tuesday - hot dishes without rast. oils and fish;
December 12 Wednesday - food without thermal cooking;
December 13 Thursday - hot food without rast. oils and fish;
December 14 Friday - food without thermal cooking;
December 15 Saturday - hot food without oil and fish;
December 16 Sunday - hot dishes without rast. oils and fish;
December 17 Monday - food without thermal cooking;
December 18 Tuesday - hot dishes without oil and fish;
December 19 Wednesday - food without thermal cooking;
December 20 Thursday - hot dishes with vegetable oil;
December 21 Friday - food without thermal cooking;
December 22 Saturday - hot dishes without vegetable oil and fish;
December 23 Sunday - hot dishes without oil and fish;
December 24 Monday - hot dishes without rast. oils;
December 25 Tuesday - cooked meals without oil;
December 26 Wednesday - products without heat treatment;
December 27 Thursday - cooked dishes with vegetable oil;
December 28 Friday - fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds, honey;
December 29 Saturday - prepared dishes without oil and fish;
December 30 Sunday - cooked dishes without vegetable oil and fish;
December 31 Monday - hot dishes without rast. oils;
January 1st Tuesday - cooked meals food without rast. oils;
January 2 Wednesday - food without thermal cooking;
January 3 Thursday - cooked dishes without rast. oils;
January 4 Friday - products without heat treatment;
January 5 Saturday - hot dishes without vegetable oil and fish;
January 6 Christmas Eve - food without thermal cooking; on Advent 2018 - 2019 according to the nutrition calendar for the laity and monastics, after the appearance of the first star, you can eat festive dishes.

Important! In addition to observing the lenten menu, it is necessary, if possible, to refuse noisy companies, do not quarrel, do not offend loved ones and relatives, reconcile with warring people, and ask for forgiveness of those who have been offended. By the end of the fast, it is important to find peace in the soul.

General dietary rules for Advent

According to the charter of the church, it is forbidden to eat dishes and products for the preparation of which meat, eggs, and milk are used on all days of the Nativity Fast. You should also refuse ayran, kefir, sour cream, yogurt. On those days when cooking is allowed, soups are prepared on vegetable broth, cereals on water, salads from boiled vegetables, compotes and kissels. Sometimes fasting is allowed and not lean foods. This applies to children, pregnant or lactating women, and those who have various diseases. In these cases, please contact your spiritual father or just go to the priest in the church.

To diversify Lenten menu products can be baked in the oven or on the grill, in which case even ordinary potatoes baked with dill or onions acquire a special taste;
during fasting, experts recommend drinking more simple water between meals. pure water;
do not abuse lean store products such "lean mayonnaise" contains protein powder of unknown origin, and biscuits a large number of palm oil;
if you are often hungry during fasting, try using more high-calorie foods: mushrooms, beans in pods, lentils, beans, flax seeds (for making porridge), and tea can be drunk with halva.