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We celebrate Great Lent in 2018 with joy and special inspiration. it good chance improve your spiritual life and learn how to eat right. This will help the menu by day with recommendations, it is given below. From February 28 to April 15 - these are the days when there will be Lent. Some dietary restrictions should not be taken as priority. The spiritual part of fasting is mainly aimed at working on oneself, taking care of loved ones, refraining from condemnation, anger, lies, envy and evil deeds, and the food component is insignificant.

You should not limit yourself to food, practice diets and fasts if you are unhealthy, travel a lot, are weak, work hard, live in an unfavorable or cold geographical area, breastfeed a child, or are pregnant. You are allowed to eat everything according to the recommendations of doctors and your needs. Children should not be forced to fast food, they can abstain from some food only if they themselves strive for this and are fully aware of the meaning of fasting. As an option, you can try to plan a children's fast before Easter so that the food is without desserts, sweets and harmful products, it had less heavy food. This is also a good way to cleanse.

It should also be said about how long Great Lent lasts, the total number of days in it is 48. Correct preparation consists in smoothly lightening your diet, learning to analyze your inner world and learn more about Orthodox culture. Let's try to implement this ancient tradition into our life. Despite the fact that the essence of fasting is not a diet, the question of correct and varied diet is still relevant. Every person who accepts Orthodoxy as their worldview and way of life, undergoes the rite of baptism consciously should understand the topic of fasting. One of best calendars nutrition is presented in this article especially for your convenience.

Monastic lenten menu for every day

What foods can be eaten in fasting according to the charter of most Orthodox monasteries:

different types of vegetables (including pickled and salted vegetables, sauerkraut);
seasonal fruits;
mushrooms;
the whole range of dried fruits;
porridge from cereals cooked in water;
different varieties of nuts;
compote based on dried fruits;
natural kvass;
homemade jelly.

What not to eat in fasting:

meat products;
milk products;
eggs;
bakery products;
all alcoholic drinks;
candies;
fish;
mayonnaise;
White bread.

Food in fasting by day of the week:

Monday - the day of dry eating (vegetable and fruit dishes, water, bread, compote);
Tuesday - hot dishes without oils (stewed vegetable dishes, porridge on the water, first courses, for example, pickle soup);
Wednesday - the day of dry eating (vegetable and fruit dishes, water, bread, compote);
Thursday - hot dishes without oils (stewed vegetable dishes, porridge on the water, first courses, for example, pickle soup);
Friday - dry eating (vegetable and fruit dishes, water, bread, compote);
Saturday - dishes seasoned with oil (vegetable salads, stewed vegetable dishes, first courses);
Sunday - products with oils (stewed vegetable dishes, vegetable salads and soups).

There are special days in Great Lent:

Clean Monday (in the first week) - fasting;
2, 3, 4, 5 (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday) days of fasting - food with bread and water;
Environment - the use of natural wines;
day 40 of the Holy Martyrs - food with vegetable oil and wine;
Palm Sunday Feast - fish meals, caviar, wine, vegetable oil.

Power on Holy Week(final week):

Maundy Monday, Maundy Tuesday, Maundy Wednesday - a ban on processed food, raw food days;
Maundy Thursday - dishes with vegetable oil, wine;
Good Friday- starvation;
Great Saturday - fasting or minimum food olives, bread, dried fruits;
Easter holiday - on this day, all Lenten restrictions are removed, you can eat any food.

It should be noted that monastics do not eat meat even outside of fasting, but nevertheless it is provided in monasteries good food and their diet is rich in nutrients.

Now you have an idea about what foods you can eat in fasting and when you should starve. In fact, there is nothing complicated in planning a diet; for daily nutrition control, you can buy a special calendar, where there are many monastic recipes. We urge you to take the food of Great Lent seriously and be sure to combine it with spiritual perfection, otherwise you do not need to fast.

List of Nutritious Lenten Foods for the Laity

Here best products nutrition that fit into the framework of Great Lent and supply the body with a lot of valuable substances for maintenance, health, vitality and good mood:

different types of table vinegars;
edible algae;
lean bread (lavash or other bread products with a neutral composition);
tomato paste and ketchup;
lean mayonnaise;
adjika and many other sauces;
all kinds of nuts;
all kinds of seeds;
pasta and flour products without unnecessary ingredients;
dried fruits;
all kinds of cereals a good option- porridge with dried fruits);
mushrooms;
legumes (eg lentils, peas, beans);
fish and caviar (as well as shrimp, squid, all this is possible on certain days according to the calendar);
seasonal and Exotic fruits(the more variety of fruits, the better);
seasonal vegetables (from vegetables you can cook a mass healthy meals, use them pickled, salted, for example, cabbage, beets, carrots, celery);
homemade sweets (fruit and berry jam, jam);
lean chocolate;
milk (coconut, soy and other types);
drinks (decoctions and infusions of herbs, teas, coffee, jelly, compote, juices, fruit drinks);
soy yogurt and cheese;
lean marshmallows;
marmalade;
berries;
Turkish Delight;
halva and gozinaki;
sugar and lollipops;
dishes Korean cuisine(salads).

When the Great Begins Orthodox post You don’t need to change your diet drastically and starve for a long time. As you already understood, by abstaining from all meat and dairy foods, the laity does not need to torture themselves and severely limit themselves during fasting. On the contrary, variety and lightness should reign in the home cooking of Lent. Severe restrictions are intended for highly spiritual persons carrying a feat.

this time is intended for good deeds, prayers, search for measures to become better, comprehensive cleansing of the soul and body, acceptance light food, rest from animal products

How to keep an Orthodox fast?

Fasting in the monastery and in the world

We figured out what you can eat in fasting, and what to abstain from, and how to properly distribute your diet over the days. You understand that monastic food is significantly different from worldly food, since the monastery has a special charter and the most serious restrictions on food. We are ordinary people, strict post not for us, we can comply fast days at your own discretion, because everyone has different possibilities. Thus, by eating right, you will be able to maintain and increase your health.

Leaving a post

It is important not only to start Great Lent correctly, but also to complete it with dignity. Everyone asks when you can eat after fasting. Usually all Orthodox begin to normal nutrition at the time of Easter. Ideally, a rich meal is arranged after the Liturgy. It is important not to overeat, but to switch to the usual diet gradually. After completing your post, you need to go to the Easter service. Before communion, the Orthodox experience special religious feelings, and after this sacrament they are overwhelmed with great indescribable joy, compensating for all the efforts made earlier.

You will be interested meatless recipes, we will describe them below.

Recipes for meatless dishes without animal ingredients

Lenten first course - tomato soup

Components:

water - liter;
chopped tomatoes - 450 grams and tomato paste - 4 tablespoons;
canned white beans - 420 grams;
onions - 1-2 pieces;
olive oil- 2 large spoons;
chili pepper - a quarter of a small spoon;
garlic - 2 cloves;
wine vinegar - 1-2 large spoons;
Provence herbs - 2 small spoons;
sugar - 1-2 large spoons, as much pepper and salt as you like;
for croutons - ciabatta or baguette, salt, garlic - 3 cloves, olive oil - 3 large spoons.

In the oil heated at the bottom of the pan, sauté the onion for about 5 minutes, add pepper, garlic, fry for a couple of minutes, put the tomato paste, fry for another minute. Next, put the herbs and tomatoes, then pour water and wait for it to boil. Add the beans, draining the water from it, after cooking for a quarter of an hour, add black pepper, salt, sugar, vinegar. Cook under the lid for 10 minutes. Cook garlic croutons in the oven - fry the bread in oil with garlic.

Lenten second dish - stewed cabbage and mushrooms

Components:

cabbage - up to 1 kg;
champignons - 400 grams;
vegetable oil - about 3 large spoons;
salt, pepper, lemon juice - 2 small spoons.

Randomly cut the cabbage and mushrooms, heat the oil in a frying pan. Mushrooms are fried first, then cabbage is added to them. After pouring a small amount of water, simmer the dish under the lid until the food softens. If necessary, add water. Mature cooking time white cabbage- about an hour, if it is Beijing or young cabbage - 20 minutes is enough. Season the finished dish with salt, pepper, lemon juice, leave on fire without a lid for 3 minutes to evaporate moisture.

The main dishes for fasting can be prepared quickly and tasty on those days when it is necessary, and when correct selection products will not create the impression of inferiority of the diet.

lean salad

Components:

carrots - 2 pieces;
tomatoes - 2 pieces;
cucumber - 1 piece;
apple - 1 piece;
onion - 1 piece;
lemon - half;
vegetable oil - a large spoon;
herbs, salt, sugar.

Grate carrots with a Korean or simple grater. We cut onions, tomatoes, cucumbers. Grind the greens, cut the apple, removing the skin. Oil, salt with sugar, lemon juice squeezed out of a lemon - make dressing from these products, mix everything.

Lenten cookies

Components:

water - 200 ml;
flour - up to 400 grams;
baking powder - half a small spoon;
salt, sugar, nuts, dried fruits basil or other herbs;
vegetable oil - 70 ml.

Pour oil into water. Mix flour, salt, baking powder, gradually combine the liquid with the dry component. Keep the resulting dough for 30 minutes in the refrigerator. From a layer of dough, with a thickness of 2 to 4 mm, make any shape - round, diamond-shaped, square, triangular. To make cookies sweet, dip them in sugar with chopped dried fruits and nuts. For salty cookies, use basil with salt. Bake cookies pierced with a fork in the oven for 15 to 25 minutes at a temperature of 200 degrees.

Oatmeal cutlets

Components:

oatmeal - a glass;
onion - 1 piece;
potatoes - 1 piece;
carrot - 1 piece;
spices, garlic and herbs.

Lean cutlets are easy to prepare. Soak for about 20 minutes the flakes in hot water. Grate onions, potatoes, carrots, crush the garlic with a garlic press, chop the greens. Mix vegetables, garlic gruel and herbs with oatmeal, add salt and pepper (you can add any spices). Using a spoon, fry the cutlets on both sides. In this recipe, we also recommend including mushrooms and eggs on non-fast days.

Lenten nutrition is unthinkable without potato dishes, mashed soups. For lunch, you can cook hearty cabbage soup, for dinner, serve pancakes, pilaf, pancakes without animal ingredients. To make the dishes more interesting, you can make lean mayonnaise or various sauces. For a holiday feeling common days the best solution- Lenten cake or lean pizza.

So, we talked about all the generally accepted features of the diet and the preparation of lean dishes. Let there always be light, healthy, tasty lean food on your tables. Do not forget to attend church services, come to the temple not only with your troubles and problems, but at any free time. It is not difficult to observe the Great Lent of Christians, the main thing is to tune in to it correctly.

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 propose normal meatless dishes and do not limit yourself to only tea or broth 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 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. Fruit. 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. Fruit. 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 plant 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:

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 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.

So, with the beginning of Lent, which begins on February 27, 2017, all our nutrition changes dramatically. Therefore, let's look at the menu for Great 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, 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, mineral still water, decoctions of herbs.
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, kissel.
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. one. 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. one. 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. one. 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, pea cutlets, 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. one. 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 carrots and apples, coffee.
3. Fruit.

04/13/2017, Thursday. 1. Corn tea
2. Shchi with 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!

In Great Lent 2017, the food calendar by day plays very important role, for this reason, in this article, each day of the week will be described below, as well as the rules of nutrition that the believer must observe. In addition, for the Orthodox, they will provide options for dishes that are served at the table during the period of abstinence from harmful worldly food.

Since the strict time will begin very soon, the food calendar by day plays a very important role, for this reason there are several options for such calendars, so that every Orthodox person chooses for himself exactly the menu option that is more suitable for the believer.

How to distinguish the degrees of severity of fasting

Surely a great post is enough strict time, but after all, while adhering to certain rules, a person does not just deprive himself of some culinary delights, often fasting must be selected correctly for each believer in its complexity. Not many children and the elderly are able to withstand an exceptionally strict fast, which implies eating once a day, rare days complete failure from food, as well as the elimination of hot food and oil from the diet on certain days. The degree of severity is usually selected in accordance with the health of the believer, for this reason it is worth considering some options for the severity of fasting.

The first level is the most difficult, since at this time a person can completely refuse any food for exactly forty-eight days, but only experienced and trained people who do not have certain complex diseases. An unprepared person simply cannot, without harm to health and his life, completely refuse to eat.

The second level will not be so strict, but still, the Orthodox do not always withstand it, because during the entire fasting time they will have to adhere to a strict dry diet, that is, only dry food is eaten. Dry food is food that has not had any oils added to it and has not been cooked to complete cooking. The third stage is not much different from the second one, since food is simply warmed up a little on it, but it is also not brought to readiness and oil is not added to the dish.

The fourth level suggests seasoning certain types of food with oil, but this is allowed on certain days of strict fasting, in addition to this, food is eaten raw or cooked, it also depends on the day of the week. At the fifth stage, a person can eat a certain amount of fish and dairy products, this usually applies to the sick, infirm, children and the elderly. There is also a sixth step, during such a fast a person eats absolutely all foods, excluding only meat dishes.

Ordinary believers most often turn to the fourth or fifth level, but the first three steps are available mainly to more prepared and strong people with no particular health problems. The sixth level and the fifth can often be applied if the person has serious illnesses, also such fasting rules are observed by the elderly and children, it is allowed to adhere easy option post to those people who work for harmful enterprises. It's worth arranging ahead of time.

First week of fasting

Monday. On this day, people usually completely refuse to eat, the fact is that Clean Monday is the beginning of a large and strict fast, for this reason it is customary to meet it with particular severity. For the whole day it is allowed to drink several glasses of water, but you should not eat.

Tuesday. The second day of fasting will be lighter, here it is allowed to add some black bread to the water, if desired, after sunset, you should eat some hot porridge, but without adding oil.

Wednesday. As traditions say, this day of the week should be dedicated to eating raw and cold food, plain water, various cold compotes, fresh fruits and vegetables, nuts and honey.

Thursday. Since the fourth day of fasting has a slight relaxation, believers will be able to enjoy dishes cooked in the oven or on the stove. It could be buckwheat with mushrooms, or boiled potatoes. At the same time, it is worth remembering that oil should not be added to any of the dishes.

Friday. The fifth day of the week is devoted exclusively to the eating of dry food, that is, dishes cannot pass heat treatment, if desired, prepare a vegetable salad, which is seasoned with herbs and lemon juice. For dessert, a fruit salad or dried fruit bars are suitable.

Saturday and Sunday. Weekends are considered holidays, for this reason they usually have a relaxation, that is, a small amount of oil is added to any dishes for plant-based. If desired, it is allowed to drink a little Cahors, no more than 200 milliliters of wine is allowed at one meal.

Second week of fasting

Monday. This day is traditionally considered dry, it is allowed to eat fresh fruit salads or cook okroshka from vegetables on kvass. It is not bad to eat bread with horseradish and pickles.

Tuesday. Here, the diet can be slightly expanded, as it is allowed to cook hot soups, boil cereals with various dried fruits, and also cook compotes with a small content granulated sugar. But it is also forbidden to put any oil in the dishes.

Wednesday. It is worth adhering to dry eating, vegetable soup is suitable for pomegranate juice cold, it is allowed to eat fresh vegetables and fruits, and it is also great to make a tropical fruit salad seasoned with coconut milk.

Thursday. This day is dedicated to the preparation of hot dishes without the addition of oil, it can be boiled or baked jacket potatoes, which are served with sauerkraut. You can complement your dinner various types pickles, and also as a dessert, make tender lean and carrots.

Friday. They continue to adhere to dry diet, you can cook tyuryu, also great option for dinner, there will be okroshka or cold cabbage soup without meat. As a sweet, dried fruit bars with honey or tropical fruit salads are allowed.

Saturday and Sunday. Since these days it is allowed to cook dishes with the addition of oil, you should take advantage of this and bake a Greek sweet pie with nuts, serve a rich vegetable soup with mushrooms, and also cook oatmeal in water, with the addition of a small amount of nuts, dried fruits and honey.

Third week of fasting

Monday. This week, there are no holidays that could slightly weaken the fast for believers, for this reason, you will have to adhere to the usual meal schedule. Monday is dedicated to dishes that have not been cooked.

Tuesday. On this day, you should make delicious sour cabbage soup with cabbage, serve any kind of stewed or baked vegetables without oil, and raspberry jelly or some fresh berries with honey are suitable as a dessert.

Wednesday. On the third day of the week, we give our preference exclusively to fresh products, these can be berries, vegetables and fruits, they are also suitable. dried fruits, it is not bad to use honey and nuts for cooking. Used as a drink pure water and compotes.

Thursday. It is customary to celebrate this day with hot food, you can steam delicious oatmeal in the oven in water, into which a spoonful of honey is poured and nuts are placed. Lenten pancakes or muffins are also served for dessert, it is allowed to drink tea, compote or jelly. For lunch, hot or gazpacho is served.

Friday. For this day, as a lunch dish, it is worth preparing an unusual okroshka for kvass with the addition of pickled mushrooms, not bad option becomes a prison. As a sweet, raspberry or strawberry jelly is suitable, and for the second, a vegetable salad of cucumbers and tomatoes is prepared, to which you can serve a little sauerkraut with greens.

Saturday and Sunday. On these two days, it is worth considering the menu more carefully, because it is today that you are allowed to add a little oil to your dishes, while eating, a glass of table wine is also placed on the table.

Fourth week of fasting

This time is almost the same as previous weeks, but a holiday called the Annunciation falls on Thursday, for this reason the fast will be slightly weakened. Although on Thursday people can eat hot food, they still add a little oil to the dishes and supplement the diet with fish. If desired, sandwiches with fish caviar or pieces of salted fish are put on the table. You can also bake or boil this product. Fish-based fish soup is prepared, or the fish is fried in a small amount of oil. Further, no holidays are planned for the week, for this reason it is necessary to adhere to a permanent menu.

Fifth week of fasting

This time the week will not please believers with holidays, for this reason it will be necessary to leave a permanent menu, in which three days are usually devoted to eating cold and raw, two days a week food is cooked without adding oil, and on the last weekend it is allowed to add a small amount vegetable product to improve the taste of food.

Sixth week of fasting

During this period, the Orthodox will be able to celebrate, which falls directly on the sixth day of the week. As you know, if certain church holidays dedicated to the holy martyrs, the rules of fasting become more lenient. At this time, fasting people can eat twice a day, while food is cooked in the oven, fried, boiled or steamed.

It is allowed to use not only vegetables, cereals, fruits, herbs and berries, but also add some fish to your menu. In addition, a great holiday called Palm Sunday falls on Sunday, and there is also an indulgence in fasting. It is worth remembering that on this day only fish is added to the diet, but believers will have to refuse fish caviar on the table.

Last week of fasting

Many believe that this time is the most strict for the entire period of fasting, since it is necessary to properly end the abstinence from food, the first day is allowed to eat, as usual, any fresh vegetables and fruits, as well as any products that have not undergone heat treatment. Further, all days will continue according to the usual menu, but Friday will have to be especially noted, since this week we have Good Friday, and at this time it is best to strictly refrain from eating, you can only drink water. If it is not possible to drink only water, it is allowed to supplement the diet with a few slices of black bread. On Sunday, Easter comes, which means the end of the fast.

Published on 02/28/17 12:57 pm

Great Lent in 2017: what you can eat by day, the menu for Great Lent by day for 40 days 2017, what you can eat, and much more, read in the TopNews material.

Great Lent in 2017: a daily food calendar for the laity

This week, Orthodox Christians around the world entered Great Lent to purify their souls and bodies before the arrival of the bright holiday of Easter.

According to the Church Charter, the most strict fast is observed on the first and last week of Great Lent. Eating is allowed only in the evening, but on Saturdays and Sundays, only the morning meal can be excluded. On Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, only cold food is allowed, while on Tuesdays and Thursdays, hot food is allowed without oil.

Saturday and Sunday (excluding Holy Week), in addition to vegetable oil, you can drink some grape wine. AT Good Friday believers abstain from food all day.

Great Lent 2017: food calendar by day

February 27 - Clean Monday. Refrain from food.
28th of February- Tuesday. Refrain from food.
March 1 - Wednesday. Dry eating: bread, water, greens, raw, dried or soaked vegetables and fruits (one dish to choose from).
Infusion of dill or decoction of berries / fruits with honey.
Food is taken once a day, during the day.
2nd of March- Thursday. Refrain from food.
March, 3rd- Friday. Baked or boiled hot food without oil once a day, in the afternoon.
March 4- Saturday. Baked or boiled food vegetable oil twice a day. Olives and black olives are allowed. Grape wine without alcohol and sugar, diluted in hot water, is allowed in small quantities, but abstinence from wine is recommended.

First week Great Lent (First Sunday of Lent)

March, 6- Monday.
March 7- Tuesday.
hot food without oil. March 8- Wednesday.
Dry eating: bread, water, greens, raw, dried or soaked vegetables and fruits (for example: raisins, olives, nuts, figs - each time one of these).

9th of March- Thursday.
Finding the head of John the Baptist(first and second acquisition) — Orthodox holiday in honor of the most revered part of the relics of John the Baptist - his head.

10th of March- Friday.
Dry eating: bread, water, greens, raw, dried or soaked vegetables and fruits (for example: raisins, olives, nuts, figs - each time one of these).
March 11th- Saturday.
Hot food with vegetable oil and wine.

March 12- Sunday.
Second Sunday of Great Lent (Second Sunday of Lent). Memorial Day of St. Gregory Palamas.

March 13- Monday.
Dry eating: bread, water, greens, raw, dried or soaked vegetables and fruits (for example: raisins, olives, nuts, figs - each time one of these).
March 14th- Tuesday.
Hot food without oil.
March 15th- Wednesday.
Dry eating: bread, water, greens, raw, dried or soaked vegetables and fruits (for example: raisins, olives, nuts, figs - each time one of these).
March 16- Thursday.
Hot food without oil.
March 17- Friday.
Dry eating: bread, water, greens, raw, dried or soaked vegetables and fruits (for example: raisins, olives, nuts, figs - each time one of these).
March 18- Saturday.
Hot food with vegetable oil

March 19- Sunday.
Third week Great Lent (third Sunday of Lent) - cross.
On this day, they read legends, consecrate prosphyra, do not work, visit temples to worship the cross, reflect on the concept of “carrying their cross”, fast (with eating brew with oil and wine).
20th of March- Monday.
Dry eating: bread, water, greens, raw, dried or soaked vegetables and fruits (for example: raisins, olives, nuts, figs - each time one of these).
21 March- Tuesday.
Hot food without oil.
March 22- Wednesday.
Memorial Day of the Forty Martyrs of Sebaste.
The Forty Martyrs of Sebaste are Christian soldiers who were martyred for their faith in Christ in Sebastia (Lesser Armenia, modern Turkey) in 320 under Licinia.
Hot food that has undergone heat treatment, i.e. boiled, baked, etc. With wine (one cup 200g). One meal a day. Pure grape wine without alcohol and sugar, mostly diluted hot water. At the same time, abstinence from wine is highly commendable.
March 23- Thursday.
Hot food without oil.
March 24- Friday.
Dry eating: bread, water, greens, raw, dried or soaked vegetables and fruits (for example: raisins, olives, nuts, figs - each time one of these).
March, 25- Saturday.
Hot food with vegetable oil

26 March- Sunday.
Fourth week Great Lent (Fourth Sunday of Lent). Memorial Day of theologian John of the Ladder.
Hot food with vegetable oil
March 27- Monday.
Dry eating: bread, water, greens, raw, dried or soaked vegetables and fruits (for example: raisins, olives, nuts, figs - each time one of these).
March 28- Tuesday.
Hot food without oil.
March 29- Wednesday.
Dry eating: bread, water, greens, raw, dried or soaked vegetables and fruits (for example: raisins, olives, nuts, figs - each time one of these).
March 30- Thursday. Standing Rev. Mary of Egypt.
Hot food with vegetable oil and wine
March 31- Friday.
Dry eating: bread, water, greens, raw, dried or soaked vegetables and fruits (for example: raisins, olives, nuts, figs - each time one of these).
April 1- Saturday.
Hot food with vegetable oil

April 2- Sunday.
Fifth week of Great Lent (fifth Sunday of Lent). Remembrance Day Mary of Egypt
Hot food with vegetable oil
April 3- Monday.
Dry eating: bread, water, greens, raw, dried or soaked vegetables and fruits (for example: raisins, olives, nuts, figs - each time one of these).
April, 4- Tuesday.
Hot food without oil.
April 5- Wednesday.
Dry eating: bread, water, greens, raw, dried or soaked vegetables and fruits (for example: raisins, olives, nuts, figs - each time one of these).
April 6- Thursday.
Hot food without oil.
April 7- Friday , Feast of the Annunciation.
Hot food with vegetable oil and wine. Fish is allowed.
April 8- Saturday. Lazarus Saturday.
Fish caviar is allowed up to 100 gr. Hot food with vegetable oil

April 9- Sunday. sixth week Great Lent (Sixth Sunday of Lent).
Entry of the Lord into Jerusalem Palm Sunday) . Fish are allowed. Hot food with vegetable oil
April 10 - Maundy Monday
Dry eating: bread, water, greens, raw, dried or soaked vegetables and fruits (for example: raisins, olives, nuts, figs - each time one of these).

April 11 - Maundy Tuesday
Dry eating: bread, water, greens, raw, dried or soaked vegetables and fruits (for example: raisins, olives, nuts, figs - each time one of these).
From drinking: dill (hot infusion or decoction of herbs or berries, fruits) with honey.
April 12 - Holy Wednesday
Dry eating: bread, water, greens, raw, dried or soaked vegetables and fruits (for example: raisins, olives, nuts, figs - each time one of these).
From drinking: dill (hot infusion or decoction of herbs or berries, fruits) with honey.
April 13 - Maundy Thursday. Last Supper
According to the usual (Palestinian) order, one dish is laid, but boiled food with vegetable oil is allowed.
According to the Studian charter, one boiled dish is supposed, but supplemented with sochi (any porridge) and legumes; without oil.
According to the charter of the Holy Mount Athos, two boiled dishes with oil and wine are required. Pure grape wine without alcohol and sugar, mostly diluted with hot water. At the same time, abstinence from wine is highly commendable.
April 14 - Great Five. Good Friday. crucifixion of christ
Believers do not eat anything. For the elderly, bread and water are allowed after sunset.
April 15 - Great Saturday. The Descent of Christ into Hell
On Great Saturday, many believers also refuse food until Easter. For the rest - bread, dried fruits, vegetables, a cup of wine, kvass or a honey drink.

Lent 2017: what to eat

It is important to remember that food during Lent should still be as varied and balanced as possible, so the following foods can be included in the diet:

seaweed;

Korean salads;

pasta without eggs in the composition;

flour products from flour, water and salt;

bread (without the use of milk and eggs), unleavened lavash; sauces (ketchup, lean mayonnaise, adjika, soy sauce, tomato paste);

balsamic, apple, table vinegars.