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On Clean Monday, complete abstinence from food is customary. The rest of the time: Monday, Wednesday, Friday - dry eating (water, bread, fruits, vegetables, compotes); Tuesday Thursday - hot food without oil; Saturday, Sunday - food vegetable oil.

Fish is allowed on the Annunciation Holy Mother of God(April 7) and Palm Sunday (April 9 in 2017). On Lazarus Saturday (April 8, 2017), caviar is allowed. On Good Friday (April 14, 2017), food cannot be eaten until the shroud is taken out.

great post 2017 nutrition: first week

Tuesday, February 28 - dry eating (consumption of bread, raw vegetables, fruits, dried fruits, honey, nuts).

Wednesday, March 1 - dry eating (consumption of bread, raw vegetables, fruits, dried fruits, honey, nuts).

Thursday, March 2 - dry eating (consumption of bread, raw vegetables, fruits, dried fruits, honey, nuts).

Friday, March 3 - dry eating (consumption of bread, raw vegetables, fruits, dried fruits, honey, nuts).

Lent 2017 nutrition: second week

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

Wednesday, March 8 - dry eating (consumption of bread, raw vegetables, fruits, dried fruits, honey, nuts).

Friday, March 10 - dry eating (consumption of bread, raw vegetables, fruits, dried fruits, honey, nuts).

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Lent 2017 nutrition: third week

Monday, March 13 - dry eating (consumption of bread, raw vegetables, fruits, dried fruits, honey, nuts).

Wednesday, March 15 - dry eating (consumption of bread, raw vegetables, fruits, dried fruits, honey, nuts).

Friday, March 17 - dry eating (consumption of bread, raw vegetables, fruits, dried fruits, honey, nuts).

Lent 2017 nutrition: fourth week

Monday, March 20 - dry eating (consumption of bread, raw vegetables, fruits, dried fruits, honey, nuts).

Wednesday, March 22 - dry eating (consumption of bread, raw vegetables, fruits, dried fruits, honey, nuts).

Friday, March 24 - dry eating (consumption of bread, raw vegetables, fruits, dried fruits, honey, nuts).

Lent 2017 nutrition: fifth week

Monday, March 27 - dry eating (consumption of bread, raw vegetables, fruits, dried fruits, honey, nuts).

Wednesday, March 29 - dry eating (consumption of bread, raw vegetables, fruits, dried fruits, honey, nuts).

Friday, March 31 - dry eating (consumption of bread, raw vegetables, fruits, dried fruits, honey, nuts).

Lent 2017 nutrition: sixth week

Monday, April 3 - dry eating (consumption of bread, raw vegetables, fruits, dried fruits, honey, nuts).

Wednesday, April 5 - dry eating (consumption of bread, raw vegetables, fruits, dried fruits, honey, nuts).

Friday, April 7 - dry eating (consumption of bread, raw vegetables, fruits, dried fruits, honey, nuts). Fish are allowed.

Saturday, April 8 - boiled food with the addition of vegetable oil, wine, caviar. Fish caviar is allowed.

Great Lent 2017 Nutrition: Seventh Week

Lent food implies a special, in the diet should be absent certain products. This time is intended for good deeds, prayers, the search for measures to become better, a comprehensive cleansing of the soul and body. The beginning of Lent is a chance for spiritual improvement and rest from animal food.

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We celebrate Great Lent in 2018 with joy and special inspiration. This 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 restrict yourself in 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 also cannot be forced to fast food, they can abstain from some kind of 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 his 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;
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 dishes, caviar, wine, vegetable oil.

Meals for Holy Week (the 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 differs significantly 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 observe fasting days at our discretion, because everyone has different opportunities. Thus, by eating right, you will be able to maintain and increase your health.

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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 inexpressible 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, saute 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 decision- 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.

Attention! If you are suffering from diseases gastrointestinal tract or wrong exchange substances, then the observance of fasting in all its severity is out of the question. You can fast in more sparing forms, moving away from the strict monastic canons.

Note. The definition of the week here has an unusual meaning. It is customary to refer to only Sunday as a week. A seven-day interval, starting from a week, has a name - a week.

The Feast of Forgiveness Sunday marks the beginning of the first week. There are no food restrictions on this day.

Wednesday requires acceptance only plant food raw, as well as bread.

Thursday will have to be spent in complete abstinence.

On Friday and Saturday you can include hot food in the diet.

Monday is the day of dry eating, hot food will have to be abandoned.

Tuesday is the day of remembrance of the Forty Martyrs of Sebaste. You can eat hot food, as well as drink one cup of wine.

On this joyful and bright day, try the recipe. He will perfectly play the role of the main dish on the Lenten table.

Wednesday, Thursday and Friday - dry food with a one-time use of hot food.

On Saturday of the second week, hot food and two cups of wine can be included in the menu.

On the second week of Great Lent, the memory of St. Gregory Palamas is honored. He preached the doctrine of the power of fasting and prayer. On this day, hot food and two cups of wine are allowed.

From Monday to Friday, you will have to be content with dry eating and one hot meal.

On Saturday, a hot meal with vegetable oil and one cup of wine are allowed.

It is called the Cross or the Cross. Starting from Sunday and until Friday of the fourth week, the Life-Giving Cross takes the place of the icon of the holiday in the center of the temple. There is a glorification of the Holy Cross as a symbol great power. On Friday, after the readings, the cross is moved back to the altar with a solemn procession.

From Monday to Wednesday and Friday - dry eating with one hot meal in the morning.

Your table in Lent in 2018 will diversify the food calendar by day. Thanks to useful recipes on this day you can decorate the table. It is easy to prepare and has excellent taste.

On Saturday you can enjoy hot food and one cup of wine.

The beginning of the week is marked by the week dedicated to the theologian John of the Ladder. As abbot, he created the great scripture "The Ladder of Virtues", in which he described in detail all the milestones and the path of spiritual perfection.

On this day, it will become an excellent decoration for your table. You can find the recipe for this wonderful dish in our calendar.

For the rest of the week, you will have to alternate dry eating with hot food.

The week of the sixth week is the day of remembrance of St. Mary of Egypt. Her life is an example of great repentance. After 17 years of living in sin, Mary tries to enter the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, but an unknown force prevents her from doing so. After spending long hours praying in front of the icon of the Mother of God, Mary feels internal cleansing and enters the temple. The next day, she crosses the Jordan River and begins a hermit life. She spends the rest of her days in prayer and abstinence. The story of Mary is an example of the boundless mercy of the Lord to repentant sinners.

This week you can drink two cups of wine and eat hot food.

On Monday, you need to observe strict dry eating.

On Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, one hot meal is allowed.
On Friday, the Annunciation is celebrated, on this day the use of fish is allowed.

The onset of Lazorevskaya Saturday will give us the joy of tasting fish caviar, hot food and two cups of wine.

The week begins with Palm Sunday. This day marks the arrival of Christ in Jerusalem. At his feet, people threw numerous branches, in our country they are replaced by willows.

On this day, you can enjoy the taste of fish dishes and hot food. Two cups of wine are allowed.

All days of Passion Week are called great. Your diet allows raw vegetables and fruits, as well as a hot decoction once a day.

IN Clean Thursday without oil.

The last day of Great Lent is Great Saturday, on this day many believers completely refuse food until the bright holiday of Easter.

Before starting a fast, be sure to talk with your spiritual mentor or priest. They will help you to post correctly. In most cases modern man you should not stick to the traditional monastic menu. To do this, you need to have a prepared body. Also, a nutrition calendar will help to withstand a difficult post in 2018, it contains many useful and most importantly delicious meals. They are close to the daily diet ordinary person, not a monk, and help brighten up hard days abstinence.

Walking the difficult path of great purification is a real example of a strong inner will. We hope that in this difficult test, the 2018 Great Lent Nutrition Calendar will serve as your faithful companion. When creating it, the best lean recipes were selected and selected to help brighten up the long days of deprivation.

Published on 02/28/17 12:57 pm

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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.

On Saturday and Sunday (with the exception of Holy Week), in addition to vegetable oil, you can drink some grape wine. On 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 with 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).
11th of March- 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).
18th of March- 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 passed 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).
30th of March- 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.
5th of April- 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 - Great 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.

Great Lent 2017 is the most important and oldest fast in Christianity. This is a difficult path to the Resurrection of Christ, along which Orthodox laity must pass in strictness and restrictions. IN church calendar the period of Great Lent (from February 27 to April 15) is considered the most touching, instructive, kind and bright. The only darkening fact is a strict diet according to all the rules fast food and abstaining from noisy worldly amusements. But having a daily and weekly diet calendar in your arsenal, it’s not difficult to stick to the rules. In Great Lent 2017, food is rather meager and monotonous, so you can’t do without imagination, ingenuity and a table with tips. Great Lent 2017 - food for the Orthodox by weeks

In the name of the salvation of human souls, Christ spent 40 days in the wilderness in prayer and preparation for a great mission. Deprived of all food and strictly renouncing the devilish temptations, the Son of God passed the test and safely returned to public service. Unfortunately, the Jewish high priests did not approve of the new religion and condemned Jesus to death as a false prophet. Follow-up after execution 7 calendar days were named Passion Week, and Velikden (Easter, Resurrection of Christ) turned into a bright ceremony in the name of the Savior, revered to this day.

Great Lent is a wide cycle that includes Fortecost and seven days of Holy Week. Its main goal is to fill with virtue and completely eradicate the negative manifestations of the human soul. Strict fasting includes not only proper nutrition for the Orthodox for weeks, but also the unquestioning observance of all sacred commandments, the rejection of entertainment and long sincere prayers to the Almighty. In addition to food restrictions, spiritual abstinence also follows:

Rejection love pleasures And couples, and unmarried people;
Smoking, alcohol and narcotic substances;
Active social life, entertainment, festive festivities, attendance at public events, trips and manifestations of laziness;
Complete control of emotions, refraining from envy, aggression, anger, greed;
Strict observance of the rules of nutrition for the Orthodox by weeks and days of Great Lent 2017.

Basic dietary rules for the laity in Lent 2017

The rules for eating during Great Lent for the laity are contained in the liturgical charter - typikon. Orthodox clergy recommend following these recommendations:

In the first and last week, it is worth observing the strictest fast with the minimum allowable diet;
Any products of animal origin are strictly prohibited (meat, butter, milk, eggs, cottage cheese);
The lean diet should consist of one meal per day. Saturday and Sunday are exceptions. On weekends, you can eat twice: at lunch and in the evening;
On Monday, Wednesday and Friday, only cold food without vegetable oil is allowed. Tuesday and Thursday - hot food without oil;
On Saturday and Sunday, you can serve lenten dishes with vegetable oil and grape wine;
On the last Friday of Great Lent Good Friday) eating is prohibited. If possible, it is also worth refusing to eat on Saturday the day before the Resurrection of Christ;
If the Annunciation of the Most Holy Theotokos does not fall on Holy Week allowed to eat lean fish.

Food in Lent 2017 by day

Of course, a competent and reasonable approach to the selection of food in Lent 2017 contributes not only to the absence of a hunger strike, but also to a more or less varied diet. So, during the fasting period, the following products are allowed:

Cereal bread and black bread;
Mushrooms different cooking(salted, pickled, boiled, baked without butter);
Cereals: rice, buckwheat, oatmeal, barley, wheat, corn;
Beans, peas, lentils;
Seasonal vegetables;
Fruit and berry jams, pickles and pickled vegetables;
Honey, nuts, dried fruits;
Seasonal fruits;
Fresh fish 2 times during the entire Great Lent (on the Annunciation of the Most Holy Theotokos and on Palm Sunday).

Depending on the week of fasting and the day of the week, foods should be raw (cold) or cooked (hot). For example, on Monday, only raw vegetables, bread, jam, etc., and on Tuesday - boiled potatoes with stewed cabbage without oil.

Nutrition in Lent 2017 for Orthodox laity for every day: how to choose foods for the diet

There are many interesting Lenten dishes suitable for proper nutrition during Lent 2017. But many of them need the right selection of quality ingredients. Lenten food is not too full of flavors, so it is better to choose the right foods for the diet and alternate regularly.

Vegetables. From the very beginning of fasting, it is allowed to eat any vegetables, including potatoes, carrots, beets, cabbage, eggplant, zucchini, onions, celery, tomatoes, cucumbers, bell peppers. Do not forget about winter salads and greens. By using herbs easier to give lean food more pronounced taste;
Cereals. As you know, cereals are an ideal source of protein. Diversify your lean diet peas and beans. In combination with vegetable stew and pickles, porridge will serve as an excellent lunch during Lent;
Fish and mushrooms. If fish is allowed in the diet only twice, then mushrooms can be eaten almost every day. They are able to replace meat and fill the body valuable vitamins and minerals;
Fruits. Any kind of fruits, seasonal and exotic, are allowed in Lenten menu. These include apples, pears, plums, citrus fruits, berries, grapes, etc. From fruits, you can cook sweet salads, cook compotes, squeeze fresh;
Sweets. As lean desserts, let's say honey, sugar, oatmeal cookies. Fruits in sugar, lollipops, kazinaki, dark chocolate. Some ingredients can be combined with each other, making the diet more varied. For example, berries in chocolate, a salad of dried fruits, nuts and honey dressing, etc.;
Beverages. Not to do in Great Lent without delicious drinks. Allowed tea, coffee, jelly, uzvar, pure cocoa or drinks on soy milk. On weekends, grape wine can be served with dinner.

Lent 2017: food calendar for every day

With the beginning of fasting, the way of life and thinking should change dramatically. It is worth curbing your habits, putting aside revealing outfits and bright cosmetics, moving travel and entertainment events to a more suitable period. the main objective 47 fast days is not only modest food, but also peace and peace of mind. You should not succumb to the surrounding negativity, and it is better to perceive difficulties and troubles as tests.

In many ways, the fasting process is facilitated by a quality nutrition calendar for every day. It displays in detail everything that is permissible and impermissible for an Orthodox lay person. Following it, it is easy to make a diet and choose the right lean food for the day.

We, in turn, offer you a diet for one week, depicting the rules of nutrition according to all canons:

The first day (Monday) - you should refrain even from lean food;
The second day (Tuesday) - black bread, water, kvass;
The third day (Wednesday) - dry eating (fruits, vegetables, pickles, jams, bread);
Fourth day (Thursday) - continuation of dry food;
Fifth day (Friday) - fruits, vegetables, bread, non-alcoholic drinks, lean vegetable canned food without oil;
Sixth day (Saturday) – Friday meals + grape juice+ some vegetable oil;
Seventh day (Sunday) - lean boiled food with vegetable oil and grape wine;

Thousands of people began to perceive the beginning of Lent as a fashionable modern trend. After all, during this period, you can pretty much lose weight and save money by adhering to a lean diet every day. But for true believers Orthodox laity- this is quiet peace, long prayer and inner contemplation, purification, deliverance from sins. In Lent, food by day and by week, of course, wins back important role. But it is much more important, following a strict calendar and strict rules, to remain a balanced, kind and positive person.