What to eat during lent?

Great post - very strict, with many limitations, the most significant post. The observance of this post implies the prohibition of alcohol and Smoking. In addition, prohibited the use of all animal products, white bread, rolls, sweet and mayonnaise. Instead it is allowed to eat vegetarian food, fruits, pickles, crackers, tea drinks, black and brown bread, porridge made with water, jelly and nuts.

The strict fast for the last and first weeks. On Monday, called a Net, post instructs complete abstinence from any food. And on Friday of the first week of lent can be used koliva. Koleva - sweetened honey boiled wheat.

And on the other days of lent - Monday, Wednesday and Friday: vegetables, bread, juice and water, fruit;

Tuesday and Thursday: hot food without oil;

Saturday and Sunday: food oil plant-based.

The main purpose of fasting is not merely the rejection of some foods, and in the spiritual exaltation of man. Only in the case of a combination of bodily purification with the transformation of the human soul, the post can be considered correct. Because the true position, as stated in one of the sources, the destruction of evil, the curbing of human language, the taming of the passions and the deposition of anger, termination of lies and slander.

In the post useful reasonable abstinence from forbidden foods. However, the sick, the aged and those who ate little during the year, the Church allows not to fast. In any case, the resolution on the refusal of the post you want to get the priest. If you have the opportunity to talk with the priest is not present, then decide for yourself whether it is harmful to your body this post. You take a mortal sin, intentionally harming their own health.

At that time, when I was fasting, our ancestors were cancelled all the usual entertainment, baked "twice-bread". And the regular dishes were replaced utensils guard from clay. Vegetable soups.