Lunch during Lent

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I like your meal idea…I had never thought of toast. LOL I ate a bowl of oatmeal, small bowl, today…for breakfast…and for lunch, had the soup and a small amount of fish. For dinner, the sorry fish filet sandwich from McDonald’s. Is that food? lol

I need to remember…TOAST. Toast would be good.👍 Thanks for sharing.
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My mother was the toast maven, except she always burned it. She burned pretty much everything. I didn’t know I liked toast or bacon until I got my first job at IHOP.

Cereal is a good start. I like frosted mini-wheats and those little guys really do stay with you for a long time. During Lent you can skip the pineapple or banana. To me, cereal without fruit is a serious sacrifice.

We eat a lot of fish anyway. I make tilapia or flounder filets on a griddle with olive oil and garlic, dredged in Progresso Italian bread crumbs and parmigiano. They take a very short time to cook, and right before I take them off, a little squirt of lemon juice. As long as the kids thought they were eating chicken, they gobbled them up. It works really well with very thin cut chicken breast or turkey breast.

The dried ramen in a package is pretty good too. If you use only half the water and toss in a can of french cut green beans, it seems like something good.

I abstain from meat on Friday all year. Normally it’s not a big deal, but it does seem they always bring in pizza of Friday. I have to remind them to get either veggie or cheese but there are other people on my team that prefer those too. The thing that annoys me is how many other Catholics think they have to point out that’s not required anymore. It such a small sacrifice to honor a great big sacrifice, and it just works for me.
 
I have never looked at a good slice of pizza as a sacrifice though. lol 😃
 
Sailor_Kenshin said:
Thanks for the link. Awesome knife there in the picture!

although one of my major pet peeves is the mis-use of the word DECADENT to describe something luxurious or delicious. The root word is decay. Decadence is to be avoided at all costs.

Hey, that looked like a Cali roll, too.

I do have a question: the official fasting rules state that liquid can be taken between meals. Is this just water, or is coffee with milk in it okay?

I can has a V-8?
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V-8 is a good choice in fact, because it’s one or two servings of vegetables, lots of vitamins and kind of filling. When I was dancing I drank it a lot because of the low calories and high nutrient content. It helps that I like it too.
 
actually, not to burst the v8 bubble, filling yes, but vitamins? not really…it’s been watered down, and been sitting on a shelf for a while…not all that much vitamin content anymore. :o

Better to buy a juicer and make your own. 😛
 
having a juicer makes juice so much better in so many ways…😃

does anyone have any tasty ways of preparing fish? i find that i am already tired of preparing the ever ubiquitous “baked fish”.

thanks and God bless.
 
You’re going to make me cry. The one in my desk drawer here says 100% Vitamin A, 115% Vitamin C, 6% Calcium, 15% iron, 15% folic acid and 70 calories. I need my bubble!

You know what I like even better, especially if my sinus are bad or I have a cold? Mr & Mrs T Bloody Mary mix! No vodka, but it’s thinner and just a little spicy so it kind of opens up your head.
 
daeve said:
You’re going to make me cry. The one in my desk drawer here says 100% Vitamin A, 115% Vitamin C, 6% Calcium, 15% iron, 15% folic acid and 70 calories. I need my bubble!

You know what I like even better, especially if my sinus are bad or I have a cold? Mr & Mrs T Bloody Mary mix! No vodka, but it’s thinner and just a little spicy so it kind of opens up your head.
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They might have improved! 😃
 
daeve said:
You’re going to make me cry. The one in my desk drawer here says 100% Vitamin A, 115% Vitamin C, 6% Calcium, 15% iron, 15% folic acid and 70 calories. I need my bubble!

You know what I like even better, especially if my sinus are bad or I have a cold? Mr & Mrs T Bloody Mary mix! No vodka, but it’s thinner and just a little spicy so it kind of opens up your head.
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I have never in my life had a bloody mary…is it good? I might have to take your word for this medicinal conconction.😃
 
_wifey said:
having a juicer makes juice so much better in so many ways…😃

does anyone have any tasty ways of preparing fish? i find that i am already tired of preparing the ever ubiquitous “baked fish”.

thanks and God bless.
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I love steamed fish and rice (we have a steamer, but it comes out much the same if you do this in the oven):
  • 1 piece of fish (I use tilapia, because its cheap, but you could use anything). Place in a piece of aluminum foil.
  • drizzle in lemon juice, add parsley, salt, pepper, lemon pepper, onion powder, and garlic powder to taste
  • put a few pats of butter on it (overall < 1 tbsp, but cut it into thin slices and spread it out)
  • wrap the fish up in the foil completely. Poke a few holes in the top. Bake at 425 for ~20 minutes (I keep a close eye on it) or steam for ~20 minutes.
  • serve over rice (including the yummy drippings!)
I also have recipes for Tuna Tortellini Gratin and Tuna Casserole if you’re interested. Yum!

My own question: Are you all abstaining throughout Lent, or just on Fridays? From the way you’re talking, it almost sounds like its all of Lent. And since I’m new to this… I’m a bit confused.
 
It’s a choice some people make but you are only required to abstain on Ash Wednesday (also a fast day), and Fridays, including Good Friday (fast day again).
 
Sailor_Kenshin said:
It’s a choice some people make but you are only required to abstain on Ash Wednesday (also a fast day), and Fridays, including Good Friday (fast day again).
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phew… that’s what I thought! At least I’m not horribly mixed up…

Although the idea of entirely changing meals for lent has come up a few times and it seems appealing perhaps. As long as I can figure out a good spiritual reason to do it, I might consider it for next year. 🙂

I like someone’s idea of fasting on all the fridays of Lent… this past Friday didn’t seem much different since I eat fish a couple times a week anyway.
 
DrPiano said:
phew… that’s what I thought! At least I’m not horribly mixed up…

Although the idea of entirely changing meals for lent has come up a few times and it seems appealing perhaps. As long as I can figure out a good spiritual reason to do it, I might consider it for next year. 🙂

I like someone’s idea of fasting on all the fridays of Lent… this past Friday didn’t seem much different since I eat fish a couple times a week anyway.
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You are thinking of the OP, which is me…lol I was the “horribly mixed up one.” 😃 I have been fasting for Wed and Fridays of Lent…I did that last year, but for some unknown reason, thought it was mandatory to fast all Fridays of Lent. 😊 I will say though, that fasting every week for Lent, keeps in perspective how much we take for granted in this country…all the abundance we have. I’m grateful, that’s for sure. :o
 
whatevergirl said:
I have never in my life had a bloody mary…is it good? I might have to take your word for this medicinal conconction.😃
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A Bloody Mary is ok. Sometimes they stick a celery stick and a shrimp on the edge of the glass. I prefer my calories and carbs in the form of chocolate and/or ice cream.

Spicy stuff will open up your sinuses for at least a little while. Kung Pao chicken is great when you have a cold.
 
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