Other years the question of what to eat for the pre-fast meal is a settled one: it has to be dairy. This year there are two options available: meat or dairy. But because it is Shabbos you are also limited as to what foods you can eat, since you can't cook something fresh. So far most of my family is leaning towards having cold cut sandwiches. Yet, when I think about it, it seems very weird to be going into a fast on turkey roll and corned beef. On the other hand, dairy sandwiches don't seem like they would have enough protein/carb staying power to get you through the fast.
Any suggestions?
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Deli meat would seem to be heavily salted and likely to make you thirsty.
You can't go wrong with either poached salmon, chicken salad, tuna salad, or egg salad.
Pasta salad.
Past, pasta, pasta
We always have fish. I usually bread it and bake it. It tastes good cold. It's not too heavy. And don't forget the PowerAde.
Steak. Some members of my immediate family have difficulty fasting, but eating steak before a fast makes it far easier. One member used to vomit after every fast, but after following one doctor's recommendation to eat steak prior to the fast, that family member has fared much better. No other foods help before a fast like steak. Lots of potassium can also help (bananas, oranges/orange juice, etc.)- it's worked wonders for me.
Chickpeas have fiber and protein. I will probably also have pasta and some fish for protein. Fruit to get more water and PowerAde.
I was also thinking that deli sounds too salty for pre-fast.
Personally, I lean towards pasta too, but that's everyday, not just pre-fast ;-) Also, plenty of fruits and veggies. Rice is supposed to help retain hydration.
I second chickpeas. Food that's low on the glycemic index takes a long time to digest (and having still-digesting food in your stomach during a fast definitely helps!) Whole grains are good too.
My problem is not really what to serve but how to serve it. My family won't eat too many dishes cold aside from cereal and milk and a vegetable salad. I'd leave a lokshen kugel up on the blech for the few extra hours until we have to eat before the fast but I've never left food up that long. Do you think it will last the extra 6 or 7 hours?
Lissa,
Check with your LOR, but I learned that if you invert a baking sheet over a plata or blech, you can heat up dry food. Why would you have to leave it? Kugels or other foods can be heated up in the afternoon just as you do in the morning for lunch. Or how about a soup in the crockpot? Just leave it in there from before Shabbat until Seuda Shlishit. You can make it very hearty with beans and chickpeas and lots of veggies.
Eggs, legumes (beans, etc). Lots of liquids, of course, but not right before eating -- no room for the food!
(Dietarily speaking for us vegetarians every nine days are the Nine Days... with wine, of course).
Easy and meaningful fast,
ALN
Doesn't matter what you are going to eat because on a summer day fast you are going to be thirsty and hungry anyway. I just keep away from anything too strong tasting because the next morning when you wake up and can't brush your teeth can be awful with cumin and pepper still in your mouth.
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