Secrets of Lent: a glass of water before breakfast and pasta for dinner
Today began the most severe week of Lent - Holy sedmitsa. In these days before the celebration of Easter believers strictly forbidden to eat meat, eggs, milk and products based on the plug, fish and alcohol.
Meanwhile, in strictness also has its own nuances. How to eat during the last week of Lent? What foods are best to combine these days during mealtimes? And also how to get out of the office, without causing harm to their health? - On the eve of Passover learned correspondent "MK".
Holy Week is called the last week before Easter - it began April 14 and will end on April 20 - in the Resurrection of Christ. This is the latest, most stringent (or "augmented") Week of Lent - begins with the Great Monday. It should be noted that the last Holy Week is different severity in food. During Holy Week the Church prescribes a strict fast, which excludes meat, dairy, egg and fish food. Monks, of course, keep a strict fast, sitting as a rule, these days only on bread and water. Laity also allowed some fun range of products.
We must remember that post - it's not a diet. First of all, man limits himself to pleasures, drew attention to their spirituality, - the member of the National Guild of Chefs Cyril Zebrin. - A restriction in food - only part of the post.
Most important, according to the chef during Lent do not overeat (even if you eat only foods of plant origin). In this case it is necessary to eat slowly, chewing food for a long time.
Cyril advises to eat during Lent different products.
Morning before breakfast to drink a glass of water with a few drops of lemon to the intestines started working. For breakfast, you can also cook oatmeal on the water with nuts and dried fruits. A drink green tea with honey - he explains.
For lunch or dinner chef cook offers a fairly simple, but tasty dish: a deep pan pour dried pasta, add on top of frozen or fresh vegetables and dry greens. Pour the resulting mixture of tomato juice and water (that only covered). Then add a little olive oil, bay leaf, salt and cook over medium heat for 15-20 minutes. By the way, the pasta can be replaced on the rump, such as buckwheat, and olive oil instead of vegetable pour. Must also get very tasty.
Three eggs - norm
Meanwhile, according to nutritionists, out of the post to be very careful. For the body needs a period of adjustment.
- During Lent we refuses food of animal origin, replacing it with a plant - says dietician Helen Zlatinski. - A food animal organism requires the release of special digestive enzymes that help digest it. During Lent such enzymes hardly stands out. Therefore, when a person begins to dramatically eat meat, smoked or any other fatty foods, and even in large quantities, it can happen in the body stress. And as a result - indigestion. There may be acute abdominal pain, constipation, and even develop acute pancreatitis.
That's why experts recommend leaving the post gradually, use a limited number of products of animal origin, gradually increasing the amount of their daily diet.
- The first week after the post you can start with the lighter foods of animal proishozheniya: boiled or steamed fish and chicken, cottage cheese, vegetables, vegetable soups, porridge. Also, do not abuse alcohol, - says Elena Zlatinski. - Milk is the first time, too, it is better not to drink, and replace milk products - such as kefir and yogurt.
According to the specialist, milk contains a lot of so-called milk sugar, which is quite difficult to digest in the body of an adult. And some people do not digest milk at all. Therefore keep standing stomach.
Another very important when leaving the post to take food properly. According to a nutritionist, need to eat - fractional 5-6 times a day in small portions. And of course, the last meal should be no later than 2 hours before bedtime.
Incidentally, the very Easter nutritionists recommend eating no more than two eggs, a couple of spoonfuls of Easter and a piece of cake. And about the meat costs to forget.
Actually, as it turns out, the eggs - quite a heavy product.
- The rate of use of eggs for an adult - three a week - says Zlatinski. Why?
It turns out, the yolk itself is very fatty foods, there are a lot of cholesterol. Egg protein is absorbed faster, but agree that none of us will be tailored to separate the whites from the yolks.
Of all forms of cooking eggs best, according to the expert, digestible omelet. Worse - hard-boiled eggs and just fried in a skillet. But problematic best absorbed in the body (who would have thought!) Raw egg.
- In raw eggs contain a substance ovidin, which greatly complicates the process pischevarieniya, - says the expert. - In the preparation of this substance is neutralized product.
Generally, nutritionists recommend even make the whole Easter week diet - it helps the body to gradually adapt to the process of digestion in new condition with a full range of products.
