Food for erev tisha bav and tisha bav

Diamond Member Joined: May 24 2007 Posts: 4622

what are you making for erev tishabav?
I thought soup was good but it feels to hot for soup - any ideas?

what about for the kids on tishab av

Diamond Member Joined: May 24 2007 Posts: 4622

what foods are good to eat before a fast?

I'm going to make a hearty vegetable soup, I think. With barley, orange lentils and beans.

The best foods for before a fast are foods with complex carbohydrates and not alot of salt. Also, protein and fat are good, but not too much fat that may give heartburn... No matter what you eat you'll be hungry the next morning!

Also, lots and lots of watermelon the day before.
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Posted: Sun, Aug 07 2011, 6:09 am Post subject:

Yeah, everyone keeps recommending soup, but it's just SO hot!
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Diamond Member Joined: May 24 2007 Posts: 4622

dh wants homemade bagels and cheese but I'm not sure what to put with it

Posted: Sun, Aug 07 2011, 6:29 am Post subject:

Tomato soup with rice?

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Diamond Member Joined: May 24 2007 Posts: 4622

I can't eat tomatoes before a fast. Too acid-y and causes heartburn.

Silver Member Joined: Jan 22 2009 Posts: 855

Bialies and stuffed vegetables (cabbage/zuccini) sounds nice to me. Watermelon, apple juice & israeli salad.
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Lentil soup leftover from shabbos, pasta, potatoes and my husband said he would eat fish. After the fast I haven't even though. I guess breakfast, like cereal or fruit then maybe an hour later toast with something.
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Gold Member Joined: Nov 17 2010 Posts: 1191

Is there a minhag to eat bagels either before or after the fast? I think I heard that recently, but don't recall who told me, or if it was for before or after.

Senior Member Joined: Aug 04 2011 Posts: 191

I'm making courgette and onion soup, a cheese and vegetable frittata with baked potatoes, and I have mango ice cream left over from shabbat

I haven't thought about breaking the fast but we usually break on copious amounts of English tea and apple cake (bought).

Later on we'll probably have a bowl of soup but nothing much else.

Diamond Member Joined: Dec 28 2005 Posts: 4655

Sounds like a take-off of eating eggs, food of aveilus (because of their round shape, shows the circle of life).

Platinum Member Joined: Jun 22 2008 Posts: 6427

what can I make? preferably no soups, no fish. maybe a quiche? what can I serve with it? a noodle salad?

I'll prob. make kasha with whole wheat pasta since they're both good sources of complex carbs and ra_mom's egg roulade with veggies for protein. Maybe some kind of lentil or pea soup if it's not too hot with homemade ww rolls.
Anyone have a good recipe for the rolls?
Oh and of course lots and lots of watermelon and tap water Smile

btw I found this very helpful: http://www.weightlossforall.com/complex-carbs.htm
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