Healthy nibbling erev Shabbos

Posted: Thu, Mar 13 2008, 12:22 pm Post subject: Healthy nibbling erev Shabbos

All the kugels are oily and mostly all traditional foods are terrible for cholesterol. Other than chopping up a fresh salad erev Shabbos, do you have any hearty filling ideas? I’m talking about a filling food, something like a regular supper to keep the kids full from the time of eating (about 4 pm) until the Seudah.

One week I prepared chicken wings in a pan on Thursday and baked it on Friday so it was convenient… I think it can get boring quickly.
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Platinum Member Joined: Mar 20 2005 Posts: 5321

I actually make it a part of my shabbos prep to make a huge salad (if I am really good I do it Thursday night) or a big veggie platter. We all sit and enjoy a great lunch.
If you don't want to do that just make extra chicken and maybe easy roasted potatoes for them to snack on.

It’s not enough. there’s got to be something… maybe egg salad sandwiches.. ? I’m at a loss. I want to start a happy memory based on something healthy. Thanks.

Executive Member Joined: Jan 04 2008 Posts: 396

I sometimes do fried chicken cutlets on wed. or thurs. and save some for friday afternoons for the kids. Fried stuff stays fresh for a couple of days. As for myself I sometimes make cauliflower kugel and have a huge salad.

Executive Member Joined: Dec 03 2006 Posts: 341

every week, we would have grilled chicken. it was always something we enjoyed - it's not the usual baked chicken and we also had potato's/sweet potatooes in the microwave.

Platinum Member Joined: Jan 01 2006 Posts: 48224

For lunch or for a snack? In our house, the rule is, you eat lunch where you are, on Friday.

For a snack, I usd to eat Aveirah cookies but now I'm ont to: granola bar, apple, a handful of nuts.

Posted: Thu, Mar 13 2008, 3:28 pm Post subject:

"Aveirah cookies" too funny. no can do.

Gold Member Joined: Jun 08 2007 Posts: 1333

I Make a big chulent on Friday morning before I go to work. My chulents are kinda healthy. I use lots of barley, spices, potatoes (you can even use sweet potatoe for even healthier)onions and lean meat. I always have a big bowl when I get home from work.

Posted: Thu, Mar 13 2008, 3:38 pm Post subject:

Thanks for mentioning cholent! As mentioned many times, I make mine early Thursday morning and eat from it until Tuesday. But the kids…

Silver Member Joined: Apr 03 2005 Posts: 588 Location: EU

I know someone who gives gefillte fish with some cut vegetable.

Gold Member Joined: Jun 08 2007 Posts: 1333

hmm im at a loss. My family always ate before shabbas to hold us over till dinner. My mother would just give us from the food she prepared for shabbas. Sometimes she prepared something different like she would make a pan of chicken bottoms or buy a 1lb of turkey deli meat and coleslaw.