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Saying Yes to Soy

An Orthodox Christian's guide to Lenten fasting

Meat, dairy products, and many other foods are off the menu if you're an Orthodox Christian during Lent. Below are serving suggestions--some bona fide, some tongue-in-cheek--for the fast.

Instead of...	...try
Breakfast
eggs and toast	toast
cereal in milk	cereal in soy milk
bacon	fruit
oatmeal with milk and butter	plain oatmeal
Lunch (at home)
ham and cheese sandwich	PB&J sandwich
Hot Pockets	pita with hummus or falafel
salad with ranch dressing	salad with vinagrette
Lunch (out to eat)
cheeseburger	bean burrito with no cheese
chicken sandwich	bean burrito with no cheese
fish sandwich	bean burrito with no cheese
chicken nuggets & fries	fried shrimp & fries
Snacks
cheese doodles	potato chips
milk chocolate	dark chocolate
yogurt	apple slices with peanut butter
chips and salsa	chips and salsa
Dinner (at home)
spaghetti with alfredo	spaghetti with marinara
beef stew	lentil soup
meat chili	tvp & bean chili
meat loaf	soy loaf (it's vegalicious!)
Dinner (out to eat)
12-oz. steak	shrimp lo mein
grilled chicken	bean burritos, enchiladas, and lots of chips and salsa
pizza	pizza without cheese
veal parmigiana	grilled shrimp
loaded baked potato	plain baked potato
Dessert
chocolate chip cookie	handful of semi-sweet chocolate chips
cheesecake	apple pie
lemon meringue pie	lemons
ice cream	toast

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