Lent Observers - Eating no meat on Fridays

Original post by JamieAnt06202009

Mar 06, 2009 02:47 PM

What are you girls eating on Fridays? I am going to eat pizza tonight even though it's not in the best interest of my dress lol.

Mrs B to Be Posted: Mar 06, 2009 06:49 PM

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from what i've been told the whole thing is a sham......it was created by the catholic church to boost the fishing industry, so no meat = eat fish = money for the fishing industry......but that comes from my mom a catholic school graduate who hated catholic school

i dont know how much truth there is to it

mdawg Posted: Mar 06, 2009 06:50 PM

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i enjoy being a jew during lent because if i dont eat chicken im pretty sure i'd go into shock and die.

tammi2308 Posted: Mar 06, 2009 07:15 PM

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Fish- salmon, flounder
Shrimp
Tonight, we had Eggplant Parm.

NikkiR515 Posted: Mar 06, 2009 07:18 PM

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Well I already ate turkey bacon this morning because I completely forgot about lent (as I ALWAYS seem to do!!!) I had pizza for lunch and might have pasta for dinner. I am not a fish eater so my options are really limited!

IrishBrideASmiling Posted: Mar 06, 2009 07:26 PM

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Posted by NikkiR515

Well I already ate turkey bacon this morning because I completely forgot about lent (as I ALWAYS seem to do!!!) I had pizza for lunch and might have pasta for dinner. I am not a fish eater so my options are really limited!

Yea I have the same problem. FH and I dont eat any type of seafood at all.

Gracie821 Posted: Mar 06, 2009 07:34 PM

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Posted by VeggieBride

i never understood why they dont consider fish meat

What I was told was that this all started to help boost the fishing industry way back when so they said originally no meat on wed and fri during lent this way people would be forced to eat more fish. I hope no one gets mad at me for this, it is just what I heard, but I still follow the rules of a good catholic and eat my fish on fridays

NickandTara426 Posted: Mar 06, 2009 07:37 PM

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Potatoes and eggs.

Gracie821 Posted: Mar 06, 2009 07:39 PM

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I'm making whole wheat pasta with shrimp and veggies and a little evoo last week we had tilapia and brown rice

DnJ0809 Posted: Mar 06, 2009 11:05 PM

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Here's some ideas:

broiled tilapia or any kind of fish
Pizza
Spaghetti, oil, garlic, broccoli
Shrimp scampi
Veggie stir fry (add shrimp if you want)
Pierogies
Eggs / pancakes /french toast / waffles
Eggplant parm
Lasagna with spinach
Veggie Burgers
Tuna caserole
Big garden salad with all kinds of veggies, hard boiled eggs, etc
Grilled cheese with soup (broccoli cheddar, clam chowder, tomato, potato, vegestable, etc)
Fruit smoothies for something quick and filling
Nachos / cheese / salsa / cheese quesadillas
Mac n cheese bake

HTH

JamieAnt06202009 Posted: Mar 06, 2009 11:08 PM

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I was bad and had my 2 slices of pizza and I pigged out on carbs all day. Observing lent and not eating meat is bad for the wedding diet lol.

FuTuRe MrS MaZz Posted: Mar 06, 2009 11:11 PM

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ya know, growing up going to catholic school from 1st-12th grade ... i felt the need to abide by these rules (courtesy of mom who is a church fanatic) .... but i just dont do it anymore... so im proud to say im a bad catholic and had me some chicken francaise today yummmmmm

ddnsp618 Posted: Mar 06, 2009 11:13 PM

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not to rub it in my catholic girls faces, but lutherans dont have to observe lent restrictions....i had smokin al's tonight!

but i do observe when im with FH, and in that case i make whole wheat pasta with broccoli and shrimp (which i sautee in oil and garlic) and i make FH fish alll the time!

kcreagh Posted: Mar 06, 2009 11:32 PM

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had a lean cuisine mac n cheese for lunch and pizza for dinner...but went to happy hour and came home a half hour ago and forgot and ate chicken soup...I feel so bad i was drunk and needed to eat soemthing

FutureMrsD09 Posted: Mar 06, 2009 11:38 PM

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I just made Hot Sauce Glazed Tempeh along with homemade mashed potatoes with jalapeno corn gravy. I manage to get by everyday with no meat and tons of variety! (and omg, yes, chicken = meat)

FutureMrsD09 Posted: Mar 06, 2009 11:41 PM

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Check out this link for some recipes:
http://www.theppk.com/nomicon.html

I've made all of them and love it! Veganomicon is amazing!

Espo22 Posted: Mar 07, 2009 12:01 AM

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Posted by SoonToBeMrsR

Posted by VeggieBride

i never understood why they dont consider fish meat

What I was told was that this all started to help boost the fishing industry way back when so they said originally no meat on wed and fri during lent this way people would be forced to eat more fish. I hope no one gets mad at me for this, it is just what I heard, but I still follow the rules of a good catholic and eat my fish on fridays

nobody should get mad, i remember learning about this in school. That's why alot of catholics will eat seafood on friday.

I am not catholic so I had chicken and beef today. DH is catholic and he went to a steakhouse today omg his mom would kill him lol but 2 friends who couldnt make it to his party last week took him out to his favorite steakhouse. Wanna hear the funny part,dh came home early bc he got SOOOO sick off of it, he went to bed now bc he cant take the pain, i guess that was his punishment for eating meat lol

ETA: although im not catholic and dont have to follow this, have to say the orthodox one is so much more strict. Theres also 2 different versions ppl follow, theres one alot more strict than the other and its for 40 days, and some do it for even longer. My grandmother follows the real strict one and its insane, theres hardly anything you can have lol. Theres times you cant have any dairy, then no meat and dairy at the same time and a bunch of other things lol. I never follow it

MrsFigtobe09 Posted: Mar 07, 2009 12:06 AM

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i actually like shrimp or even Tofu..

FutureMrsM Posted: Mar 07, 2009 01:13 AM

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My Friday meals consist of... PB&J, pizza, tuna sandwiches, salads, pasta and my absoute faves, 'Breakfast for Dinner' pancakes, omlettes, waffles, french toast, etc.....