Eat Right and Feel Great During Ramadan
Guard Your Suhoor
- Make enough time for it and make sure it’s a healthy one.
- Eat a complete meal with a variety of fruits, whole grains and protein, such as beans or eggs. Choose from leafy greens, and water-rich fruits such as watermelon, peaches and papaya.
- Avoid refined sugars and too many carbohydrates, which can leave you feeling exhausted by mid-day.
- Drink plenty of water or real juice, but don’t overstuff yourself with these, either.
Don’t Sleep the Day Away
- This is particularly important after the suhoor meal because digestion and circulation cannot occur if you spend half the day in bed.
- Additionally, you will slow yourself down by sleeping during the daylight hours meant for being productive.
- Avoid too much talking—yes, talking takes up a lot of energy and can actually bring on headaches. You need as much of your energy to get through the day so avoid unnecessary and long-winded conversations, especially futile ones that have nothing to do with work, family or the deen.
- Take it easy when doing errands or working around the house by maintaining a leisurely pace. Walk, don’t run and you’ll avoid losing the energy needed for your ibadah. We should remain productive, but choose our energy output wisely.
- Don’t be in a rush to eat. You won’t digest your food properly and could make yourself sick. Instead, break fast with a healthy room-temperature fluid like water, pure fruit juice or warm milk, as cold drinks are hard on your system. Have a couple of dates, figs, and a handful of nuts. Then, pray your salah and return to the table for a nice meal.
Ease Into the Iftar Meal
- Warm the stomach and slowly acclimate your body to food by having soup as a first course to the iftar meal. It’s not only easy on the stomach, but it also prevents over-eating with heavier foods that generally come afterwards.
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