When Fasting, for lent, what do I not eat?
Not sure if this helps as fasting has taken on many meanings. I am a Catholic so traditionally a fast meant just what the word means fast no food or drink (only water). Not sure what your religion follows traditionally but my personal thought is this the body needs nourishment, but not overindulgence. you need water but can get by small amounts and wine in small amounts is nourising now with food lighter food in small amounts keeps the body working but a nibble of food would suffice as opposed to a huge meal where you can barely move is pure gluttony. The bible recounts many references to fasts and fasting from absolutely nothing to eat or drink to drinking sips of water and nibbling bitter herbs to taking a portion of food and dividing it between your family or group. By todays standards anything in modest proportions might be acceptable but the word itself means abstaining from food or drink.
