FOOD & DRINK
SUHOOR WARS HALEEM
vs BAGELS
By: Shaista Khurshid,
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Reprinted from June 2019 issue of NorthWest Muslim Magazine
n every Muslim culture there are food sused for suhoor, (early breakfast before fasting) whose nutritious value and satiability people swear by. Our editors too have their own opinions about it. They also jumped on the bandwagon and decided to compare the two food options. One of the options is common breakfast staple among North American while other option is unheard of as a breakfast.
you a lot of dismay including being “Hangry”. One of our editors swore by the filling and satiating ability of bagels while others think there are other more filling and convenient options available. As the part of North America we live in, we have long winter nights to long summer days. As we know Ramadan changes around ten days per year, thus Ramadan falls in every month of the year in around thirty-six years. This makes opening of the fast in summer at 10:30 pm while eating early suhoor at 4 am. This leaves us to very long fast, for which we need to be well fed for the whole day. Since days are long, we must have nutritious food in suhoor and Iftar to continue the work of the day as well as into the night. Food also shouldn’t affect us negatively that we feel drowsy for nightly prayers.
Suhoor the main meal of Ramadan, not only it is a sunnah, but also has many benefits other than filling you up for the day. A nutritious meal at the start of the day can save
Bagel was an excellent contender with respect to other breakfast options like paratha, waffles, pancakes, bread and croissants. For its excellent ability to fill our
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