My son is underweight and so cannot fast, but we like to eat dinner together. Today was my first fast day (hooray!) so I came up with a dinner we could share with modifications. Just thought I would share it in case anyone else is in the same boat. We both thought it tasted good.

Fish in a Packet and Roasted Vegetables for a faster and an underweight person

First, the amount of ingredients for the faster:

4 oz. frozen mahi-mahi filet (100 calories)
1 Tbsp. fresh lime juice (16 calories)
2 medium scallions (5 calories)
2 Tbsp. chopped fresh cilantro (less than 1 calorie)
non-stick cooking spray (0 calories)
heavy duty aluminum foil
(fish in a packet total 122 calories)

2 small plum tomatoes (100 grams, 18 calories)
1/2 medium zucchini (100 grams, 17 calories)
1/2 large sweet red bell pepper (100 grams, 31 calories)
5 medium white button mushrooms (100 grams, 22 calories)
1 tsp. olive oil (40 calories)
pinch of salt, grind of pepper (0 calories)
(roasted vegetable total 128 calories)

1 pluot (a hybrid of a plum and an apricot) (92 grams, 40 calories)

total calories 290

For the non-faster:
use a 6 oz. fish filet
use the same amount of vegetables, or more if desired
add a medium potato, a medium onion, and 2 more tsp. olive oil

Begin thawing the fish according to package directions. Wash the vegetables, scallion, cilantro and lime. Begin pre-heating the oven to 400 degrees F. Slice the zucchini and bell pepper thinly, halve the mushrooms, slice the tomatoes in half and core them. (For the non-faster, slice the potato and onion thinly.)

Use 3 9×9 inch or 8×11 inch baking pans: spray each with cooking spray. For the faster, place zucchini, pepper, and mushrooms in a large bowl, add a pinch of salt, a grind of pepper, and 1 tsp. olive oil; toss to coat. Place in a baking dish and arrange the tomatoes next to the other veg. Do the same for the non-faster, only use more vegetables if desired. In the third pan, toss the potato and onion slices with 2 tsp. olive oil and a pinch of salt. Roast everything for 35 minutes.

Chop the scallions and the cilantro. Juice the lime. Lay out 2 rectangles of heavy-duty aluminum foil, about 16 inches long. Spray the center of each with cooking spray. Place 1 fish filet in each, top with 2 chopped scallions and 2 Tbsp. cilantro. Begin to fold the edges together to make a packet and add 1/2 Tbsp. lime juice to each, finish folding tightly. After the vegetables have cooked for 35 minutes, stir them and lower the oven temperature to 350 degrees F, moving the vegetables and potatoes to the bottom rack. Place the fish packets in a baking dish and add them to the oven. Continue cooking for another 20 minutes.

Wash, pit, and slice the pluot.

Make sure to keep track of whose dinner is in which pan and packet. Serve and top the fish with the remaining lime juice.