LIFESTYLE → FULL ‘N FREE Issue 951 · March 1, 2023

Acing the Purim Marathon

With its sweet, tangy flavor and natural electrolytes, this is an excellent choice for a refreshing non-caffeinated pick-me-up to enjoy throughout the day.

Acing the Purim Marathon


Styling and photography by Sara Goldstein

You read articles (maybe even some of mine!) that tell you to start your Purim off right with a balanced breakfast, and even though it sounds great in theory, you roll your eyes at how impractical it is.

Let’s face it: Purim is a day like no other. Spiritually, the accomplishments we can make are huge. Physically, the day feels haphazard and draining.

Everyone’s up crazy late on Purim night, after hearing Megillah, breaking our fasts, putting last-minute touches on costumes, and packing up our mishloach manos. The morning starts early with getting ourselves (and assorted pirates and kallahs and butterflies) dressed and running out to hear Megillah, then rushing home to start the mishloach manos marathon and prepare the seudah. Soon after, the house slowly but surely starts filling up with nosh, and as ravenous as we are, we’re going to be having some of it.

For lots of us, the day winds on with the adrenaline ebbing off into a hazy feeling of fatigue and exhaustion.

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