Every year, Muslims around the world observe a month of fasting known as Ramadan. Ramadan is when you can’t eat or drink from sunrise to sunset and before you ask, no, not, even water. This fast is marked by a morning meal known as Sahoor and an evening meal known as Iftar. Muslims fast to get closer to Allah (God) and is known as one of the five pillars of Islam and helps one to have more self-discipline. I’ll show you what a week of fasting for Ramadan looks like. The time for Sahoor in the morning gets shorter by one minute whereas the time for Iftar increases each day by one minute.
To begin the next day, I overslept my alarm and wasn’t able to wake up for an early morning Sahoor meal. Due to this, I enjoyed having a high calorie meal for my Iftar dinner. So after a long school day and baseball practice, it was time to break my fast around six and I decided to get some McDonald’s for dinner. I got some chicken nuggets, fries and a diet coke. My meal was very filling and was very enjoyable after a long day of fasting.
On Tuesday, March 3, I woke up and just drank some water for Sahoor — this is usually what I’ve done for Sahoor most days of Ramadan. During Ramadan, it’s very important during Sahoor and Iftar to get a lot of water and electrolytes into your body to help you stay hydrated throughout the long day of fasting, so I enjoy usually drinking water and Gatorade for Sahoor rather than eating a meal because I’m also usually not hungry early in the morning. For Iftar that night, I decided to get McDonald’s again because I wanted to try their brand new Big Arch burger. I thought it tasted great and it’s probably my favorite burger from McDonald’s.
On Wednesday, I once again woke up early and decided to just drink some water and not eat an actual meal. During the school day, I got a free cupcake from Missouri Baptist University due to the fact that I got accepted there. So for Iftar that night, I decided to enjoy that cupcake, but to be honest, it didn’t taste the best. That meal I also got three chicken tacos from Taco Bell and decided to go for more of a low calorie meal that night.
On Thursday, I once again overslept my alarm for Sahoor, so I didn’t eat or drink anything until Iftar that night. Despite this, I still decided to go for a low calorie night and chose to get a 12-c grilled nugget from Chick-fil-A and a large fruit cup as my side. After that, I decided to drink a lot of water and some Gatorade Zero to get electrolytes into my body.
On Friday, I woke up that morning and drank water and some more Gatorade for Sahoor. After seeing a mukbang earlier in the week, I had been craving some food from the Costco food court and decided to get a hotdog and slice of pizza that night for Iftar. I enjoyed it a lot, and to be honest, it might have been one of my favorite meals of the week.
During the weekend on both Saturday and Sunday, I overslept my alarm for Sahoor and didn’t get any food or drink into my body until Iftar. On Saturday, I decided to go to a St. Louis City SC game and decided to break my fast that night with chicken kebab from Balkan Treat Box. It tasted great and reminded me of a lot of the Bosnian food that I’ve enjoyed eating growing up. On Sunday, the time for Iftar changed and was now closer to around seven, so I had to wait an extra hour to break my fast. That night, I decided to get some hot wings, garlic bread and fries from Imo’s. It was a lot of food and was a very filling meal to end my week.
Ramadan comes to an end marked by the Islamic holiday Eid Al-Fitr, which is on March 20, 2026. Overall, I enjoy fasting each year because it helps me feel fulfilled and helps me get closer to Allah and I would recommend it to others who want to give it a try or also want to feel fulfilled.
