Like anyone else. Depending on where they live or their cultural background, they may use a knife and fork, their hands, chopsticks, or other devices.
Most orders of nuns do not have veiled faces, so eating isn't really a problem.
It turns out that nuns eat anything.
As far as I know they can I am heading to the monastery tomorrow so I will let you know then when I asked some of the Dominican nuns if they can eat chocolate
Roman Catholic AnswerNuns are human beings, who need complete proteins, carbyhydrates, and fat; in short, nuns eat food just like anybody else.
monks eat horrible food and nice food. i think sometimes they eat salmon but I'm not sure. other times they might eat a soup or something along those lines
Lay Buddhists can eat at any time. Monks and Nuns can not eat after mid-day.The reason for this is that food should be to only nourish the body and not for a source of pleasure. Also Monks and Nuns work to satisfy themselves with only minimal things, food included. Lastly eating at night makes the mind sluggish for meditation.
There are different sects within Buddhism, and they all have different requirements of monks and nuns. One sect requires them to only eat one meal per day, before noon. Others require monks and nuns to only eat food which is donated to them. Most of the sects agree that the enjoyment of food is something which distracts from a dedication to understanding and experiencing the true nature of reality. They don't have to eat terrible foods or starve themselves or eat this food but not that one. They just need to be mindful, and various sects have created different rules for what, when and how to eat in order to stay aware.
Nuns were poor people and their food was simple. One of the most common foods was barley or rye bread as well as oats. Soups and stews were also eaten a great deal along with fruit and vegetables grown in the garden of the nunnery.Answer:Monasteries and convents had rooms called refectories, which were the eating halls for monks and nuns.
In the middle ages nuns would eat fish, fruit, turnips, legumes. They also would eat eggs, onions, melons and bread.
Yes, in moderation; unless they have an allergic condition.
Buddhists can eat any food that is offered as long as they did not kill it themselves, they did not ask someone to kill it for them or it was not killed just for them. So we do not have to be a vegetarian. In fact The Buddha died after eating tainted pork. Monks and Nuns eat only between dawn and mid-day. Lay people can eat whenever they wish. As for alcohol, Monks and Nuns can not drink any. Lay people are not suppose to either since it affects clear thought.
Lay Buddhists can eat whenever they want. Buddhist Monks and Nuns typically do not eat after noon.
no they ar cannibals and they eat cats and nuns