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What Did Jesus Eat ?

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Among evangelical Christians, that's been a popular question in recent years. At first, the question was simply "What Would Jesus Do?" shortened to "WWJD" on bracelets and bumper stickers. The acronym reminded people to think about what Jesus would do before acting in a given situation.

But since then, "WWJD" has morphed into commands for specific areas of life. "What would Jesus drive?" the recent anti-SUV campaign. "How Would Jesus Raise a Child?" a new release in the Christian bookstores.

And last summer: "What Would Jesus Eat?: The Ultimate Program for Eating Well, Feeling Great, and Living Longer." There's also a companion, "What Would Jesus Eat Cookbook."

The author of both, Dr. Don Colbert, is a family physician in a practice of more than 20,000 patients in Orlando, Fla. Seeing people "making the same dumb mistakes," getting the same diseases after years of choosing fast and processed foods, Colbert says, he wanted to educate people about how better nutrition can ward off disease.

But with a title like "What Would Jesus Eat?" and with some of the corresponding content of Colbert's book, he has done what other nutritionists have not usually done: He has raised nutrition to a religious and theological level.

A recent check of Christian bookstore shelves revealed that food, nutrition and dieting are popular topics of books in the "Christian living" section. Yet most Christian authors don't go so far as to mix food and theology. We looked at several Christian books that keep food to an "eat this and you'll feel healthier" approach.

So why did Colbert take the more theological road?

"I thought I'd go back to the training manual -- the Bible -- and see what Jesus ate. Lo and behold, Jesus ate the healthiest diet ever developed, the Mediterranean diet."

Colbert's primary goal, then, was to promote healthful eating habits, but looking to the Bible for his subject matter at times propelled his book into theological waters.

What did Jesus eat?

Few Bible passages actually show Jesus eating.

Comb your memory and you might come up with Luke 24:42, where the post-resurrection Jesus shows his disciples he's not a ghost by eating broiled fish and honeycomb.

Other passages infer that Jesus either ate or would have permitted eating certain foods: bread and wine at the Lord's Supper; wine at the wedding at Cana; bread and fish at the feedings of the multitudes.

But Colbert goes further with his inferences.

Because Jesus was a Jew, Colbert says, he would have followed Old Testament dietary laws -- for instance, laws governing clean and unclean animals and fish. These laws were specific: cattle, sheep and goats were allowed; hogs were not. Fish with fins and scales were allowed; catfish, crustaceans (crabs, lobsters, shrimp), mollusks (clams, mussels) and others were not.

As Colbert says, Jesus would not have eaten an Easter ham.

Colbert also assesses Jesus' culture and decides what he would have eaten based on what was available. Fish was widely available; beef was saved for special occasions, such as the prodigal son's return. So, Colbert says, Jesus probably ate fish on a daily basis but beef not more than once a month.

Other staples in Jesus' diet, according to Colbert's assessment of the culture, would have been bread and other whole grains, vegetables, fruits and olive oil.

And Colbert believes Jesus taught diet by example, so he says we should eat the same foods today.

Colbert's WWJE diet

Not that Colbert takes a hard line on all "bad-for-you" foods. (Yes, it's OK to have a slice of cake on your birthday, he'd say.)

His goal, he said in a telephone interview, is to get people to make more healthful choices, even if it's only one step at a time.

In his practice, he tells people that if they don't think they can implement the whole diet plan, "they should start with one thing -- drink water instead of Cokes, or use extra-virgin olive oil instead of butter."

He wants people to see that health is based largely on choices.

"You can't always blame it on 'my genetics' or 'my thyroid,' " he said. "That little thyroid has been unfairly criticized for years.

"Christians nowadays need to take responsibility for their health. So many people go to healing meetings and so on when they need to realize they get a lot of diseases because of making the wrong choices."

The medical evidence he uses to back up his stances is probably the book's most convincing material. Colbert cites myriad studies showing that people who eat a Mediterranean diet -- as Jesus would have -- suffer less heart disease, cancer and other diseases.

To encourage good food choices, such as the Mediterranean diet's "living foods" (fruits, vegetables, grains, nuts), Colbert starts his first chapter by telling readers to ask themselves two questions before putting anything in their mouths: "Why do I eat this?" and "Would Jesus eat this?" For the first, he cites such reasons as nostalgia for childhood favorites to answer why people make poor food choices.

The remainder of the book attempts to answer the second question. That one is tougher, in part because Jesus didn't live in modern-day America. Colbert is forced to speculate, concluding that Jesus wouldn't eat Twinkies but would eat soybeans.

What do others believe?

Those areas of speculation are sticky, in part because other writers have come to conclusions different from Colbert's.

The Christian Vegetarian Association (http://www.christianveg.com), for instance, teaches that the Bible mandates a vegetarian diet, citing such passages as the prophecies that show a lion and lamb lying down together. This group would say Noah was granted permission to eat meat only because the flood-decimated world left him few food options, but other people aren't supposed to eat meat.

Other scholars would take issue with Colbert's promotion of Old Testament food laws, such as not eating "unclean" animals and making sure all blood is drained from meat -- some of the kosher laws practiced by many Jewish people today.

Colbert's critics would say the New Testament freed Christians from Old Testament food laws and placed them under a new era of grace. To them, Colbert writes, "Let me respond this way: God is giving you the grace today to learn about His law and to live according to it."

But in a phone interview, Colbert seemed to contradict his book.

"No, we're not under the Old Testament law in the New Testament era," he said, "so you don't have to avoid all the forbidden foods from Old Testament laws. Just don't eat them all the time -- don't have bacon every day for breakfast."

But he maintained that the Old Testament laws do retain their usefulness because "God intended them to protect the Israelites from disease."

Those laws may have had the side effect of warding off disease, but T. David Gordon, associate professor of religion at Grove City College, disputes the notion that that was their purpose.

"The book of Galatians tells us that three things were intended to make the Israelites distinct from the other nations around them: circumcision, the calendar [observance of religious holidays] and the dietary code. These things were intended to mark the Jewish nation as the people of God."

Many New Testament passages seem to teach that the dietary code has been repealed. In Romans, Paul says one man believes it's OK to eat anything, but the "weak" man eats only vegetables. In Acts, Peter sees a vision from Jesus, who commands him to "Rise, kill and eat" a host of unclean animals.

And in Mark 7, Jesus himself seems to jettison Old Testament notions of clean and unclean foods: "Do you not perceive that whatever enters a man from outside cannot defile him, because it does not enter his heart but his stomach, and is eliminated, thus purifying all foods?"

Even though Jesus was a Jew, Gordon is not as certain as Colbert that he followed Old Testament food laws. He notes that Old Testament laws addressed not only what kinds of foods were eaten, but also with whom they were eaten -- unclean people were as taboo as unclean foods. Yet Jesus had a propensity for hanging out and even eating with unclean Gentiles, so perhaps he wasn't so fastidious about his food, either.

But the larger question, as Gordon sees it, is not so much what Jesus would eat but whether Jesus intended to make rules on the subject at all -- whether he should be seen as a self-help guru.

"I don't think Jesus would raise the question at all, nor would he be content with our coming up with a list" of what to eat and what not to eat, Gordon said. "Certainly it's fair to ask whether we're being good stewards: Do we in America eat more meat than we probably should?"

But a conversation about general principles such as stewardship, as he sees it, is different from making food rules seem like a primary concern of the Bible.

Is Jesus' diet a valid question?

Modern American evangelicals, Gordon believes, are often fixated on laws.

This fixation stems in part, he says, from a belief that the Bible has a specific, absolute answer for every single situation and choice we face in life.

Yet things often aren't so clear-cut in the Bible, he says.

In writing his book about ethics, Gordon has been researching modes of ethical thought in the Bible. Only one is law.

The one he believes is deeply undervalued in evangelical thought is wisdom.

"The book of Proverbs tells us to go out and learn about the world through our experience," he says. "It tells us to go ahead and sleep all day and then find out that we'll have nothing to eat in the wintertime. It tells us to figure the world out and make wise decisions."

Yet he says modern American Christians are more likely to look for an absolute command: " 'Thou shalt not drink Coca-Cola,' instead of, 'I'm going on a long drive, and Coca-Cola helps me stay awake, so maybe I should drink it today.' "

He would urge caution in ascribing food rules to Jesus instead of making personal, situation-based choices using wisdom. "Why did God give you eyes and ears and a tongue?"

Not that Colbert always gives hard and fast rules about food. Though seemingly unclear on the point about whether Old Testament food laws still apply, he does allow for leeway in the diet; such as eating cake on your birthday. The question is whether people, legitimately wanting to follow Jesus, will interpret Colbert's teaching as law.

That's the danger spotted by Mark Galli, who reviewed Colbert's book for Christianity Today.

"I ... fault whoever came up with the misleading title, which suggests that if we imitate Christ in this way, we'll start 'feeling great and living longer,' " Galli writes, noting that the New Testament promises, conversely, that Christians will suffer.

Galli, in fact, takes issue with the whole question, "What would Jesus...?"

"Perhaps Jesus never intended his disciples to slavishly imitate him," he writes. "Notice that he never uses the idea himself. All he says is 'Follow me.' Paul often employs the idea of imitation to call his readers to deeper discipleship. But the context is always about living by overarching Christian principles, not slavishly copying what Paul or Jesus did."

Is Colbert advocating slavish copying?

That's the question.

On one hand, he says unequivocally that Jesus taught us what to eat by his example -- and he bases an entire diet plan on that example.

On the other hand, in a phone interview, he made it clear that he doesn't make food the final issue in Christian belief.

He tells his patients they can eat foods prohibited in the Old Testament and "they'll still go to heaven. I just tell them they'll go there a lot sooner."

HUMMUS

This is a variation on Dr. Don Colbert's recipe for hummus, which is one of his favorite foods in the "What Would Jesus Eat?" diet plan. His version involves buying dried garbanzo beans, soaking them, then cooking them until they've softened a bit. We couldn't find dried garbanzo beans, so we substituted canned ones, uncooked.

* 2 cups garbanzo beans (one 15-ounce can plus part of a second one)
* 1/2 cup tahini (see note)
* 2 tablespoons olive oil
* 1 clove garlic, minced
* Juice of 2 medium lemons
* 1/2 teaspoon Celtic salt
* 1/2 teaspoon cumin

Puree in food processor until smooth. Store in refrigerator. Serve with pita bread, crackers, vegetables or other dipping snacks.

Note: Tahini is a sesame seed paste typically found in health food stores.

"What Would Jesus Eat?: The Ultimate Program for Eating Well, Feeling Great, and Living Longer"

Rebecca Sodergren, who grew up in Forward, is a Wichita Falls, Texas, freelance writer.

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Oh and I almost forgot to say, that most of the time I try to eat healthy, and then there are times that I don't. But I do know that eating what the book of
Leviticus says to eat is healthy for you as well as eating what Jesus would eat. Can anybody take this subject further ?
 
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One of the largest debates in diet therapy is one of which-came-first-the-chicken-or-the-egg proportions. It appears as though depression can lead to a poor diet, as depression leads to a decrease in appetite and an increase in craving sugars and alcoholic substances. However, when looked at the other way around, it also becomes evident that poor diets can be a contributing factor to depression, as explained by the side effects of deficiencies in the minerals and foods mentioned above. So, which is it, then? Does depression lead to a poor diet, or does a poor diet result in depression? Can the two be separated from one another, either way?

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A Natural Answer To The Global Epidemic Of Depression

A World Health Organization report in 2001 identified depression as the No.1 cause of disability in the US and the third biggest, behind heart disease and strokes, in Europe.

Have you ever had the two or more of the following feelings for more than a couple of weeks?

1. Bad mood for most of the day, more days than not
2. poor appetite or overeating
3. insomnia or sleeping too much
4. low energy or fatigue
5. low self-esteem
6. poor concentration or difficulty making decisions
7. feelings of hopelessness, helplessness
8. feel hollow or empty

Two or more of these symptoms together could be an indicator of depression.

Although our own feelings and beliefs about things can cause depression, depression can also be caused by an imbalance in brain chemistry.

Today let us talk about an inbalanced chemistry caused by nutritional deficiencies.

Depression Help And The Food Connection

Sometimes something as simple as changing the diet can help with depression. Here is an easy way to see if a change of diet can assist an imbalance in Brain chemistry, which can be the cause of depression. Agree with yourself to do this for a month:

Water can make a difference

For the next month, drink plenty of water and leave out all soft drinks, diet drinks, colored and flavored drinks from your diet. These have chemicals that can adversely affect your brain chemistry. Out of balance brain chemistry can lead to depression.

I suggest drinking one quart of water for every 50 pounds of weight. So if you weigh 150 pounds, that would be three quarts of water a day.

The brain needs to be hydrated to work at optimal level. As a health consultant I see people who only have a glass or so of water a day. Your body and your brain cannot function very well with dehydration going on. Your nervous system is a conductor of electricity and nerve impulses. Water is an electrical conductor. Drinking enough water can help with depression.

Cut way back on Chemicals and Preservatives

Most snack food contains a tremendous amount of chemicals and preservatives. Things such as Nitrites, Nitrates, MSG, and sulfites.Also Splenda®,also known as Sucralose. These can cause their own chemical reactions in the brain, which can be far less than beneficial. Cut the chemicals out of your diet. Depression can often be helped with kicking the chemicals in your diet.

To cut out the chemicals and preservatives means going back to food in its natural state. Skip the pre-packaged and pre-prepared foods as much as possible.

Eat more Vegetables and Fruit To Help With Depression

When I do Nutritional Counseling, I run into a good number of people now who eat very little vegetables or fruit. These are your prime source for minerals and vitamins. Minerals are extremely important for nerve and brain balance.

Fruits and vegetables contain the minerals, vitamins, enzymes and phytochemicals that our body needs everyday to create health. I can tell you for sure that you will not be healthy without eating your vegetables. Mom was right!

You will get the most minerals, vitamins and enzymes out of your raw foods. Cooking always diminishes these. Increase your vegetable consumption to about half of your meal in vegetables. If you are concerned about weight, do not eat many starchy vegetables. (those grown below ground).

In addition, a super food powder is often a good choice in a vitamin mineral supplement that will give you a good source of nutrition.

Depression Help - Start Eating Fish

Oily fish, such as sardines, mackerel, trout, tuna and salmon, contain Omega-3 fatty acids, vital for a healthy brain and nervous system. Eat fish often.

A survey commissioned by the British Trout Association, showed that one-fifth of the population eat no oily fish, rising to one-third of those aged 15 to 24. Most people eat half the amount they would have eaten 50 years ago.

Your brain cannot run at peak efficiency when it does not have the fatty acids it requires. So what to do if you do not eat much fish? Take a fish oil supplement. These can be found in capsules or flavored liquid at the health food store. I generally suggest fish oils be taken at a meal.

Don't Continue To Suffer With Depression!

The world is in the grip of a global epidemic of depression. Something as simple as deleting a few things from the diet and adding a few healthy foods, a couple supplements and water could make a world of difference.

Isn’t it worth it to have a healthy style of eating for a few weeks and see what it will do for you, helping your depression? If you see improvement in how you feel whether emotionally or physically then stick with it! . You will be happy that you did.

Please realize that whether you felt a lessoning of depression or not, you assisted your body in becoming healthier. If you do not see improvement, you may need additional detox and rebuilding strategies, which I will need to take up in an additional article.
 
Stovebolts, thats some good stuff up there, I need to drink more water, my wife and I will drink nothing but spring water, but I don't drink enough water.
But anyway like I said, the Bible is can teach us how to eat. And another thing God put plants, and herbs here on earth, for us. And alot of this stuff is for our health, for healing and disease. I have a book somewhere around here called Foods Of The Bible, a real nice book, I also got one, on natural ways to heal by using plants and herbs, it's in this house somewhere.
As I get older I am 50 now, I think about my health more, but I still need to do a better job. But the Bible is a good book to start with.
 
Lewis,
Thanks, most people opt for the magic pill... from the psychiatrist... or the magic pill to loose weight... In the rush of things, our society has become lazy...

Ironically, the list that is mentioned above is in alignment with what your post stated. Notice the fish? :wink:

Anyway, the Bible is full of good stuff. My wife stands by some book that she got that outlines a biblical diet for getting pregnant. It seems to have worked because she got the girl she wanted when she wanted her, and she got her boys when she was aiming in that diretion too :biggrin Don't aske me, I don't really know... something about being acidic or non acidic...
 
StoveBolts said:
Yeah, but I don't think they had pepsi and dorito's back then :wink:
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Timothy said:
Who said anything about Pepsi?
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A man who drinketh Pepsi drinketh unto himself corruption. 2 Opinions 5:2 New Squirrel Translation

Thou shalt surely burn! 8-)

Burning with everlasting heartburn! :angel:
 
Oh yeah, then how did we get the fifth point of pepsism, the perserverance of the pepsi drinking saints? Berean, It's time you leave the heresy of the Squirrel Witness's church and find the true light found on in a can of Pepsi. 8-)
 
That is blasphemy Tim! :evil:

But seriously, staying hydrated and eating wholesome, unprocessed foods leads to better health, well being and a will rid the body of toxins.

Consuming large amounts of sugar in my opinion is one of the main reasons Americans are obese, diabetic, depressed and unhealthy.

Oh, good thread Stovebolts!

I don't remember what website I got this from.

Sugar is a drug. It is not a food!

78 WAYS SUGAR CAN RUIN YOUR HEALTH

In addition to throwing off the body's homeostasis, excess sugar may result in a number of other significant consequences. The following is a listing of some of sugar's metabolic consequences from a variety of medical journals and other scientific publications.

1. Sugar can suppress the immune system.

2. Sugar can upset the body's mineral balance.

3. Sugar can cause hyperactivity, anxiety, concentration difficulties, and crankiness in children.

4. Sugar can cause drowsiness and decreased activity in children.

5. Sugar can adversely affect children's school grades.

6. Sugar can produce a significant rise in triglycerides.

7. Sugar contributes to a weakened defense against bacterial infection.

8. Sugar can cause kidney damage.

9. Sugar can reduce helpful high density cholesterol (HDLs).

10. Sugar can promote an elevation of harmful cholesterol (LDLs).

11. Sugar may lead to chromium deficiency.

12. Sugar can cause copper deficiency.

13. Sugar interferes with absorption of calcium and magnesium.

14. Sugar may lead to cancer of the breast, ovaries, prostate, and rectum.

15. Sugar can cause colon cancer, with an increased risk in women.

16. Sugar can be a risk factor in gall bladder cancer.

17. Sugar can increase fasting levels of blood glucose.

18. Sugar can weaken eyesight.

19. Sugar raises the level of a neurotransmitter called serotonin, which can narrow blood vessels.

20. Sugar can cause hypoglycemia.

21. Sugar can produce an acidic stomach.

22. Sugar can raise adrenaline levels in children.

23. Sugar can increase the risk of coronary heart disease.

24. Sugar can speed the aging process, causing wrinkles and grey hair.

25. Sugar can lead to alcoholism.

26. Sugar can promote tooth decay.

27. Sugar can contribute to weight gain and obesity.

28. High intake of sugar increases the risk of Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis.

29. Sugar can cause a raw, inflamed intestinal tract in persons with gastric or duodenal ulcers.

30. Sugar can cause arthritis.

31. Sugar can cause asthma.

32. Sugar can cause candidiasis (yeast infection).

33. Sugar can lead to the formation of gallstones.

34. Sugar can lead to the formation of kidney stones.

35. Sugar can cause ischemic heart disease.

36. Sugar can cause appendicitis.

37. Sugar can exacerbate the symptoms of multiple sclerosis.

38. Sugar can indirectly cause hemorrhoids.

39. Sugar can cause varicose veins.

40. Sugar can elevate glucose and insulin responses in oral contraception users.

41. Sugar can lead to periodontal disease.

42. Sugar can contribute to osteoporosis.

43. Sugar contributes to saliva acidity.

44. Sugar can cause a decrease in insulin sensitivity.

45. Sugar leads to decreased glucose tolerance.

46. Sugar can decrease growth hormone.

47. Sugar can increase total cholesterol.

48. Sugar can increase systolic blood pressure.

49. Sugar can change the structure of protein causing interference with protein absorption.

50. Sugar causes food allergies.

51. Sugar can contribute to diabetes.

52. Sugar can cause toxemia during pregnancy.

53. Sugar can contribute to eczema in children.

54. Sugar can cause cardiovascular disease.

55. Sugar can impair the structure of DNA.

56. Sugar can cause cataracts.

57. Sugar can cause emphysema.

58. Sugar can cause atherosclerosis.

59. Sugar can cause free radical formation in the bloodstream.

60. Sugar lowers the enzymes' ability to function.

61. Sugar can cause loss of tissue elasticity and function.

62. Sugar can cause liver cells to divide, increasing the size of the liver.

63. Sugar can increase the amount of fat in the liver.

64. Sugar can increase kidney size and produce pathological changes in the kidney.

65. Sugar can overstress the pancreas, causing damage.

66. Sugar can increase the body's fluid retention.

67. Sugar can cause constipation.

68. Sugar can cause myopia (nearsightedness).

69. Sugar can compromise the lining of the capillaries.

70. Sugar can cause hypertension.

71. Sugar can cause headaches, including migraines.

72. Sugar can cause an increase in delat, alpha and theta brain waves, which can alter the mind's ability to think clearly.

73. Sugar can cause depression.

74. Sugar can increase insulin responses in those consuming high-sugar diets compared to low sugar diets.

75. Sugar increases bacterial fermentation in the colon.

76. Sugar can cause hormonal imbalance.

77. Sugar can increase blood platelet adhesiveness which increases risk of blood clots.

78. Sugar can increase the risk of Alzheimer Disease.

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This information was edited from Dr. Nancy Appleton's book "Lick the Sugar Habit".
 
Bah! lol Sugar in moderation is good for you. :-D Who cares what the quacks say? If you are going to attack sugar, attack sucrose. Fructose isn't all that bad for you. You like honey? It is one of the purest forms of fructose we have. Nice bees.

On the other hand; maple syrup is at the top of the list for being high in sucrose. Bad maple trees. LOL Molasses is right up there too. Bad sugar cane. 8-)

And if you think table sugar is bad... what do we think about all the artifical sweeteners on the market? :o

Ooh, don't forget xylitol. It is found in many foods like blueberries and peaches to name a couple. It prevents tooth decay. :-D It is an excellent cane sugar substitute for diabetics too.
 
Vic said:
Bah! lol Sugar in moderation is good for you. :-D Who cares what the quacks say? If you are going to attack sugar, attack sucrose. Fructose isn't all that bad for you. You like honey? It is one of the purest forms of fructose we have. Nice bees.

On the other hand; maple syrup is at the top of the list for being high in sucrose. Bad maple trees. LOL Molasses is right up there too. Bad sugar cane. 8-)

And if you think table sugar is bad... what do we think about all the artifical sweeteners on the market? :o

Ooh, don't forget xylitol. It is found in many foods like blueberries and peaches to name a couple. It prevents tooth decay. :-D It is an excellent cane sugar substitute for diabetics too.

Of course moderation is good but americans are not consuming cane sugar in moderation.

Artificial sweetners are not good either.

One can of pop has 12 teaspoons of sugar in it.

Would you put 12 spoons of sugar in a glass of water and drink it?

I am not against consuming small amounts of sugar and cane sugar added to the natural sugars consumed in fruits veggies, etc is too much.
 
Natural sugars that we get in Fruits, and honey, the body seems to tolerate them nicely. Table or cane sugar is a monster.
 
Consuming large amounts of sugar in my opinion is one of the main reasons Americans are obese, diabetic, depressed and unhealthy.

Very true.


Daily exercising is important and monitoring how well you keep that routine will have tell tale signs about what you are eating. Think of food as fuel, not something to be dominated by your tastebuds. Self-discipline and self-control are very important in all aspects of our lives, and for eating its no different. Eat what you need to keep a healthy exercise routine. If you eat high sugar foods then your endurance and stamina will be terrible, and more than likely you will not be able to be consistent in your exercising.

For myself, I treat fruit like it is dessert. I love fruit and I could easily eat only fruit all day long but I know I need to keep my diet balanced with other nutrients. Eat foods that satiate, one that I can think of right away is peanut butter. Great source of healthy fat, protein, and dietary fiber. It has no preservatives.
 
Hey Robert, I was kidding around in the first part of my post. :lol:

Scott said:
For myself, I treat fruit like it is dessert. I love fruit and I could easily eat only fruit all day long but I know I need to keep my diet balanced with other nutrients. Eat foods that satiate, one that I can think of right away is peanut butter. Great source of healthy fat, protein, and dietary fiber. It has no preservatives.
I love peanut butter Scott. Be careful of the so-called natural peanut butters.

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Here's the most interesting thing about all this: usually your "organic" or "natural" peanut butters will have the highest aflatoxin concentration. The highest concentration of all, though, will typically be the stuff you buy in the store where they take peanuts and grind them into peanut butter for you while you wait. Because while the USDA and FDA has rules for how much aflatoxin is allowed in food before it's shipped to stores, there's no measure of it after it reaches the stores. Those peanuts could have been sitting on the shelves at the story for weeks or months at room temperature, building up mold. It's even worse if the air is mildly moist. Furthermore, if you fresh-grind those nuts into peanut butter, the mold keeps growing in the peanut butter.

I switched to "Simply Jif". Less sugar, salt and trans fats too. :-D
 
Well I just ate a steak, which I only eat about once a month. I try not to eat to much meat anymore. Meat can and does do a lot of damage, depending on how much you eat of it. Around 1977 I did not eat meat for almost 2 years I felt much better. But when I went in the Army, I went back to eating meats.
 
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