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Counsels on Diet and Foods
zwieback, and fruit, or cereal coffee, are the foods best suited for the
evening meal.—
The Ministry of Healing, 321, 1905
274. Most people enjoy better health while eating two meals a
day than three; others, under their existing circumstances, may require
something to eat at suppertime; but this meal should be very light.
Let no one think himself a criterion for all,—that every one must do
exactly as he does.
Never cheat the stomach out of that which health demands, and
never abuse it by placing upon it a load which it should not bear.
Cultivate self-control. Restrain appetite; keep it under the control
of reason. Do not feel it necessary to load down your table with
unhealthful food when you have visitors. The health of your family
and the influence upon your children should be considered, as well
as the habits and tastes of your guests.—[
Christian Temperance and
Bible Hygiene, 58
]
Counsels on Health, 156, 1890
275. To some it is a temptation too strong to be resisted to see
others eat the third meal, and they imagine they are hungry, when
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the feeling is not a call of the stomach for food, but a desire of the
mind that has not been fortified with firm principle, and disciplined to
self-denial.—
Testimonies for the Church 4:574, 1881
[
For context see—260
]
As a Remedy for Irritability
276. The course of Brother H has not been what it should have
been. His likes and dislikes are very strong and he has not kept his own
feelings under the control of reason. Brother H, your health is greatly
injured by over-eating, and eating at improper times. This causes a
determination of blood to the brain. The mind becomes confused,
and you have not the proper control of yourself. You appear like a
man whose mind is unbalanced. You make strong moves, are easily
irritated, and view things in an exaggerated and perverted light. Plenty
of exercise in the open air, and an abstemious diet, are essential to
your health. You should not eat more than two meals a day. If you
feel that you must eat at night, take a drink of cold water, and in the
morning you will feel much better for not having eaten.—
Testimonies
for the Church 4:501, 502, 1880