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Counsels on Diet and Foods
486. If we plan wisely, that which is most conducive to health
can be secured in almost every land. The various preparations of rice,
wheat, corn, and oats are sent abroad everywhere, also beans, peas,
and lentils. These, with native or imported fruits, and the variety of
vegetables that grow in each locality, give an opportunity to select a
dietary that is complete without the use of flesh meats.—
The Ministry
of Healing, 299, 1905
[
Grains One of Nature’s Abundant Luxuries—503
]
Properly Prepared
487. Fruits, grains, and vegetables, prepared in a simple way, free
from spice and grease of all kinds, make, with milk or cream, the
most healthful diet. They impart nourishment to the body, and give a
power of endurance and a vigor of intellect that are not produced by
a stimulating diet.—[
Christian Temperance and Bible Hygiene, 47
]
Counsels on Health, 115, 1890
[
For context see 137
]
488. Grains and fruits prepared free from grease, and in as natural
a condition as possible, should be the food for the tables of all who
claim to be preparing for translation to heaven.—
Testimonies for the
Church 2:352, 1869
[
To Educate Ourselves to Subsist on Fruits, Grains, and
Vegetables—514
]
[
Grains a Constituent of Health Foods—399, 400, 403, 404, 407,
810
]
Porridge
489. Grains used for porridge or “mush” should have several hours’
cooking. But soft or liquid foods are less wholesome than dry foods,
which require thorough mastication.—
The Ministry of Healing, 301,
1905
490. Some honestly think that a proper dietary consists chiefly of
porridge. To eat largely of porridge would not ensure health to the
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digestive organs; for it is too much like liquid. Encourage the eating
of fruit and vegetables and bread.—
The Youth’s Instructor, May 31,
1894
[
Too Much Porridge Eating a Mistake—499
]