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Counsels on Diet and Foods
have died through such neglect. To care for the body by providing
for it food which is relishable and strengthening, is one of the first
duties of the householder. Better by far have less expensive clothing
and furniture, than to scrimp the supply of necessary articles for the
table.—[
Christian Temperance and Bible Hygiene, 58
]
Counsels on
Health, 155, 156, 1890
Adjusting the Diet to Individual Needs
141. In the use of foods, we should exercise good, sound common
sense. When we find that a certain food does not agree with us, we
need not write letters of inquiry to learn the cause of the disturbance.
Change the diet; use less of some foods; try other preparations. Soon
we shall know the effect that certain combinations have on us. As
intelligent human beings, let us individually study the principles, and
use our experience and judgment in deciding what foods are best for
us.—
Testimonies for the Church 7:133, 134, 1902
[
Not All Can Subsist on the Same Diet—322
]
142. God has given us an ample variety of healthful foods, and
each person should choose from it the things that experience and sound
judgment prove to be best suited to his own necessities.
Nature’s abundant supply of fruits, nuts, and grains is ample, and
year by year the products of all lands are more generally distributed
to all, by the increased facilities for transportation. As a result, many
articles of food which a few years ago were regarded as expensive
luxuries, are now within the reach of all as foods for everyday use.
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This is especially the case with dried and canned fruits.—
The Ministry
of Healing, 297, 1905
[
Not to Limit Diet in Anticipation of Time of Trouble—323
]
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Variety and Nicety in Preparation—320
]
[
Adequate Diet in Our Sanitariums—426, 427, 428, 429, 430
]
[
No impoverished diet in the White home—Appendix 1:8, 17
]
Part 4—Diet in Various Countries