Proper Dietary
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Suited to Season and Climate
143. The foods used should correspond to the climate. Some foods
suitable for one country would not do at all in another place.—
Letter
14, 1901
144. Not all foods wholesome in themselves are equally suited
to our needs under all circumstances. Care should be taken in the
selection of food. Our diet should be suited to the season, to the
climate in which we live, and to the occupation we follow. Some
foods that are adapted for use at one season or in one climate are not
suited to another. So there are different foods best suited for persons
in different occupations. Often food that can be used with benefit
by those engaged in hard physical labor is unsuitable for persons of
sedentary pursuits or intense mental application. 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.—
The Ministry of Healing, 296, 297,
1905
Nourishing Foods Found in Every Land
145. Let us make intelligent advancement in simplifying our diet.
In the providence of God, every country produces articles of food
containing the nourishment necessary for the upbuilding of the system.
These may be made into healthful, appetizing dishes.—
Letter 135,
1902
146. If we plan wisely, that which is most conducive to health
can be secured in almost every land. The various preparations of rice,
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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 di-
etary that is complete without the use of flesh meats.... Wherever dried
fruits, such as raisins, prunes, apples, pears, peaches, and apricots, are
obtainable at moderate prices, it will be found that they can be used
as staple articles of diet much more freely than is customary, with the
best results to the health and vigor of all classes of workers.—
The
Ministry of Healing, 299, 1905