Diet
77
Condition of the Mind at Meals
389. At meal-time cast off care and taxing thought. Do not be
hurried, but eat slowly and with cheerfulness, your heart filled with
gratitude to God for all his blessings.—
Gospel Workers, 174
.
390. If you are in constant fear that your food will hurt you, it most
assuredly will.—
Testimonies for the Church 2:530
.
391. Some health reformers are constantly worrying for fear their
food, however simple and healthful, will hurt them. To these let me
say, Do not think that your food is going to hurt you; but when you
have eaten according to your best judgment, and have asked the Lord
to bless the food, believe that he has heard your prayer, and be at
rest.—
Christian Temperance and Bible Hygiene, 59
.
Eating between Meals
392. You should never let a morsel pass your lips between your
regular meals. Eat what you ought, but eat it at one meal, and then
wait until the next.—
Testimonies for the Church 2:373
.
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393. Three meals a day and nothing between meals—not even
an apple—should be the utmost limit of indulgence. Those who go
further violate nature’s laws and will suffer the penalty.—
The Review
and Herald, May 8, 1883
.
394. When traveling, some are almost constantly nibbling, if there
is anything within their reach. This is a most pernicious practise.
Animals that do not have reason, and that know nothing of mental
taxation, may do this without injury, but they are no criterion for
rational beings, who have mental powers that should be used for God
and humanity.—
The Review and Herald, July 29, 1884
.
395. Food taken into the stomach at untimely seasons leaves an
influence on every fiber of the system.—
The Health Reformer, June 1,
1878
.
Hasty Eating
396. In order to have healthy digestion, food should be eaten
slowly. Those who wish to avoid dyspepsia, and those who realize the
obligation to keep all their powers in a condition which will enable
them to render the best service to God, will do well to remember this.