What Would Jesus Eat?

[vatuck]

Have any of you been following suggestions in this book and what do you think?
Gin

 

[Jinn_Ku]

I love the book. I followed it for quite a while, but I haven't convinced the Mrs. to try it yet, so it is difficult for me to maintain it. When I was able to follow it, I noticed a conciderable difference. After only three weeks, I tried eating ice cream and it was too sweet for me to stand! It's like it made my tastebuds more sensitive, and able to be satisfied with foods my mouth used to think boring (carrots, potatoes, even celery). I love the diet myself. Anyone else?

 

[pdp27]

Would you mind giving the general guidelines of the diet? It doesn't have to be detailed, I'm just curious.

Thanks,

Paul

 

[Jinn_Ku]

The general guidlines would be to eat foods as close to nature as possible. Jesus didn't consume high fructose corn syrup or Spam. The diet (and book) talk about the importance of free-range beef compared to those raised in feed-lots, eating lots of fresh vegetables (and which ones were availible to Jesus), the health benefits of a Jewish kosher diet (seafood and pork are full of toxins), and how dangerous processed foods are.

Hope that was helpful.

 

[pdp27]

Sounds like excellent advice. I try to follow similar guidelines, but it is tough. Free range beef in South Carolina is tough to get consistently unless you buy a whole, half, or quarter. I haven't been able to do that just yet.

Thanks for the info.

Paul

 

[vatuck]

Free range beef in South Carolina is tough to get consistently unless you buy a whole, half, or quarter. I haven't been able to do that just yet.

Same here Paul. I live on the Kentucky/Tennessee state line. I have to travel all the way to Nashville for free-range beef and chicken. I don't know what part of South Carolina you are in, but you might want to go to wildoats.com and do a store search to find out if there is a location close by. That is an awesome supermarket. You just have to keep in mind that they specialize in whole foods and the like, so you wont find Twinkies, etc., although they do have a bakery.

Gin

 

[Tuffguy]

Why is seafood full of toxins? I really haven't heard this before,,can someone back it up?

 

[Spicy McHaggis]

Why is seafood full of toxins? I really haven't heard this before,,can someone back it up?

Mostly from all the **** we dump into the water supply (pollution). Don't know if this applies to all fish, but here in Michigan we're aware of the problem. We're surrounded by water, and part Lake Erie caught on fire once from all the stuff floating in it.

And what's all this "no spam"? What kind of God would allow that?!?!?!

 

[Ave Maria]

I believe Jesus likely followed the Jewish guidelines when it came to diet. However, I tend to think that a typical 1st Century AD Jewish diet would consist of something like fish, bread, and maybe a little bit of wine.

 

[Katydid]

I am quoting from "What the Bible says about Healthy Living" by Rex Russell, M.D.

It has long been recognized that the meat of shelfish-shrimp, crabs, lobsters, etc.-is especially dangerous. Many illnesses, including instnt paralysis, devastate some people every day as a result of eating shellfish.


Shellfish can be placed in a body of water that is contaminated with cholera bacteria, and they will purify the water. Shrimp, oysters, crab, scallops and mussels are particularly efficient at this. They filter large volumes of water every day. Sewage laden with chemicals, toxins and harmful bacteria, parasites and viruses become concentrated in those shellfish.


He goes on to discuss that several Cholera outbreaks have been linked to eating shellfish.

 

[the_cheat]

I think Jesus would probably eat a lot of ramen.

 

[vatuck]

Shellfish can be placed in a body of water that is contaminated with cholera bacteria, and they will purify the water. Shrimp, oysters, crab, scallops and mussels are particularly efficient at this. They filter large volumes of water every day. Sewage laden with chemicals, toxins and harmful bacteria, parasites and viruses become concentrated in those shellfish.

This reminds me of something I heard on the movie Drop Dead Gorgeous. The character played by Kirstin Dunst said that she never eats shellfish, because her mother told her you should never eat anything that carries its house on its back, because you never know the last time it cleaned house. Sounds pretty reasonable actually.

 

[Jinn_Ku]

That's pretty much it. I read that one clam filters five gallons of sea water a day. Since they (and other shellfish) don't swim, they must feed on what is left floating or sinking to the bottem. Most pollutants are heavier than water, and therefore sink to the bottem. So when you eat shellfish, its natures equivilent of sucking on an aquarium filter. Enjoy!

 

[Christ Aficionado]

The general guidlines would be to eat foods as close to nature as possible. Jesus didn't consume high fructose corn syrup or Spam. The diet (and book) talk about the importance of free-range beef compared to those raised in feed-lots, eating lots of fresh vegetables (and which ones were availible to Jesus), the health benefits of a Jewish kosher diet (seafood and pork are full of toxins), and how dangerous processed foods are.

Hope that was helpful.

Are you saying Jesus didn't eat fish?

 

[vatuck]

I just saw the author (Dr. Colbert) on Fox News. He and another guy were discussing faith-based weight loss programs. Didn't learn anything new, though.

 

[Katydid]

Christ Aficianado, yes, Jesus ate fish. But, he avoided shellfish and any fish that does not have scales and fins. In essence, he didn't eat shark meat, or whale, or eel, etc.

 

[Jinn_Ku]

Yep, He ate fish. That's even in the Bible. As Katydid said, He followed the Jewish dietary laws, meaning no shellfish, fish without scales and fins, and mamals butchered any way other than the sacraficial way prescribed in Lev.

 

[Oblivious]

I think Jesus would probably eat a lot of ramen.

So Jesus did eat Carbohydrates

 

[flaxman]

it says in Genesis that God gave us "seed bearing plants for food". Of the seed bearing plants, from what i have learned the flax plant produces the most nutritious and healthful seeds. My health has improved dramatically since i started eating ground flax seeds. i eat a half cup a day. I'm now off meds for depression and anxiety. I've reduced allergy and asthma meds by 90%. Please learn about the many health benefits of eating ground flax seeds by putting flax in a search engine. I eat the brown seeds. They are excellent and cheaper than the gold. I boil two cups of water, add one cup of rolled oats and a half cup of ground flax seeds, reduce heat to medium and cook for ten mintues approx. YOu can buy the seeds already ground but they're much more expensive and they don't store well. I use a coffee grinder to grind them up right before I cook them. Works great. They taste good with oats. Flax by itself is nothing to jump up and down about. If you eat it raw it will stick to your teeth. If you cook it by itself the water turns to the consistency of gelatin and it's kind of slimy. Eating the seeds is supposed to be better than consuming the oil. The oil is expensive. I believe I will get off asthma and allergy meds entirely. It also helped me stop feeling cold[a serious problem I had for over ten years] My exercise capacity has increased 33% to 50% since adding flax to diet. Praise the Lord!