GUIDELINES FOR THE DANIEL FAST
from CookingWhatsLeft.com

Our modern lifestyle has added many diseases to the world. In fact, most of the world’s population is suffering from one or more symptoms of ill health. How many people do we know that suffer from things like; stress, headaches, tiredness, poor concentration, over weight, inflammation, diabetes and that’s just for starters? It is estimated that over 65% of these symptoms are caused by what we do or do not put into our mouths.
Since modern life is causing so many health problems it stands to reason that, we need to take some of the ‘modern’ out of the equation. One simple way to do this is to get back to the fundamentals of health and healing by eating correctly.

Foods We May Eat

Whole Grains: Brown Rice, Oats, Barley, Corn, Whole Wheat, Amaranth, Quinoa, Spelt, Millet

Legumes: Dried Beans, Pinto Beans, Split Peas, Lentils, Black Eyed Peas, Chickpeas, Black Beans, Green Beans, Green Peas

Fruits: Apples, Apricots, Bananas, Blackberries, Blueberries, Boysenberries, Cantaloupe, Cherries, Cranberries, Figs, Grapefruit, Grapes, Guava, Honeydew Melon, Kiwi, Lemons, Limes, Mangoes, Nectarines, Papayas, Peaches, Pears, Pineapples, Plums, Prunes, Raisins, Raspberries, Strawberries, Tangelos, Tangerines, Watermelon

Vegetables: Artichokes, Asparagus, Avocado, Beets, Broccoli, Brussels Sprouts, Cabbage, Carrots, Cauliflower, Celery, Chili Peppers, Corn, Cucumbers, Eggplant, Garlic, Ginger Root, Kale, Leeks, Lettuce, Mushrooms, Mustard Greens, Okra, Onions, Parsley, Any Peppers, Potatoes, Radishes, Rutabagas, Scallions, Spinach, Sprouts, Squashes, Sweet Potatoes, Tomatoes, Turnips, Watercress, Yams, Zucchini, etc.

Seeds & Nuts: Seeds, Nuts, Sprouts, All Natural Seed Butters, All Natural Nut Butters, Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Walnut Oil

Liquids: Spring Water, Distilled Water, 100% All-Natural Fruit Juices, 100% All Natural Vegetable Juices, Rick Milk, Almond Milk

Sweetners: (In extreme moderation) Molasses, Raw Honey Stevia, Agave, Sucanat, and Maple syrup

All Natural Fresh & Dried Herbs & Spices

Foods to Avoid

Basically, you want to avoid the King's food. By application, that means that we are avoiding all those things that the Jews couldn't eat. We're also avoiding foods that only royalty in ancient days could afford. It wasn't until recent history that most Americans could afford to eat meat or poultry. In most of the world today, very few people can afford to eat any kind of meat or processed foods, like the following items to avoid.

White flour and all products using it

White rice, white bread, hominy and pasta

Fried foods

Caffeine

Carbonated beverages, including diet sodas

Wine or any other alcoholic drinks

Foods containing preservatives or additives

Refined sugar, and chemical sugar substitutes. You should avoid Splenda, aspartame, saccharin and all other artificial sweeteners.

High fructose corn syrup

Margarine, shortening, animal fat, high fat products