Chapter 18—Fruits, Cereals, and Vegetables
Part 1—Fruits
A Blessing in Fresh Fruits
464. I am so thankful to God that when Adam lost his Eden home,
the Lord did not cut off the supply of fruit.—
Letter 157, 1900
465. The Lord desires those living in countries where fresh fruit
can be obtained during a large part of the year, to awake to the blessing
they have in this fruit. The more we depend upon the fresh fruit
just as it is plucked from the tree, the greater will be the blessing.—
Testimonies for the Church 7:136, 1902
466. It would be well for us to do less cooking and to eat more
fruit in its natural state. Let us teach the people to eat freely of the
fresh grapes, apples, peaches, pears, berries, and all other kinds of
fruit that can be obtained. Let these be prepared for winter use by
canning, using glass, as far as possible, instead of tin.—
Testimonies
for the Church 7:134, 1902
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467. For a dyspeptic stomach, you may place upon your tables
fruits of different kinds, but not too many at one meal.—
Testimonies
for the Church 2:373, 1870
468. Fruit we would especially recommend as a health-giving
agency. But even fruit should not be eaten after a full meal of other
foods.—
Manuscript 43, 1908
469. Nicely prepared vegetables and fruits in their season will be
beneficial, if they are of the best quality, not showing the slightest sign
of decay, but are sound and unaffected by any disease or decay. More
die by eating decayed fruit and decayed vegetables which ferment
in the stomach and result in blood poisoning, than we have any idea
of.—
Letter 12, 1887
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470. A plain, simple, but liberal supply of fruit is the best food
that can be placed before those who are preparing for the work of
God.—
Letter 103, 1896
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