Chapter 4—The Proper Dietary
Part 2—The Original Diet
Chosen by the Creator
111. In order to know what are the best foods, we must study
God’s original plan for man’s diet. He who created man and who
understands his needs appointed Adam his food. “Behold,” He said,
“I have given you every herb yielding seed,.... and every tree, in which
is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for food.” Upon
leaving Eden to gain his livelihood by tilling the earth under the curse
of sin, man received permission to eat also “the herb of the field.”
Grains, fruits, nuts, and vegetables constitute the diet chosen for
us by our Creator. These foods, prepared in as simple and natural a
manner as possible, are the most healthful and nourishing. They impart
a strength, a power of endurance, and a vigor of intellect, that are not
afforded by a more complex and stimulating diet.—
The Ministry of
Healing, 295, 296, 1905
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112. God gave our first parents the food He designed that the race
should eat. It was contrary to His plan to have the life of any creature
taken. There was to be no death in Eden. The fruit of the trees in the
garden, was the food man’s wants required.—
Spiritual Gifts 4a:120,
1864
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For context see 639
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A Call to Return
113. The Lord intends to bring His people back to live upon
simple fruits, vegetables, and grains.... God provided fruit in its natural
state for our first parents.—Extracts from Unpublished Testimonies in
Regard to Flesh Foods, 5, 6, 1890.
114. God is working in behalf of His people. He does not desire
them to be without resources. He is bringing them back to the diet
originally given to man. Their diet is to consist of the foods made from
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the materials He has provided. The materials principally used in these
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