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Healthful Living
346. All the elements of nutrition are contained in the fruits,
vegetables, and grains.—
The Review and Herald, May 8, 1883
.
347. Grains and fruits prepared free from grease, and in as natural
a condition as possible, should be the food for the tables of all who
claim to be preparing for translation to heaven.—
Testimonies for the
Church 2:352
.
348. Fruits, grains, and vegetables, prepared in a simple way, free
from spice and grease of all kinds, make, with milk and cream, the
most healthful diet. They impart nourishment to the body, and give a
power of endurance and vigor of intellect that are not produced by a
stimulating diet.—
Christian Temperance and Bible Hygiene, 47
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349. Meat eating is doing its work, for the meat is diseased. We
may not long be able to use even milk.—
Unpublished Testimonies,
August 30, 1896
.
350. Good, ripe, undecayed fruit is a thing for which we should
thank the Lord, for it is beneficial to health.—
Unpublished Testi-
monies, November 5, 1896
.
351. Dry food which requires mastication is far preferable to
porridges. The health food preparations are a blessing in this respect.—
Unpublished Testimonies, January 11, 1897
.
352. My sisters, do not place upon your tables food that is exciting
and irritating, but that which is plain, wholesome, and nutritious.—
The
Review and Herald, July 29, 1884
.
353. Good brown bread and rolls, prepared in a simple manner,
yet with painstaking effort, are healthful.—
Unpublished Testimonies,
January 11, 1897
.
Preparation of Food
354. In the preparation of food, the golden rays of light are to
be kept shining, teaching those who sit at the table how to live.—
Unpublished Testimonies, August 12, 1896
.
355. Food should be thoroughly cooked, nicely prepared, and
appetizing.—
Unpublished Testimonies, November 5, 1896
.