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Testimony Studies on Diet and Foods
The Ministry of Healing, 299
Wherever fruit can be grown in abundance, a liberal supply should
be prepared for winter, by canning or drying. Small fruits, such as
currants, gooseberries, strawberries, raspberries, can be grown to
advantage in many places where they are but little used, and their
cultivation is neglected.
For household canning, glass, rather than tin cans, should be used
whenever possible. It is especially necessary that the fruit for canning
should be in good condition. Use little sugar and cook the fruit only
long enough to insure its preservation. Thus prepared, it is an excellent
substitute for fresh fruit.
Wherever dried fruits such as raisins, prunes, apples, pears, peaches
and apricots are obtainable at moderate prices, it will be found that
they can be used as staple articles of diet much more freely than is
customary, with the best results to the health and vigor of all classes
of workers.
The Ministry of Healing, 316
When flesh food is discarded, its place should be supplied with a
variety of grains, nuts, vegetables, and fruits, that will be both nour-
ishing and appetizing.... The place of meat should be supplied with
wholesome foods that are inexpensive.
The Ministry of Healing, 305
Do not eat largely of salt, avoid the use of pickles and spiced foods,
eat an abundance of fruit, and the irritation that calls for so much drink
at meal time will largely disappear.
The Ministry of Healing, 235
Intemperate eating is often the cause of sickness, and what nature
most needs is to be relieved of the undue burden that has been placed
upon her. In many cases of sickness, the very best remedy is for
the patient to fast for a meal or two, that the overworked organs of
digestion may have an opportunity to rest. A fruit diet for a few days
has often brought great relief to brain workers. Many times a short
period of entire abstinence from food, followed by simple, moderate
eating, has led to recovery through nature’s own recuperative effort.