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Testimony Studies on Diet and Foods
Letter B 62, 1903
Our fare is simple and wholesome. We have on our table no butter,
no meat, no cheese, no greasy mixtures of food. For some months a
young man who was an unbeliever, and who had eaten meat all his
life boarded with us. We made no change in our diet on his account;
and while he stayed with us he gained about twenty pounds. The food
which we provided for him was far better for him than that to which
he had been accustomed. All who sit at my table express themselves
as being well satisfied with the food provided.
Letter I 127, 1904
I eat the most simple food, prepared in the most simple way. For
months my principal diet has been vermicelli and canned tomatoes,
cooked together. This I eat with zwieback. Then I have also stewed
fruit of some kind and sometimes lemon pie. Dried corn, cooked with
milk or a little cream, is another dish that I sometimes use.
Testimonies for the Church 2:487
I have a well-set table on all occasions. I make no change for
visitors, whether believers or unbelievers. I intend never to be surprised
by an unreadiness to entertain at my table from one to half a dozen
extra who may chance to come in. I have enough simple, healthful
food ready to satisfy hunger and nourish the system. If any want more
than this, they are at liberty to find it elsewhere. No butter or flesh-
meats of any kind come on my table. Cake is seldom found there. I
generally have an ample supply of fruits, good bread, and vegetables.
Our table is always well patronized, and all who partake of the food
do well, and improve upon it. All sit down with no epicurean appetite,
and eat with a relish the bounties supplied by our Creator.
How to Live, 1:55-56
Those who entertain visitors, should have wholesome, nutritious
food, from fruits, grains, and vegetables, prepared in a simple, tasteful
manner. Such cooking will require but little extra labor or expense,
and, partaken of in moderate quantities, will not injure any one. If
worldlings choose to sacrifice time, money, and health, to gratify the
appetite, let them do so, and pay the penalty of the violation of the