Biblical eating

What is that anyway?

I am by no means the first person to come up with such a concept. In fact, I googled it and found a lot of people have their own ideas, theories, diets, programs, etc., all claiming to be "the way Jesus ate".

So, what did he eat? Fruits, vegetables, nuts, herbs, meat, bread, milk (and honey!) were probably included in his diet and those of his contemporaries in the Bible. While some did keep kosher, the gentiles may have eaten meat that was considered unclean (crab, lobster, pork).

I didn't see anything that said Jesus (and by Jesus, I also mean people in the Bible times) ate Twinkies, donuts, chips, etc. These people were afflicted with cancer as early as 1500 B.C. as breast tumors were recorded on papyrus in Egypt (who knew you were getting a history lesson today?!) just as we are now. The prevalence may be increasing and what can we atribute that to? Diet. Exercise. Lifestyle.

We no longer walk to school, walk to the store; heck! We barely walk the dog! People didn't have to deliberately exercise as their lives were simply more physically active than ours. I remember playing outside at the park, in the back yard, with a friend, running, riding bikes, and swimming with my friends as a kid. Now kids watch TV and play video games at alarming rates and this cause contributed to the obesity epidemic facing the youth today. (Am I on a rant or what?!)

Basic nutrition states burn more calories than you consume and you will lose weight. Great. How is that possible when the food of today consists of burgers, pink slime, pizza, Ranch dressing, sugary coffee drinks, and hormone-antibiotic-dye laced meat products? It is near impossible to consume these foods and maintain a healthy waist. Therefore, we come back to Biblical eating.

More fruit. More vegetables. More whole grain. Less processed foods. More home cooked foods. Less meat. More legumes.

This is my goal. More to come.... :)