Though possibly scary, I hope this is a
fun one! Plan and prepare at least one "100% God's Food" meal
this week and invite someone over to share it with you (or if this would be a
special treat for your family - share it with them). Cook from scratch
with none of the foods/ingredients on the avoid list. Find and buy the best quality ingredients available.
Hopefully you have been sharing what you
are doing, and thus your friend(s) that you invite over, will be thrilled to
enjoy a few new recipes with you. If you are not sharing what you
are doing with others and have not sought support of family and friends, please
be sure to read these posts. It is so important to your long term
success for you to have the support and encouragement of your family and
friends.
Advanced Challenge:
Go 100% this week with all of your meals, eating only God's
foods!
After posting this challenge last year, I had a lot of questions about what it means to eat "100% God's foods". You can read Jennifer and Joanna's thoughts in the guest posts, and some of my thoughts on what it means to me. But I wanted to address this topic in simple terms for those new to eating a diet of "God's foods" versus "man's processed foods".
I have found that many people pick and choose foods from both groups of food (both God's and man's) to eliminate when trying to improve their diet. For instance, they may decide to eliminate grains (God's foods if not genetically modified and if grown organically) or dairy products, while continuing to eat or drink something processed or addictive or conventionally raised, such as sweet tea or factory-farmed meats or unnaturally low-fat foods. The key to success is finding the best quality, unadulterated foods and ingredients from all food groups as provided by God and eating these foods. It is important to take baby steps and relearn where your food is coming from, how it is grown and how it is processed. You cannot buy conventional foods in conventional grocery stores - these are not God's foods but mass-produced foods, grown and processed with toxic chemicals, often with the addition of addictive and artificial ingredients to make you buy them. You cannot eat these foods and regain or maintain your health.
May you grow in discernment and wisdom as you make changes in your diet.
After posting this challenge last year, I had a lot of questions about what it means to eat "100% God's foods". You can read Jennifer and Joanna's thoughts in the guest posts, and some of my thoughts on what it means to me. But I wanted to address this topic in simple terms for those new to eating a diet of "God's foods" versus "man's processed foods".
I have found that many people pick and choose foods from both groups of food (both God's and man's) to eliminate when trying to improve their diet. For instance, they may decide to eliminate grains (God's foods if not genetically modified and if grown organically) or dairy products, while continuing to eat or drink something processed or addictive or conventionally raised, such as sweet tea or factory-farmed meats or unnaturally low-fat foods. The key to success is finding the best quality, unadulterated foods and ingredients from all food groups as provided by God and eating these foods. It is important to take baby steps and relearn where your food is coming from, how it is grown and how it is processed. You cannot buy conventional foods in conventional grocery stores - these are not God's foods but mass-produced foods, grown and processed with toxic chemicals, often with the addition of addictive and artificial ingredients to make you buy them. You cannot eat these foods and regain or maintain your health.
May you grow in discernment and wisdom as you make changes in your diet.
"Let the wise listen and add to their learning, and let the discerning get guidance - " Proverbs 1:5
No comments:
Post a Comment