So wish me luck. And if you've done the Daniel Fast, I'd love for you to share recipes you've enjoyed! I am excited but also a little worried about how my body is going to react in the short-term. In the long-term though, I am happy to cleanse my body of a few Earthly desires and pray that it helps me to glorify God more. So maybe this is more of a Daniel Diet? Either way, I will be doing a Daniel Fast devotional during this time but if you have any other suggestions for Bible reading material, please let me know!
"So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God." 1 Corinthians 10:31
Oh my goodness! Best wishes to you on your fast. You'll be amazed at the energy you'll have.
ReplyDeleteThe 24 day challenge cookbook has a lot of danielfast type recipes and are very tasty. Many can be tweeked to your needs. http://www.choosethechallenge.com/images/stories/24-Day-Challenge-Cookbook.pdf
ReplyDeleteOops that last comment by "karlie" was really from me. I didn't realize she was signed in instead of me.
ReplyDeleteThis soup should meet the requirements and is so tasty: http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/recipes/2451
ReplyDeleteI've not done the "Daniel Fast" but I have read and done the "Clean" program fast 3 times. The entire lifestyle has changed me! You might be able to use many of their recipes as they follow a very similar diet plan.They have a forum with a TON of amazing recipes! The main difference, is that this cleanse is written by a cardiologist. It's designed to cleans and detox your body.Grains are not eaten,but organic chicken and wild caught fish are. But I'm sure many of the foods would meet the requirements of the Daniel Diet.
ReplyDeleteI did the Daniel fast about 2 years ago I think. No recipes to share though bc I have a hard time remembering what all I ate! I used fresh salsa a lot, organic popcorn was great with apples for a snack, fresh spaghetti sause with whole wheat pasta, and potato strips that I would toss in olive oil and add seasoning before baking. It definitely required more prep-work than my usual diet but I am glad I did it.
ReplyDeleteI've found a lot of good recipes on the forks over knives and the engine 2 websites!
ReplyDeleteWe did the Daniel Fast this past summer for 40 days. It was hard but when I thought about Christ and all he suffered it was so worth it and the whole thing was about being closer to him and denying our flesh. Be Prayerful during your fast and focus on the Savior and it will be Great.
ReplyDeleteI haven't done this (but hey, I'm Jewish so it's not the sort of thing that comes up in my world much ;^) but one of my kids has a laundry list of life threatening food allergies. Consequently she lives on (almost) this diet. She can have sugar, but her diet is so limited we need to be careful that every calorie counts nutritionally so sugar is limited. After nine years, I have some recipes...
ReplyDeleteLentil Loaf-- 1/2 cup dry lentils, 1/3 cup brown rice, 2-3 chopped carrots, 1/2 onion chopped, chopped green pepper, basil, oregano, thyme, garlic, 2 cups vegetable broth-- toss it all in a casserole dish and bake it for 1 1/2 hours. (I may have the amounts wrong on the first two ingredients-- if you're interested I'll double check my recipe book when I'm not being a pillow for a sleeping toddler with a cold). This can be cooked and hen frozen for reheating later or cooked and kept in the fridge for up to a week (I just love leftovers on a busy homeschool day!).
Red lentil burgers-- cook red lentils in vegetable broth until you they're a paste-like consistency. (Stir all the time-- they'll stick to the pot like crazy). Let cool. Mix in chopped onion, seasoning (we use pepper, garlic powder, and Italian seasoning). Shape into burgers (or nuggets or meatballs). Freeze. To prepare, just toss them in a frying pan and cook till they're warm through, flipping regularly so the outside doesn't burn. These are great because it takes almost no time to cook them when you need a quick meal.
You can make a stew or pot pie (not sure what you could do for a topping on pot pie on your diet-- maybe mashed potatoes made with broth instead of milk?) with potatoes, carrots, onion, peas, white beans and whatever other veggies you like and have around. If you can, toss in some barley or quinoa for a little extra protein.
Stuffed green peppers-- stuff with brown rice or quinoa mixed with veggies and seasoning.
I always toss a little quinoa in with rice when I cook the rice-- it adds protein and a nice vaguely nutty flavor.