| Fad diets never cease to amaze me. The God's | | | | should only eat "clean" animals. There is also |
| Diet (or some call it the The Bible Diet) does fall | | | | mention of utensils, storage, and preparation. If |
| into the fad diet category for a couple of reasons. | | | | you use a knife or grill to prepare an unclean |
| First, there are many interpretations of what you | | | | animal and then use it to prepare a clean animal, |
| can and can't eat. And second, there are no | | | | you have just turned the clean animal into an |
| particular healthy aspects. Now before you | | | | unclean animal due to contamination. If you have |
| dedicated fad diet followers try to lynch me, | | | | ever eaten Kosher foods, they follow many of |
| sanitation practices are not the same as healthy | | | | the same rules for cooking and preparation. |
| diet practices. | | | | Strict vegetarians also follow the same type of |
| And if you choose to follow a strict diet based on | | | | preparation rules that do not allow the use of any |
| your religious beliefs, that's up to you as an | | | | utensil that has come into contact with a meat |
| individual. But be aware that if there is any | | | | product to be used in preparing their vegetable |
| commerce involved like selling you something in | | | | meals. If someone wants to adhere to the God's |
| order to be able to follow God's Diet there might | | | | Diet they could eat at any Kosher or Vegan |
| be a rat in the woodpile. And if they happen to | | | | restaurant and most likely be safe from violating |
| have the exact food, book, or whatever to sell | | | | any of the Dietary Laws. |
| you then you might take a hard look at what you | | | | Due to the nature of the laws, all processed food |
| are buying. | | | | and their less than healthy ingredients would be |
| This all started centuries ago when Moses came | | | | eliminated from your diet. That would be a good |
| down from the mountain as recorded in the Old | | | | thing health wise and certainly help in reducing |
| Testament. Almost everyone is aware of the 10 | | | | calories and contribute to any weight loss efforts. |
| Commandments but there were also some | | | | But there is no mention of portion control, |
| Dietary Laws that were told to Moses. You can | | | | reducing calories, and exercise; which are the |
| find out more about these Dietary Laws in | | | | foundation of any successful diet. |
| Leviticus chapter 11 and Deuteronomy chapter 14 | | | | And there will be a lot of planning and preparation |
| in the bible. These two chapters tell you | | | | involved to strictly adhere to the laws. Eating out |
| everything you need to know to follow the Bible | | | | at any restaurant that didn't adhere to Kosher or |
| Dietary Laws. | | | | Vegan food and preparation would not be possible. |
| In the place and time of these laws, you can well | | | | And buying any foods that meet the |
| imagine that the local cuisine could have some | | | | requirements will also cost more due to the |
| serious issues when it came to spoilage and | | | | meticulous methods necessary to stay within the |
| sanitation. And when you read the laws there is | | | | rules of preparation. |
| no mention of either sanitation or health reasons | | | | It would take a very dedicated effort, increase |
| to abide by the laws. These laws were to be | | | | your food costs, and eliminate most restaurants |
| obeyed due to respecting God's will and followed | | | | for eating out. And if you go cold turkey, your |
| accordingly. So the primary purpose was to follow | | | | body will let you know that it's missing it's normal |
| God's laws, not to lose weight or even follow any | | | | diet and cravings, bathroom habits, and other |
| sanitation requirements. | | | | physical changes will occur. Maintaining this strict |
| These laws specifically dealt with what animals | | | | regime for long will test the most dedicated |
| were "clean" and "unclean" and therefore you | | | | individual. |