What Foods are Forbidden or to be avoided.

[hobie]

What foods are forbidden or are avoided?

Meat? (Pork, Chicken, Beef, other poultry)
Seafood? Shrimp? Crab? Lobster?
Coffee or Tea?
Alcohol?
Beer and Wine?
Hard liquor?
To say nothing of Genetically Modified foods?

Now some people claim that Jesus told his disciples to eat whatever was given to them if they went into someone's home or He gives permission to us to eat anything, is that really what He said?

If you see how diabetes, cancers, and even the damage to our minds as it kills the cells in the brain to say nothing of what its doing to our body. Here is something I came across that sheds light on it.. "The fundamental concern as we look to reform health in America is the known reality that most chronic diseases that afflict Americans are predominantly lifestyle induced; and the belief is that the vast majority of heart attacks and strokes could be prevented if people were willing to adopt healthy lifestyle behaviors. In addition, healthy lifestyles would impact a significant number of cancers which are also believed to be related to lifestyle exposures, especially to obesity, cigarettes, and other toxins.

Over the past 50 years, the health of Americans has gotten worse, and now 71% of Americans are overweight or obese—not 66%, which was reported 5 years ago.1 That means a staggering 100 million people in America are obese. Today, eating processed foods and fast foods may kill more people prematurely than cigarette smoking.2"

 

[Frankj]

What foods are forbidden or are avoided?

Meat? (Pork, Chicken, Beef, other poultry)
Seafood? Shrimp? Crab? Lobster?
Coffee or Tea?
Alcohol?
Beer and Wine?
Hard liquor?
To say nothing of Genetically Modified foods?

Now some people claim that Jesus told his disciples to eat whatever was given to them if they went into someone's home or He gives permission to us to eat anything, is that really what He said?

If you see how diabetes, cancers, and even the damage to our minds as it kills the cells in the brain to say nothing of what its doing to our body. Here is something I came across that sheds light on it.. "The fundamental concern as we look to reform health in America is the known reality that most chronic diseases that afflict Americans are predominantly lifestyle induced; and the belief is that the vast majority of heart attacks and strokes could be prevented if people were willing to adopt healthy lifestyle behaviors. In addition, healthy lifestyles would impact a significant number of cancers which are also believed to be related to lifestyle exposures, especially to obesity, cigarettes, and other toxins.

Over the past 50 years, the health of Americans has gotten worse, and now 71% of Americans are overweight or obese—not 66%, which was reported 5 years ago.1 That means a staggering 100 million people in America are obese. Today, eating processed foods and fast foods may kill more people prematurely than cigarette smoking.2"

Eat as much of anything you want, it won't keep you out of heaven.

In fact, it might even get you there faster.

In any event, if you want to be healthy and particularly if you want to lose weight get MSG and HFCS entirely out of your diet. You don't need them, they are used to induce you to eat more, and you can get along just fine without them the way we did a few generations back.

FWIW, that won't be easy to do unless you make all, or at least most, of your food from scratch, something else that is subtly discouraged in today's world.

If you want to conduct a little experiment with yourself and have just a couple of bucks to do it, go buy a small bottle of regular corn syrup and a small bottle of corn syrup with HFCS added and see which one you use up first.

(you might have to look harder to find regular corn syrup, the one that used to be the only kind you could find)

 

[Webster]

Meat? (Pork, Chicken, Beef, other poultry)
Seafood? Shrimp? Crab? Lobster?
Coffee or Tea?
Alcohol?
Beer and Wine?
Hard liquor?
To say nothing of Genetically Modified foods?

Within Adventist doctrine about the only foods above that Adventists normally don't eat are pork and shellfish; quoting the Wiki,

The Seventh-day Adventist Church follows the Old Testament's Mosaic Law on dietary restrictions, which is also the basis for the Jewish dietary laws. They only eat meat of a herbivore with split hooves and birds without a crop and without webbed feet; they also do not eat shellfish of any kind, and they only eat fish with scales. Any other animal is considered unclean and not suitable for eating. All vegetables, fruits and nuts are allowed.

So for instance, in regards to flesh foods (a/k/a meat), foods such as chicken, beef, lamb, turkey and fish such as tuna, salmon, bass, carp, cod, flounder, haddock, halibut, mackerel, perch, sardines, sole and tilapia.

On the other hand, meats such as pork, shrimp, catfish, swordfish, sturgeon, crawfish, lobster, clams, oysters and mussel are considered unclean.

Now, as for drinks? In regards to drinks, for most Adventists its' usually individual preference. I myself drink both tea and coffee though I've started moving away from caffeinated teas and coffee for hibiscus tea and coffee substitutes.

 

[Lamb]

Processed foods are the problem, not spiritually but physically. Cook meals at home and you'll be healthier. There are many other reasons why people get obese and some of it is thyroid issues and then there are medications that are keeping people from metabolizing food properly, as well as making them extremely hungry.

 

[michae1]

Very good post from my perspective. Myself, I like shellfish, and I love pork. I believe it is the most flavorful meat that there is. My belief is that you should eat all things in moderation. Too much of something is never good for you. Shellfish should be cooked. Years ago I used to eat raw oysters. They are excellent when they are fresh. These days if I eat oysters I have them fried. I think you need to have some common sense. In the old days, pork was bad to eat because of parasites. These days farm raised pork is very good and safe. I like my beer also. Too much makes me gain weight, so I drink the lighter version and less of it. When people look down on you because of what you eat, I say good, there is more for me. I'm going to die someday from something, but I'm not going to suffer all the way there...

 

[hobie]

Eat as much of anything you want, it won't keep you out of heaven.

In fact, it might even get you there faster.

In any event, if you want to be healthy and particularly if you want to lose weight get MSG and HFCS entirely out of your diet. You don't need them, they are used to induce you to eat more, and you can get along just fine without them the way we did a few generations back.

FWIW, that won't be easy to do unless you make all, or at least most, of your food from scratch, something else that is subtly discouraged in today's world.

If you want to conduct a little experiment with yourself and have just a couple of bucks to do it, go buy a small bottle of regular corn syrup and a small bottle of corn syrup with HFCS added and see which one you use up first.

(you might have to look harder to find regular corn syrup, the one that used to be the only kind you could find)

How would you read this text...

Philippians 3:18-19
18 (For many walk, of whom I have told you often, and now tell you even weeping, that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ:
19 Whose end is destruction, whose God is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who mind earthly things.)

 

[hobie]

Within Adventist doctrine about the only foods above that Adventists normally don't eat are pork and shellfish; quoting the Wiki, So for instance, in regards to flesh foods (a/k/a meat), foods such as chicken, beef, lamb, turkey and fish such as tuna, salmon, bass, carp, cod, flounder, haddock, halibut, mackerel, perch, sardines, sole and tilapia.

On the other hand, meats such as pork, shrimp, catfish, swordfish, sturgeon, crawfish, lobster, clams, oysters and mussel are considered unclean.

Now, as for drinks? In regards to drinks, for most Adventists its' usually individual preference. I myself drink both tea and coffee though I've started moving away from caffeinated teas and coffee for hibiscus tea and coffee substitutes.

Went on a holistic cruise, and they served us vegan and vegetarian at Breakfast, Lunch and Supper and had it at the Buffet and all the speakers went over the best things to eat. The first thing out of their mouths were the studies from Loma Linda and what it showed, and there were 20 or more speakers... amazing... When we get to heaven the food on the welcome table will be astounding...

 

[Frankj]

How would you read this text...

Philippians 3:18-19
18 (For many walk, of whom I have told you often, and now tell you even weeping, that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ:
19 Whose end is destruction, whose God is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who mind earthly things.)

Very simply, many who call themselves Christians are not, as Jesus noted when he says "I never knew you".

I think we should always constantly examine ourselves to make sure we are not becoming one of them without realizing we are.