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Kim's Whole Grain Breakfast

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Hello again, I just wanted to share something that I have found that I like to eat for breakfast or lunch during the Daniel fast. Smuckers Natural Peanut Butter (ingredients Peanuts and salt - but you have to stir it real good because the oil all rises to the top, then refrigerate and the oil wont return) & thinly sliced banana on either an organic
Brown Rice Cake (ingredients Organic Whole Grain Brown Rice and salt)or on a Ryvita Whole Grain Rye Crispbread (ingredients Whole Grain Rye Flour, Sesame Seeds, and Salt). I like it best on the crispbread but really both are good. Its also quick and easy to prepare at home or at my desk at work. I also like popcorn popped in canola oil with salt. I just pop it in a pan like mom used to do before the microwave was invented :0) Kim by iPhone

Mrs. Jones' Brown Rice Dinner Recipe (christ-web.com)
An apple a day... (thosewhohunger.blogspot.com)
Walter's Veggie Chili (christ-web.com)

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Mike's Herbal Salad Dressing

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¾ ounce/20 gram bunch of parsley and/or basil
6 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil
Small garlic clove

Purée all the ingredients together in a food processor.

Tastes great on salad or use in the place of butter on whole grain breads.

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Family Circle 3-Bean Chili

I found this recipe in Family Circle Magazine. Sue in Tennessee
Ingredients
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 medium-size onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, peeled and chopped
3 tablespoons chili powder
2 sweet bell peppers, cored and diced
1 medium-size zucchini, trimmed and diced
1 can (14 1/2 ounces) diced tomatoes
1 can (8 ounces) no-salt-added tomato sauce
1/4 cup ketchup (do not add this for Daniel Fast)
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
1 can (15 ounces) black beans, drained and rinsed
1 can (15 ounces) white beans, drained and rinsed
1 can (15 ounces) red kidney beans, drained and rinsed
grated cheddar cheese (optional) (do not add this for Daniel Fast)
Instructions
Heat oil in a large nonstick pot over medium heat. Add onion, garlic, and chili powder and cook for 3 minutes.
Add peppers and zucchini and continue to cook 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Stir in tomatoes, tomato sauce, ketchup, and oregano. Cook 8 minutes.
Gently stir in the beans. Cover pot and continue to cook 3 minutes. Serve with grated cheese, if desired and not doing the Daniel Fast.

Makes: 8 cups PREP: 10 minutes Cook: 19 minutes

PER CUP: 203 calories, 4 g fat (o g sat.), 11 g protein; 39 g carbohydrate, 12 g fiber, 678 mg sodium, 0 mg cholesterol.

This is very good and filling and makes you drink water!!! Sue

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Wendy's Vegetarian Cabbage Rolls

Cabbage

Instructions
In a large pot, bring water to a boil
immerse cabbage head (whole) for five minutes
remove from water and set aside
Then
Cook brown rice (about 2 cups) and one cup of couscous or kashi
Combine together with salt and pepper,garlic, and one onion finely chopped
Place several tablespoons of the rice mixture in the cabbage leaf not overfilling
Roll up an secure with a toothpick or place seam side down in large dutch oven
Repeat until all cabbage leaves are filled
You can remove the hard center membrane with a sharp knife, to make rolling easier. When finished, top the cabbage rolls with a large can crushed tomatoes, more seasoning, and about three tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil.

Bake in a preheated oven (350 degrees) for 45 min.

Enjoy!
Wendy

Thanks Wendy. They look great!

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I Can't Believe It's Not Butter

I just started the Daniel Fast (day 3) and would like to know if I Can't Believe It's Not Butter is okay if I was attempting to follow the diet as strickly as possible? Michael

Sorry Michael, you should avoid it.

"Although the manufacturer claims that the product contains no trans fat, this is not true. Checking the ingredients listed on the package shows hydrogenated and partially hydrogenated oils as part of the makeup. Hydrogenating oils necessarily adds trans fats to food."

See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Can't_Believe_It's_Not_Butter

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We use olive oil in the place of butter. Add a little salt if you like salted butter. Don't use olive oil for high heat frying. We prefer extra virgin olive oil. For high temp cooking, we use Colza, Canola and other healthy non-animal fats. They are OK in moderation. Use as little oil as possible. French fries have too much oil. Spray some Pam or vegetable oil on your fries and bake them.

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Deep Fat Fried Potatoes

This year we bought a deep fat fryer to use with peanut oil- looking forward to deep fat fried potatoes- sweet and regular!
Thanks for all you do! Leslie

Hi Leslie. Thanks for your note. We're not sure if you are kidding us or serious. We hope it is the former. Canola, peanut oil and other healthy non-animal fats are OK in moderation. We prefer extra virgin olive oil and Colza.

The foods to avoid list includes, "margarine, shortening, animal fat, high fat products." Deep fried foods are definitely "high fat products" to be avoided. Use as little oil as possible! French fries have too much oil. Spray some Pam or vegetable oil on your fries and bake them. We use olive oil in the place of butter. Add a little salt if you like salted butter. Don't use olive oil for high heat frying!

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Thanks for your wise words

Thank you so much for your Godly wisdom. On Thurs. night, God spoke to me about doing a 24- day Daniel fast. I have fasted a few times before, but knew I needed more information to do this well. Reading through your info and question/answer section has answered a lot for me. I know that dairy needs to be out for me. I was eating butter, and need to stop that. I also ate white rice today because it was in the fridge, and after two days of mostly fruit with veggies, I needed something more solid. I am glad to know I can eat some of my homemade bread and potatoes. I will also be glad to add some light dressing, or oil and lemon to my salads.
Thank you again for your wise words.
Your sister in Christ, Debbie

Thank you for your kind words Debbie. We appreciate hearing from you.

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Fran's Lentils with olive oil and garlic

Wash and cook lentils for 22-25 minutes with 1 onion and 2 bay leaves.
Meanwhile put 1/3 cup olive oil and 3 cloves fresh chopped garlic in oil to flavor.
Drain lentils and discard onion and bay leaves
Toss with oil and garlic and add a 1/2 bunch of fresh parsley, chopped
Season with salt and pepper

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Olive Oil on the Daniel Fast?

Hello,
Can one eat Olive Oil on the Daniel Fast?
Thanks,
Cathy

Thanks for your e-mail Cathy.

Olives are on the foods to eat list. We prefer extra virgin olive oil and Colza. Canola and other healthy non-animal fats are OK in moderation. Use as little oil as possible. French fries have too much oil. Spray some Pam or vegetable oil on your fries and bake them. We use olive oil in the place of butter. Add a little salt if you like salted butter. Don't use olive oil for high heat frying!

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Why Avoid Fried Foods?

I am just curious as to why you can't have fried foods... especially if you fry them in olive oil or vegetable oil.
Dianna

Hi Dianna, thanks for your question. You can eat some fried foods. Elmer Towns is the author of the Fasting For Spiritual Breakthrough Daniel Fast Diet. He clearly states that we should avoid "margarine, shortening, animal fat, high fat products." So we are allowed to fry foods with a little oil, but we should avoid deep fat frying, which is definitely too much oil.

We prefer extra virgin olive oil and Colza. Canola and other healthy non-animal fats are OK in moderation. Use as little oil as possible. French fries have too much oil. Spray some Pam or Colza oil on your fries and bake them. We use olive oil in the place of butter. Add a little salt if you like salted butter. Don't use olive oil for frying, it cannot handle the heat.

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Patricia's Baked Sliced Potatoes

Instructions:

slice the potatoes with skin still on them
place them in a bowl
add EVOO (extra virgin olive oil)
pepper
mrs. dash or whatever herbs and spices you would like
spread the potatoes on a baking sheet
place in the oven on about 350 degrees
bake until desired tenderness
stir occasionally
remove and enjoy with your favorite veggie or a veggie burger

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Fry Potatoes in Olive Oil?

Hello... great site here... me and my mother are doing a daniel fast... we are going a bit longer than a month... i was wondering... is it okay to eat fried foods?... I'm not doing this as a diet... im doing this as spiritual war kinda... ^_^ but i ate a potatoe today and i fried it in olive oil... I was just wondering if thats okay... my mom said we shouldnt fry anything, but I've prayed about it and im not sure i have a problem with it. What do you think?
Stephanie

Good to hear from you Stephanie. Thanks for your kind words. May God bless your Daniel Fast with much spiritual fruit.

We prefer extra virgin olive oil and Colza. Canola and other healthy non-animal fats are OK in moderation. Use as little oil as possible. French fries have too much oil. Spray some Pam or Colza oil on your fries and bake them. We use olive oil in the place of butter. Add a little salt if you like salted butter. Don't use olive oil for frying, it cannot handle the heat.

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Using Oils in a Daniel Fast Diet

I read somewhere that you could have oils, like vegetable oil, virgin olive oil, what about cannola oil? Also, Is it wrong to slice up fresh potatoes and chop fresh onions and saute them altogether in a skillet? Or would this be considered "fried foods". I asked one of my pastors and he said he felt like the reference to 'fried foods' was like things with batter that are deep fried. Please help me. Thank you. Ava

Thanks for your e-mail Ava.

Our first advice is to do the Daniel fast following the advice of your local church leaders. Many churches have specific rules for their congregations. We agree with your pastor about battered fried foods. In addition, since eggs are avoided by most of us, you can't make most batters since they include eggs.

Concerning oils, we prefer extra virgin olive oil and Colza. Canola and other healthy non-animal fats are OK in moderation. Use as little oil as possible. French fries have too much oil. Spray some Pam or Colza oil on your fries and bake them. We use olive oil in the place of butter. Add a little salt if you like salted butter. Don't use olive oil for frying, it cannot handle the heat.

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Daniel Diet Fast Blog

Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Kim's Whole Grain Breakfast

Friday, January 15, 2010

Mike's Herbal Salad Dressing

Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Family Circle 3-Bean Chili

Friday, May 1, 2009

Wendy's Vegetarian Cabbage Rolls

Friday, April 10, 2009

I Can't Believe It's Not Butter

Thursday, January 1, 2009

Deep Fat Fried Potatoes

Sunday, October 19, 2008

Thanks for your wise words

Monday, October 13, 2008

Fran's Lentils with olive oil and garlic

Wednesday, May 7, 2008

Olive Oil on the Daniel Fast?

Friday, March 7, 2008

Why Avoid Fried Foods?

Thursday, February 28, 2008

Patricia's Baked Sliced Potatoes

Tuesday, February 26, 2008

Fry Potatoes in Olive Oil?

Monday, February 18, 2008

Using Oils in a Daniel Fast Diet

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