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A HEALTH REFORM READING GUIDE

The Garden
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Plant-Based Health Reform

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01 - Eden's Table: Original Provision Read passages on this siteRead here 02 - Appetite, Clear Thought, and Spiritual Life Read passages on this siteRead here 03 - The Garden Harvest: Fruit, Grains, and Vegetables Read passages on this siteRead here 04 - Why Health Reform Matters Read passages on this siteRead here 05 - Digestion and the Body's Needs Read passages on this siteRead here 06 - Health, Witness, and Service Read passages on this siteRead here 07 - Eating Habits and Well-Being Read passages on this siteRead here 08 - Appetite, Choice, and Self-Control Read passages on this siteRead here 09 - Moderation and Meal Portions Read passages on this siteRead here 10 - A Steady Rhythm of Meals Read passages on this siteRead here 11 - Fasting in Its Proper Setting Read passages on this siteRead here 12 - Adequacy, Variety, and Extremes Read passages on this siteRead here 13 - Nourishment During Pregnancy Read passages on this siteRead here 14 - Feeding and Teaching Children Read passages on this siteRead here 15 - Cookery and Food Preparation Read passages on this siteRead here 16 - Food, Hospitality, and Restaurants Read passages on this siteRead here 17 - Meals in Health Institutions Read passages on this siteRead here 18 - Food and the Work of Recovery Read passages on this siteRead here 19 - Desserts and Sweet Foods Read passages on this siteRead here 20 - Seasonings and Condiments Read passages on this siteRead here 21 - Fats and Food Preparation Read passages on this siteRead here 22 - Protein Foods Read passages on this siteRead here 23 - Meat and Food Reform Read passages on this siteRead here 24 - Beverages and Drink Read passages on this siteRead here 25 - Teaching Health Principles Read passages on this siteRead here Appendix 1 - Source Notes Read passages on this siteRead here Appendix 2 - Additional References Read passages on this siteRead here
SIMPLE COOKING · FRUIT IN SEASON

Let the fruit shine.

“It would be well for us to do less cooking and to eat more fruit in its natural state. Let us teach the people to eat freely of the fresh grapes, apples, peaches, pears, berries, and all other kinds of fruit that can be obtained. Let these be prepared for winter use by canning, using glass, as far as possible, instead of tin.”

Ellen G. White · Testimonies for the Church, vol. 7, p. 134 (1902), paragraph 5

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SELECTED ORIGINAL PASSAGES

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FROM EDEN TO BABYLON · KING JAMES VERSION

Provision in the garden.

“And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat.”

Genesis 1:29, KJV

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Daniel’s request.

“But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the king’s meat, nor with the wine which he drank.”

Daniel 1:8, KJV

“Prove thy servants, I beseech thee, ten days; and let them give us pulse to eat, and water to drink.”

Daniel 1:12, KJV · Read the ten-day test and its result in Daniel 1:8–16.

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