LIVING LIFE
TO THE FULL
A GIFT TO BE
CELEBRATED!
THE BREAD OF LIFE
Genesis 1:10, NKJV
And God called the dry land
Earth, and the gathering
together of the waters He
called Seas. And God saw
that it was good.
Genesis 1:11-13, NKJV
Then God said, ‘Let the
earth bring forth grass, the
herb that yields seed, and
the fruit tree ...
Genesis 1:11-13, NKJV
...that yields fruit according
to its kind, whose seed is in
itself, on the earth’; and it
was so.
Genesis 1:11-13, NKJV
And the earth brought forth
grass, the herb that yields
seed according to its kind,
and the tree that yields
fruit,...
Genesis 1:11-13, NKJV
...whose seed is in itself
according to its kind.
And God saw that it
was good...
Genesis 1:11-13, NKJV
...So the evening and the
morning were the third day.
Genesis 1:27, NKJV
So God created man in His
own image; in the image of
God He created him; male
and female He created them.
Genesis 1:29-30, NKJV
And God said, ‘See, I have
given you every herb that
yields seed which is on the
face of all the earth,...
Genesis 1:29-30, NKJV
...and every tree whose fruit
yields seed; to you it shall be
for food. Also, to every beast
of the earth,...
Genesis 1:29-30, NKJV
...to every bird of the air, and
to everything that creeps on
the earth, in which there is
life,...
Genesis 1:29-30, NKJV
I have given every green
herb for food’; and it was so.
Genesis 1:31-2:3, NKJV
Then God saw everything
that He had made, and
indeed it was very good. So
the evening and the morning
were the sixth day.
Genesis 1:31-2:3, NKJV
Thus the heavens and the
earth, and all the host of
them, were finished.
Genesis 1:31-2:3, NKJV
And on the seventh day God
ended His work which He
had done, and He rested on
the seventh day...
Genesis 1:31-2:3, NKJV
...from all His work which He
had done. Then God blessed
the seventh day and
sanctified it,...
Genesis 1:31-2:3, NKJV
...because in it He rested
from all His work which God
had created and made.
Nutrients
Nutrients:
•Carbohydrates
•Proteins
•Fats
•Vitamins
•Fat soluble
Nutrients:
•Water soluble.
•Minerals.
•Trace minerals.
•Antioxidants and
phytochemicals
Five essential
food groups
Cereals and Grains
Fruits and
Vegetables
Legumes, Nuts,
and Seeds
Dairy and
Eggs
Fats, Oils,
Sweets, and Salt
USDA “Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2000”
“Use plant foods as the
foundation of your meals...
Eating a variety of grains
(especially whole-grains),
fruits and vegetables is the
basis of healthful eating.”
USDA “Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2010”
“Make half your plate fruits
and vegetables.”
Advantages of a vegetarian diet:
•Low in fat, particularly saturated fat
•No cholesterol (with a total
vegetarian diet)
•High in dietary fiber
Advantages of a vegetarian diet:
•Low in refined sugar (need to
avoid highly sweetened items,
even if from plant foods
Advantages of a vegetarian diet:
•Contains rich sources of vitamins
and minerals
•Contains high amounts of
protective substances such as
phytochemicals, antioxidants,
etc.
Genesis 9:3, NKJV
Every moving thing that lives
shall be food for you. I have
given you all things, even as
the green herbs.
Child Guidance, page 384. E. G. White
“It is a mistake to
suppose that muscular
strength depends on
the use of animal
food...”
Child Guidance, page 384. E. G. White
“The needs of the
system can be better
supplied, and more
vigorous health can be
enjoyed without its use.”
Child Guidance, page 384. E. G. White
“The grains, with fruits,
nuts, and vegetables,
contain all the nutritive
properties necessary to
make good blood.”
Child Guidance, page 384. E. G. White
“These elements are
not so well or so fully
supplied by a flesh
diet.”
Child Guidance, page 384. E. G. White
“Had the use of flesh been
essential to health and
strength, animal food
would have been included
in the diet appointed man
in the beginning”
Food choices
•Variety
•Quality
•Balance
•Moderation
•Avoidance
USDA, SuperTracker
Romans 14:16-18, NKJV
Therefore do not let your
good be spoken of as evil;
for the kingdom of God is not
eating and drinking,...
Romans 14:16-18, NKJV
...but righteousness and
peace and joy in the
Holy Spirit.
Romans 14:16-18, NKJV
For he who serves Christ in
these things is acceptable to
God and approved by men.
Review and Herald, May 29, 1888
(see also, Medical Ministry, p. 269).
“It is the desire and plan of
Satan to bring in among us
those who will go to great
extremes—people of
narrow minds,...”
Review and Herald, May 29, 1888
(see also, Medical Ministry, p. 269).
“...who are critical and
sharp, and very tenacious
in holding their own
conceptions of what the
truth means.”
Review and Herald, May 29, 1888
(see also, Medical Ministry, p. 269).
“They will be exacting,
and will seek to enforce
rigorous duties, and go to
great lengths in matters of
minor importance,...”
Review and Herald, May 29, 1888
(see also, Medical Ministry, p. 269).
“...while they neglect the
weightier matters of the
law—judgment and mercy
and the love of God.”
Review and Herald, May 29, 1888
(see also, Medical Ministry, p. 269).
“Through the work of a few
of this class of persons, the
whole body of Sabbath
keepers will be designated
as bigoted, pharisaical, and
fanatical.”
Review and Herald, May 29, 1888
(see also, Medical Ministry, p. 269).
“The work of the truth,
because of these workers,
will be thought to be
unworthy of notice.”
Luke 4:4, NKJV
‘Man shall not live by bread
alone, but by every word of
God’.
LIVING LIFE
TO THE FULL
A GIFT TO BE
CELEBRATED!