[Not to Limit Diet in Anticipation of Time of Trouble—323]
[Variety and Nicety in Preparation—320]
[Adequate Diet in Our Sanitariums—426, 427, 428, 429, 430]
[No impoverished diet in the White home—Appendix 1:8, 17] (CD 94) MC VC

Suited to Season and Climate VC

143. The foods used should correspond to the climate. Some foods suitable for one country would not do at all in another place.—Letter 14, 1901 (CD 94.1) MC VC

144. Not all foods wholesome in themselves are equally suited to our needs under all circumstances. Care should be taken in the selection of food. Our diet should be suited to the season, to the climate in which we live, and to the occupation we follow. Some foods that are adapted for use at one season or in one climate are not suited to another. So there are different foods best suited for persons in different occupations. Often food that can be used with benefit by those engaged in hard physical labor is unsuitable for persons of sedentary pursuits or intense mental application. God has given us an ample variety of healthful foods, and each person should choose from it the things that experience and sound judgment prove to be best suited to his own necessities.—The Ministry of Healing, 296, 297, 1905 (CD 94.2) MC VC

Nourishing Foods Found in Every Land VC

145. Let us make intelligent advancement in simplifying our diet. In the providence of God, every country produces articles of food containing the nourishment necessary for the upbuilding of the system. These may be made into healthful, appetizing dishes.—Letter 135, 1902 (CD 94.3) MC VC

146. If we plan wisely, that which is most conducive to health can be secured in almost every land. The various preparations of rice, wheat, corn, and oats are sent abroad everywhere, also beans, peas, and lentils. These, with native or imported fruits, and the variety of vegetables that grow in each locality, give an opportunity to select a dietary that is complete without the use of flesh meats.... Wherever dried fruits, such as raisins, prunes, apples, pears, peaches, and apricots, are obtainable at moderate prices, it will be found that they can be used as staple articles of diet much more freely than is customary, with the best results to the health and vigor of all classes of workers.—The Ministry of Healing, 299, 1905 (CD 94.4) MC VC