The Jesus Diet: Day 3

 

The Jesus Diet: Day 3

As previously mentioned, when having done research on this diet I came up with, there were limited ingredients to play around with in Jesus' time. Though it may have been a land flowing with milk and honey, there were few things that we have at our disposal today around back then - or at least where Jesus lived. It's not to say that many of the things they had available to them weren't delicious or quite nourishing - on the contrary - but, I will say that I ate talipia every single day for a week at lunch, and by the end of the week I was pretty darn tired of eating fish. The interesting thing about talipia by the way is that it has a really pungent smell, but it tastes delicious. So the problem is that the smell makes it rather unappetizing.

In my last entry, I mentioned that this diet has seemed to make me feel closer to Christ, and part of that as I already wrote, is due to getting more in touch with the natural foods that God has blessed us with. It's just like when we as believers look at a beautiful sunset, a gorgeous field full of flowers, mountainous landscapes, or never ending seas that seem to touch the heavens. All of those things were created just for us, and so it is the same with food.

"Then God said, “Let us make humankind in our image, according to our likeness; and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the wild animals of the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps upon the earth.”" - Genesis 1:26-28

"God said, "See, I give you every seed-bearing plant that is upon all the earth, and every tree that has seed-bearing fruit; they shall be yours for food."" - Genesis 1:29

"Everything that lives and moves about will be food for you. Just as I gave you the green plants, I now give you everything. But you must not eat meat that has its lifeblood still in it." - Genesis 9:3-4

This diet has made me appreciate all the more just how much God loves and cares about us all, that he gives us so much natural food to nourish and support our bodies - why would we need anything more? I'm not saying that things we've developed through time can't be delicious, making our taste buds explode with delight. Again, Taco Bell...Oreos...

But that doesn't mean that these things are good for us, or have the same nutritional value that we get from the natural resources God has provided for us.

My sincere hope and prayer, is that through this blog you will all see the wonderment and love that God has granted us through the foods He's provided for us, and to a lesser extent, that you can enjoy the healthy recipes I've created.

Now it's time to see how Day 3 went...

Breakfast consisted of the leftover Honey-Date Dip with slices from an apple.

My lunch was baby romaine lettuce, with baked talipia, squeeze of lemon, the last of the hummus and some baby carrots.

My late afternoon snack was a pomegranate. Now, let me talk a little bit about the pomegranate. Now, I'm not saying that I will never eat one again, but let me also say that it is way too expensive and it is way less fantastic than what everyone makes it out to be.

The hassle I went through to even peel the thing to get the seeds out was a journey in and of itself, which led me to stain my white silk top in the process - luckily with some soap and water it did come out.

I brought the seeds with me to work and nibbled on them here and there.   The initial juice that pops out when you bite into them is delicious, but then the rest of the time it's dry and unpleasant. I did not particularly care for them, but they are still much better than any kind of cabbage. Having said that though, I only ate 1/3 of the fruit, and gave the rest to the doctor.

Dinner could not come soon enough, as I was by then absolutely famished. I tried to tweak and fava bean stew that I found online, and did not like it all - therefore, I am not including the recipe here. I only had about 2 bites of it, and gave the rest away.

I had a little bit more of the lamb from the night before, the last bowl of vegetable soup, some more flatbread arugula lettuce, a smaller dollop of the sheep cheese, and finally the greatest thing of the evening: a kale pesto, which was absolutely delicious. If someone had told me that I would be enjoying kale I would have laughed at them. Until I started this diet, I always hated kale. But with the right creativity, I suppose anything can be delicious. Except broccoli. That's just evil.

                                            

                                            

 

 Recipe for Day 3:

Kale Pesto

Ingredients:

Less than 1/4 cup fresh, all natural pine nuts
8 oz. fresh basil stems torn off)
1/3 cup olive oil

1 clove garlic, minced or diced finely
salt to taste 

juice of 1/2 lemon

6 oz. fresh baby kale


Instructions:

In a food processor, combine all ingredients, pulse first and then set to low until creamy smooth.
Serve with any sides, such as carrot sticks, or place atop flatbread as a spread