What is a Daniel Fast?
The Daniel Fast is a biblically based partial fast referenced in the Bible, particularly in two sections of the Book of Daniel:
- Daniel 1:12, which states, “Please test your servants for ten days, and let them give us vegetables [pulses] to eat and water to drink.”
- Daniel 10: 1-2, which says, “In those days I, Daniel, was mourning three full weeks. I ate no pleasant food, no meat or wine came into my mouth, nor did I anoint myself at all, till three whole weeks were fulfilled.”
Daniel Fast Guideline
Food List BEVERAGES
- Water
- Homemade Almond milk, coconut water, coconut kefir and vegetable and fruit juices
VEGETABLES (should form the basis of the diet)
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Fresh or cooked
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May be frozen and cooked but not canned
FRUITS (consume in moderation 1-3 servings daily)
- Fresh and cooked
- May be dried like raisins or apricots (no sulfites or added oils or sweeteners)
- May be frozen but not canned
WHOLE GRAINS (consume in moderation and ideally sprouted)
- Brown Rice, Quinoa, Millet, Amaranth, Buckwheat, Barley cooked in water
- Sprouted or ancient grain breads
BEANS & LEGUMES (consume in moderation)
- Dried and cooked in water
- May be consumed from can as long as no salt or other additives are contained and the only ingredients are beans and water
NUTS & SEEDS (sprouted are best)
- Raw, sprouted or dry roasted (no salt added)
FOODS TO AVOID
On the Daniel Fast, you should not consume any of the other foods or beverages listed below. And, I want to mention that on the Daniel Fast some allow sea salt or himalayan salt and others do not. My recommendation is to only use a bit of sea salt when necessary in flavoring dishes.
Here are foods you definitely want to refrain from eating: Iodized Salt | Sweeteners | Meat | Dairy products | Breads, pasta, flour, crackers, cookies | Oils | Juices |Coffee Energy drinks |Gum | Mints | Candy