Daniel’s Fast

 

Daniel Fast Food List

 

Proverbs 23:1-2

 

And put a knife to your throat
If you are a man given to appetite.
3Do not desire his delicacies,
For they are deceptive food

 

It is a 21-day fast. Daniel used his rejection of food from the King’s table to make a statement on earth that registered in Heaven- “I will not bow to any other god in what goes through my mouth gate” 

In so doing, Daniels Fast became an act of sacrifice, sanctification, consecration and of worship. 

 

In Daniel’s Fast we reclaim authority over the flesh.  It is about consciously hosting HIM.

Daniel’s fast opens the victory gates.

 

THE FAST

 

It’s all about plant based foods. No animal products. No milk, cheese, no meat, animal based oils or butter. No fish or fish products. No processed foods, eg - pizzas, white rice, pasta (must be whole grain). No caffeine- tea, coffee, fizzy drinks, etc ( please see foods to avoid)

 

FOODS TO EAT

Whole grains

Amaranth, barley, brown rice, (including brown basmati rice), fufu - pounded yam, matoki, ( not processed), buckwheat, bulgur, Amala, freekeh, millet, oats, purple rice, quinoa, rye, sorghum, spelt, teff, whole grain pasta, whole wheat, and wild rice.

 

Beans and legumes, roots/tubers

 Black beans, black-eyed peas, cannellini beans, garbanzo beans (chickpeas), great northern beans, kidney beans, lentils, peanuts, pinto beans, and split peas.

Yam, plantain, sweet potatoes, Irish potatoes, coco yam, etc

 

Nuts and seeds

Almonds, Brazil nuts, cashews, hazelnuts, macadamia nuts, nut butters, peanuts, pecans, pepitas (pumpkin seeds), pine nuts, pistachios, poppy seeds, walnuts, sesame seeds, soy nuts, sunflower seeds, etc

 

Vegetables

All vegetables are allowed (fresh, frozen, dried, juiced, and canned, with no added sugar). Plant based milk (please check there are no additives 

 

 Fruit

 All fruit is allowed (fresh, frozen, dried, juiced, and canned with no added sugar), smoothies (no added sugar or additives), dried fruit with no added sugar or additives (please check ingredients)

 

Oils

 Oils (such as coconut, olive, palm, groundnut and sesame, for example) are allowed but should be used minimally. For example, you can sauté foods in olive oil but avoid deep-frying them.

 

Other

Unleavened bread (whole grain bread made without yeast, sugars, or preservatives.  

 

All herbs, spices, and seasonings are allowed, including salt and pepper.

 

 Beverages

Water should be the main beverage on your Daniel Fast. Distilled, filtered, sparkling

 

FOODS TO AVOID

Animal products

Meat (bacon, beef, bison, chicken, lamb, pork, and turkey), dairy, (butter, cheese, cream, milk, and yogurt), fish/seafood, no crayfish, eggs.

 

No Added sugar

Agave nectar, artificial sweeteners, brown rice syrup, brown sugar, cane juice, corn syrup, honey, malt syrup, molasses, coconut sugar, and raw sugar.

 

Yeast

No Yeast. No leavened bread or bread products 

 

Refined grains

White flour and white rice. Only whole grains are allowed on the Daniel Fast. A whole grain product contains the entire grain kernel ― the bran, germ, and endosperm.

 

Processed food

Foods that contain artificial flavorings, chemicals, food additives, and preservatives.

 

Deep-fried food

Examples are corn chips, French fries, and potato chips. (Baked chips are acceptable if they don't contain restricted ingredients. Check the label for "baked" to be sure.)

Solid fats

Butter, lard, margarine, and shortening.

 

Chocolate

Milk chocolate, semi-sweet chocolate, dark chocolate, chocolate syrup, and cacao.

 

Caffeinated and alcoholic beverages

Alcohol, coffee, caffeinated tea, and energy drinks.

 

Recommended additive-free foods

 

Innocent, Plenish, Rude

 

Brown basmati rice

Moi moi

Plantain