Sunday, October 13, 2013

Locusts and Wild Honey

Read Matthew 1-3

Matthew 3:4 "And the same John had his raiment of camel's hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his meat was locusts and wild honey."

In all the diet books out there, crazy or sensible, no one has ever proposed a diet of locusts and wild honey. It doesn’t sound like John the Baptist could possibly get enough nourishment to stay alive, let alone healthy.

Every few years another directive comes out about what would make a healthy diet. It has gone from the Basic Four Food Groups to a pyramid to a dinner plate.

The ratios may be adjusted depending on the latest scientific data available at the time, but a healthy diet needs vegetables, fruits, meat/protein, dairy, and bread. Even those of us trying to lose weight will want to keep the food groups in mind when planning calories, fats, and carbohydrates.

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