Rubin Jordan - Makers diet meals : biblically-inspired delicious and nutritious recipes for the entire family

Copyright 2014Jordan Rubin All rights reserved. This book is protected under the copyright laws of the United States of America. This book may not be copied or reprinted for commercial gain or profit. The use of short quotations or occasional page copying for personal or group study is permitted and encouraged. Permission will be granted upon request. P.O. P.O.

Box 310, Shippensburg, PA 17257-0310 Promoting Inspired Lives Recipes: Jordan and Nicki Rubin, Josh Axe, Deb Williams, Kelcie Yeo, Kate Battistelli Editors, Managers, Designers: Evan Tardy, Carrie Medeiros Photographer: David Molnar This book and all other Destiny Image and Destiny Image Fiction books are available at Christian bookstores and distributors worldwide. For more information on foreign distributors, call 717-532-3040. Reach us on the Internet: www.destinyimage.com ISBN 13 HC: 978-0-7684-4231-1 ISBN 13 TP: 978-0-7684-0687-0 ISBN Ebook: 978-0-7684-8469-4 For Worldwide Distribution, Printed in the U.S.A. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 / 18 17 16 15 14 A special thank you to Kelcie Yeo and Kate Battistelli for all their hard work in making this cookbook come together, their amazing recipe contributions, and countless experiments in the kitchen perfecting each of these recipes. After suffering from chronic illnesses throughout her childhood, Kelcie Yeo found hope for healing by applying biblical principles to her diet. By eating food the way God intended for her to eat, she became well.

Kelcie completed the Beyond Organic University Health Coach certification program in 2012. Her blog, www.kelcieskreations.blogspot.com, provides recipes for those who want to enjoy healthy food that tastes great! Her mission is to help people change their diet, change their life, and together take back the dominion of biblical principles in the areas of health and wholeness. Kate Battistelli is a blogger and the author of Growing Great Kids: Partner with God to Cultivate His Purpose in Your Childs Life, published by Charisma House. Shes currently working on her second book, The God Dare, to be released this fall. Shes been married for 31 years to her husband, Mike, and shes the mom of recording artist Francesca Battistelli. She blogs about food, family, hospitality, and faith at KateBattistelli.com.

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If you want to experience incredible health in body, mind, and spirit, then its time to heed the nutritional wisdom of the Bible. Makers Diet Meals helps you put into practice ancient nutritional principles that biblical heroes like Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Moses, Daniel, David, and even our savior Jesus lived thousands of years ago. The focus of this cookbook is not counting calories, fat, or carbs, and we are not going to make you eat sticks and grass, or locusts and honey for that matter, even though we think that raw honey can make just about anything taste great! Makers Diet Meals follows Gods dietary principles and focuses on helping you consume the most nutrient-dense superfoods in the world to help you reach your full God-given health potential. Why Makers Diet? Before we show you exactly what to eat, lets talk about why following a biblical way of eating can transform your health. A great place to start is in the book of Daniel.

In Daniel chapter one we read the account of four young men of GodDaniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariahwho refused to eat the kings delicacies (junk food). They were avoiding the kings foods because in doing so they would defile themselves according to Gods commandments as the meats served were likely detestablesacrificed to idols, strangled, containing fatty portions, and with blood left in them. Daniel requested that they only be given pulse (basically vegetables, fruits, nuts, and seeds) and water, and then be tested to see the results of their Makers recommended diet. 10 days later Daniel and his friends were healthier and stronger than all of the other young men training for the kings council. 3 years later Upon examination by the king, Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah were found to be ten times greater in wisdom and understanding than all the other young men of their age. Imagine that, ten times greater! God had given Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah knowledge and skill in all things and the king found none like them in matters of wisdom and understanding in all his kingdom.

Also, Daniel went on to outlive King Nebuchadnezzar and actually counsel a third successive king roughly 70 years later! One of the most important aspects about Daniels diet was not just what he ate, but why he ate it. He did it to honor God. I believe that is the main reason he saw supernatural results and favor in his life. While Daniel chose to eat only plant based foods during his 10-day diet, I dont believe he was a vegetarian all of his life. In fact, when you study the diet of the fathers of our faith you see that Abraham, Moses, David, and even Jesus consumed healthy animal foods such as meat and dairy, but only that which was raised and cared for by Gods standards. These men consumed a diet rich in wild and pasture-raised meats, cultured dairy, vegetables, fruits, nuts, and seeds with many living 100-plus years in vibrant health.

I think the apostle Paul sums up the Makers Diet mindset best in 1 Corinthians 10:31: WHETHER YOU EAT, DRINK, OR WHATEVER YOU DO, DO IT ALL FOR THE GLORY OF GOD. Makers Diet Plate For years Americans followed the nutrition advice of the USDAs Food Pyramid that recommended you consume six to eleven servings of grains a day. The American people have followed that advice and are now paying dearly for it with their bulging waistlines and lack of vitality! In more recent years, the recommendations have changed from a pyramid and taken the form of a plate. Even though there are improvements in their recommendations, they still have many flaws. So whats the solution? The Makers Plate! This can give you a blueprint of what your ideal meals can look like when you are striving for a healthy diet. Your plate should be full of nutrient-dense foods such as vegetables, fruits, nuts, seeds, pasture-raised meat and poultry, wild-caught fish, and cultured dairy.

Vegetables and Fruits / Meat and Dairy / Sprouted Nuts / Seeds / Grains / Glass of Spring Water If you want to honor God with your body, then we recommend you not focus just on calories in the foods you eat but rather on the nutrients the food provides. You want to eat a nutrient-dense diet that is packed with vitamins and minerals as well as beneficial compounds such as enzymes, antioxidants, probiotics, and organic acids. Here are the top 10 lists for Probiotic, Antioxidant, and Metabolism boosting foods.

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