Maisha McGee Childs created The Soulful Slimdown as a 40 day journal designed to guide you through a successful Daniel fast. Each day of the journal focuses on a personal reason to fast. The daily meditations in The Soulful Slimdown book reinforces more accountability and provide thought-provoking journal entries to help keep you on track with your Daniel Fast.
This journal is designed to create a healthier you both inside and out. It is also a guide to cleanse your mind, repair your relationships and lead you on the path to freedom. By focusing on the life God wants you to have and using The Soulful Slimdown fasting journal as a compass to overcome obstacles, you will break from your fast leaving body fat and bad habits far behind.
By the end of the forty days you will be a better parent, spouse, friend and overall person once your body is mentally and physically free of toxins. So join the health secret that millions of successful, happy people have practiced for years and do something good for yourself and the people you love; do the Daniel fast for a better you and new life!
Where does the Daniel fast come from?
When the Babylonians conquered Judah, Daniel and his three friends were deported toBabylon. The four men (including Daniel) were placed into the Babylonian court servant program where they had to learn Babylonian customs and laws. These customs and laws included the diet and beliefs of the Babylonians. Daniel was against the Babylonian diet because the King’s food had been offered and sacrificed up to false gods and idols, therefore, making it unclean and not acceptable in Mosaic Law. Thus, Daniel requested that the four of them be excused from eating meat and drinking wine:
But Daniel resolved not to defile himself with the royal food and wine, and he asked the chief official for permission not to defile himself this way.
(Daniel 1:8)
“Please test your servants for ten days: Give us nothing but vegetables to eat and water to drink. Then compare our appearance with that of the royal food, and treat your servants in accordance with what you see.”
(Daniel 1:12-14)
Note*
The Daniel Fast is not something required of Christians but is a way to cleanse your body of toxins and get closer to God within your prayer life.
Daniel Fast Recipes:
Breakfast-
1) Hashbrown potatoes, veggie sausage, toast, juice
Use fresh not frozen potatoes with olive oil instead of margarine. Clean and slice potatoes, put potatoes in pan and coat with olive oil and seasoning, brown on each side.
Use peanut butter with no preservatives from the health food section on wheat toast instead of butter
Veggie Sausage patties (Morning Star is my favorite)
100% fruit juice
2) Bowl of Fiber one cereal with soy milk and fresh blue berries or oatmeal with fresh blue berries (half of teaspoon of olive oil spread, table spoon of soy milk, teaspoon of honey or raw sugar in oatmeal to enhance taste)
Lunch-
3) Veggie chicken pattie on whole grain/whole wheat bread. Use avacado as a substitute for mayo and spread on the bread with lettuce, tomato, and a slice of veggie swiss cheese
cup of potato soup with veggie sprinkle chedder cheese on top and chives
cup of 100% fruit juice
4) Veggie burger or black bean burger on whole wheat bun with grilled onions, avacado, veggie sliced American cheese, ketchup, mustard, lettuce, and tomato
slice on potato, mix in a bowl with olive oil, salt, and pepper; line cookie sheet with foil and bake fries on foil at 375 until golden brown about 20 minutes
ice tea sweatened with natural sweetener (stevia, agave)
Dinner-
4) Spaghetti with whole grain noodles and veggie sprinkle cheese on top of meatless spaghetti sauce, mixed steamed vegetables, slice of wheat bread baked with olive oil spread and sprinkle cheese on top to make a cheese toast
5) Veggie tacos with veggie crumbles (substitute for ground turkey/beef), taco sauce, corn tortillias, lettuce, tomato, veggie sprinkle cheese
(either bake hard corn tortillias and add ingredients or warm soft corn tortillias on both sides in a frying pan with a table spoon of olive oil)
side of black beans or refried beans with veggie mozzarella sprinked on top over brown rice
Snacks
6) Frozen fruit blended with cranberry, mango, or orange fruit juice for a nice fruit smoothie (spoonful of peanut butter optional blended in for richer taste)
7) Natural granola bars
8) Juice carrots, apples, mango, with a small half teaspoon size of ginger root for a refreshing drink
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