What would Jesus eat and drink?
Monday, June 27th, 2005
Have just posted on the eating and drinking habits of Jesus at Gospel Notes. It’s in response to Matthew 11, where Jesus points out that people are never happy with his behaviour. John the Baptist was considered crazy because he avoided alcohol and good food. Jesus enjoyed parties so much he was labelled a drunkard and a glutton.
So where do we get the inspiration for books like “What would Jesus eat?“, by Don Colbert. Subtitled, “The Ultimate Program for Eating Well, Feeling Great”, this book outlines the secrets of eating less, exercising more. Only problem is that Jesus didn’t have his own kitchen. He ate whatever was on the table in the places where he stayed. It would have been a Mediterranean diet with lots of bread, fish and wine. It’s true Jesus wouldn’t have been threatened with being overweight due to excess sugar and fat in a fast food diet.
Looking at me you wouldn’t know I have diet issues but I’ve been on doctor’s orders for a while to cut down on LDL cholesterol. Which means an end to food cooked in fat. An end to butter and full cream milk. An end to full cream icecream. An end to cream. An end to cheesecake. An end to a diet of pies, KFC, greasy burgers, bacon and liver. Diet’s going OK but I’ve been putting off getting the next cholesterol test. I know I have to ‘up the exercise factor’.
