What Would Jesus Eat Overview and Recipe

What Would Jesus Eat?
Don Colbert, M.D.
Thomas Nelson - 2002

With biblical and methodical insight, Dr. Don Colbert recommends asking two key questions about everything you eat today: Why do I eat this? Would Jesus eat this? The answers, he affirms, will lead you to a new, nutritious way of living and eating.

In this comprehensive eating program, Dr. Colbert reveals that Jesus' diet is the ideal choice for those struggling in America's food-frenzied culture. Thousands of years ago, God laid out a sensible approach to eating, with predictble results: a healthy body and long life. By examining His eating plan you will discover:

• The health benefits of foods Jesus ate and the health risks of foods He avoided
• How to follow Jesus' eating model with foods that are available today
• Jesus' favorite food
• Why foods forbidden in the Old Testament dietary laws are unhealthy
• The staple of Jesus' diet
• The type of exercise Jesus participated in
• What desserts Jesus might have enjoyed
• The "fast foods" Jesus ate
• How Jesus is the ultimate role model in all things, even diet

If you are ready to make a lifestyle change and want to do it in a God-honoring way.  What Would Jesus Eat? is the guide for you.

One suggested dinner:
Salad of dark green lettuce with vinegar and oil dressing

Whole-grain pasta with marinara sauce, sprinkled with Parmesan cheese (see recipe)

One four-ounce glass of red wine or filtered water

Homemade Marinara Sauce (page 216)

Add to one can of low-salt tomato sauce

2-3 fresh tomatoes, chopped

2-3 garlic cloves (minced)

1 cup chopped onions

3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil

1 teaspoon oregano

2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley

2 teaspoons dried basil

Celtic salt and pepper to taste

This sauce does not need to be cooked!