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"What did Jesus eat?

There were no fast-food establishments in Jesus’ time, and we know that he was not raised by strangers on junk foods in day care centers, because there were no day care centers in those days.

We can be certain that his mother, Mary, made a sustained effort to feed her son home cooking and a healthy, natural, Mediterranean diet. It was Mary’s labor of love for Jesus, and he was bathed in Mary’s love.

Like many of the Jewish women of her times, Mary was a masterful nutritionist and cook. Her nutritional knowledge and knowledge of medicinal herbs had been handed down for centuries from mothers to daughters. Mary was not about to raise her Messiah son on junk foods.

As observant Jews, Jesus’ family did not eat ham or pork. Jesus’ meals probably included homemade yogurt, goat’s cheese, eggs, fish, lots of salads with tomatoes and cucumbers dressed in olive oil and medicinal herbs like oregano, basil, and mint, lots of fresh vegetables like squash and eggplant, whole-grain wheat, brown rice, lentils, garbanzo beans, nuts like almonds, and whole-wheat bread. He also probably ate an assortment of fresh fruits – figs, dates, apricots, bananas, apples, and oranges. All these foods are indigenous to the Holy Land.

Very occasionally, for religious holidays and special events, like weddings, Jesus’ family probably ate lamb or chicken, but meats were not central to the Mediterranean diet, and, as they are today, meats were used very sparingly in dishes, mainly as seasonings.

Jesus’ diet was probably mainly plant-based, and today would come under the category of “health foods” at very dear prices. But these health foods were much cheaper in Jesus’ times because many families cultivated their own extensive gardens.

Because of the healthy diet Mary fed him and his daily strenuous physical activity, the boy Jesus grew into a strong and healthy man bursting with energy.

We also know that Jesus ate in moderation and fasted and prayed frequently, and that he often sought quiet and rest."

Links: https://www.soulshepherding.org/jesus-set-boundaries/ and https://www.joyfulnoiseletter.com/the_physically_fit_messiah.asp

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