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What is The Daniel Fast?

The background of the “Daniel fast” is that Daniel and his three friends had been
“deported” to Babylon when Nebuchadnezzar and the Babylonians had conquered
Judah (2 Kings 24:13-14). Daniel and his three friends were put into the Babylonian
court servant “training program.” Part of the program was learning Babylonian customs,
beliefs, laws, and practices. The eating habits of the Babylonians were not in complete
agreement with the Mosaic law. As a result, Daniel asked if he and his three friends
could be excused from eating the meat (which was likely sacrificed to Babylonian false
gods and idols).

So, a Daniel fast is eating only fruits and vegetables for a certain amount of time,
abstaining from meat products. Some people use a Daniel fast as a dieting method.
Some people use a Daniel fast instead of fasting from food entirely.

*You are allowed to drink 100% vegetable and fruit juice!, water (of course), and eat as
many fresh fruits and vegetables as you would like!

Daniel Fast Recipes
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Barbara's Rice, Black beans and corn
Became my favorite now..

Ingredients
1 can Organic Black beans drained
1 can of Organic corn drained
organic long grain rice
organic corn tortilla
salsa
avocado
Instructions
Combine 1 can Organic Black beans drained and 1 can of Organic corn drained
Heat and place on top of organic long grain rice (cooked)
Top with homemade salsa (which is 2 tomatoes diced, 1 onions diced, cilantro, squirt of
lime, clove of garlic minced, tad bit of salt, 1 Jalapeno minced, 1/2 of an avocado diced.)
Serve with organic corn tortilla (you can heat them and make them crunchy. I just cut
them into triangles and make them like chips.. Organic ones are made with just corn
and lime) really good! Serve with sliced avocados on the side OR finger peppers (they
aren't real hot)

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Karen's Tabouleh
Ingredients
1 bunch parsley
1 small onion
1 small tomato
3 tbs Bulgur (cracked wheat)
juice of 1 lemon
olive oil
Instructions
Soak Bulgur for 1 hour in warm water
chop parsley very fine
chop onion and tomato
combine all ingredients
drizzle olive oil and squeeze lemon into mixture
salt to taste
mixture should look red white and green like the Lebanese Flag...enjoy!

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Nakia's Tasty Veggie Wraps
Ingredients
1 package of Broccoli/Carrot Slaw Mix (shredded broccoli, carrots, and purple cabbage)
1 TBSP of olive oil
1 tsp of soy sauce
1/4 tsp ea. of Thyme, Rosemary, and Garlic Powder
4 Whole Grain Wheat wraps
Instructions
1) Place oil in warm skillet
2) Add shredded mixture and sauté
3) Add seasonings
4) Add soy sauce to coat
5) Cook vegetables until they are your desired texture
6) Remove vegetables and place on a reserved plate.
7) Add more oil to skillet if necessary to brown both sides of your whole wheat wraps if
desired
8) Place vegetables in each warmed wrap. Eat and Enjoy!!

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Grace's Golden Carrot Soup
Used with permission from The Daniel's Fast Cookbook
Ingredients
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 large onion, chopped with vidalia fine insert, about 2 cups
3 stalks celery chopped with vidalia fine insert, about 1 cup
1 package 16 oz. bag of fresh sliced carrots, about 4 cups
1 quart vegetable broth, 32 oz carton
1 teaspoon poultry seasoning
1 teaspoon dried basil
2 teaspoons chopped garlic, jar ok
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1 teaspoon salt
Instructions
In a large pot put olive oil and sauté onion, celery, carrots, garlic and all the seasonings
for about 10 minutes. Then add the vegetable broth. Cover and simmer for about 25 min
or until carrots are tender. With a hand held blender, cream the soup. If you do not have
an hand held blender, spoon into a regular blender. Blend half at a time. Be careful this
is hot stuff. Serves 6.

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Susan's Black Bean & Brown Rice Stuffed Peppers
Ingredients:
1 qt 100% Vegetable or Tomato Juice
2 cups cooked black beans
1 cup cooked brown rice
2 med green onions (chopped)
¼ cup fresh cilantro (chopped)
2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
2 tbsp lime juice
1 clove garlic (finely chopped)
2-3 large bell peppers (cut in half lengthwise and deseeded)
Combine all ingredients except juice and bell peppers in bowl and mix well. Place
peppers in glass dish and stuff with mixture. Pour juice over peppers and plenty of
excess in the dish. Cover and bake in oven on 350 degrees for 45-60 minutes. Enjoy!

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Maria's Curry brown rice
Ingredients:
Minute maid brown rice
1-2 tsp curry powder
1/2 c frozen sweet peas
1/2 c corn
1/4 c onions
1/4 c tomato
1/2 tsp dried thyme leaves
1 tbsp virgin olive oil
Procedure:
1. Make the desired amount of brown rice.
2. Dice the onion and tomato.
3. Heat pan with olive oil. Mix in tomato, onions, thyme, corn, sweet peas and
curry.
4. Stir until onion and tomato is cooked. Add water sparingly to keep it from
sticking to the pan.
5. Add already cooked brown rice.
6. If desirable, add hot peppers such as jalapenos or scotch bonnet or leave
the flammable spices out.
7. Enjoy!

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Angela's veggie soup
1 28oz. can diced or crushed tomatoes
1 6oz. can tomato paste
1 can of tomato sauce
1 can (drained)of corn, green beans, potatoes, english peas, carrots. salt and pepper to
taste
2 medium onions diced, 1 tsp garlic, 4-5 bay leaves
Add water to cover items cook in slow cooker for 3-4 hrs or on stove top. Could also add
mushrooms or other veggies you enjoy just be creative.

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Cathy's Leek and Potato soup
Sat, 12 Jan 2008
Hey - our church started the Daniel fast on the 7th January. This is a great recipe for
Leek and Potato soup.

1 tsp crushed fennel seeds
1 tsp ground pepper
2 cloves garlic
2 tbsp olive oil
4 pints vegetable stock (you can use just water as long as everything is seasoned well)
2 lbs leeks (trimmed, cleaned, sliced)
2 lbs potatoes (cleaned, cut into cubes)

Heat olive oil on a medium heat in a large pan. Add garlic - heat for a few mins until
golden. Add fennel seeds and pepper and stir in with garlic. Add leeks and potatoes and
mix well with other ingredients. Cover and cook for 5 mins. Stir quickly. Cover and cook
for further 5 mins. Add stock. Bring to boil, then cover, turn heat down and simmer for
40 mins.

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Ki's Stir Fry Brown Rice w/Vegetables
Sat, 12 Jan 2008
1 box of instant brown rice (or bag brown rice)
Vegetables to stir fry (either fresh or frozen)
Olive Oil
Soy Sauce
Peanuts

Cook your rice according to package (I season my rice as well when I cook).

Heat Wok on Med. High heat add 1/4 cup of Olive Oil (more or less) Give a minute for oil
to get hot.

Place raw onions in now if you are adding to recipe, also garlic for taste. Pour the cooked
rice into Wok and stir for 4 mins add Soy Sauce to taste.

Pour rice back into container it was cooked in and set aside.

Now add 1/4 cup Olive Oil to hot Wok again. Then add the vegetables and lots of
whatever seasonings you like. Stir until done add peanuts right before serving.

This recipe is very good reheated for lunch the next day.

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George's Homemade Cilantro Soup
Wed, 02 Jan 2008
Chop 2 bunches fresh Cilantro
10 carrots chopped and the juice of 1/2 squeezed lemon
15 brussels spouts quartered
1 large sweet onion chopped
8 chicken or vegetable bullion cubes with 8 cups water
4 tsp garlic salt
1 large can tomato sauce
10 chopped habanero garlics or a chopped Jalapeno
Bring almost to a boil and simmer for 1 hour

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Lola's Black bean soup
Tue, 01 Jan 2008
I make this with canned black beans. Basically just black beans, vegetable broth,
crushed garlic, large chopped onion, 1 jar of all natural salsa, chopped Jalapeno,
chopped Cilantro. Combine all ingredients and enjoy. I even eat this when I'm not on
the Daniel fast because it is absolutely delicious! For a large batch I usually use about 5
cans of beans. Amount of broth depends on how chunky you like your soup.

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Herb-Roasted Idaho Potato Fries
Wed, 21 Nov 2007 by Denise Austin
Makes 4 servings

Ingredients:
1 pound small baking potatoes
2 tsp extra-virgin olive oil
1/2 tsp dried thyme
1/2 tsp dried rosemary
1/4 tsp salt
1/8 tsp freshly ground black pepper

Instructions:
Preheat the oven to 425°F. Coat a heavy baking sheet with cooking spray.

Cut each potato in half crosswise. Place the halves cut side down on the cutting board
and cut each into 4 wedges. Place the potatoes in a mound on the prepared baking
sheet.

In a cup, mix the oil, thyme, rosemary, salt, and pepper. Pour over the potato wedges
and toss to mix well. Spread the potatoes out on the sheet.

Bake, stirring 2 or 3 times, until tender and lightly browned, about 35 minutes. Serve
hot.

Per serving: 110 calories, 2.5g fat, 21g carbohydrates, 2g protein, 2g fiber, 150mg sodium

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Scarlott potatoes
Anonymous Sat, 24 Feb 2007
White potatoes boiled with onions cut up in them, pepper, garlic, Mrs.. Dash, salt.

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Hot water cornbread
White or yellow corn meal, hot water, honey
stir it up very well. Put in skillet with olive oil.

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Student mix
Nuts, seeds and raisins mixed together

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Rice, Green Beans and Lentils
Tue, 06 Feb 2007 by Sue Farho
1 cup rice
1/2 cup lentils rinsed
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. salt
1 TBSP tomato paste
1 can green beans not drained
1 cup of water
Rice cooked in rice cooker. The rest of the ingredients go in crock pot for five hours on
medium to high.

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Rice and Lentils
1 cup rice
1/2 cup of lentils
1 tsp salt
2 cups water
Rice cooked in rice cooker. The rest of the ingredients go in crock pot for five hours on
high.

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Vegetable soup and navy beans
1 cup puree spinach
1 cup puree green beans
1 can navy beans rinsed and drained
1 tsp salt
1 cup water
Put all ingredient in crock pot for four hours on medium

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Mashed pinto beans on whole grain taco shells
1 can pinto beans rinsed and drained
1 TBSP of raisins
1 tsp salt
Cook pinto beans and raisins in crock pot for four hours blend in blender serve with
whole grain soft taco shells.

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Rice and Chick Peas
1 cup rice
1 can chick peas drained and rinsed
1 cup water
1 tsp salt
1 TBSP raisins
Cook rice in a rice cooker. Put rest of ingredients in crock pot and cook four hours at
medium

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Popcorn
Tue, 08 Jan 2008 from Donna
Thought your readers might enjoy a very easy, very healthy (totally non-fat) way to make
popcorn (I liked the one suggestion using olive oil.)

1/4 cup un popped popping corn
1 brown lunch bag

Place corn kernels in lunch bag. Fold at end 2-3 times. Place in microwave on High for 2-
3 minutes, until kernels stop popping. Enjoy! More of the kernels will pop with repeated
refills as the bag gets hotter. Just leave the un popped kernels in the bag for the next
serving.

Sat, 20 Jan 2007 from Sheri
I have found popcorn to be a very good and enjoyable snack during the Daniel Diet. I
have a new whirly-pop popcorn cooker that cooks popcorn with only 1 teaspoon of oil. I
use olive oil. The popcorn is fantastic! It's much better than corn cooked in an air
popper. I've also tried some packaged cooked popcorn called 'Organic Popcorn' that is
lightly salted. You can buy this at Tom Thumb grocery stores, and it's delicious. I've read
a lot about popcorn being one of the most toxic items people eat, due to the pesticides
and sprays put on the corn before harvesting. Go organic for your health!

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Cantaloupe Tonight Melon Smoothie
I came across this recipe from the Vegan Planet Cookbook called Cantaloupe Tonight
Melon Smoothie. I was looking for something to have as a fruit snack, or eat for
breakfast. My teenage son loves smoothies, and when you restrict dairy, it's hard to find
something that will satisfy you, unless you use soy milk. Here's what's in the recipe:

1/2 medium-size cantaloupe, seeded and cut from the rind.
1/2 cup orange juice
Juice of 2 limes (taste before you add all the juice at once)
1 medium-size, banana, peeled and cut into chunks
Fresh mint leaves for garnish (optional)
our addition: 2 cups of ice cubes - makes it like a frozen ice drink.
Mix all in a blender, and serve. Serves 2

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Mrs. Jones' Brown Rice Dinner
Tue, 16 Jan 2007 from Mrs. Jones
This recipe follows the Daniel Fast guidelines and is filling and delicious! This is my
original creation... If someone else has already "cooked" it up it is merely a coincidence.

1 cup of Brown Rice
2.5 cups water
Bring to rolling boil, reduce heat and simmer/steam for 45 minutes.

Half way through the cooking time, add:

1/2 cup of fresh salsa
1 cup of frozen corn
1/2 of a chopped red bell pepper
3/4 cup of cooked black beans
a pinch of pepper to taste
Stir and replace cover for remainder of cooking time. Serve with fresh sliced avocado.

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Drink tea
Thu, 11 Jan 2007 Anonymous
The Lipton Teas that are natural, that are great for the Daniels fast. If you are coffee
drinker the teas will replaced it in the mornings while you are doing the fast. You can
use herbs when you are cooking with beans.

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Salads and Salad dressing
Salad
3 cups bite-size pieces fresh spinach
1/2 cup sliced strawberries
1/2 cup cubed cantaloupe
Optional 1/2 cup sliced oranges
2 medium green onions, sliced(2 tablespoons)
In a tightly covered container, shake all dressing ingredients. In large bowl, toss all salad
ingredients with dressing.

Strawberry-Melon Spinach Salad Dressing:
1 tablespoon orange juice
1 tablespoon honey (if you are allowing honey)
1 1/2 teaspoon olive oil

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Corn
Green, red and yellow peppers
Onion
salt
sautee` over low fire

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Smothered Potatoes

Potatoes
Onions
butter substitute

Slice onions and potatoes and then layer (potatoes, then onions)
season and add butter substitute
Let simmer for about 20 minutes

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Crumbler Tacos

Morningstar Crumblers
Corn or whole wheat tortillas or taco shells
La Preferida Chili seasoning (NOT taco seasoning)
onions
salsa
giardeniere peppers
veggie cheese
olive or vegetable oil

Sautee crumblers over a low fire
add chili seasoning, and onions
season to desired taste
TURN OFF HEAT - (crumblers will burn!)

In another pan - coat with thin layer of vegetable or olive oil
Place tortillas in pan, flip for even heating

MAKE TACOS!!!!!

*Can use Morning Star chicken and steak substitute.
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Sauteed Greens

Clean and wash greens thoroughly
Roll them and cut them straight across
In a skillet, add diced fresh garlic and onion
Sautee in 1/2 teaspoon olive oil
Add greens
Sautee for 15 to 20 mins.

Season to taste and serve!

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Cabbage

Clean and chop cabbage

Add 2 cups water to a pot and let come to a boil
Add cabbage, salt, black pepper, and honey

Let simmer for 20 mins.

Bon Appetit!

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Red beans and rice

Pick and clean kidney beans

Bring 3 cups of water to a boil

Add kidney beans and seasoning and allow to cook until tender. (you may need to add
more water)

In another pot, bring 2 cups water to a boil
Add one cup brown rice
Cook until tender (you may need to add more water)

Grab a plate, combine the two and enjoy!

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Chili

Morning Star Crumblers
kidney beans
corn
tomato sauce
whole tomatoes
salt
pepper
La Preferida chili seasoning mix
2 cups water
green peppers
onions
garlic

Mix all ingredients in a large pot
let come to a boil
cook for 15 to 20 mins

serve and eat!

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Spinach Pasta

whole wheat angel hair pasta
frozen spinach
olive oil
fresh chopped garlic
salt
pepper

In a large pot bring water to a boil and add pasta
cook until done; drain

In another pot, heat spinach. As spinach is cooking, add chopped garlic and allow to
cook all until done. Add seasoning as desired.

Once spinach and pasta are done, combine together in pot and add olive oil.

Salt to taste and serve!

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Quesadillas

Whole wheat tortillas
veggie cheese
butter substitute

Put cheese inside tortilla shell and place in skillet, folded in two
Brown tortillas on both sides

cut in half and serve immediately!

*you can also add morning star crumblers, chicken and steak strips

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Spaghetti

whole wheat pasta
tomato paste or sauce
onions
green pepper
garlic

In large pot bring 2 cups water to a boil

add spaghetti and cook for 15 to 20 mins

drain

add sauce, onions, green pepper and garlic

season to taste

let simmer for 15 mins

Serve and Enjoy!

*Feel free to add veggies to your spaghetti if so desired!