Can you drink almond milk on daniel fast

So you’ve decided to do a Daniel Fast – way to go! This spiritual fast will change your life, leading to breakthrough in physical health, mental clarity, and spiritual growth. As you get still and draw near to God, He is going to give you fresh revelation and insight. You will also have more energy and feel better physically as you clear the junk from your system and concentrate on eating wholesome, plant-based foods.

Whether you’ve fasted many times before, or this is your first time to embark on a Daniel Fast journey, you’re in the right place to get started and create a Daniel Fast meal plan and shopping list.

Read on for a basic overview and food lists of what to eat on a Daniel Fast and what NOT to eat on a Daniel Fast.

Where Did the Daniel Fast Originate?

The modern Daniel Fast is based off some passages from the book of Daniel in the Bible. Chapter 1 describes how Daniel and his friends had been taken captive and brought from Jerusalem to Babylon to serve King Nebuchadnezzar. They were being trained in the literature and customs of the Chaldeans and given the king’s choice food and wine, but Daniel made a very specific request:

Please test your servants for ten days, and let us be given some vegetables to eat and water to drink.

– Daniel 1:12

After this ten day test, Daniel and his friends had a better appearance than any of the other youths, so they were allowed to continue their requested diet. In addition, when they were presented to King Nebuchadnezzar at the end of their training they were found “ten times better than all the magicians and conjurers who were in all his realm.” (Daniel 1:20)

You can read more about the biblical basis for the Daniel Fast in this post: What is the Daniel Fast?

Our modern diet looks vastly different than what was eaten in Daniel’s time and culture. We have MANY more choices of what to eat which is both a blessing and a challenge.

Although there are benefits to having a rich and plentiful food supply, we also have an overwhelming number of packaged and processed foods of low nutritional value we have to sort through and resist eating if we want to eat a truly healthy and nutritious diet. In addition, the vast majority of these foods should be avoided when you’re on a Daniel Fast.

What to Abstain From on the Daniel Fast

On the Daniel Fast, you’ll abstain from all animal products, alcohol, processed foods, and baked goods. You’ll also avoid all drinks other than herbal tea and water. This includes coffee, sports drinks, energy drinks, and beverages with sugar.

Eliminating animal-based foods includes avoiding all seafood, eggs, and dairy products such as milk, butter, and yogurt.

When you’re abstaining from sugar and animal-based products like dairy and eggs, that means you eliminate practically all baked goods and packaged, processed foods. Even seemingly healthy foods like granola or energy bars typically have added sugar and preservatives and many contain egg or milk-based ingredients. This is why it’s so important to check ingredient labels when you’re on a Daniel Fast.

You may have questions about certain foods in the grey area such as peanut butter or almond milk. These foods are plant-based, but they are also processed, so are they ok to eat on a Daniel Fast?

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