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The Ultimate Guide to the Daniel Fast: Feed Your Soul, Strengthen Your Spirit, and Renew Your Body
With 21 devotionals and 100+ recipes, this book is your ultimate plan of action and toolbox as you commit to the Daniel Fast. You'll not only embrace healthier eating habits, you'll also discover a greater awareness of God's presence.
Divided into three parts--fast, focus, and food--this book is your inspirational resource for pursuing a more intimate relationship with God as you eliminate certain foods such as sugars, processed ingredients, and solid fats from your diet for 21 days. Author Kristen Feola explains the Daniel Fast in easy-to-understand language, provides thought-provoking devotions for each day of the fast, and shares more than 100 tasty, easy-to-make recipes that follow fasting guidelines.
In a conversational style, Feola helps you structure the fast so you can spend less time thinking about what to eat and more time focusing on God.
As Feola writes, "When you want ideas on what to cook for dinner, you can quickly and easily find a recipe. When you feel weary, you can be refreshed through Bible verses and devotions. When you are struggling with staying committed, you can refer to the information and tools in this book to motivate you."
Divided into three parts--fast, focus, and food--this book is your inspirational resource for pursuing a more intimate relationship with God as you eliminate certain foods such as sugars, processed ingredients, and solid fats from your diet for 21 days. Author Kristen Feola explains the Daniel Fast in easy-to-understand language, provides thought-provoking devotions for each day of the fast, and shares more than 100 tasty, easy-to-make recipes that follow fasting guidelines.
In a conversational style, Feola helps you structure the fast so you can spend less time thinking about what to eat and more time focusing on God.
As Feola writes, "When you want ideas on what to cook for dinner, you can quickly and easily find a recipe. When you feel weary, you can be refreshed through Bible verses and devotions. When you are struggling with staying committed, you can refer to the information and tools in this book to motivate you."
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July 13, 2014
2014 marked my first ever Daniel Fast. I have crossed the finish line!! What a transformation of my mind and spirit. This book was the perfect guide during my 21 day spiritual journey. I loved the format of the daily devotions and meal suggestions. Kudos to the author for the layout, keeping it simple by dividing the book into 3 sections: The Fast, The Focus, The Food. I also enjoyed the real life testimonies that related to everyday situations & circumstances.
This journey has brought me closer to The Lord by improving my daily commitment to reading God's word. During this time I also gained a heightened awareness about better food choices and what's best for my health. I'm strengthened, refreshed and renewed. To God be the Glory! Thank you Kristen for an excellent resource, I'm recommending it to everyone!
This journey has brought me closer to The Lord by improving my daily commitment to reading God's word. During this time I also gained a heightened awareness about better food choices and what's best for my health. I'm strengthened, refreshed and renewed. To God be the Glory! Thank you Kristen for an excellent resource, I'm recommending it to everyone!
February 22, 2015
Why this choice? Well, look at the enticing foods portrayed on the cover. Yum! There are so many differing ways to fast. A fast takes a commitment to eliminate your every day cravings and begin a 21 day journey with scripture, refreshing your body with water, and creating meals with fruits, vegetables, whole grains, legumes, nuts/seeds, and oils. Drawing closer to God through fasting is an offering in which you are asking our Lord for a closer relationship with Him.
In the first chapter of Daniel, King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon besieges Jerusalem and brings a group of young Israelite men to his palace to serve as slaves. Given the change in foods prepared at the palace, Daniel requests that they are allowed to eat as is their custom. With that request, Daniel puts forth a test to see if he and the other young Israelite aren't healthier than the King's men.
The Biblical perspective (pgs. 13-22) provides the reader with a centering-focus within your mind. A balance for your heart and spirit in which your mind can freely accept the challenges with a cleansing fast. Preparing yourself spiritually is the first step. Kristen's outline has been lovingly detailed. She provides you with the essential physical and spiritual "tools" in order for your fasting success (pgs. 23-29). She provides daily scripture with her personal journey of encouragement, hope, what works, food for thought, and strength to see the fast through to completion (pgs. 33-59). For me these pages are the "meat and potatoes" for my fasting experience. I was encouraged and inspired by her convictions, her insights, and her devotion to helping me in this spiritual journey.
Weekly suggested meal plans (pgs. 63-67) allows you to think through your meal choices with ease and determination... the formatting is simply designed, yet masterfully crafted as if you had a personal trainer at home every step of the way. Recipes are separated within the following meal categories:
Breakfast Dishes: (pgs. 70-70-80) breakfast bars, oatmeal, cereal, muffins, smoothies, and fruit salads. First choice is the Nutty Fruit Cereal on pg. 77, quick, easy to prepare, and so refreshing before I dash off to work.
Appetizers and Snacks: (pgs. 82-101) dips, roasted nuts, muffins, flatbreads, cookies, salsa, chips, and trail mix. First choice is the salsa on page 96, zesty goodness as a munchies break between meals with either flatbread, chips, or veggies... excellent energy restorer.
Salads and Salad Dressings: (pgs. 102-116) fruits, nuts, veggies, legumes, herbs and oils. First choice is the Mega Greek Salad on page 106, so quick and easy (I wasn't sure I could do this one without the Feta, but it is so good). Second choice is the Spinach Salad on page 110, another quick salad with a zesty Italian dressing is perfect for weekend lunches and leftovers for Monday.
Soups: (pgs. 118-135) vegetables, spices, and vegetable broth. First choice is my favored Black Bean Minestrone on page 119, and switching out the chicken broth for the vegetable broth made no difference in taste, choosing the Flatbread recipe on page 88 completed the meal. Second choice (not yet tried) is the Butternut Squash and Sweet Potato Soup on page 121.
Vegetables: (pgs. 137-158) vegetables, sauces, nuts, chips, casseroles, roasted or baked. First choice is the Yukon Vegetable Bake page 158, potatoes, corn, onion, zucchini, basil, and garlic... yum!
Main Dishes: (pgs. 160-188) chili, pizza, rice, stuffed peppers, beans, nuts, wraps, casseroles, and tortillas. First choice the Wild Rice Casserole on page 187, so simple with comforting goodness (I was concerned that I would not like this without cheese but it is a meal that satisfies without compromising what a true "comfy" food meal is all about.
Juices: (pgs. 190-192) vegetable, fruit, blended and chilled. First choice had to be the Hello Sunshine Orange Juice on page 190, seriously a blended cup of refreshing joy (oranges, apples, and seedless grapes)... chilled and frothy.
Many of the recipes include Recipe Notes (substitutes, added ingredients, and an additional recipe combo). There are selection and preparation, and storing notes that add to the "friendliness" and convenience of this cook book.
I originally thought my daughter would love this book, unfortunately I have fallen "head over heals" with it, so...
Let my fasting begin,
MrsK http://mrskbookstogo.blogspot.com/
In the first chapter of Daniel, King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon besieges Jerusalem and brings a group of young Israelite men to his palace to serve as slaves. Given the change in foods prepared at the palace, Daniel requests that they are allowed to eat as is their custom. With that request, Daniel puts forth a test to see if he and the other young Israelite aren't healthier than the King's men.
The Biblical perspective (pgs. 13-22) provides the reader with a centering-focus within your mind. A balance for your heart and spirit in which your mind can freely accept the challenges with a cleansing fast. Preparing yourself spiritually is the first step. Kristen's outline has been lovingly detailed. She provides you with the essential physical and spiritual "tools" in order for your fasting success (pgs. 23-29). She provides daily scripture with her personal journey of encouragement, hope, what works, food for thought, and strength to see the fast through to completion (pgs. 33-59). For me these pages are the "meat and potatoes" for my fasting experience. I was encouraged and inspired by her convictions, her insights, and her devotion to helping me in this spiritual journey.
Weekly suggested meal plans (pgs. 63-67) allows you to think through your meal choices with ease and determination... the formatting is simply designed, yet masterfully crafted as if you had a personal trainer at home every step of the way. Recipes are separated within the following meal categories:
Breakfast Dishes: (pgs. 70-70-80) breakfast bars, oatmeal, cereal, muffins, smoothies, and fruit salads. First choice is the Nutty Fruit Cereal on pg. 77, quick, easy to prepare, and so refreshing before I dash off to work.
Appetizers and Snacks: (pgs. 82-101) dips, roasted nuts, muffins, flatbreads, cookies, salsa, chips, and trail mix. First choice is the salsa on page 96, zesty goodness as a munchies break between meals with either flatbread, chips, or veggies... excellent energy restorer.
Salads and Salad Dressings: (pgs. 102-116) fruits, nuts, veggies, legumes, herbs and oils. First choice is the Mega Greek Salad on page 106, so quick and easy (I wasn't sure I could do this one without the Feta, but it is so good). Second choice is the Spinach Salad on page 110, another quick salad with a zesty Italian dressing is perfect for weekend lunches and leftovers for Monday.
Soups: (pgs. 118-135) vegetables, spices, and vegetable broth. First choice is my favored Black Bean Minestrone on page 119, and switching out the chicken broth for the vegetable broth made no difference in taste, choosing the Flatbread recipe on page 88 completed the meal. Second choice (not yet tried) is the Butternut Squash and Sweet Potato Soup on page 121.
Vegetables: (pgs. 137-158) vegetables, sauces, nuts, chips, casseroles, roasted or baked. First choice is the Yukon Vegetable Bake page 158, potatoes, corn, onion, zucchini, basil, and garlic... yum!
Main Dishes: (pgs. 160-188) chili, pizza, rice, stuffed peppers, beans, nuts, wraps, casseroles, and tortillas. First choice the Wild Rice Casserole on page 187, so simple with comforting goodness (I was concerned that I would not like this without cheese but it is a meal that satisfies without compromising what a true "comfy" food meal is all about.
Juices: (pgs. 190-192) vegetable, fruit, blended and chilled. First choice had to be the Hello Sunshine Orange Juice on page 190, seriously a blended cup of refreshing joy (oranges, apples, and seedless grapes)... chilled and frothy.
Many of the recipes include Recipe Notes (substitutes, added ingredients, and an additional recipe combo). There are selection and preparation, and storing notes that add to the "friendliness" and convenience of this cook book.
I originally thought my daughter would love this book, unfortunately I have fallen "head over heals" with it, so...
Let my fasting begin,
MrsK http://mrskbookstogo.blogspot.com/
January 29, 2015
About the Book:
The Ultimate Guide to the Daniel Fast is an inspiring resource for Christians who want to pursue a more intimate relationship with God through the 21-day commitment to prayer and fasting known as the Daniel Fast. As you deny yourself certain foods such as sugars, processed ingredients, and solid fats you will not only embrace healthier eating habits, you ll also discover a greater awareness of God s presence. Author Kristen Feola explains the Daniel Fast in easy-to-understand language, provides 21 thought-provoking devotionals for each day of the fast, and shares more than 100 tasty, easy-to-make recipes that follow fasting guidelines. In a conversational style, Feola helps you structure the fast so you can spend less time thinking about what to eat and more time focusing on God. You will also discover that to fast means to feast on the only thing that truly nourishes? God's powerful Word.
About the Author:
Kristen Feola is the author of the best-selling book, The Ultimate Guide to the Daniel Fast, an encouraging and engaging resource for individuals, small groups, and churches participating in the Daniel Fast. Her blog, inspires thousands of people around the world. Kristen is a frequent contributor to Pentecostal Evangel magazine, and her writing has appeared in a variety of Christian and health-related publications. She has worked as a personal trainer, fitness instructor, and nutritional consultant. Kristen lives in Springfield, Missouri, with her husband and two daughters.
My Review:
To have a more intimate relationship with God, is a good thing. We should always strive to get closer and closer to Him. Daniel, from the Bible story Daniel and the Lions Den had a very strict eating plan. And he was also a very strict follower of God and all He possesses. The Ultimate Guide to the Daniel Fast, is a way to grow closer to God, by eating better but it is suppose to be more than that. It is a 21 day fast with lots of structure and besides the plan you get more than 100 recipes that follow the guidelines to help you adhere to the rules to complete follow through.
Scripture is a strong proponent of the plan and is one sure to get you through the tough times of detox. Growing closer to the Creator will definitely result from the fast. Many people have tried it and explain its do ability. I looked over some of the recipes and I am anxious to try the Ozarks Sunset Fruit Salad and the Marinated Vegetable Salad. Very spiritual devotional and HUGE help to staying on the right path on the Danial Fast.
**Disclosure** This book was sent to me free of charge for my honest review from Book Look.
The Ultimate Guide to the Daniel Fast is an inspiring resource for Christians who want to pursue a more intimate relationship with God through the 21-day commitment to prayer and fasting known as the Daniel Fast. As you deny yourself certain foods such as sugars, processed ingredients, and solid fats you will not only embrace healthier eating habits, you ll also discover a greater awareness of God s presence. Author Kristen Feola explains the Daniel Fast in easy-to-understand language, provides 21 thought-provoking devotionals for each day of the fast, and shares more than 100 tasty, easy-to-make recipes that follow fasting guidelines. In a conversational style, Feola helps you structure the fast so you can spend less time thinking about what to eat and more time focusing on God. You will also discover that to fast means to feast on the only thing that truly nourishes? God's powerful Word.
About the Author:
Kristen Feola is the author of the best-selling book, The Ultimate Guide to the Daniel Fast, an encouraging and engaging resource for individuals, small groups, and churches participating in the Daniel Fast. Her blog, inspires thousands of people around the world. Kristen is a frequent contributor to Pentecostal Evangel magazine, and her writing has appeared in a variety of Christian and health-related publications. She has worked as a personal trainer, fitness instructor, and nutritional consultant. Kristen lives in Springfield, Missouri, with her husband and two daughters.
My Review:
To have a more intimate relationship with God, is a good thing. We should always strive to get closer and closer to Him. Daniel, from the Bible story Daniel and the Lions Den had a very strict eating plan. And he was also a very strict follower of God and all He possesses. The Ultimate Guide to the Daniel Fast, is a way to grow closer to God, by eating better but it is suppose to be more than that. It is a 21 day fast with lots of structure and besides the plan you get more than 100 recipes that follow the guidelines to help you adhere to the rules to complete follow through.
Scripture is a strong proponent of the plan and is one sure to get you through the tough times of detox. Growing closer to the Creator will definitely result from the fast. Many people have tried it and explain its do ability. I looked over some of the recipes and I am anxious to try the Ozarks Sunset Fruit Salad and the Marinated Vegetable Salad. Very spiritual devotional and HUGE help to staying on the right path on the Danial Fast.
**Disclosure** This book was sent to me free of charge for my honest review from Book Look.
December 7, 2014
The Ultimate Guide to the Daniel Fast is written by Kristen Feola. This recipe book contains over 100 recipes +21 daily devotionals to kick off your way to a healthier lifestyle and to great healthier eating patterns! Some have even made the Daniel fast a part of their lifestyle!
This book will help you learn to get rid of sugar and any process ingredients out of your daily diet in order to embrace a healthier eating life style, plus allow you to discover greater awareness of God's presence. Sugar really slows your metabolism down and ultimately makes me feel like garbage!
The Ultimate Guide to the Daniel Fast equips you to use practical tools during your fasting experience, which allow you to eat foods that are better for you, which lead to healthier and more longer life.
It also includes 21 devotionals that will help feed you on God's truth! Many of the recipes are so easy and can be swapped out of many of the great foods you love!
I like that this book had so many recipes to plan meals for each week. If you are someone who loves carbs, this diet can difficult because it focuses a lot of avoiding those things, but it does incorporating more whole foods. You can eat breads, rice and beans, just more healthier versions- whole grain options. Also, you want to focus on staying away from sugar and eating real foods like raw vegetables, fruits, legumes and things that grow from plants. This diet is perfect is start slowing incorporating, especially with the holiday season.. We are all trying to watch our calories. Our church always starts this diet up in January, so I cannot wait to use many of these recipes.
Thank you Book Sneeze for providing me a copy of this book!
This book will help you learn to get rid of sugar and any process ingredients out of your daily diet in order to embrace a healthier eating life style, plus allow you to discover greater awareness of God's presence. Sugar really slows your metabolism down and ultimately makes me feel like garbage!
The Ultimate Guide to the Daniel Fast equips you to use practical tools during your fasting experience, which allow you to eat foods that are better for you, which lead to healthier and more longer life.
It also includes 21 devotionals that will help feed you on God's truth! Many of the recipes are so easy and can be swapped out of many of the great foods you love!
I like that this book had so many recipes to plan meals for each week. If you are someone who loves carbs, this diet can difficult because it focuses a lot of avoiding those things, but it does incorporating more whole foods. You can eat breads, rice and beans, just more healthier versions- whole grain options. Also, you want to focus on staying away from sugar and eating real foods like raw vegetables, fruits, legumes and things that grow from plants. This diet is perfect is start slowing incorporating, especially with the holiday season.. We are all trying to watch our calories. Our church always starts this diet up in January, so I cannot wait to use many of these recipes.
Thank you Book Sneeze for providing me a copy of this book!
May 29, 2018
Used this for my Daniel Fast and will be using it again. Fantastic book.
January 17, 2015
The Daniel Fast...a church diet that sweeps across the nation at the turn of the new year, designed to help those adhering to it not only feel healthier, but closer to G-d. Heralding its Catholic tradition of Lent, yet with a Protestant twist of twenty-one days of partial abstinence from particular foods, the Daniel Fast is designed to follow the assumed diet of the prophet Daniel during his Babylonian captivity: eating only fruits, vegetables, whole grains, legumes, nuts, seeds, and oils. Foods "forbidden" during this timeframe include dairy, meat, sugar, sweeteners, yeast, processed foods, fried foods, and solid fats.
The Daniel Fast has been around for quite a while now, yet gains new traction each year as Christians look at their resolutions of the new year and aim to eat healthier and improve their spiritual lives. As a result, why not accomplish both with one task? It is certainly an admirable goal, and the "fast" can definitely help someone look to incorporate healthier foods into their life, eating the typical length it takes to establish a habit.
This book serves as a devotional during this fasting time, with each day having its own word of encouragement and spiritual insight. Each day comes with a highlighted verse, a personal anecdote, and additional verses for further reading and study. Part one of the book covers the fast and how to prepare/engage the fast, part two being the twenty-one devotionals, and part three the bulk of the book: over one hundred recipes designed to work with the Daniel Fast. Recipes are broken up into meal groups, with different options available to choose from. The options are pretty tasty, too, featuring coconut fig bars and fruit pizza for breakfast, and pages of colored images showing the food in its prepared state.
This book is a great choice for those seeking to participate in the Daniel Fast more fully, or even those just being introduced to the concept. In fact, some of the recipes are so enticing that the book works as an additional recipe book in the cupboard.
Disclosure: I was contracted to write an honest review in exchange for a reviewer copy of the product. The opinions stated in this review are solely my own.
The Daniel Fast has been around for quite a while now, yet gains new traction each year as Christians look at their resolutions of the new year and aim to eat healthier and improve their spiritual lives. As a result, why not accomplish both with one task? It is certainly an admirable goal, and the "fast" can definitely help someone look to incorporate healthier foods into their life, eating the typical length it takes to establish a habit.
This book serves as a devotional during this fasting time, with each day having its own word of encouragement and spiritual insight. Each day comes with a highlighted verse, a personal anecdote, and additional verses for further reading and study. Part one of the book covers the fast and how to prepare/engage the fast, part two being the twenty-one devotionals, and part three the bulk of the book: over one hundred recipes designed to work with the Daniel Fast. Recipes are broken up into meal groups, with different options available to choose from. The options are pretty tasty, too, featuring coconut fig bars and fruit pizza for breakfast, and pages of colored images showing the food in its prepared state.
This book is a great choice for those seeking to participate in the Daniel Fast more fully, or even those just being introduced to the concept. In fact, some of the recipes are so enticing that the book works as an additional recipe book in the cupboard.
Disclosure: I was contracted to write an honest review in exchange for a reviewer copy of the product. The opinions stated in this review are solely my own.
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February 11, 2011This book is separated into three sections:
"The Fast" - this section talks about what fasting is and how it came to be from biblical times.
"The Focus" - this section deals with a 21 day fast schedule and give a motivational scripture for each day.
"The Food." - this section is all about the food.
The fast revolves around fruits, veggies and nuts. The recipes are easy and use use ingredients most have in their cupboards to begin with. I did taste a couple of them and while I can't see myself eating just fruit and veggies in the long run, I see the appeal in this type of diet. The good thing about this book is that it doesn't just give you the recipes and leave you on your own, it walks with you along the way. Feeling a bit discouraged? Just read the second part of the book and get that needed boost.
One thing I would have liked would be more pictures. I like my recipe books with pictures. There is a section in the middle that has 20 or so colour images of the food, but as someone that believes we eat with our eyes, I would have liked the pictures to at least have been on the same page as the recipe itself.
"The Fast" - this section talks about what fasting is and how it came to be from biblical times.
"The Focus" - this section deals with a 21 day fast schedule and give a motivational scripture for each day.
"The Food." - this section is all about the food.
The fast revolves around fruits, veggies and nuts. The recipes are easy and use use ingredients most have in their cupboards to begin with. I did taste a couple of them and while I can't see myself eating just fruit and veggies in the long run, I see the appeal in this type of diet. The good thing about this book is that it doesn't just give you the recipes and leave you on your own, it walks with you along the way. Feeling a bit discouraged? Just read the second part of the book and get that needed boost.
One thing I would have liked would be more pictures. I like my recipe books with pictures. There is a section in the middle that has 20 or so colour images of the food, but as someone that believes we eat with our eyes, I would have liked the pictures to at least have been on the same page as the recipe itself.
December 2, 2013
As stated in some other reviews, The Ultimate Guide to the Daniel Fast offers guidance for a 21-day fruits-vegetables-and-whole grain fast and includes scriptures to read each day from the bible, etc. A friend of mine told me about this and it seems like an interesting faith-promoting idea, but at the same time seems a little strange to me.
My views are probably biased by the fact that the LDS church which I am a member of espouses a complete fast from all food or liquid on the 1st Sunday every month and for the money that is not spend on sustenance is given to the poor. While I think this book does capture the essence of that in it's ideas, I can't help but to think to myself you're eating. That's not a fast! Oh well, to each his own I suppose.
My views are probably biased by the fact that the LDS church which I am a member of espouses a complete fast from all food or liquid on the 1st Sunday every month and for the money that is not spend on sustenance is given to the poor. While I think this book does capture the essence of that in it's ideas, I can't help but to think to myself you're eating. That's not a fast! Oh well, to each his own I suppose.
February 5, 2015
The Ultimate Guide To the Daniel Fast is another book in a three part book series. I have received all three books complimentary from BookLook Vlogger in exchange for an honest view. When I see books such as this, they immediately catch my eye. I thoroughly enjoy cooking and I'm always into finding new recipes. This book in particular contains 100+ healthy, nutritious, and easy to prepare recipes that follow the guidelines of the Daniel Feast. Along with the recipes, there are also 21 devotionals, and an explanation of the origins of the Daniel Fast and why it can be a positive life change for almost anyone. I have already bookmarked several recipes that I'm excited to try within the next couple weeks!
February 11, 2012
Even if you are not fasting, or trying to lose weight, these recipes are easy and nutritious!
The directions are simple and beautifully illustrated. There is good diversity and none of the recipes use dairy, meat, hydrogenated fat or processed grains. Fruits, vegetables, legumes, whole grains and healthy oils are featured. Taste abounds!
The added bonus of a spiritual impetus makes the book even more impactful. The author shares her personal encouragements and provides realistic and practical insights. The guidance helps you to choose your goals.
No matter your beliefs, your body will benefit from the offerings of this book-the fast, the focus and the food!
The directions are simple and beautifully illustrated. There is good diversity and none of the recipes use dairy, meat, hydrogenated fat or processed grains. Fruits, vegetables, legumes, whole grains and healthy oils are featured. Taste abounds!
The added bonus of a spiritual impetus makes the book even more impactful. The author shares her personal encouragements and provides realistic and practical insights. The guidance helps you to choose your goals.
No matter your beliefs, your body will benefit from the offerings of this book-the fast, the focus and the food!
March 11, 2014
This book was very informative. My friend and I decided to do a Daniel fast and I downloaded this book. There are many different versions of the fast, and several different books to go along with them. This book was broken up into three parts: the fast, the focus, the food. It gives information about the scripture the fast is based on, it talks about the mental and spiritual aspects, and it also talks about the physical aspect and the food. My fast will be over in a couple days, and it's been an amazing experience. I definitely recommend doing a Daniel fast and having a book or two to read along with your Bible during the fast.
July 28, 2014
This book has three parts to it. The first part explains the Daniel Fast, which is a 21 day spiritual fast. The second part has 21 daily devotions, and the last part has recipes for the foods you are allowed to eat.
I read the first part, skimmed the devotions, and I used some of the recipes in the back of the book. I felt that some of the recipes contradicted the foods on the plan. The recipes I tried were pretty good.
This was a pretty good book and sufficient to do the fast. However, I decided to go with The Daniel Fast by Susan Gregory. It was much more in depth and I preferred the devotions.
I read the first part, skimmed the devotions, and I used some of the recipes in the back of the book. I felt that some of the recipes contradicted the foods on the plan. The recipes I tried were pretty good.
This was a pretty good book and sufficient to do the fast. However, I decided to go with The Daniel Fast by Susan Gregory. It was much more in depth and I preferred the devotions.
July 24, 2017
It was an incredibly helpful resource during my Daniel Fast. I have never done anything like this before and was curious how I would respond and if I would see God work in my life. I focused on two specific requests but being more focused on God made me more aware of him prompting me to do certain things. I also felt like I could see Him working in specific situations as a result of me following through on those things. It was a physical as well as an emotional experience at times as all the things I turn to for comfort were gone...that was a challenge
December 23, 2014
What a marvelous guide to the Daniel Fast. There is a tremendous wealth of inspiring verses of scripture for needed encouragement here. I especially like the dazzling food photography and ample recipes. Right at the beginning of the book is a worthwhile section to read about the types of fast, a Biblical perspective on fasting, and what fasting is and what it is not. The author offers a well organized plan and approach to fasting, as well as nourishing, healthy food choices. Overall, I sure learned a lot and highly recommend the book to friends.
April 6, 2016
The recipes in this book made my Daniel fast doable! I've done a Daniel fast before, and felt very restricted with no clue how to prepare that many veggies and avoid meat or dairy. But this author is encouraging and full of creativity with in the confines of the guidelines. excellent resource! I would have given it five stars if it were better edited. There were hundreds (thousands? ) of missing periods throughout the book. Some paragraphs had nary a period anywhere, although there were plenty of commas. Made parts difficult to decipher.
May 15, 2015
An interesting idea for a health and spiritual journey, I gave it a go for a couple of weeks and it was admittedly pretty rough, although I never thought a fast would be easy. Not to be entered into lightly! But some good recipes included for sure! The devotionals were a little cheesy though, I have to say. I'd rather have chosen my own accompanying devotion series to it.
January 20, 2013
I have found this book to be incredibly helpful as I complete a Daniel Fast. The receipes are all quite delicious and the daily devotions are insightful. This is a great book for anyone doing a Daniel Fast.
April 20, 2014
I really liked the devotions that helped guide me through the 21 days. I also tried some of the recipes. Some were great and some probably need a little fine tuning. Overall though, I'd recommend anyone to use this book as a guide, if they are doing The Daniel Fast.
February 26, 2015
This is not the most profound treatise on fasting I have ever read and Feola isn’t a theologian. But she clearly loves God and uses this cookbook to make fasting easier for people who are not used to it.
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September 9, 2015Decent cook book?
Just weird because of how many sales pitches there are throughout the book. I'm not completely against taking someone's word for it, but it came off as "do these things and God will do this for you." Shady
Just weird because of how many sales pitches there are throughout the book. I'm not completely against taking someone's word for it, but it came off as "do these things and God will do this for you." Shady
August 17, 2011
Wonderful spiritual guidance book. Helped motivate me and stick to the fast (well, for 15 days anyway...). Has some really great recipes and advice for every day of the fast.
February 17, 2013
There are awesome recipes as well as background information on the Daniel Fast and scriptures to get through your 21 days..It's broken up in 3 chapters - The Fast, The Focus and The Food.
March 17, 2014
Feola's Daniel Fast
Feola's Daniel Fast
I gave the book a 5 rating because I loved it. The book's recipes are fantastic. I would recommend this book to anyone.
Feola's Daniel Fast
I gave the book a 5 rating because I loved it. The book's recipes are fantastic. I would recommend this book to anyone.
January 7, 2024
An owner's manual on how to do a Daniel Fast, a three-week spiritual experience accompanied by a limitation on what kinds of foods you eat, inspired by a time in which the prophet "ate no choice food; no meat or wine touched [his] lips... until the three weeks were over" (Daniel 10:3).
The book is divided into three parts:
1. The Fast - An introduction to fasting and the Daniel Fast in
particular: the what, the how, the why
2. The Focus - 21 devotionals to go with the fast
3. The Food - Recipes to eat during the fast: breakfasts, appetizers and snacks, salads and salad dressings, soups, vegetables, main dishes -- also juices, but I didn't try any of those for want of a juicer)
When I first heard of the Daniel Fast, I kept calling it the Daniel Diet, because I thought of fasting in a way the author says is absolute fasting, completely abstaining from food and liquid, or liquid fasting, completely abstaining from only food. The Daniel Fast, by contrast, is a partial fast, in which "certain foods are removed from the diet for a specific length of time."
The list of foods not-to-eat is pretty extensive. It might pass as a vegan diet, but I don't know much about that. You refrain from all animal products (not just meat, but also dairy and eggs) as well as processed foods, caffeine (even tea!), and leavened bread. Being tempted to break the fast over Halloween candy wasn't an issue for me. Spur-of-the-moment creature comforts like a cup of hot cocoa on a cold day were harder to turn down. (And I kind of drooled a little more than usual over a couple of meat-and-cheese holiday basket magazines I got in the mail. That one's on me for trying to pull this one off so close to the holidays.)
I originally meant to start the fast at the beginning of October. But guidance in the The Fast encouraged making sure you were spiritually and physically prepared. Didn't do as much spiritual prep as I probably should have, but I did spend the extra few weeks phasing myself out of my morning coffee like the book recommended. I had no problems with headaches or anything like that.
Early in the pandemic, I went through the book of Daniel. Couldn't remember if I'd done it before. Name had a nice ring to it. (And things were looking pretty eschatalogical out there.) It was more than reading but less than studying, and while I was researching I came across the Daniel Fast. I kept meaning to look into it. And between then and the time I did get around to looking it up, I tried something like Ramadan. I only did the fasting part, as I understand it; I didn't eat during daylight. So I think I was in the mindset to try something like this out.
The book gives you everything you need to make your first Daniel Fast a success! I had higher aims for myself spiritually than exercising more self-control over what I eat, but I did go through every devotional this time around. (I'll do better next time.) Devotionals are a short meditation on a theme alongside a testimonial and have a prayer at the end, as well as a selection of Bible verses to study. The verses selected are really good, usually memory verse types. They're also well-distributed, with many good ones from Psalms. But another thing was that as I read a little further I would come across verses and think "Hey, I didn't know that was in here!" (I wonder if the author chose the verses for that reason?) Some examples:
Surely I was sinful at birth, sinful from the time my mother conceived me. (Ps 51:5, from Ps 51:2 on Day 1)
Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving. (Col 3:23-24 from Col 3:2 on Day 6)
It was good for me to be afflicted so that I might learn your decrees. (Ps 119:71 on Day 8)
For the time will come when men will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear. They will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths. (2 Tim 4:3-4 from 2 Tim 4:7 on Day 14)
If you forgive anyone, I also forgive him. And what I have forgiven--if there was anything to forgive--I have forgiven in the sight of Christ for your sake. (2 Cor 2:10 from 2 Cor 2:14-16 on Day 19)
As far as the food: I don't think I've ever eaten this healthily in my life! I don't think I eat unhealthily -- er... all the time. But to have gone 21 days in a row without anything junky! I don't think I've ever done that.
And the words that come to mind when thinking about this diet:
Modest. If I tasted sweetness, it's because it's naturally sweet, for example, and not because I added sugar. Never followed up on it, but I heard that if you went on a diet like this for a while, you would eventually taste natural sugars in things. I think I'd almost believe it because of an experience I had with the Tomato Slices with Avocado and Basil recipe. You can have it with salt or without. Think I have a better understanding of the teaching on "the salt of the world," because now I see salt as kind of a "flavor multiplier": If there's flavor, and you add salt, there'll be more flavor. (Also true: If there's salt, and you add more salt, the salt flavor multiplies itself I guess. Gotta go a little easier on how I tip the shaker.) Incidentally that recipe was very good either way. I would have it outside of Daniel Fast. Same with Nutty Fruit Cereal.
Pure, wholesome. I pick up something I bought at the store, and it's got one word under ingredients. Cashews, ingredients: Cashews. Raisins, ingredients: Raisins. Unsweetened Apple Juice, ingredients: Apple Juice.
Simple. A lot of the recipes I chose, I might cut up some vegetables, or let soup simmer, but a lot of the time, I just mixed things together and was done. With the help of the meal plans in the back, I was able to find recipes that only needed 15 items/wk from the store. (Meal plans look like they're designed for families, but since I was preparing for just me, I could pull only a couple of recipes per week and be set.)
Natural. Reminded me a lot of what/how my grandmothers ate. Mom's side: Does her own juicing and usually stops by a garden-fresh salad bar after church. Dad's side: One of the fast's staples is tofu, which I learned about from her when she watched us once. (Not sure how that went over in Texas. Those folks love their beef!) The Marinated Tofu recipe I found also called for orange juice, and I used frozen concentrate like she used to.
Economical. Think I was averaging about $60/wk ($3 per meal + snacks) for food under this diet.
Lightweight. If you're well-stocked on herbs and spices, as well as many of the fast's staples -- things like nuts, beans, oats, canned tomatoes, which would be a good idea since they have good shelf-life and tend to top emergency prep lists -- you're mostly buying produce. I had car troubles and opted to walk to and from the store. I was operating under what I've heard the aerospace/defense industry call SWaP-C: Size, Weight, Performance, and Cost. Except instead of Performance I might use Versatility. Whatever I call it, a 4-pack of beans did better in it than a 6-pack of soda!
I think my first Daniel Fast was a success and I look forward to trying again sometime! I was trying to decide between books on the Daniel Fast, and I'm really happy I chose this one.
The book is divided into three parts:
1. The Fast - An introduction to fasting and the Daniel Fast in
particular: the what, the how, the why
2. The Focus - 21 devotionals to go with the fast
3. The Food - Recipes to eat during the fast: breakfasts, appetizers and snacks, salads and salad dressings, soups, vegetables, main dishes -- also juices, but I didn't try any of those for want of a juicer)
When I first heard of the Daniel Fast, I kept calling it the Daniel Diet, because I thought of fasting in a way the author says is absolute fasting, completely abstaining from food and liquid, or liquid fasting, completely abstaining from only food. The Daniel Fast, by contrast, is a partial fast, in which "certain foods are removed from the diet for a specific length of time."
The list of foods not-to-eat is pretty extensive. It might pass as a vegan diet, but I don't know much about that. You refrain from all animal products (not just meat, but also dairy and eggs) as well as processed foods, caffeine (even tea!), and leavened bread. Being tempted to break the fast over Halloween candy wasn't an issue for me. Spur-of-the-moment creature comforts like a cup of hot cocoa on a cold day were harder to turn down. (And I kind of drooled a little more than usual over a couple of meat-and-cheese holiday basket magazines I got in the mail. That one's on me for trying to pull this one off so close to the holidays.)
I originally meant to start the fast at the beginning of October. But guidance in the The Fast encouraged making sure you were spiritually and physically prepared. Didn't do as much spiritual prep as I probably should have, but I did spend the extra few weeks phasing myself out of my morning coffee like the book recommended. I had no problems with headaches or anything like that.
Early in the pandemic, I went through the book of Daniel. Couldn't remember if I'd done it before. Name had a nice ring to it. (And things were looking pretty eschatalogical out there.) It was more than reading but less than studying, and while I was researching I came across the Daniel Fast. I kept meaning to look into it. And between then and the time I did get around to looking it up, I tried something like Ramadan. I only did the fasting part, as I understand it; I didn't eat during daylight. So I think I was in the mindset to try something like this out.
The book gives you everything you need to make your first Daniel Fast a success! I had higher aims for myself spiritually than exercising more self-control over what I eat, but I did go through every devotional this time around. (I'll do better next time.) Devotionals are a short meditation on a theme alongside a testimonial and have a prayer at the end, as well as a selection of Bible verses to study. The verses selected are really good, usually memory verse types. They're also well-distributed, with many good ones from Psalms. But another thing was that as I read a little further I would come across verses and think "Hey, I didn't know that was in here!" (I wonder if the author chose the verses for that reason?) Some examples:
Surely I was sinful at birth, sinful from the time my mother conceived me. (Ps 51:5, from Ps 51:2 on Day 1)
Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving. (Col 3:23-24 from Col 3:2 on Day 6)
It was good for me to be afflicted so that I might learn your decrees. (Ps 119:71 on Day 8)
For the time will come when men will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear. They will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths. (2 Tim 4:3-4 from 2 Tim 4:7 on Day 14)
If you forgive anyone, I also forgive him. And what I have forgiven--if there was anything to forgive--I have forgiven in the sight of Christ for your sake. (2 Cor 2:10 from 2 Cor 2:14-16 on Day 19)
As far as the food: I don't think I've ever eaten this healthily in my life! I don't think I eat unhealthily -- er... all the time. But to have gone 21 days in a row without anything junky! I don't think I've ever done that.
And the words that come to mind when thinking about this diet:
Modest. If I tasted sweetness, it's because it's naturally sweet, for example, and not because I added sugar. Never followed up on it, but I heard that if you went on a diet like this for a while, you would eventually taste natural sugars in things. I think I'd almost believe it because of an experience I had with the Tomato Slices with Avocado and Basil recipe. You can have it with salt or without. Think I have a better understanding of the teaching on "the salt of the world," because now I see salt as kind of a "flavor multiplier": If there's flavor, and you add salt, there'll be more flavor. (Also true: If there's salt, and you add more salt, the salt flavor multiplies itself I guess. Gotta go a little easier on how I tip the shaker.) Incidentally that recipe was very good either way. I would have it outside of Daniel Fast. Same with Nutty Fruit Cereal.
Pure, wholesome. I pick up something I bought at the store, and it's got one word under ingredients. Cashews, ingredients: Cashews. Raisins, ingredients: Raisins. Unsweetened Apple Juice, ingredients: Apple Juice.
Simple. A lot of the recipes I chose, I might cut up some vegetables, or let soup simmer, but a lot of the time, I just mixed things together and was done. With the help of the meal plans in the back, I was able to find recipes that only needed 15 items/wk from the store. (Meal plans look like they're designed for families, but since I was preparing for just me, I could pull only a couple of recipes per week and be set.)
Natural. Reminded me a lot of what/how my grandmothers ate. Mom's side: Does her own juicing and usually stops by a garden-fresh salad bar after church. Dad's side: One of the fast's staples is tofu, which I learned about from her when she watched us once. (Not sure how that went over in Texas. Those folks love their beef!) The Marinated Tofu recipe I found also called for orange juice, and I used frozen concentrate like she used to.
Economical. Think I was averaging about $60/wk ($3 per meal + snacks) for food under this diet.
Lightweight. If you're well-stocked on herbs and spices, as well as many of the fast's staples -- things like nuts, beans, oats, canned tomatoes, which would be a good idea since they have good shelf-life and tend to top emergency prep lists -- you're mostly buying produce. I had car troubles and opted to walk to and from the store. I was operating under what I've heard the aerospace/defense industry call SWaP-C: Size, Weight, Performance, and Cost. Except instead of Performance I might use Versatility. Whatever I call it, a 4-pack of beans did better in it than a 6-pack of soda!
I think my first Daniel Fast was a success and I look forward to trying again sometime! I was trying to decide between books on the Daniel Fast, and I'm really happy I chose this one.
February 14, 2023
Enjoyed the recipes in part 3 and the breakdown of the Daniel Fast in part 1. The devotions in Part 2 were okay. But, the kindle formatting was terrible! Sometimes the associated prayer was in the middle of the next devotional, sometimes there were boxes around testimonials sometimes there wasn’t. It was just kind of a nightmare to read on kindle.
Also, the “testimonials” were unnecessary and distracting! I don’t need to read how much ppl did or didn’t do or how much they loved it. That is for a website or a completely different section of the book.
If you want to try this my recommendation is to NOT get the kindle version!
Also, the “testimonials” were unnecessary and distracting! I don’t need to read how much ppl did or didn’t do or how much they loved it. That is for a website or a completely different section of the book.
If you want to try this my recommendation is to NOT get the kindle version!
March 29, 2021
I am apparently against the norm, but I did not think that this book was as good as I have read in the other reviews. The first half of the book describes the fast, and then there are also daily devotionals. Most of the devotionals, however, come from the point of view of a stay at home/work at home (?) mom. Many of the stories shared are about little children, which is not where I personally am in life. The recipes were very bland/boring, but food is not supposed to be the main goal of a fast... Maybe I was expecting something different?
May 15, 2017
I have this book for several years now and I always come to it whenever I do the Daniel's fast and the beginning of the year and also over the year I would use it for different recipes. For me personally it was a great way to start a plant based lifestyle, because the recipes are easy and the book gives a groceries list. For all my friends that did the Daniels Fast, say that have a great experience living a more healthy life and also letting God through this fast work heart, mind and soul.
February 3, 2018
A straight forward explanation for fasting. The daily devotionals are quick and easy to read, but I did not care for the personal testimonials that were included. Also, I chose not to follow some of the recipes because, for me, fasting is to abstain from certain types of food, and some of the recipes were very close approximations that mimic foods one would be fasting from. Overall a good book.
January 7, 2021
Good read
This has a lot of information. I was looking at the recipes and noticed that they are high in carbs and since I have to watch how many carbs I have per day is only 60. It's hard to follow this diet. It's hard for breakfast food to be too high on carbs. Looking for to a another book that is based on low carb for the 21 days. Thank you.
This has a lot of information. I was looking at the recipes and noticed that they are high in carbs and since I have to watch how many carbs I have per day is only 60. It's hard to follow this diet. It's hard for breakfast food to be too high on carbs. Looking for to a another book that is based on low carb for the 21 days. Thank you.
January 8, 2021
Knowledgeable on the subject of prayer and fasting
I must say when I started reading this book I could not put it down. I read books before on the Daniel fast but the content of this book gave me a different perspective which provided me with a stronger tool as I began my fast. My focus was more defined and my goals were SMART.
I must say when I started reading this book I could not put it down. I read books before on the Daniel fast but the content of this book gave me a different perspective which provided me with a stronger tool as I began my fast. My focus was more defined and my goals were SMART.
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