Thanksgiving time again! How quickly time flies, especially at this time of year! “Thank you Lord for all You have done for each one of us in the past year . . . for bringing us through the valley of the shadow of death, being close beside us and giving us of Your strength. Also thank You for the healing you have given so many of us, and thank You for answering the prayers of Your people the world over! We praise Your holy name for everything we have to be thankful for, because if it were not for Thy great goodness we would all be eternally lost.”
“In order to maintain health, a sufficient supply of good, nourishing food is needed.
“If we plan wisely, that which is most conducive to health can be secured in almost every land. The various preparations of rice, wheat, corn, and oats are sent abroad everywhere, also beans, peas, and lentils. These, with native or imported fruits, and the variety of vegetables that grow in each locality, give an opportunity to select a dietary that is complete without the use of flesh meats.
“Wherever fruit can be grown in abundance, a liberal supply should be prepared for winter, by canning or drying. Small fruits, such as currants, gooseberries, strawberries, raspberries, and blackberries, can be grown to advantage in many places where they are but little used and their cultivation is neglected.
“For household canning, glass, rather than tin cans, should be used whenever possible. It is especially necessary that the fruit for canning should be in good condition. Use little sugar, and cook the fruit only long enough to ensure its preservation. Thus prepared, it is an excellent substitute for fresh fruit.
” Wherever dried fruits, such as raisins, prunes, apples, pears, peaches, and apricots are obtainable at moderate prices, it will be found that they can be used as staple articles of diet much more freely than is customary, with the best results to the health and vigor of all classes of workers.
“There should not be a great variety at any one meal, for this encourages overeating and causes indigestion.
“It is not well to eat fruit and vegetables at the same meal. If the digestion is feeble, the use of both will often cause distress and inability to put forth mental effort. It is better to have the fruit at one meal and the vegetables at another.
“The meals should be varied. The same dishes, prepared in the same way, should not appear on the table meal after meal and day after day. The meals are eaten with greater relish, and the system is better nourished, when the food is varied.
“It is wrong to eat merely to gratify the appetite, but no indifference should be manifested regarding the quality of the food or the manner of its preparation. If the food eaten is not relished, the body will not be so well nourished. The food should be carefully chosen and prepared with intelligence and skill.” The Ministry of Healing, 299–300.
Tofu Pecan Loaf
1 cup pecans, ground
1 medium onion,
1 1/4 cup tofu, crumbled chopped fine or mashed
1/4 t. celery salt
2/3 cup soymilk
1/2 t. onion salt
1 cup cooked brown rice
1/2 t. garlic salt
1 cup celery, chopped fine
1 T. Bragg’s liquid aminos
Mix and place in sprayed casserole dish. Cover and bake at 350° for 45 minutes. Uncover and bake at 350° for 15 minutes.