READ THE LABELS: When you wonder whether a prepared food is suitable for the Daniel Fast, be sure to read the label. Now, what on the label do you want to read? The ingredients. You want to know all the ingredients that the food manufacturer has added to the contents of the can or package. This is different than the nutritional values part of the label. Let me give you an example:
A box of raisins has “raisins” and nothing else listed for the ingredients. However, the amount of natural sugar in the raisins shows up on the nutritional value of the food. Since no sugar is listed with the ingredients, then the raisins are fine for the Daniel Fast.
A package of craisins (dried cranberries) is a completely different story. When you look at the ingredients you will find sugar listed as an ingredient. That means the food manufacturer has added sugar and then packaged the food. This same principle goes with canned and frozen fruits and vegetables, prepared salad dressings, boxed cereals and all the prepared foods you might consider for the Daniel Fast.
The Daniel Fast is based on two anchoring passages of Scripture found in Daniel 1 and Daniel 10, along with typical Jewish fasting principles. There is one element of the verses used that leaves room for interpretation and that is found in Daniel 10 where the prophet reports that he “ate no precious food.”
Here’s the deal; Nowhere does the Bible say you can only eat raw foods, or you have to start the Daniel Fast with only water, or that you can’t have potatoes. Also, the Daniel Fast is not a natural foods diet. While all the goods we eat on the fast would be considered natural foods (no chemicals and no highly processed foods) . . . not all natural foods are allowed on the Daniel Fast (such as honey or yogurt)...etc
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