Fast like Daniel
“At that time I, Daniel, mourned for three weeks. I ate no choice food; no meat or wine touched my lips.”
The Daniel Fast is a 21-day commitment to a partial fast, which means you restrict commonly enjoyed foods as an act of worship and consecration to the Lord. The intention of the modern-day Daniel Fast is not to duplicate exactly what Daniel did but the spirit in which he did it. Daniel’s passion for the Lord caused him to hunger and thirst more for spiritual food than for physical food, which should be the desire of anyone choosing to participate in this type of fast.
The most important part of the Daniel Fast is that you deny yourself physically so that you may seek the Lord in prayer and grow closer to Him.
What you can eat on the Daniel Fast
Vegetables (fresh, frozen, canned, or dried): All vegetables (including potatoes and squashes, as long as they are not fried)
Fruits (fresh, frozen, canned or dried): All fruits
Whole grains and legumes: All whole grains including brown rice, quinoa, corn, wild rice, bulgur wheat, farro, millet, oats, quinoa, popcorn, and all legumes including beans, lentils, peas, chickpeas. Also includes whole grain pasta and whole grain tortillas.
Healthy liquid oils: including olive, canola, corn, grapeseed, peanut, sunflower, safflower
Nuts & seeds: including nut butters with no added sugars
What to avoid on the Daniel Fast
Animal & dairy products including any meat, seafood, eggs, butter, milk, and cheese
Processed foods of any kind, including crackers, chips, fries, fast food, anything with additives or preservatives, all-purpose flour, and white rice
Leavened bread meaning anything including yeast, like sandwich bread and artisan bread
Sweeteners including sugar, stevia, maple syrup and honey
Drinks including coffee, tea, sweetened beverages, soda, and alcohol
Anything fermented this includes kombucha, soy sauce, and certain vinegars made using alcohol