The Bible Diet

The Bible Diet (also known as the Maker's diet) is a diet based on the idea that certain foods are either forbidden ("unclean") or acceptable ("clean") to God. Which heading a food source falls under depends on certain factors such as how the food was raised, cooked or cleaned; how a particular animal lived, such as if it was a so-called "creeping" animal or not; and its physical form, such as whether a certain fish had fins and scales or not. The rules for determining clean and unclean foods are derived from certain passages from the Bible in the books of Genesis, Proverbs, Luke, Paul, Exodus, Peter, Leviticus, Judges, Deuteronomy, Isaiah, Corinthians, Habakkuk, and Daniel.

The main promoter of the Bible diet is Jordan S. Rubin, who claims that the diet was responsible for his recovery from Crohn's disease at the age of 19. As of 2008, there are no peer-reviewed scientific journal articles that evaluate this diet. In 2004 the United States Food and Drug Administration ordered Rubin's company, Garden of Life, Inc., to stop making unsubstantiated claims about eight of its products and supplements.

Misconceptions of the Bible Diet

Misconception #1: The Bible supports the vegetarian diet as being healthy.
Truth: “Many false teachers claim that Adam and Eve were vegetarians…The bible does not say Adam ate only vegetables in the Garden of Eden. The Bible says Adam should not eat of the “tree of the knowledge of good and evil”. Other than that no other food was forbidden.

Misconception # 2: The Bible says milk and honey are preferred foods.
Truth: This myth arises from the Bible verse that mentions Israel as the land flowing with milk and honey.

Misconception # 3: Grains are great because Jesus fed the people loaves of bread.
Truth: “Jesus performed a miracle with some fish and loaves of bread by increasing the amount to feed the crowd of 5,000 followers. People today use this story to claim that grains are highly recommended foods since Jesus used grain to feed the people.”

Misconception # 4: The Bible says not to eat pork or shellfish. “The Old Testament certainly does say the children of Israel should not eat many different forms of animal life, including swine and shellfish.”
Truth: This myth has some truth because this was a common practice for the people in the Old Testament. However we are not living by the laws of the old but under the present day covenant of the New Testament.

Misconception # 5: Alcoholic drinks were not forbidden in the Bible.
Truth: “Myth arises due to the term the consuming of wine in Israel.” In other words, The wine term used here does not link with alcohol.

Therefore, the bible diet may be a good alternative for those who are looking to change their eating habits.