Fast types include a Daniel Fast (Fruit, Vegetables, Grains, Beans) or Water-Only Fast. Many will mix, having some days on the Daniel Fast with other days on the Water Only Fast. During this time, please abstain from entertainment sources in order to focus on prayer/fasting and so to focus on God.

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The Daniel Fast

What You Can Eat

  • Fruits: Including apples, bananas, grapes, oranges, watermelon, etc. (All forms of fruits are allowed, including fresh, frozen, dried, juiced, and canned.)
  • Vegetables: Including broccoli, carrots, green beans, mushrooms, onions, spinach, tomatoes, etc. (All forms of vegetables are allowed, including fresh, frozen, dried, juiced, and canned.)
  • Whole grains: Including barley, brown rice, buckwheat, bulgur, millet, oats, rye, whole wheat, wild rice, etc.
  • Beans and legumes: Including black beans, black-eyed peas, chickpeas (garbanzo beans), kidney beans, lentils, pinto beans, etc.
  • Nuts: Including almonds, Brazil nuts, cashews, nut butters, peanuts, pistachios, walnuts, etc.
  • Seeds: Including pepitas (pumpkin seeds), poppy seeds, sesame seeds, sunflower seeds, etc.
  • Water: All types of water are allowed, including distilled, filtered, sparkling, spring and mineral water

What You Cannot Eat

  • Meat: Including poultry, fish and other seafood
  • Eggs: Including those cooked in any way, scrambled, fried, etc.
  • Dairy: Including milk, cheese, cream, yogurt, etc.
  • Added sugars: Including artificial sweeteners and other sugar substitutes, brown sugar, cane juice, corn syrup, honey, molasses, raw sugar, etc.
  • Leavening agents and leavened bread: Any products using yeast
  • Refined grains: Including white flour, white rice, etc.
  • Solid fats: Including butter, margarine, lard, etc.
  • Fried foods: Including fries, potato chips, etc.
  • Beverages other than water: Including alcohol, coffee, energy drinks, soda, other caffeinated drinks, etc.