Meat at Potluck

[Woody]

Is it okay to allow meat at our church potlucks?

It would appear that our prophet would have supported this.

Consider the following:

Quote:

Many healthful dishes can be prepared which are free from grease and from the flesh of dead animals. A variety of simple dishes, perfectly healthful and nourishing, may be provided, aside from meat. Hearty men must have plenty of vegetables, fruits, and grains. Occasionally some meat may have to be given to outsiders who have so educated their taste that they think that unless they have meat, they cannot keep up their strength.

What say you?

[Gail]

The one church I attend does usually include one meat dish such as salmon or sliced something. The other one, the traditional one, will have more vegan.

[Woody]

Good for your church Gail. And I didn't include the reference for the quote which is CD 407.

I love it when I find balance in our prophet's writings.

[jasd]

>>from the flesh of dead animals.<< [/grinning]

Puts me to mind a Shecky Greene story: "Little Bo Peep has lost her sheep and don't know where to find them... Leave them alone and they'll come home wagging their tails behind them. 'What!--they should be wagging their tails in front of them?' It's in the book!"

"Meat at Potluck"? ...s'posed to follow Jesus Christ's example, what? Else, so much for WWJD, yes?

[cricket]

Did Ellen White leave any recipes laying around? I'm looking for healthful vegetarian dishes that have none of the following ingredients:

gluten

wheat

soy

msg

walnuts

peanuts

legumes

aged cheeses (parmesean, romano, etc. )

corn

sweet potatoes

kale

cabbage

sauerkraut

mushrooms

almonds

pecans

tahini

sesame seeds

spinach

poppy seeds

turmeric

okra

cranberries

black tea

cinnamon

amaranth

buckwheat

potatoes

cream of tartar

pistachio

rice milk-vanilla

soy milk

strawberries

raspberries

curry

black pepper

bananas

apples

iceberg lettuce

romaine lettuce

sesame seeds

corn syrup

cornstarch

vinegar

carrots

[nuff sed]

You're not asking for much are you??? Good grief!!! Looks like tomatoes all the way............ You will have to become a Fruitarian.... "If it tastes good...spit it out!" Nuff Sed

[Woody]

Quote:

strawberries

raspberries,

bananas

apples

What do you have against fruit?

[cricket]

Allergies. The above list is an incomplete list of foods my husband cannot eat. I'd love it if someone could give me vegan recipes that would give him complete nutrition. I do not think it is possible, but am prepared to be amazed if someone would.

[Woody]

Wow Cricket - you have an uphill battle there.

Good Luck

[phkrause]

Quote:

strawberries

raspberries,

bananas

apples

What do you have against fruit?

I'm gonna guess she's allergic to all these.

[skyblue888]

Wow, amazing, thats what i thought as well

[nuff sed]

There is absolutely NO REASON to serve meat at church potlucks nor at any other Adventist Institution. What you do in your own home is your business but if we are to follow the counsel that has been given us then when we are together in a 'corporate body' (IE. church) we should 'adhere to counsel" and 'lay off'. I don't know of anybody who has been attracted to the church because we capitulated because we didn't want to offend. . One of the workers at our lunch in the Forest Lake Church thrift store remarked after eating the "Fri-Chik Cacciatore" that my wife had prepared, "Boy if I had known that the Vegemeat could taste this good I could have become an Adventist sooner." <gg>.....Let the stoning begin......Nuff Sed

[olger]

Amen to

`nuff sed!!

by `oG

[cricket]

There is absolutely NO REASON to serve meat at church potlucks nor at any other Adventist Institution. What you do in your own home is your business but if we are to follow the counsel that has been given us then when we are together in a 'corporate body' (IE. church) we should 'adhere to counsel" and 'lay off'. I don't know of anybody who has been attracted to the church because we capitulated because we didn't want to offend. . One of the workers at our lunch in the Forest Lake Church thrift store remarked after eating the "Fri-Chik Cacciatore" that my wife had prepared, "Boy if I had known that the Vegemeat could taste this good I could have become an Adventist sooner." <gg>.....Let the stoning begin......Nuff Sed

But...is there a reason to serve only HEALTHY foods at Adventist institutions, or is the typical offering at an Adventist potluck "good enough"?

[nuff sed]

If you can't get Healthy Foods at Adventist institutions where can you get them? I was rather amused at my grandson the other night when he made the remark, " I don't know why the college cafeteria can't make Tofu taste like Grandma's"...Nuff Sed

[cricket]

There's only one place to get healthy food--an organic garden. For people who cannot survive on vegetables alone (persons such as my husband), an organic garden and a free-range, organic farm is a good second choice.

[OzarkWoman]

Originally Posted By: 'nuff sed

There is absolutely NO REASON to serve meat at church potlucks nor at any other Adventist Institution. What you do in your own home is your business but if we are to follow the counsel that has been given us then when we are together in a 'corporate body' (IE. church) we should 'adhere to counsel" and 'lay off'. I don't know of anybody who has been attracted to the church because we capitulated because we didn't want to offend. . One of the workers at our lunch in the Forest Lake Church thrift store remarked after eating the "Fri-Chik Cacciatore" that my wife had prepared, "Boy if I had known that the Vegemeat could taste this good I could have become an Adventist sooner." <gg>.....Let the stoning begin......Nuff Sed

But...is there a reason to serve only HEALTHY foods at Adventist institutions, or is the typical offering at an Adventist potluck "good enough"?

Sorry to say but what I have seen at the potlucks I have attended, they were not all that healthy. There is always some salads and a few veggies but overall, it is mostly pasta and potatoes. Of course, one must never forget that the dessert area has lots of stuff. I have eaten more healthy than most of the SDA's I have met because the average person does not really know what proper nutrition is and what their body honestly needs to make it run properly.

[nuff sed]

Quoted by Ozark woman (I think)

"Sorry to say but what I have seen at the potlucks I have attended, they were not all that healthy. There is always some salads and a few veggies but overall, it is mostly pasta and potatoes. Of course, one must never forget that the dessert area has lots of stuff. I have eaten more healthy than most of the SDA's I have met because the average person does not really know what proper nutrition is and what their body honestly needs to make it run properly."

Have said that..........That is absolutely not a reason to serve meat at potlucks.. Nuff Sed

[Windsor]

When I've seen non vegetarian food at Adventist institutions, it hasn't surprised me why. The vegetarian food at such places is usually pretty awful and so they probably get complaints. Loma Linda Medial Center, for example, serves only vegetarian food in their cafeteria and the place is packed. Patients, however, have the option of getting meat dishes in their room.

[Guest]

I was rather amused at my grandson the other night when he made the remark, " I don't know why the college cafeteria can't make Tofu taste like Grandma's"...

[cricket]

Still waiting to hear if there are any recipes my husband can eat from which he can get complete nutrition, have his hunger satisfied, and still remain vegetarian. Any suggestions, nuff sed?

[Windsor]

Still waiting to hear if there are any recipes my husband can eat from which he can get complete nutrition, have his hunger satisfied, and still remain vegetarian. Any suggestions, nuff sed?

When there is such an astronomical list of allergies, your best bet is to start with a list of foods that CAN be eaten and then creatively put them together.

[cricket]

When there is such an astronomical list of allergies, your best bet is to start with a list of foods that CAN be eaten and then creatively put them together.

Oh. I see.

[Gibs]

Cricket,

I know that people with extreme alergies have to be very careful. There is some very good natural practictioners that might have some answers.

I have read of some that have taken fresh raw bee pollen, start one little pollen bundle as the bees bring in and if no reaction in a few days step up to two etc until a goodly amount can be tolerated. It was stated the pollen needs be in your local. But beware one pollen bundle could cause a strong reaction.

Do you live close to Superior Mt.. I know a Dr. Ron Greene there and he is one of the best herbalists around and whether he is into dealing with such alergy situations I don't know.

I would look into how many totally raw foods he can tolerate and add to that somehow what he needs for nutrition. Vegans biggest fall down is not knowing the things to get full nutrition but the fact is it is easy if one isn't allergic to them.

A totally raw food diet will clear up most problems of heath if full nutrition is achieved. Alfalfa is your king of foods and contains more protien than beef and of much higher quality and is not second hand.

Do go carefull and keep looking around and asking questions, world of knowledge on the internet but it must be weeded and sorted out for worthwhile info.

1Jo 4:4 ¶ Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.

[cricket]

Alfalfa also is an allergen.