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Adventistische Schriften über: "At what times did she always eat?"
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Ellen White and her family usually took two meals a day, with breakfast occurring either at 6:30 a.m. or at 7:00 a.m. Lunch generally followed at 1:00 p.m. or 1:30 p.m., while dinner was completely omitted. She emphasized the importance of regular meal times and recommended a pause of at least five to six hours between meals to give the stomach rest.
Fixed Meal Times and Meal Rhythm
In our family we have breakfast at half past six and eat lunch at half past one. We do not take dinner. We would change our meal times a little, if it were not for the fact that these are the most convenient hours for some family members.
We have breakfast at seven and take our lunch at one. It rarely happens that I feel a sense of weakness. My appetite is satisfied. My food is eaten with greater enjoyment than ever before.
The daily schedule for the family began with breakfast at half past six, although the cook usually got up at five o'clock. Sometimes, when Mrs. White came to the table, she had six, eight, or more pages in her hand that she had written while the others were sleeping.
I eat only two meals a day and still follow the light that was given to me thirty‑five years ago. I do not use meat.
In most cases, two meals a day are preferable to three. Dinner, when taken early, interferes with the digestion of the preceding meal. When taken later, it is not digested even before bedtime. Thus the stomach does not get proper rest.
After the regular meal has been eaten, the stomach should be given a rest period of five hours. No particle of food should reach the stomach until the next meal.
- Two meals a day
- Regularity in eating
- Rest period for the stomach
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