Chapter 13
Since being given knowledge by
the All-Wise One in the Person
of Master Fard Muhammad on "How
To Eat To Live," we should not
confuse ourselves by studying
the advice of all the people,
doctors, and quacks of the world
on what kind of medicine,
vegetables, meats, herbs, and
fruits we should eat. If we keep
getting advice on the above
after getting the correct
advice, we will never enjoy good
health. All will be confusion.
As I mentioned earlier,
nearly all vegetables are good
to eat that have been classified
by the scientists who have
studied the poisons that the
vegetables contain as well as
the non-poisons they contain. We
do not need to eat everything
just because the Bible (in
Genesis) said that Adam (who
represents the white race) could
eat nearly all of the herbs of
the earth (that are not
poisonous). Our scientists teach
us of that which is poisonous
and of that which is not
poisonous.
If we are travelers and are
stranded, we eat whatever we can
find edible, to non-poisonous
roots and the bark off trees.
But this is not good for us if
we wish to live a long time
because our stomachs are not
made to digest the bark off
trees and roots of trees or
blades of grass and leaves.
Our stomachs were not made to
live off raw foods, except
certain raw foods such as
fruits, which- beyond a shadow
of a doubt-should be eaten raw
and never cooked. When we cook
fruit, it takes away the vital
property that is necessary for
our good health. An apple (or
peaches or berries) is better
eaten raw than cooked, unless
our health and body are weak and
unable to digest the raw apple.
There is a great need for
knowledge on what to cook as
well as how to cook it. We can
live a long, great and healthy
life by just drinking good,
wholesome milk and eating good
whole wheat bread if the bread
is cooked correctly.
Some people will eat whole
wheat kernel. But, this is not
good to do because it is the
hull of the seed and our
stomachs are not made to digest
the raw wheat seeds, regardless
of the great property of
vitamins in them.
The whole wheat kernel should
be milled and ground very fine.
When you are ready to make
bread, add water and yeast to it
and set it aside to sour. This
will put it in a better
digestive state to be cooked
properly for your stomach to
digest.
Cook it slowly after it has
risen a couple of times in the
mold; this must be done
thoroughly so that all of the
risen cake or loaf is thoroughly
cooked through and through under
the heat of the oven. After it
is cooked, do not eat it until
it has set a day or two; even
three days is not too long to
wait for it. It is never stale
because of age if kept in the
right place.
Never eat freshly cooked
bread of any kind, as it is
difficult for the stomach to
digest. The same applies to
beans and whatever you eat; cook
them thoroughly. But, do not
cook them in such a way as to
destroy the vitamins or proteins
that are in them to strengthen
and build your bodies and the
tissues of your bodies.
Some people pull the brown
crust off the bread to eat the
unbrowned core. But by doing
this you are throwing away the
most digestible part of the
bread and accepting that part
which is hard to digest.
Toast that is browned through
and through is much easier on
the stomach than the slice of
bread that is not toasted. We
can live longer by eating
several varieties of foods.
Never think that you are a
great, healthy person just
because you eat a lot of meat,
white bread, corn bread, sweet
pastry, or a lot of peas and
beans. You are only taking a
quick trip to the cemetery.
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