God's dietary plan for man.

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Biblical Clean & Unclean Foods

List of Biblical Clean and Unclean Foods

Clean foods are those which in their natural state do not harm the human body and which man can use for his nourishment.

Unclean foods are those which are unhealthy to consume and are poisonous to the body. The Bible discusses the topic of what foods are good and bad for Man to eat in Leviticus 11 and Deuteronomy 14.

God told Noah:

"Every moving thing that lives shall be meat for you; even in the same way as the green herb have I given you all things" (Genesis 9:3).

Leviticus 11 and Deuteronomy 14 gives God's dietary plan for man. Between the two, it's pretty easy to determine that deer and cattle are good for food; that pigs and alligators are not.

You may wonder about scriptures which seem to say we can eat anything we want. This is not what the Bible says. Consider this: the Bible says when Christ returns, those who eat swine's flesh, and the abomination, and the mouse will be destroyed (Isaiah 66:15-17):

"For, behold, the LORD will come with fire, and with his chariots like a whirlwind, to render his anger with fury, and his rebuke with flames of fire. For by fire and by his sword will the LORD plead with all flesh: and the slain of the LORD shall be many. They that sanctify themselves, and purify themselves in the gardens behind one [tree] in the midst, eating swine's flesh, and the abomination, and the mouse, shall be consumed together, saith the LORD.

If all animals are now clean, this becomes an empty, meaningless threat.

We are to present our bodies as a living sacrifice (Romans 12:1-2), and should therefore keep them unpolluted. The body is the temple of the Holy Spirit, and God will destroy anyone who willfully pollutes it (1Corinthians 3:16-17). The Christian's body, bought and paid for, is now the property of Jesus Christ, and is to be cared for as the owner directs (1Corinthians 6:19-20).

Listed below is a list of clean and unclean meats that man should and should not eat according to Biblical teaching

Clean Birds

Chicken, Grouse, Pigeon, Sparrow(and other songbirds), Dove, Swan

Guinea fowl, Prairie chicken, Duck, Partridge, Ptarmigan, Teal, Goose

Peafowl, Quail, Turkey, Pheasant, Sagehen.

Clean birds – (clean means good for food ) - have six characteristics:

1. They're not birds of prey.

2. If they catch food in the air, they bring it to the ground to eat.

3. They have an elongated middle front toe and a hind toe.

4. They perch with the three front toes on one side of a perch and the hind toe on the other.

5. They have craws or crops.

6. They have a gizzard with a double lining which can easily be separated. If a bird lacks one or more of these characteristics, it is unclean, unsuitable for food.

* Please note that the word "Swan" listed in the King James Version Bible translation of Leviticus 11:18 is a mistranslation. Swans are clean birds. Translations such as The Jewish Publication Society version renders the word in question as "horned owl."

Clean Land Animals

Antelope Deer (Venison) Ox, Goat, Bison(Buffalo), Elk, Hart, Reindeer

Caribou, Gazelle, Ibex, Sheep (Lamb, Mutton), Moose, Giraffe, Cattle
(Beef, Veal

Clean Insects

Types of locusts that may include crickets and grasshoppers

Clean Fish

Albacore (Crevalle, Horse Mackerel, Jack), Hardtail (Blue Runner), Mullet, Shad

Alewives(Branch / River Herring), Herring (Alewife, Branch / Glut / Lake / River / Sea Herrings), Muskellunge (Jacks), Sheepshead, Anchovy, Kingfish, Barracuda

Orange Roughy, Silver Hake (Whiting), Long Nose Sucker (Northern or Red Striped Sucker), Perch(Bream), Silversides, Bass, Common Sucker (Fresh Water Mullet,
White Sucker), Pike(Pickerel, Jack), Smelt(Frost or Ice Fish), Black Drum, Drum

Crappie(Black / White Crappies), Pig Fish, Snapper (Ebu, Job fish, Lehi, Onaga, Opakapaka, Uku), Black Pomfret (Monchong), Pollack (Pollock, Boston Bluefish)

Snook (Gulf Pike), Blue Runner (Hard tail), Flounder (Dab, Gray / Lemon Sole,
Summer / Winter Flounder, Yellow Tail), Pompano, Blue backs (Glut Herrings),

Sole, Grouper(Black / Nassau / Red / Yellow fish Grouper, Gag), Spanish Mackerel,

Red Horse Sucker (Red fin), Bluebill Sunfish, Grunt(White / Yellow Grunts), Bluefish

Red Snapper, Steelhead, Gulf Pike (Robalo, Snook, Sergeant), Striped Bass, Hake,

Redfish, Bluegill, Haddock, Robalo (Gulf Pike), Sucker(Red Horse Sucker, Red fin)

Bonitos, Porgy(Scup), Sunfish, Bowfin, Halibut, Red Drum(Redfish), Tarpon,

Buffalofish, Hardhead, Rockfish, Trout(Gray Sea, Lake, Sand Sea, White Sea, Spotted Sea Trouts, Weakfish), Butterfish, Mackerel(Cobia), Salmon(Chum, Coho, King, Pink or Red), Tuna(Ahi,Aku,Albacore,Bluefin,Bonito,Shipjack,Tombo,Yellowfin,Yellowtail)

Mahimahi (Dorado, Dolphin fish [not the mammal dolphin]), Sardine (Pilchard), Cod,

Carp, Chubs (Bloater, Longjaw, Black fin), Turbot (except European turbot), Menhaden,

Scup(Porgy), Whitefish, Minnow, Sea Bass, Whiting(Silver Hake), Yellow Perch,

Sergeant Fish(Gulf Pike)

Seafood is easy to determine: it must have both fins and scales. So whether Oysters are in season or not, they are unfit for us to eat. Why? Because they're part of the ocean's sewage disposal system.

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Unclean Land Animals

Swine

Boar, Peccary, Pig (hog, bacon, ham, lard, pork)

Canines

Coyote, Dog, Fox, Hyena, Jackal, Wolf, Other, Armadillo, Badger, Bear, Beaver, Camel, Elephant, Gorilla, Groundhog, Hare, Hippopotamus,

Equines

Ass, Donkey, Mule, Horse, Onager, Zebra (quagga), Kangaroo, Mole, Mouse, Llama(alpaca, vicuña), Monkey, Muskrat, Opossum, Porcupine, Rabbit, Raccoon.

Felines

Cat, Cheetah, Leopard, Lion, Panther, Tiger, Rat, Rhinoceros, Skunk, Slug, Snail (escargot), Squirrel, Wallaby, Weasel, Wolverine, Worm,

The use of parts of unclean animals in food preparation is also wrong. This eliminates the use of lard in cooking, or so-called clam juice in beverages. There is also an injunction against the ingestion of blood and fat of clean animals (Leviticus 3:11, 7:23-27). Therefore, even beef fat is to be avoided as a frying and cooking material.

Unclean Insects

All insects except some in the locust family.

Unclean Birds

Albatross, Eagle, Magpie, Roadrunner, Bat, Flamingo, Osprey, Sandpiper, Owl Grebe, Bittern, Ostrich, Seagull, Buzzard, Grosbeak, Stork, Condor, Swallow, Gull, Parrot, Coot, Hawk, Pelican, Swift, Cormorant, Heron, Penguin, Crane, Vulture, Kite, Plover, Water Hen, Crow, Lapwing, Rail, Woodpecker, Cuckoo, Loon, Raven

Unclean Reptiles and Amphibians

Reptiles

Alligator, Caiman, Crocodile, Lizard, Snake, Turtle

Amphibians

Blindworm, Frog, Newt, Salamander, Toad

Unclean Fish and Marine Animals

Fish

Bullhead, Catfish, Eel, European turbot, Marlin, Paddlefish, Shark, Stickleback, Squid, Sturgeon (includes most caviar), Swordfish

Shellfish

Abalone, Clam, Crab, Crayfish, Lobster, Mussel, Prawn, Oyster, Scallop, Shrimp

Soft Body

Cuttlefish, Jellyfish, Limpet, Octopus, Squid (calamari),

Sea mammals

Dolphin, Otter, Porpoise, Seal, Walrus, Whale

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A type of food not mentioned directly in the Bible are mushrooms. In (Genesis 9:3) God told Noah that the green herbs Mushrooms are fungus, not herbs, and neither are they green. According to "Dietary Carcinogens and Anti-carcinogens" by Bruce Ames, mushrooms, even the supposedly edible kinds, contain cancer-causing agents.

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God's dietary plan for man.