If you've read any of my Food Journey posts, you know that I started my homesteading adventures by reading Rex Russell's book What the Bible Says About Healthy Living. Russell has since gone on to be with the Lord and yet, God has not left us without teachers to guide us. He has given others a similar vision to educate people in healthy food choices despite the mass amount of poor quality food on the market. And Renee DeGroot is a young lady for such a time as this!
The subtitle of her book, "A Reformational Perspective", reflects her view of applying the whole and authoritative counsel of Scripture into every day life, including what the Believer eats. While she acknowledges we are certainly not subject to the Old Testament dietary restrictions for our spiritual standing before God (salvation), she does exhort the reader that we should be set apart by our food choices, gleaning from scripture and wise counsel, how we should treat our bodies and the kinds of foods we consume.
If you're just beginning your food journey into healthy eating, this book would be an excellent resource to help you understand why it's so important. If you don't have a good grasp of why you're making dietary changes, when things get tough, you'll go back to the old ways of eating. But once you've read Renee's book, I believe your mind will have been transformed so that you see food differently than you ever have before. And it will have practical results in your life on a day to day basis.
For those of you homeschooling and hoping to teach a home economics course to your high school student, Health For Godly Generations would be an ideal text to use in your class. Since it covers some of the practical aspects as well as the theology, your student would have a biblically balanced course and know WHY they need to make healthy food choices.
Perhaps you've been eating healthy for years, but just need a refresher as to why it's so important to do so. Renee's book would be a great review and just might inspire you to take it up a notch! Or, at least not to throw in the towel. Healthy eating is for life, an Renee will whip you back in to shape in no time! By chapter four, I realized I had slipped in a couple of areas and I needed to get back on track and remain committed to my health.
Enter The Give-Away!
1. Visit Renee's website and find out more about her new book, get to know her a bit, and investigate some of her links. Come back here and leave a comment telling me why you would like to win this book. Please leave an email address if you do not have a blog.
2. Sign up or Renee's Newsletter and you can come back here and leave a second comment for another chance to win.
* Note: your comment/entry will not appear right away. Other than a preview copy of Health for Godly Generations, I have not been compensated in any way. As always, I try to give my honest opinion on products I review.
This give-away ends Saturday, July 30th at 11:59 p.m. PST.
This give-away is now closed.
Renee's book speaks to my heart and connects to the things I am thinking about a lot. So I hope by reading this book I can make my actions reflect my thoughts.
ReplyDeleteI just signed up for Renee's newsletter. Looking forward to it.
ReplyDeleteI would like to win this book. She seems to be leading a more direct reasonable approach to an area that is surely in need of restructure for me. Thanks for the chance!
ReplyDeleteAmy,
ReplyDeleteI am a newbie homesteading and whole food. This book appears to be a very commonsense approach to healthy eating from a Godly position.
There are two little ebooks available to download from her site. I downloaded both and will spend some time reading them.
We are trying to eat consciously and healthy, but we are not where we want to be yet. I would LOVE to read a Godly approach to eating. Had never really thought about it that way before! I signed up for her newsletter. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteI would love to win this book. I have always struggled with my weight and am now realizing that hormone issues go back to my teen years. I was one of the many children who grew up in the era of eating balogna sandwiches, Doritos and Pepsi for breakfast. Shameful. My son has many of the same struggles I have been plagued with and we want to change that. We are a homeschooling family and I would like to add a nutrition course this year. Renee's book would be very beneficial in helping us in our journey to better health.
ReplyDeleteI signed up for Renee's newsletter.
ReplyDeleteI also signed up for Renee's newsletter.
ReplyDeleteWhat an interesting book this appears to be. I've been on my own food journey for a few years now, but I'd never heard of Renee or her book. Good nutrition and creation care from a biblical perspective is important to me. Thank you for the opportunity!
ReplyDeleteI would love to win this book! I grew up being taught that God didn't care what we ate and didn't really have anything to say about it anymore since Old Testament law didn't apply. It always left me confused. I would love to read her perspective as it relates to this. Our family recently began the journey to eating healthier.
ReplyDeleteI am all for eating healthy. It is good for the health, our wallet and so on. But no disrespect please, but I get a bit troubled when people elevate 'healthy eating' to a kind of idol. Biblical eating according to the Old Testament means not eating pork or shrimp, but many 'healthy, biblical' eaters do. Does raising a hog yourself make it 'clean'. These are questions I have. Again, no disrespect, but I have gleaned a lot from you though our lives are different and would like to hear your thoughts on this if you so choose. Thanks
ReplyDeleteI'd love to read this book! This is an area of interest (and struggle!) for me. I know a God-focussed approach is the only way....so I'd love to read this book and learn!!
ReplyDeleteThanks!
deb . heerema (at) gmail . com
I struggle with a gastrointestinal disease and I would be interested to further explore how my diet affects my health. I do consider myself a healthy eater, but I know I could do better.
ReplyDeleteI subscribed to Renee's newsletter & I'm blogging about this giveaway - I'm so excited about it.
ReplyDeleteI have been wanting this knowledge for a long time, as I believe God would not leave us without instruction on such an important thing.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much, I can't express how happy I am that you shared this author and book. I will not be entering as I am ordering it this morning.
You are a blessing!
For the last month or so I've been on a path of spiritual reawakening, and healthier eating is something that's been weighing on my mind for over a year. I think this book would be a wonderful accompaniment to what's going on in my head and heart right now.
ReplyDeleteI would like to win this book because I am trying to learn more about whole foods and how God meant for us to eat and this book would be very helpful.
ReplyDeleteThank you,
Rashel
I signed up for the newsletter too!
ReplyDeleteRashel
I would love to be blessed with a copy of this book. As so many have already mentioned I struggle with health issues. I really want our family to eat healthy, but where do you start? In our town the stores are full of junk food but the choices of fresh foods are very limited and pricey. I sure could use a good guide on what to purchase and eat to benefit our health. As the Word says, we perish for lack of knowledge. Thanks for offering this and God Bless.
ReplyDeleteI also signed up for the newsletter, and printed off the free pdf "Practical Ideas for a Healthy Diet Home and Lifestyle. God BLess
ReplyDeleteWe've been on a journey continually to lead a more holistic, healthy lifestyle. This would be another tool towards making those steps. I also read her two handouts and was excited about what I was reading because this is how we want to live!
ReplyDeleteWow- this book looks excellent. Currently battling migraines and blood sugar issues- thus needing a dietary change- this book would truly be a blessing and a help.
ReplyDeleteI also signed up for her newsletter.
ReplyDeleteI would love a chance at this book.I've been struggling with getting focused on eating healthy and from the earth.It's so easy to do the quick pre packaged things but with the rising cost of things I find myself going back to things I've harvested or taking the time to put up(can and freeze).
ReplyDeleteI would love to have this book as a resource, biblical eating is a passion of mine and I really loved her free downloads! Thank you!
ReplyDeleteThis looks like a very interesting book. Would love to read it!
ReplyDeleteAnonymous, I whole heartedly agree that we should not make food an idol. And we are no longer required by O.T. law to abstain from unclean foods for the purpose of being set apart and for spiritual righteousness. It is not a sin to consume pork, shrimp, or other "unclean" foods.
ReplyDeleteThat said, God's purpose for having the Israelites abstain from these foods included health reasons. Science has verified that the unclean animals listed are mainly scavengers and that their digestives systems are different than clean animals. Many feel that cooking them properly eliminates any health risks, but unfortunately that is not the case. There are still some toxins and other things that can not be eliminated from these foods.
That said, I still on occasion will have pork or shellfish, etc. I'm not bound by law and free to eat these foods, however, I also know that God did not design them for human food, but rather as garbage consumers, and these foods are not the best choice. So day in and day out, I'm physically better off not eating them.
As far as raising your own pig, that would be better by far than eating pork from the grocery store where you don't know what it's been fed. But I would encourage you to do some investigation since it seems that their digestive systems are different and may cause them to retain toxins, etc. My husband shot a wild boar that we believed was feeding on wild grasses/shrubs, and we did eat it, but I would not want to make it a part of my regular diet. Hope this all makes sense and is helpful.
What a wonderful book! God-honoring eating {and everything else for that matter!} is a passion of mine. For the last 4 years I have been very convicted about what to feed my family. God has blessed us with wisdom and resources and we have been so healthy since He has opened this window to us. I would love to own this resource to encourage us on this journey. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteI really desire for my family to eat healthier. I have tried to get my husband on board, but he's still a McDonalds and prepackaged food guy. I think this book would really us both
ReplyDeleteI am subscribed to her newsletter
ReplyDeleteI signed up for Renee's newsletter.
ReplyDeleteThank you.
Would love to read this book! We started living a healthy lifestyle a few years back, but I would love a biblical point of view.
ReplyDeleteI really want to win this book!! If I don't I will definitely buy it! I have been on a food journey for a couple of years now and am always interested in the biblical aspect, not just the secular view of healthy eating. thanks for the opportunity :)
ReplyDeleteI've been reading this wonderful book for a while and even have posted some favorite quotes which you can check out here:
ReplyDeletehttp://happyindolevalley.blogspot.com/2011/07/on-my-needles.html
You don't need to enter me in the giveaway since I already own the book. I just wanted to encourage others that it's well worth the read even if they don't agree with every single point she makes or position she takes. The quote I shared in my post (linked above) explains the grace that we all must have toward one another in such matters.
Blessings, ~Lisa
What a great book! It would be wonderful to add this to my bookshelf. I've always been interested in what the Bible says to us about how we should eat. This book would meld wonderfully with the Bible study I'm in that focuses on the history and customs during Jesus' time.
ReplyDeletem23boys@me.com
I also subscribed to the newsletter. Looking forward to reading it!
ReplyDeletem23boys@me.com
I loved Mr. Russell's book, so I know this one would just be icing on the cake. Thank you! :-)
ReplyDeleteI signed up for the newsletter. Thank you! It looks like it will be full of great information. Our family is new on this journey and I need all the help I can get!
ReplyDeleteI signed up for the newsletter.
ReplyDeleteThis book sounds very good. As we get older I have been trying to cook even more healthy.
ReplyDeleteI read Russell's book and was challenged by it. I can't say I've applied all his interpretations to my own life, but I do enjoy considering these thoughts. I'd like to read Renee's perspective on it.
ReplyDeleteI feel as though I could cry - this book has come at the exactly perfect moment for me. I am overwhelmed with different ideas of healthful and biblical eating all around me (vegan, gluten free, raw, nourishing traditions, etc) and desperately need some guidance. I have not previously come acorss such a resource from a reformed perspective! I will now spend my boys nap time navigating her site.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for sharing this resource!
Sincerely,
Vanessa
Just signed up for her newsletter.
ReplyDeleteI also subscribed to the newsletter.
ReplyDeleteI would love to win this book! We definitely try to eat well, and do fine most of the time... But when times get tough we go back to our old ways! It would be great to have a reminder on hand for when I'm ot sure why we don't just eat cereal everyday!
ReplyDeleteThanks!
I have recently decided to be more intentional in my eating and to make better, healthier choices (i.e - fresh versus processed, more fruits & veggies, healthy fats). I've taken note of some of the bad eating habits I've already passed on to my boys and want very much to stop the cycle of unhealthy eating. I would love to win this book. I think it could be a wonderful resource!
ReplyDeleteWe are slowly and surely making changes to how and what we eat, and this book looks like a wonderful resource!
ReplyDeletejksteelefam (at) gmail (dot) com
I read several of her articles online and she seems to have a lot of knowledge, and she seems to write very logically and plainly...not using scare tactics or overly dramatic words as some in the health food world do. I appreciate facts and logic over hype. I am definitely curious to read what she says, particularly the spiritual component.
ReplyDeleteI have this on my wishlist. We have learned first hand about the benefits of eating healthy food with our ADHD son. As soon as we took artificial colorings and flavors out of his diet we saw the beginnings of a new kid. I'm always trying to learn more about good nutrition.
ReplyDeleteI subscribed to her newsletter.
ReplyDeleteI woould love to win this book...because my husband and I are really trying to eat healthier. We both have some health issues and eating healthy is our number # 1 goal. Thanks
ReplyDeleteI already have 'Health for Godly Generations' and recently finished it. Probably one of the best books on health and nutrition I have read - she covers so many topics and puts everything into perspective. We were already inspired by Jordan Rubin's Maker's Diet and we chose to give up pork and shellfish - it is not a huge sacrifice but the health benefits have been immense. It's been over 5 years since we discovered wholefoods, sourdough, coconut oil and other incredible foods given to us by God. My twins are 6 this year and have never been to the doctor for reasons of sickness. That's good enough reason for me to stay on the journey.
ReplyDeleteIt sounds like a fascinating book! I struggle with finding balance in our quest for healthier eating, so I'm eager to learn more about what the Bible says about this issue.
ReplyDeleteI subscribed to her newsletter. : )
ReplyDeleteI have found that eliminating as much processes and sugar filled foods from my diet has really helped my ADD. I think its fantastic that you are inspiring us to do better in our daily food choices!!! Thank you!!!
ReplyDeleteThis book sounds wonderful and would be a valuable resource as my family and I continue our attempt to eat in a much healthier fashion. We strive to learn all we can so that we can make the best choices possible.
ReplyDeleteI subscribed to Renee's newsletter and look forward to reading them.
ReplyDeleteAny book that helps give God's perspective on any area of my life is worth reading!
ReplyDeleteI just signed up for Renee's newsletter.
ReplyDeleteMy husband and I always consider ourselves healthy eaters. We rarely ate fast food or junnk food. We ate a very balance diet but four years ago when our youngest son was diagnoses with Autism, we learn that it so much more than eating a blanced diet. Autism is a neurological disorder of the brain. Through reseaching Autism, we learn about eating organically, perservate free. We learn that healthy eating isn't just about feeding the body but more importantly feeding the brain properly. Toxins and junk foods are extremely harmful to the brain especially the brains of developing children. I read a book written by a Jewish doctor that outline why God told the Israelites to avoid certain foods and for the our son's brain health as well as our own health, we made the decision to avoid these foods. It doesn't mean that occasionally, we don't indulge but that is very rare.
ReplyDeleteI would love to get this book. I think it would be a great starter for me.
ReplyDeleteJust signed up for her newsletter to.
ReplyDeleteIt's always wonderful to have a place to go and things to read that are inspiring. It's a great reminder that the right foods not only help us to be healthy, but bring us closer to God. Kalady02 at hotmail dot com
ReplyDeleteWhat a great give away. Thank you. I think this book would help me in my attempt to get my husband on board with the whole healthy eating thing. He is very resistant to the concept. If I can't convince him, maybe God's words can. chellebelle_ at hotmail dot com
ReplyDeleteDuring one of my pregnancies I realized that a lot of the things you aren't supposed to eat are listed in the bible for the Jews not to eat. I would love to learn more about eating healthy the biblical way.
ReplyDeletemamabear2four@att.net
Just signed up for her newsletter too. Thanks!! mamabear2four@att.net
ReplyDeleteI signed up for Renee's newsletter! Thefourdds at gmail dot com
ReplyDeleteI love Renee's website. We have a lot of friends that love the Lord but feed their families lots od processed foods. Having this book would be a great reference when speaking to them about why we eat the way we do!
ReplyDeleteI recently won this from Wendy at The Local Cook and am really enjoying it! Just finished chapter 6 last night. I encourage all to get a copy some how, some way and read it!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great giveaway! I went to her website!
ReplyDeleteJust signed up for the newsletter too!
ReplyDeleteI would love to use this book in homeschooling my (soon to be) 5 year old son! It would be an awesome way to teach him how the Bible can be used in our daily lives, in a practical way that his young mind can see and relate to. Raising him with healthy eating habits directly related to the Bible will surely have an impact on his life (and mine). Thank you so much for introducing this book!
ReplyDeleteI've subscribed to Renee's newsletter and read some of the past issues. I'm so thankful for this information! After reading the one on sugar, I took a mouthful of what I've always thought of as a healthy breakfast, Swiss Meusli, and guess what I tasted? I mouthful of sugar! I couldn't finish it, and had to ......I hate to admit it.....ugh....throw it out. (I truly dislike wasting food.) I will be more mindful of ingredients from now on!
ReplyDeleteI would like to read this book and see the author's thoughts on eating God's way.
ReplyDeleteI have signed up for the newsletter
ReplyDeleteI'm eager to read this book due to the reformational perspective. There are lots of books out there on nutrition, none that I know of are from a biblically reformed perspective. My daughters got to meet Renee' at the West Coast Worldview Conference. You all on the WC do know about this wonderful event in your own back yard, right?
ReplyDeleteI'm getting her newsletter already, does that count?
ReplyDeleteSpencer, Mom... YES, it counts! How fun that your daughters got to meet Renee in person. I think I've heard of the West Coast Worldview Conference, but I thought is was more like a seminar during the summer. I'll check it out again. Thanks for putting me on to it!
ReplyDeleteFrom your review on this book my interest is caught. It sounds like it would make a great addition to our homeschool home economics class...and part of kitchen.
ReplyDeleteI have subscribed to Renee's newletter and look forward to reading it.
ReplyDeleteHello and thank you for hosting this giveaway! I would love to know more about a Biblical connection to food and nutrition and this book looks like a great introduction.
ReplyDeleteBlessings, Laura
Hello again. I also subscribed to her newsletter. Thanks, Laura
ReplyDeleteThis is my first visit here. I found some really interesting stuff in your blog especially this discussion. Keep up the good work.
ReplyDelete