Religion and Dietary Practices

RELIGION AND DIETARY
PRACTICES
BUDDHISM
Buddhism.
• Many Buddhists are vegetarians, though some include fish in

their diet. Most do not eat meat and abstain from all beef
products.
• Buddhist monks fast completely on certain days of the moon,
and they routinely avoid eating any solid foods after the noon
hour.
HINDUISM
Hinduism.
• Hindus do not consume any foods that might slow

down spiritual or physical growth.
• The eating of meat is not prohibited, but pork, fowl,
ducks, snails, crabs, and camels are avoided. The cow
is sacred to Hindus, Many Hindus are strict
vegetarians. Those who do eat meat are forbidden
from eating beef, because cows occupy a sacred
place in the Hindu religion
ISLAM
Islam.
• Halal, a term for all permitted foods.
• Haram, Those foods that are prohibited, such as pork and birds of prey
• Mashbooh foods that are questionable for consumption
• Muslims eat to preserve their good health, and overindulgence or the use of
stimulants such as tea, coffee, or alcohol are discouraged.
• Fasting is practiced regularly on Mondays and Thursdays, and more often

for six days during Shawwal (the tenth month of the Islamic year) and for the
entire month of Ramadan (the ninth month). Fasting on these occasions
includes abstention from all food and drink from sunrise to sunset.
Fasting on Islam
• Ramadan - is the ninth month of the Islamic
year and is devoted to prayer, fasting, and
charity.
• Iftar - The fast is broken in the evening by a
meal.
• Eid al-Fitr - Festival of Breaking the Fast."
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Eastern Orthodox Christianity.
• An essential element of practicing an

Orthodox life includes fasting, since its
intrinsic value is part of the development of a
spiritual life. To practicing Orthodox believers,
fasting teaches self-restraint, which is the
source of all good.
JUDAISM
Judaism
• The Jewish dietary law is called Kashrut, meaning "proper" or
"correct." The term kosher refers to the methods of
processing foods according to the Jewish laws. The processing
laws and other restrictions regarding to the preparation of
food and drink were devised for their effects on health. For
example, rules about the use of pans, plates, utensils, and
separation of meat from dairy products are intended to
reduce contamination.
• A Jewish person must prepare grape products, otherwise they
are forbidden.
• Jewish laws dictate the slaughter and removal of blood from
meat before it can be eaten.
• Animals such as pigs and rabbits and creatures of the sea, such
as lobster, shrimp, and clams, may not be eaten.
• Meat and dairy products cannot be eaten at the same meal or
served on the same plate, and kosher and nonkosher foods
cannot come into contact with the same plates
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-
Day Saints
Mormonism
• The law of health—the Word of Wisdom—contains the laws for proper
eating and the rules of abstinence for tobacco, alcohol, coffee, tea,
chocolate, and illegal drugs. Mormons must choose foods that build up
the body, improve endurance, and enhance intellect. Products from the
land, such as grains, fruits, vegetables, and nuts, are to take the place of
meats; meats, sugar, cheeses, and spices are to be avoided. Reason and
self-control in eating is expected in order to stay healthy.
Protestants
• Few restrictions of food or fasting observations • Moderation
in eating, drinking, and exercise is promoted
God made all animal and natural products for humans'

enjoyment • Gluttony and drunkenness are sins to be
controlled
Roman Catholics
• Meat restricted on certain days • Fasting
practiced
Seventh-day Adventists.
• The Seventh-day Adventist Church advocates a lacto-ovo vegetarian diet,

including moderate amounts of low-fat dairy products and the avoidance
of meat, fish, fowl, coffee, tea, alcohol, and toboacco products (though
these are not strictly prohibited). The church's beliefs are grounded in the
Bible, and in a "belief in the wholistic nature of people" (Seventh-day
Adventist General Conference Nutrition Council).

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RELIGION AND DIETARY

• Many Buddhists are vegetarians, though some include fish in

• Hindus do not consume any foods that might slow

• Fasting is practiced regularly on Mondays and Thursdays, and more often

• An essential element of practicing an

God made all animal and natural products for humans'

• The Seventh-day Adventist Church advocates a lacto-ovo vegetarian diet,

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