A Scripture-based Look at the Foods God Designed For Us To Eat
Transform Your Life With a Biblical Diet and Lifestyle
What is God’s Food Chart?
I’m Jason Schembri. After examining scripture in God’s Word in depth—patiently, prayerfully, and with careful attention to context—a clear picture of His intended diet has emerged.
What unfolded was a simple, powerful alignment between the way God created our bodies and the food He provided for our health to flourish. This research has taken me nearly a year to complete and continues to grow, revealing a beautiful truth: God’s design is perfect.
The most significant feature of this food chart is its foundation. It is not built on modern nutritional trends, cultural assumptions, or popular fads. It is rooted solely in the Word of God—His priorities, His order, and His wisdom. Even though He began delivering His messages on food 6,000 years ago, it does align with modern scientific knowledge, some of which is coming to light even now.
God’s food chart
The Seven Most Mentioned Foods of the Bible
A word-cloud analysis of scripture (pictured below) shows the relative frequency of each of the seven food groups mentioned in the Bible
Bread – 303 mentions
Bread occupies the highest prominence in scripture—not only as a food source but as symbol of life and a daily need, even a metaphor for Christ Himself. His word repeatedly affirmed bread to be good, essential, and central to life.
Wine – 174 mentions
Wine played a major role in celebration, worship, and daily life. However, scripture consistently pairs wine with caution. Moderation is a biblical mandate. The first recorded person in history to drink wine was Noah.
Meat – 99 mentions
While meat was given special attention, and with good reason as we will see. In fact, God did not give permission to eat any meat at all until after the flood. For fifteen hundred years we ate only plants.
Oil – 65 mentions
A large 2022 study found that those who consume the highest amounts of olive oil were 31% less likely to develop cancer. This is credited to the antioxidants in olive oil that help reduce oxidative damage cause by free radicals, a leading driver of cancer.
Honey – 27 mentions
A 2021 review of multiple studies that showed, “that honey may help men with erectile dysfunction by improving erections due to vasodilation effects. It may also improve daily sperm production and lifespan, and restore testosterone levels.”
Fruit – 57 mentions
Fruit formed the earliest staple and continued to appear throughout scripture as a blessing and symbol of spiritual health. Nuts are included in the fruit group specifically almonds and pistachios.
Vegetables – 5 mentions
Surprisingly, vegetables appeared only a handful of times, emphasizing that while beneficial, they were not presented as a primary food source.
Seven Most Mentioned Foods of the Bible
The number of references were never meant to imply moral or dietary priority—but the findings were striking, nonetheless.
How A Biblical Diet Helped Transform My Life.
In the middle of my executive career, I found myself at a crossroads, grappling with escalating health issues and a deteriorating lifestyle, which led to emotional turmoil and distress. Hitting 320 pounds by the age of forty, I faced urgent health challenges that required attention. I felt despair and anger, believing that it was too late for a health transformation. However, I decided to try, and after years of trial and error, I developed the 4E Weight Loss system. This system is the culmination of over a decade of research, hard work, and lived experience, providing an innovative approach that promotes weight loss AND the elimination of the root causes. By focusing on biblical wellness and giving my faith and fears to God alone, I discovered complete peace, freedom, and joy in my life. Now, I am fit and healthy at 210 pounds and in peak physical condition. I am dedicated to helping men transform their health through coaching and support, including insights from God’s food chart. I am also the best-selling author of Keeping It Off.
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