Annual fast
Jan 6-27

Growing together.

Whoever you are, wherever you're from, we can all experience god in a deeper way.

A fast isn’t mainly focused on what foods we can eat and which ones are off limits. It’s not about getting healthier by cutting out sugar and caffeine for three weeks. It’s not about how “spiritual” we are by committing to 21 days of prayer. The Daniel Fast is about the Lord and knowing him more through prayer. Do you want to experience God in a deeper way? If so, I invite you to seek God through prayer and fasting. Though we may put our hope in other things—people, substances, material possessions, job success, etc.—we’ll never find deep, lasting satisfaction and peace apart from the Lord. 

What to Eat

Foods to eat

Whole Grains
Amaranth, barley, brown rice, buckwheat, bulgur, freekeh, millet, oats, purple rice, quinoa, rye, sorghum, spelt, teff, whole grain pasta, whole wheat, and wild rice.
Beans and Legumes
Black beans, black-eyed peas, cannellini beans, garbanzo beans (chickpeas), great northern beans, kidney beans, lentils, peanuts, pinto beans, and split peas.
Nuts and Seeds
Almonds, Brazil nuts, cashews, hazelnuts, macadamia nuts, nut butters, peanuts (actually legumes but people think of them as nuts), pecans, pepitas (pumpkin seeds), pine nuts, pistachios, poppy seeds, walnuts, sesame seeds, soy nuts, sunflower seeds.
Vegetables
All vegetables are allowed (fresh, frozen, dried, juiced, and canned).
Fruit
All fruit is allowed (fresh, frozen, dried, juiced, and canned). However, any dried fruit shouldn't contain added sugar (check ingredients to be sure).
Oils
Oils (such as coconut, olive, and sesame, for example) are allowed but should be used minimally. For example, you can sauté foods in olive oil but avoid deep-frying them.
Other
Unleavened bread (whole grain bread made without yeast, sugars, or preservatives. All herbs, spices, and seasonings are allowed, including salt and pepper.
Beverages
Water should be the main beverage on your Daniel Fast. Distilled, filtered, sparkling, spring, and mineral water are allowed as well. Coffee and tea. However, you may have 100% fruit juice on occasion (just don't overdo it).
Recipes: https://topteenrecipes.com/daniel-fast-recipes/

Growth through Prayer

Strengthen your relationship with god through prayer

The focus of the the Fast is prayer. While it’s natural to be concerned about the food list, your priority on the fast should always be calling out to God on behalf of your own needs and the needs of others. 
Prayer Day 1: Pray for unbelievers to repent and be saved.
“Satan, who is the god of this world, has blinded the minds of those who don’t believe. They are unable to see the glorious light of the Good News. They don’t understand this message about the glory of Christ, who is the exact likeness of God” (2 Cor. 4:4 NLT).

Foods to avoid


  • Animal products
  • Meat (bacon, beef, bison, chicken, lamb, pork, and turkey), fish/seafood, eggs.
  • Added sugar
  • Agave nectar, artificial sweeteners, brown rice syrup, brown sugar, cane juice, corn syrup,
  • honey, malt syrup, molasses, and raw sugar.
  • Yeast
  • Yeast (and, therefore, leavened bread) isn't part of the Daniel Fast. (For an explanation on why
  • it's excluded, see #1 under "Food" on my FAQs page.)
  • Refined grains
  • White flour and white rice. Only whole grains are allowed on the Daniel Fast. A whole grain
  • product contains the entire grain kernel ― the bran, germ, and endosperm.
  • Processed food
  • Foods that contain artificial flavorings, chemicals, food additives, and preservatives.
  • Deep-fried food
  • Examples are corn chips, French fries, and potato chips. (Baked chips are acceptable if they don't
  • contain restricted ingredients. Check the label for "baked" to be sure.)
  • Solid fats
  • Butter, lard, margarine, and shortening.
  • Chocolate
  • Milk chocolate, semi-sweet chocolate, dark chocolate, chocolate syrup, and cacao.
  • Caffeinated and alcoholic beverages
  • Alcohol, coffee, caffeinated tea, and energy drinks.