Carnivore Religion

I am almost a dietitian and am currently studying for the RD exam. Yesterday I studied vitamins. I learned again that mostly all vitamins (with the acceptation of Cobalamin, or B12) are obtained from consuming fruits, vegetables, whole grains, nuts, seeds, and dried beans. The very fact alone that we can get our vitamins from plant-based sources, which are the richest, makes me a happy (mostly) vegan.

If I was a carnivore it would look like this: animals receive the vitamins from whatever plant source they are eating and then meat eaters get the vitamins second hand by eating the animals. This way of eating is very survivable and many people do it. Although, I would rather thrive than merely survive so, like I said before, I try to get the best food by eating from the source.

My husband is (mostly) vegan as well and his coworkers are all carnivores. They like to give him a hard time about it to which he just smiles and laughs with them. One joking comment one of the guys said in response to David's lunch was, "That's what real food eats."

Other funny comments I have received over the years include, but are certainly not limited to:

"How do you milk a bean?"
"Fast food to you is stopping in a near by field."

Anyway...that's not why I was writing this post.

Spiritually speaking I have been a carnivore. For devotionals in the morning I usually read my bible for awhile, devote some time to memorizing scripture, then read some spirit of prophesy, pray with God, and then my husband and I pray together for each other. Recently though, I have been reading a few passages in my bible and then look up a sermon and listen to that for awhile. It was great for a while, but every time I would hear the preacher quote scripture I would just get this longing for a deeper connection with the bible and with God. I was taking the nutrients from the pastor who was drawing their message form the source and it left me just surviving.

I want to thrive. Jesus is the true source of all our vitamins, minerals, and macronutrients that our body needs with no exceptions. It's kinda confusing in nutrition because there are carbohydrates, fats, and proteins all found in different sources and that is just the beginning not even getting into the micronutrients, but when it comes to salvation, it's Jesus! He is the source of all our needs.



"I am the living bread which came down from heaven: if any man eat of this bread, then he shall live for ever: and the bread that I will give is my flesch I will give for the life of the world."
John 6:51