God has furnished man with abundant means for the gratification of natural appetite. He has spread before him, in the products of the earth, a bountiful variety of food that is palatable to the taste and nutritious to the system. Of these our benevolent heavenly Father says that we may “freely eat.” We may enjoy the fruits, the vegetables, the grains, without doing violence to the laws of our being. These articles, prepared in the most simple and natural manner, will nourish the body, and preserve its natural vigor without the use of flesh meats. {3T 50.2}

Gud har udstyret mennesket med rigelige midler til den naturlige appetits mætning. Han har, af jordens produkter, udbredt for mennesket en rigelig varietet af mad som er velsmagende og giver organismen næring. Af disse siger vor gavmilde himmelske Fader at vi må spise frit. Vi må nyde frugterne, grøntsagerne og kornet uden at overtræde vor sundhedslove. Disse ting, tilberedt på den mest enkle og naturlige måde, vil give legemet næring og bevare dets naturlige livskraft uden brug af kødretter.