Prayers for Healthy Eating
Blessings to Change Eating Habits and Good Health
Adopting healthy eating habits can be time-consuming, expensive, and scary. Old, fatty foods are tasty and familiar, while fresh fruits, whole grains, and low-fat meats can be an acquired taste.
Whether one wants to eat healthy to improve health or to lose weight, prayer can ease the transition of a Christian and his/her family as they chose a healthy diet. The following prayers — prayer for trying new foods, prayer for choosing healthy foods, blessing to change eating habits, and thanksgiving for healthy eating — can provide great support for religious individuals who are seeking to eat healthy.
Blessing to Change Eating Habits
As a religious individual or family begins to adopt a healthy diet, they may seek God's guidance throughout this change. The following blessing invites God to strengthen and protect those struggling to eat a healthier diet:
“God, You know I’m changing my diet because of [insert reason for eating healthy such as "poor health," "feeling tired," or other reasons] Please guide me and my family as we make healthy choices, be patient with us when food tastes new and different, and grant us discipline to stick to this new routine. Bless us and our new food choices, to the honor of Your name. Amen.”
The individual may offer this prayer with a supportive friend as he/she begins a healthy eating program. The family changing eating habits may also offer this prayer as a family before beginning healthy eating.
Prayer for Trying New Foods
Getting the self or family to try a new healthy dish or vegetable can be a challenge. The following prayer may be offered over the new food to bless it and encourage those at the table to eat:
“God, this [insert new food], whether I like it or not, is a part of Your creation. Help me to appreciate it as it nourishes my body. Amen.”
One might also repeat this prayer between bites if having trouble adjusting to the taste of the dish. Of course, if the healthy food is unpleasant, no amount of prayer can make it delicious, but it can help the individual get through the meal.
The prayer for trying new foods may be particularly useful for children, who have trouble trying new foods as it is. One can change the pronouns and pray it for the whole family at dinner, so that the kids know that the parents, too, struggle sometimes to eat healthy foods.
Prayer for Choosing Healthy Foods
Fighting food cravings will always be a struggle, no matter how healthy a person's diet may be. With every craving, one must make the choice- choose the unhealthy food or a healthy substitute. The following prayer asks God to guide one to choose a healthy food for a craving:
“God, rather than this [insert healthy food,] I’d rather have this [insert unhealthy food being craved.] I offer my craving to You and ask that You be with me as I make a healthy choice, to glorify one of Your many gifts to me- my health. Amen."
Immediately after this prayer, a religious individual might enjoy the healthy food and then give God thanks for that decision.
Thanksgiving for Healthy Eating
The following is a simple prayer that one can offer God thanks after choosing a healthy food and healthy lifestyle with food:
“God, thank you for the gift of life. [Insert person’s name] wants to stay alive as long as possible. Thank you for foods that keep him/her healthy [insert healthy foods, if desired.] Please continue to bless [insert name] and his/her family, that they may continue to eat well and stay healthy, in the power of Your name. Amen.”
Eating healthy and maintaining one's body is truly a reason to celebrate. One may share this prayer for oneself, for a family changing their eating habits, or for a friend or family member who has made progress making healthy food choices.
Learning to eat healthy takes patience, practice, and disciple. With prayer, a religious person or family can invite God into this transition and celebrate the progress.
To adopt a healthier lifestyle, one may enjoy Olive Oil – The Healthy Fat to learn about a healthy fat option. For more prayers to adopt a healthy lifestyle, Prayers to Exercise – Thanksgiving for a Good Workout and More may be of interest.
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