This Daniel fast food list can help prepare you for the fast. Deciding what to eat on the Daniel Fast can be overwhelming for many. Concern or fear can set in when you assume that you’ll have fewer food options.
If you’re thinking this, let us put your mind at ease. There are countless options!
In this article, we provide you with:
- general list of what's included and not included in the Daniel Fast
- access to download the detailed Daniel Fast food list in PDF
- sample meal plan
- answers to frequently asked questions
- invitation to join our FREE 4-Day Challenge
To start, below is a general list of the foods that are both included and not included in the Daniel Fast.
Food List for the Daniel Fast
The table below summarizes what's included and not included in the Daniel Fast.
| Included | NOT Included |
|---|---|
| Water | All meat and animal products |
| All vegetables | All red and white meats (cow, lamb, pig) |
| All fruits | All poultry (chicken, turkey) |
| Mushrooms | All fish and seafood |
| All intact whole grains | All dairy products (milk, cheese, butter) |
| All legumes (beans, lentils) | All other dairy (yogurt, kefir) |
| All nuts and seeds | All eggs and related products (mayo) |
| Fresh herbs | All natural sweeteners (maple syrup, agave) |
| Frozen fruit and vegetables | All artificial sweeteners |
| Tofu and tempeh | Highly processed foods (granola bars) |
| Corn tortillas | Packaged frozen meals |
| Whole grain pasta | Deep-fried foods |
| Canned beans | Leavened breads |
| Nut butters | All oils |
| Carbonated water (plain) | Solid fats (coconut oil, shortening) |
| Fresh vegetable and fruit juice | Caffeine (coffee, tea, energy drinks) |
| Dried herbs and seasonings | Alcohol |
This list is far from complete. Click the button below 👇 to download the detailed Daniel Fast Foods List as a PDF.
Sample Daniel Fast Meal Plan
This recipe website has over 200 Daniel Fast recipes for you to choose from. For inspiration, check out this sample meal plan and click the photo for more details.
Breakfast
This Cherry Quinoa Breakfast Bake makes a wonderful make-ahead Daniel Fast breakfast. When following the Daniel Fast, it's important to balance time in prayer with eating foods that are compliant with the fast. This recipe helps you do both.
Lunch
This healthy vegan Caesar salad takes only 10 minutes to whip up. It's made with whole plant food ingredients and will become a favorite whether you're doing the Daniel Fast or not.
Dinner
The Daniel Fast chili that we've been loving for years now is our traditional veggie chili that uses a combination of black beans, pinto beans and kidney beans. It's absolutely delicious. But if you want to switch things up, we'd like to introduce you to this tasty vegan white bean chili.
Our favorite Daniel Fast Recipes take the least amount of time in the kitchen while still being nutritionally balanced and delicious.
Check out our Daniel Fast Meal Prep Recipes. These recipes will help you stay organized with meal planning and food preparation.
Frequently Asked Questions about the Daniel Fast
The Daniel Fast can have a profound and life-altering effect on your body. When you move to a Daniel Fast menu of eating whole plant foods—in or close to their most natural state—you’re both adding foods that restore health and eliminating foods that put you at greater risk of inflammatory chronic illnesses, like obesity, type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, certain cancers and autoimmune diseases, etc. Click here to learn more about what the Daniel Fast does to your body!
Let’s talk eggs. Does the chicken come before the egg or the egg before the chicken? This is the most popular question of all time concerning the egg. But if you are embarking on doing the Daniel Fast, the question of whether you can eat eggs may be at the top of your list. In this case, neither the chicken nor the egg is on Daniel’s plate. This stays consistent with the fact that eggs are an animal product, and no animal products are included in the Daniel Fast. Click here to learn more about eggs on the Daniel Fast!
Drinking tea on the Daniel Fast is a question that comes up often, and the answer is that it depends, but mostly no. Black tea, white tea, green tea, oolong tea, and even decaffeinated teas all contain some amount of caffeine. The Daniel Fast does not include these teas. However, herbal tea may be included in the Daniel Fast, although they should not have any added artificial sweeteners or flavorings. Click here to learn more about drinking tea on the Daniel Fast!
If you’ve been fishing around trying to figure out if fish is included on the Daniel Fast, then you came to the right spot. Like all other animal products excluded on the Daniel Fast, fish is no exception. Any kind of seafood is not a part of the Daniel Fast. Click here to read more eating fish on the Daniel Fast!
People are curious: can you eat pita on the Daniel Fast? Here’s the flat-out truth! While a whole grain pita bread may pair well with a side of hummus, it will have to bow out gracefully from the Daniel Fast. The main reason is that in the Bible Daniel mentioned that he fasted from all leavened bread. Wait—what is leavened bread, you may ask? Leavened bread is made with any rising agent, like yeast, baking powder, or baking soda. Click here to learn more about eating pita bread on the Daniel Fast!
You’re wondering if stevia is allowed on the Daniel Fast. Stevia rebaudiana, native to Brazil and Paraguay, is a leaf refined into a white powder that’s 200 to 300 times sweeter than cane sugar. And like sugar, stevia is not included in the Daniel Fast. Here’s an explanation and three things to consider. Click here to continue reading about Stevia on the Daniel Fast...
Click the button below 👇 to get the detailed Daniel Fast Foods List in a downloadable PDF.
Refuse the king's diet!
This Daniel Fast book will empower you to refuse the king's diet. You will become a Daniel in your own life and a stronger, healthier version of yourself. Having your health means you can serve more, give more, and live out your calling with excellence.
Join the Daniel Fast Meal Prep Cooking Class
Let's face it. Doing the Daniel Fast involves eating like Daniel and carving out time to spend with God and His word. What better way to manage your time than to meal prep Daniel Fast-compliant meals on the weekend? This will help you better balance work, time in the scripture and prayer. This Daniel Fast Meal Prep Cooking Class will not only save you time during the week but also allow you to interact with a community of believers.
FREE 4-Day Challenge
If you want to do the Daniel Fast in a community, please join us for A Prayer for Your Health FREE 4-Day Daniel Fast Challenge.
We hope this article is helpful. Let us know if you have questions. Also, your feedback is important to us. Please leave a reply below and share this post with others doing the Daniel Fast.
With blessings,
Sersie & Gigi
Beloved, I pray you prosper concerning all things and to be in good health just as your soul prospers. 3 John 1:2
L. B.
I’ve embarked on the Daniel Fast but long standing candidiasis and unstable blood sugar is becoming an issue. This is complicated by nut and seed intolerance. I don’t eat dates or hardly any fruits but the vegetables and beans and grains are playing havoc with the above. Do you have any suggestions?
Gigi & Sersie
Hi L.B.- Gigi here. I'm so sorry to hear about your health issues and food intolerances. I don't have a specific answer, but I recommend reaching out to TrueNorth Health Center or a place like it. Any changes to your diet should be under medical supervision, and they have a staff of physicians and other licensed healthcare providers. Here is their phone: (707) 586-5555 and website: https://www.healthpromoting.com/ I hope this is helpful.
Stacy
I am doing daniel fast and am excited for some recipes.
Delma
Can u eat unsweetened cereal with dried fruits in it. For a Daniel Fast?
Gigi & Sersie
Hi Delma- It depends on if there are artificial flavors. We recommend oatmeal like the overnight oats or carrot cake baked oatmeal.
Pierrette
There is this food I usually eat, fufu, made of cassava, can I eat that with beans?
Gigi & Sersie
Yes. Fufu is cassava, plantain, and water—so that's fine. 🙂
Dina
Hello, is your recipe ebook available to purchase on its own? Thanks
Gigi & Sersie
Not at this time, but we're developing a new one.
Sai
I would just like to add that not all pita breads use a leavening agent. I have found many at my local grocery store that make them in-house and they are based on a middle eastern recipe that does not use any leavening, only wheat flour, salt, and water. Some types of naan bread and roti don't contain any leavening agents either. You just have to look at the ingredients list to make sure. These are a great addition to meals and can really widen the number of recipes you can make!
Sherrie Manning
I have never done the Daniel fast. I have always done the full fast just water. But I am going to do the Daniel this time everything is very important and inspiring and thank you for all the help and prayers in this fast .All recipes are very helpful thank you and God bless you 🙏
Mar
Is it for 21 days? Could i continue with my Wednesday and Friday usual fasts? That is, I fast in bread and water? Shoukd that be unleavened bread as well? Can i ear flour tortillas if they’re made with flour, water, salt And margerine?
Gigi & Sersie
The Daniel Fast includes whole plant foods without leavened bread. There are no margarines or cow milk butter. You could get a sprouted grain tortilla with almond or peanut butter.