day no. 15,689: our diets should not make us want to die

"Thou, Almighty Master,
didst create all things for Thy name's sake,
and didst give food and drink unto men for enjoyment,
that they might render thanks to Thee;
but didst bestow upon us spiritual food and drink and eternal life through Thy Son.
Before all things we give Thee thanks that Thou art powerful;
Thine is the glory for ever and ever."
-- The Didache, J.B. Lightfoot translation

Food and drink were meant to be enjoyed. God made food and drink. He designed their tastes. He gave men taste buds that could distinguish different flavors. Food is good and meant to be enjoyed. God also gave us bodies to steward. But if our diets end in us despising food, we are doing it wrong and something is out of proportion to its created intent. Our diets should not make us want to die. 

Romans 14:17

For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost

God gave us minds to think with and hearts to thank with and all that passes through our mind, mouth, heart or soul can be received with gratitude because He is full of grace and withholds from us no good thing. By eating the fat and drinking the sweet, we train ourselves to agree with God that life is good and living an occasion for celebration.

1 Timothy 4:4-5
For everything created by God is good, and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving, for it is made holy by the word of God and prayer.