wosnes said
There was a video that featured this lady, an elderly surgeon and a family with teens. The family definitely snacked. I'm not so sure that snacking is discouraged.
Perhaps I should have said that no snacking is encouraged. From what I have read, their religious suggestions for diet include vegetarianism and waiting at least 5 hours between meals to allow for proper digestion. This is encouraged, but not enforced. I imagine a family with active teenagers would have a difficult time not snacking. There are also many Adventists that are not vegetarian.
I am not an Adventist and nor do I know any personally, but I have read this from other Adventist sources in my studies of different diets.
Just to be sure I wasn't making this up (I don't trust my memory farther than I can kick it sometimes
) , I did a search on Adventist dietary laws. Here is the address to the Seventh Day Adventist Dietetic Association
http://www.sdada.org/aboutsda.htm
Like I said, I am not an Adventist, and I'm certainly not trying to push their ideas in a religious sense.
I was originally introduced to the dietary and health guideline from the book
The Simple Living Guide by Janet Luhrs as a way to gain health naturally. It is all a bit strict for me, but interesting to read if you like that sort of thing. And the people who live the longest seem to be the ones who are the strictest in following the suggestions. (Like Marge).