We know that ancient Israelites ate lamb and goat meat, but meat was probably more of a special treat for Jesus than a daily staple. Instead, he might have relied on legumes, like beans or lentils, and fish for protein.
Jesus essentially ate a Mediterranean diet rich in whole grains, fish, fruit and vegetables and with modest amounts of olive oil, meat and wine, Colbert says.
Scriptures show Jesus' Mediterranean diet included figs, fish, lamb, wine, and olive oil. What can God do in your life with one Bible verse a day?
JESUS' FAVORITE FOOD WAS FISH
But there does seem to be a lot of fish in the New Testament accounts about His life. For one, He chose to call “fishermen” as His followers.
Among the early Judeo-Christian Gnostics the Ebionites held that John the Baptist, James the Just and Jesus were vegetarians. Some religious orders of various Christian Churches practice pescatarianism, including the Benedictines, Franciscans, Trappists, Carthusians and Cistercians.
There is no direct statement on the subject by Jesus in the New Testament. The story of Jesus feeding fish to people would support the view that Jesus may have been a pescatarian. Paul seems to have been more open to meat eating, but even Paul was open to vegetarianism.
The most popular meat was pork, especially sausages. Beef was uncommon in ancient Rome, yet more common in ancient Greece. Jesus was a Jew and Jews ate a variety of meats except for what they considered unclean animals (pork, snake, shellfish, etc.). Jesus was not an exception.
Biblical references to eggs are only in reference to gathering them from the wild (for example, Deuteronomy 22:6–7 and Isaiah 10:14). Eggs seem to have increased in use for food only with the introduction of chickens as food and were commonly used as food by Roman times.
Jesus ate figs, which we know from the fact that on his way to Jerusalem, he reached for a fig tree but it was not the season for figs.
Jesus' name in Hebrew was “Yeshua” which translates to English as Joshua.
The Feeding of the 5,000 is also known as the "miracle of the five loaves and two fish"; the Gospel of John reports that Jesus used five loaves and two fish supplied by a boy to feed a multitude.
What Fish Did Jesus Likely Eat? Based on tilapia and carp bones found at Sea of Galilee excavation sites, archaeologists believe that tilapia and carp would have populated the Sea of Galilee during Jesus' lifetime. So it is likely that the fish eaten by Jesus was tilapia from the Sea of Galilee.
He wore a tunic (chitōn), which for men normally finished slightly below the knees, not at the ankles. Among men, only the very rich wore long tunics.
Goats, and lambs provided the most common meat; occasionally a calf (i.e. a cow). The animal was usually roasted. Chickens were scarce, though pigeons and turtledoves were cheap. Game was much sought after, but generally only the wealthy ate much of it.
Vegetables, cereals (barley, wheat, oats and rye), and legumes, as well as meat, fish, honey and milk were always a part of the biblical diet. Many people of that region and era had access to the necessary foods for a healthy and varied diet, pretty close to what is advised by nutritionists today.
Narrative. While Jesus was having dinner at Matthew's house, many tax collectors and sinners came and ate with him and his disciples. When the Pharisees saw this, they asked his disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?”
A controversial fruit and vegetable nativity scene that depicted baby Jesus as a carrot has been given the church's blessing.
WE LEARN in the New Testament that Jesus ate fish from the Sea of Galilee, and, after the resurrection, that he even cooked fish and bread over coals for himself and his disciples (John 21.9). “We certainly know that Jesus ate clean unpolluted fish almost every day of his life,” Colbert concludes.
Christianity. According to the American publication, the Orthodox Study Bible, 777 represents the threefold perfection of the Trinity.
The gospels of Mark, Luke, and Matthew place the meal during the Jewish Passover on the day of Unleavened Bread.
Prohibited foods that may not be consumed in any form include all animals—and the products of animals—that do not chew the cud and do not have cloven hoofs (e.g., pigs and horses); fish without fins and scales; the blood of any animal; shellfish (e.g., clams, oysters, shrimp, crabs) and all other living creatures that ...
Grain (wheat, barley, rye, oats or spelt) that takes root before the 16th of Nisan is forbidden until the end of that day (or when the Temple exists, until the omer sacrifice is brought), as it says “And you shall not eat bread or roasted or fresh grain [until that very day, until you have brought your sacrifice]”.
You may eat any animal that has a split hoof divided in two and that chews the cud. However, of those that chew the cud or that have a split hoof completely divided you may not eat the camel, the rabbit or the coney.
It is only in Leviticus 11:7 that eating pork is forbidden to God's people for the very first time—“… and the swine, though it divides the hoof, having cloven hooves, yet does not chew the cud, is unclean to you.” This is where and when pork in all its forms (including ham, bacon, sausage, etc.)
Scripture, of course, gives us the first clue: Bread (unleavened) and wine were present at the Last Supper. Jesus is said to have passed both around the table, telling his Apostles that the bread was his body and the wine was his blood. This is the scriptural origin of communion.