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Food: from God

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Genesis 1:29, 30 Then God said, “Behold, I have given you every seed-bearing plant on the face of all the earth, and every tree whose fruit contains seed. They will be yours for food. / And to every beast of the earth and every bird of the air and every creature that crawls upon the earth—everything that has the breath of life in it—I have given every green plant for food.” And it was so.
Genesis 9:3 Everything that lives and moves will be food for you; just as I gave you the green plants, I now give you all things.
Genesis 48:15 Then he blessed Joseph and said: “May the God before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked, the God who has been my shepherd all my life to this day,
Psalm 23:5 You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.
Psalm 103:5 who satisfies you with good things, so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.
Psalm 104:14, 15 He makes the grass grow for the livestock and provides crops for man to cultivate, bringing forth food from the earth: / wine that gladdens the heart of man, oil that makes his face to shine, and bread that sustains his heart.
Psalm 111:5 He provides food for those who fear Him; He remembers His covenant forever.
Psalm 136:25 He gives food to every creature. His loving devotion endures forever.
Psalm 145:15 The eyes of all look to You, and You give them their food in season.
Psalm 147:9 He provides food for the animals, and for the young ravens when they call.
Proverbs 30:8 Keep falsehood and deceitful words far from me. Give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with the bread that is my portion.
Isaiah 3:1 For behold, the Lord GOD of Hosts is about to remove from Jerusalem and Judah both supply and support: the whole supply of food and water,
Matthew 6:11 Give us this day our daily bread.
Romans 14:14, 21 I am convinced and fully persuaded in the Lord Jesus that nothing is unclean in itself. But if anyone regards something as unclean, then for him it is unclean. / It is better not to eat meat or drink wine or to do anything to cause your brother to stumble.
1 Timothy 4:3–5 They will prohibit marriage and require abstinence from certain foods that God has created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth. / For every creation of God is good, and nothing that is received with thanksgiving should be rejected, / because it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer.