what to eat after a fast

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I found this from a google search... The very first one said

popcorn???? Ironic, when I broke my first fast that is what I wanted

to eat, but I think this is a better way to go... Hope this helps...

Other comments, suggestions?

 

Breaking a Fast

http://www.wrc.net/wrcnet_content/dietplans/breaking_a_fast.htm

 

 

A fast should be broken slowly! It should take half as long to break

the fast as the length of the fast (e.g. five days for a ten day

fast). This is a lot harder than it sounds. I would have to say that

I have watched many people break a fast inappropriately. Once you

start eating, it is hard to stop. I find that one of the

best `tricks' is to break the fast later in the evening with fruit,

preferably melons, on the last day of the fast. This way you can go

to sleep and not eat (fast) until the next day's breakfast.

Fasts longer than three days are often hard to break, as you

sometimes don't want to stop the fast. After about 3 or 4 days you

get almost a euphoric feeling that is so good you don't want to

interrupt it with food. We often have to convince a person to stop

after ten days, as they feel they can go on `forever'. Remember the

longer the fast the slower the reintroduction of food.

 

Breaking a Fast of Four Days or Less

 

Day One Eat melons; if unavailable, other juicy fruit, small portions

only.

 

Day Two Fruit for breakfast; raw vegetable salads for the rest of the

day, stay with small portions.

 

Day Three At least three days of the Inner Cleanse diet at normal

portions.

 

 

 

Breaking a Fast of Five Days and More

 

Day One Eat a small portion of melon for breakfast. Drink diluted

apple, grape or orange juice during the day and a small portion of

melon for dinner.

 

Day Two Eat three fruit meals (small portions); drink fruit juice.

 

Day Three Fruit for breakfast; raw vegetable salad for the rest of

the day. Drink vegetable juice near vegetable meals, and fruit juice

near fruit meals.

 

Day Four Start on the Inner Cleanse diet and remember that it takes

half as long as your fast to get back to normal portions.

 

Inner Cleanse Diet Instructions

 

For the Inner Cleanse diet you will be able to feast - not fast! The

idea is to fill your body with natural precious vitamins and

minerals. When a sufficient amount of these live substances reaches

the cells of your body, there will be a cleansing and elimination of

toxic material throughout. This program will be a good start for you

to have a strong, healthy body with lots of energy.

If you are preceding the Inner Cleanse diet with a fast, you must

build up to the full cleansing diet gradually after your fast. Eat

small quantities of raw food on the first day, taking a period of

time half as long as your fast to reach the complete inner cleanse

diet (e.g. for a 10 day fast, take 5 days to slowly reach full

proportions).

 

Follow these directions carefully.

 

· No dairy products (except where noted), potatoes (yams are OK),

avocados

· No dried fruit, grains, beans

· No tomatoes, baked goods (except where noted), eggplant

· No sugar, honey, maple syrup or sweetening agent of any type

· No bananas, pasta, preserved food, meat

· No coffee, black tea, or alcohol

· Little salt

· Stop all supplements for duration of Cleanse unless otherwise

specified.

 

Before Breakfast Fifteen minutes before you are ready to eat

breakfast, squeeze the juice of a lemon in a medium glass of hot

water and drink it.

 

Breakfast Apple or grapefruit juice - eight ounces minimum. You can

take more if you desire, but be sure that you take at least eight

ounces. Yogurt - up to five tablespoons of plain yogurt (if desired).

Fresh fruit - one-half pound. You may eat more, but be sure to eat at

least one-half pound; (remember: no bananas or avocados).

 

Lunch Vegetable mineral broth (see below) - Drink two cups during the

meal. Salad - Make a chopped salad of fresh raw vegetables. Use a

dressing of olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, ginger, kelp or dulse and

engevita yeast (if desired). Eat at least eight level tablespoons of

salad. Use at least four of the following vegetables: artichokes,

asparagus, beans, beets, broccoli, brussel sprouts, cabbage, carrots

cauliflower, cucumber, celery, dandelion, endive, corn, peas,

peppers, kale, kohlrabi, lettuce, lotus, okra, sprouts, onions,

garlic, parsley, parsnips, pumpkin, radishes, rutabaga, salsify,

spinach, squash, swiss chard, turnip, zucchini.

 

Dinner Vegetable mineral broth (see below) - Drink two cups during

the meal. Cooked vegetables - Select three or more of the vegetables

listed for lunch and steam or stir fry them in butter. Eat a generous

portion. Cooked vegetables are necessary in the evening for proper

cleansing. A salad can be added. Bread - one medium slice of whole

grain bread with butter (if desired).

 

Snacks Between meals you should drink all the fruit or vegetable

juice you like. You may also eat raw vegetables or fruits. You should

allow at least 1/2 hour between eating fruit and eating vegetables.

The more live (raw) food you can eat or drink, the more cleansing

will be done. If fresh fruit juice cannot be obtained, canned

varieties from the health food store will do. Make the Vegetable

Mineral Broth and drink as much as you like.

 

Vegetable Mineral Broth

 

2 cups carrot tops (leaves)

2 cups potato peels, 1/4 inch thick

2 cups beet tops

3 cups celery (stalks and leaves)

2 cups parsley (1 cup dehydrated)

 

Cover with reverse osmosis or distilled water and simmer for 20

minutes. Strain, keep broth and discard vegetables. If one of the

vegetables is unobtainable, just leave it out. (Replace it with one

of the other vegetables if possible.)

 

You can add garlic, onion or other vegetables and vegetable ends.

Some people like to add miso, soy sauce or Dr. Jensen's " Vegetable

Broth or Seasoning " in the last few minutes for taste.

 

Drink hot or cold.

 

If time is limited you can take one tablespoon of Dr.

Jensen's " Vegetable Broth or Seasoning' and pour one cup of boiled

water over it as a substitute.

 

 

 

> I am on the last day of a 3 day fast. This is the first time I've

> ever fast. I am using apple juice diluted with water. It as been

> amazing easier than I anticipated.

>

> My question is, once I end my fast tomorrow morning, what would be

> the best foods to introduce into my body to promote continual

> benefits to my digestive track, liver, kidneys etc. I was thinking

a

> small amount of homemade saure kraut, for the fermintation enzymes,

> live cultured yogoart. . am I on the right track. Happy New Year!

Ivy