
If you start craving sugar again after a fast and think you’ll quell your sweet tooth with fruit, go carefully, particularly if you are fasting for weight loss or to balance your blood sugar. Even too much natural fructose can negatively impact insulin sensitivity. If you must eat fruit, ch…
Another nutrition expert recommends that you start with soft-cooked foods like vegetables, since these are easier to digest. Slowly move up to foods with whole grains and high fiber because too much of these after not eating can lead to constipation. Add in raw foods last, as these can irritate your digestive tract.
When you start eating again, choose foods that are low on the glycemic index because too many carbs, especially carbohydrates that are easily digested and quickly absorbed, can spike insulin levels. One fasting expert recommends eggs, avocado, nuts and spinach as good examples to introduce first.