Of course, it would be nice to be able to eat whatever we wanted after fasting. After all, it has huge benefits on blood sugar balance and body composition. But one thing needs to be made clear: fasting doesn’t mean you can eat anything you like.
Not directly after the fast and not during your eating window either.
After all, you want to make sure that all of those health benefits you’ve just worked so hard on achieving while being in the fasted state continue!
The most important thing to think about when deciding on the meal that you want to eat as you come out of your fast is balance. A balanced meal consists of 4 main components:
Essentially, you’ll want to provide your body with each of these elements to ensure the diversity of nutrients your body needs to function, particularly after being in a fasted state.
Link to the full article: https://www.women-fasting.com/articles/how-to-break-your-fast
Honestly, that article looks like it’ll set someone up for failure.
Want to break your fast? Have some chicken or fish a half hour before you’re planning to have a meal. The insulin response won’t be nearly the same as what most of those foods or balanced meals will trigger, and then you can continue on with your meal plan for your eating window from there.