What is the best way to end a juice fast?

i started my fast last night after half a plain yam, and stirfried mushroom, pepper and squash. and i will be on a fast for the next three days. the only things that will be injested are carrot, apple. passion fruit, blueberry, and banana juice, as well as water, and perhaps jasmine or green tea unsweetened.





i know after a fast, you need to be careful what you are eating, the whole saying of "never break a fast with a feast," so i need some suggestions for what to eat when i come out of it, it is only a three day one but that is still a strain on the system and will still be difficult to return from.





oh yeah, i am also becoming a vegaterian afterwards, (dairy and eggs included for now.)

What is the best way to end a juice fast?
Eat light foods with fiber - no refined things like candy bars. I'd start off with just fruits and vegetables for the first day, then implement your vegetarian diet. An apple should be fine at first - don't eat too much too fast. Wait about an hour before eating anything else. Start off with tiny-sized portions throughout that first day post-fast: eat often, but only very little. It can be tempting to stuff yourself full on the first day, but really, fight the urge! It's important to eat lots of natural and easily-digestible things on that first day, with lots of fiber, as that stuff will likely stay in your GI tract longer because it will have to wait another day for new food to push it out. Nuts on that first day may make you feel queasy, so don't eat any fatty, fried things - I guess cooked is okay, or steamed, but raw is better (though tougher to digest). I wouldn't eat any eggs or drink milk on that first day, since it may just run straight through you - especially dairy - if you don't have anything in your intestines to stop it (I say this from experience). Oatmeal is fine, but take it with fruit and lots of water... and avoir kiwifruit and grapefruit, as they (especially the grapefruit) will make you bloat and cause weird noises in your guts (happened to me while I was in class, sooo embarassing!). Personally, I think apples are the best bet post-fast as the first thing you should eat, and veggies, too. You should treat the first day of your fast as a "manual cleasing" of the inner channel of you gut, so don't expect to eat "normally" on that day.





Good luck!
Reply:Start back with the vegetables and the fruit...coming out of a fast is difficult, you really* have to ease your body back into it. After about two weeks of vegetables and fruit I suggest adding (veggie) protein shakes, as they will not upset your stomach as it is sensitive to solids still.


After the shakes I would think about adding pasta and some veggie sauce to it, to work back on. You need to ease your body much more AFTER a fast than you do before one. After about a week of that, you should be good to go.
Reply:It depends on how long you have fasted. I agree, apples are food #1 for fast-breaking. But start small, a 1/2 apple at first, or else you might be doubled over with cramps. I also made a vegetable broth with carrots, celery, garlic, ginger, and hot peppers. Whenever I began to eat solid foods, for 2-3 days I would also drink lots of this broth to keep it nice and liquidy in there and to prevent my stomach from being bombarded. Yogi Tea's stomach ease tea helps to prevent discomfort as your body adjusts to food again. If you've done a short fast (2-4 days) break on day 1-2, broth %26amp; miso soup, day 2-3 small amounts of raw fruits %26amp; smoothies. Day 3-4 ready for real soup %26amp; sushi!! If fasting for longer I would do this for a week. Happy fasting!
Reply:simple carbohydrates, nothing too complex.





I pesonally finish my 24 water fasts with (orange juice to start,) a small salad. I'd reccomend a small simple salad.

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