The Daniel Fast is a partial fast that is used by primarily by churches and Christians as a way to get closer to God and move away from a worldly life. It is based on the Book of Daniel in the Bible. This fast involves giving up all products that are made with animal-based products, sugar, most spices, leavened bread, caffeinated products and foods that are considered indulgent. Fruits and vegetables are permissible on this fast. Coming off of the Daniel Fast isn't as easy as just starting to eat all kinds of foods again.
Step 1
Pray the first morning that you are off the Daniel Fast. This is when you should ask God to help you keep the things you learned during the fast close to your heart and at the forefront of your mind.
Step 2
Increase the amount of water you drink to prevent dehydration. This is especially important if you will start to eat salt or drink caffeinated beverages again.
Step 3
Add foods that were forbidden on the fast back into your diet. Add no more than one new item back into your diet per meal. For example, you can add milk at breakfast and then baked chicken at lunch and finally yeast rolls at dinner. Because your body adjusted to the Daniel Fast over a period of 10 or 21 days, quickly adding too many of those foods may nauseate you.
Step 4
Keep your portions small. It is likely that while you were on the Daniel Fast, your stomach pouch shrunk some. Trying to eat large portions of foods that you are just starting to reintroduce may make you ill.
Step 5
Ease caffeine back into your diet plan. Caffeine is likely to make you jittery and may make your heart race since you have been without it for so long. Starting off with decaffeinated coffee and slowly adding regular coffee back into your diet can help prevent caffeine overload.
Tips and Warnings
- Some people who follow the Daniel Fast may feel tired or sluggish while adjusting back to their normal way of eating. If this is the case, try to get extra rest until your body readjusts.
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