Intermittent Fasting Recipes for Beginners: Super Simple Recipes for All Fasting Intervals

Get a jump start to intermittent fasting (IF) with this accessible, flexible, and food-focused approach featuring over 50 satisfying recipes.

Adapted from Nicole Pourier’s previously published Intermittent Fasting Cookbook, this absolute beginner’s guide provides everything you need to safely and deliciously implement IF for great results and long-term success.

In Intermittent Fasting Recipes for Beginners, start your IF journey with a complete physiological overview of fasting and its many benefits. Then explore the most common IF protocols, including 16:8, one meal a day, alternate day fasting, 5:2, intuitive fasting, and extended fasting. An FAQ section addresses every question you have and tips on food journaling, meal planning, and mindfulness practices aid your success. Using the included worksheet, you can customize your plan, set your goals, and measure your starting point.

With your personalized IF plan in place, Nicole teaches you how to obtain the most nutrition in the reduced amount of time you have with colorful, natural, whole food ingredients, highlighting anti-inflammatory and appetite-suppressing choices. Over 50 delicious, superfood-based recipes transform your eating window into a soul-inspiring feast. They include:

• Dark Chocolate Almond Power Balls
• Bacon, Basil, and Tomato Quiche-Lettes
• Red Lentil, Vegetable, and Coconut Soup
• Baby Spinach, Blueberry, and Goat Cheese Salad with Crispy Tempeh
• Barbecue Chicken and Charred Onion Personal Pizzas
• Quick Korean-Flavored Marinated Beef & Kimchi Kale Fried Rice
• Curry Vegetables with Dhal & Crunchy Almond Topping

Wherever you are on your health journey, find out how easy, adaptable, and forgiving IF can be with Intermittent Fasting Recipes for Beginners.

Nicole Poirier is the creator of mindbodyketo.com. A special diets chef, wellness advocate, and writer, Nicole has been helping her clients and followers achieve their health goals without deprivation for years, using the Ketogenic diet and intermittent fasting. Her broad culinary repertoire and tasteful healthy cuisine has made her a sought-after chef for private clients and the who’s who of Silicon Valley. Nicole resides in San Francisco.