Originally Posted by teaser

I don't think there's a whole lot of mystery that goes into this. Protein not too high, carbs fairly low, what little calories largely from fat. Most of the difference between a fast and feeding metabolically is the difference between metabolizing exogenous vs. endogenous fuels--the more of your fuel is coming from fat, the more you're mimicking fasting. The protocol likely doesn't depend on what's been left in (nuts, green veggies etc.) as it depends on how little has been left in for the period of the "fast."