Guide

Yes, you can eat fruit while fasting on some plans, but it breaks a strict fast and needs to match your health goals and schedule.

Yes, you can eat fruits while fasting in some plans, but strict water fasts allow only water and no food.

Yes, you can eat granola on Daniel Fast if it is unsweetened, whole-grain, and made only with fruits, nuts, seeds, and other plant foods.

Yes, you can eat plain grits on a Daniel Fast when they are whole-grain, unsweetened, and cooked with water instead of dairy or added fat.

No, greek yogurt isn’t allowed on the Daniel Fast because the plan avoids all animal products and focuses on whole plant-based foods.

Yes, you can eat guacamole on the Daniel Fast when it is made only from whole plant ingredients like avocado, lime, herbs, and salt.

No, sugary gum breaks most fasts, while sugar-free gum during a fast is usually fine in small amounts for non-medical fasting goals.

Yes, intermittent fasts treat sugar-free gum as fine, but sugary gum or strict religious fasts may treat any gum as breaking the fast.

No, you don’t eat honey during the Daniel Fast, since most Daniel Fast guidelines treat honey as an added sweetener outside the plan.

Yes, you can eat hummus on the Daniel Fast if every ingredient is plant based, whole food, and free from added sweeteners and refined additives.