Fasting Mimicking Diet Challenge for 50+ Women - Just in Time for the Holidays

This month I said YES to the Fasting Mimicking Diet (FMD) by Dr. Valter Longo — the 5-day fasting diet used for longevity, healthy ageing, metabolic health, and weight loss. In this video, I’m sharing my full FMD results, what I ate, how I felt each day, what surprised me, and how to do the fasting mimicking diet at home using simple, affordable, plant-based meals.

If you're searching for FMD results, how to do the fasting mimicking diet, or fasting mimicking recipes, this video covers it all.

Grab all the free resources I created for this challenge:

Dr. Valter Longo’s Website (USC Longevity Institute)
https://valterlongo.com/daily-longevity-diet-for-adults/

Journal Prompts:

1. Where do I eat on autopilot?

2. What habit or routine am I holding onto that doesn’t serve me anymore?

3. How do I feel when I simplify my meals for a few days?

Recipes:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ONsp_eBD2EbuIbkx45F-pbm96C80VYP5uA4olaWBtM8/edit?usp=drivesdk

FMD Soup Recipes (With Calories & Full Shopping List)

Each recipe makes 4 servings
1 serving = 2 cups (480 mL)
Calories are approximate, based on typical Canadian ingredients.
Lentil & Veggie Soup

Calories per serving: ~220 kcal
Makes 4 servings (8 cups / 2 litres)

Ingredients:

1 cup (200 g) dry green or brown lentils

1 onion

2 carrots

2 celery stalks

3 garlic cloves

1 medium tomato (or ½ cup canned)

6 cups vegetable broth

1 tsp olive oil (optional)

1 tsp dried thyme

Salt + pepper
Instructions:

1. Sauté onion, carrot, and celery 5 minutes.

2. Add garlic, lentils, tomato, thyme.

3. Add broth; simmer 30 minutes.

4. Season lightly.
Tomato & Basil Soup

Calories per serving: ~140 kcal
Makes 4 servings (8 cups / 2 litres)

Ingredients:

2 cans (796 mL each) tomatoes

1 onion

3 garlic cloves

2 cups vegetable broth

1 cup water

½ cup fresh basil or 1 tbsp dried

1 tsp olive oil (optional)

Salt + pepper
Instructions:

1. Sauté onion 5 minutes.

2. Add garlic 1 minute.

3. Add tomatoes, broth, water, basil.

4. Simmer 20 minutes.

5. Blend optional.
Carrot & Ginger Soup

Calories per serving: ~160 kcal
Makes 4 servings (8 cups / 2 litres)

Ingredients:

8–10 carrots (900 g)

1 onion

3 garlic cloves

2 tbsp grated fresh ginger

6 cups vegetable broth

1 tsp olive oil (optional)

Salt + pepper
Instructions:

1. Sauté onion.

2. Add garlic + ginger.

3. Add carrots + broth; simmer 25–30 minutes.

4. Blend optional.
Minestrone Soup

Calories per serving: ~210 kcal
Makes 4 servings (8 cups / 2 litres)

Ingredients:

1 onion

2 carrots

2 celery stalks

2 garlic cloves

1 medium potato

1 small zucchini (optional–you may omit)

1 can (540 mL) white or kidney beans

1 can (796 mL) diced tomatoes

6 cups vegetable broth

1 tsp oregano

1 tsp basil

Salt + pepper
Instructions:

1. Sauté onion, carrot, celery.

2. Add garlic.

3. Add potato, tomatoes, broth, herbs; simmer 20 minutes.

4. Add beans (and zucchini if using); simmer 10 minutes.
Thai Vegetable Soup

Calories per serving: ~150 kcal
Makes 4 servings (8 cups / 2 litres)

Ingredients:

1 onion

2 carrots

1 red pepper

1 cup shredded cabbage or bok choy

2 garlic cloves

1 tbsp grated ginger

1 lemongrass stalk or 1 tsp paste

6 cups vegetable broth

1 tbsp soy sauce or tamari

½ tsp red or green curry paste (optional, keep light)

Juice of ½ lime

Cilantro (optional)
Instructions:

1. Cook onion, carrots, pepper 5 minutes.

2. Add garlic, ginger, lemongrass.

3. Add cabbage, broth, soy sauce, curry paste; simmer 15–20 minutes.

4. Add lime; remove lemongrass.
Complete Shopping List
(For All 5 Soups)

This list covers every ingredient needed to make all five soups once each.

Produce

5 onions

10–12 carrots

2 celery stalks + 2 more (total 4)

3 potatoes (only 1 needed, but small bags are standard)

1 red pepper

1 small zucchini (optional)

1 cup cabbage or 1 baby bok choy

1–2 tomatoes (or canned)

10–12 garlic cloves

Fresh ginger

1 lemongrass stalk (or paste)

Fresh basil (optional)

1 lime

Cilantro (optional)
Canned / Packaged

2 cans (796 mL) whole or diced tomatoes

1 can (796 mL) diced tomatoes for minestrone

1 can (540 mL) white beans or kidney beans

Vegetable broth: approx. 18 cups (4.5 litres) total

Soy sauce or tamari

Curry paste (red or green)
Dry Goods

1 cup dry lentils (green or brown)

Dried thyme

Dried oregano

Dried basil
Oils & Seasoning

Olive oil (optional)

Salt + pepper
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