First Bite Protocol
The first food in the protocol must provide at least 25 grams of complete protein. The protocol instructs waiting 20 minutes after the protein anchor before consuming carbohydrates. The 20-minute hold allows leucine signaling to propagate…
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The first food in the protocol must provide at least 25 grams of complete protein. The protocol instructs waiting 20 minutes after the protein anchor before consuming carbohydrates. The 20-minute hold allows leucine signaling to propagate and gives gastric emptying a head start. The First Bite Protocol consists of three sequential decisions made in the first 20 minutes of refeeding. Fruit, juice, smoothies, and simple carbohydrates should not precede the protein anchor. Opening the fast with coffee and collagen peptides is identified as the most common protocol error.