Fasting mimicking diet

A method for mimicking effects of fasting, the method comprising:

• administering to a subject as the only source of calories for five consecutive days, a plant-based fasting-mimicking diet provided from a fasting-mimicking diet package that includes at least a tomato soup composition and a mushroom soup composition, the fasting-mimicking diet providing the subject with a predetermined caloric intake of 700 kcal/day to 1100 kcal/day, the fasting mimicking diet package including daily meal portions that provide less than 40 grams of sugar for day 1, less than 30 grams of sugar for days 2 to 5, less than 28 grams of protein for day 1, less than 18 grams of protein for days 2 to 5, 20-30 grams of monounsaturated fats or more to reach the predetermined caloric intake for day 1, 6-10 grams of polyunsaturated fats or more to reach the predetermined caloric intake for day 1, 2-12 grams of saturated fats or more to reach the predetermined caloric intake for day 1, 10-15 grams of monounsaturated fats or more to reach the predetermined caloric intake for days 2 to 5, 3-5 grams of polyunsaturated fats or more to reach the predetermined caloric intake for days 2 to 5, 1-6 grams of saturated fats or more to reach the predetermined caloric intake for days 2 to 5, and a micronutrient composition on each day and any remaining days, wherein compositions of the fasting-mimicking diet package are portioned to attain fasting-like effects on serum levels of IGF-1, IGFBP-1, glucose and ketone bodies while providing both macronutrients and micronutrients to minimize the burden of fasting and adverse effects.