Keto Means
Keto Means
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Carrots are too starchy for keto, while cauliflower is more acceptable because of its low net carb count. If you're thinking about embarking on a ketogenic diet, you probably already know you'll be avoiding processed grains and sugar, like pizza and muffins.
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Read More »If you’re thinking about embarking on a ketogenic diet, you probably already know you’ll be avoiding processed grains and sugar, like pizza and muffins. After all, it’s an extremely low-carb, high-fat diet, and those are two of the more obvious carbohydrate culprits. But many other foods you’ll nix aren’t necessarily unhealthy. Indeed, many “no” foods are packed with health-promoting vitamins, minerals, and fiber but also have too many carbs for a low-carb plan — especially one as restrictive as the keto diet. Many people following keto aim for 20 to 50 grams (g) of net carbohydrates per day. (Net carbs, though not an official nutrition term, can be calculated by taking the total carbohydrates minus fiber and sugar alcohols, per Atkins.com.) The idea is to switch your body into ketosis, a state where it burns fat for fuel rather than carbohydrates (its preferred and easy-to-access source of energy). As such, some of your favorites, including many fruits, whole grains, and some vegetables, now must be drastically limited. That said, keto isn’t right for everyone. “For some people, the keto diet can be potentially harmful,” says Alyssa Burnison, RD, the director of program and nutrition for Profile Plan, a weight loss company in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. That includes those people with type 2 diabetes who are on insulin and those who have type 1 diabetes and must take insulin, she says. If you have any chronic health condition that you’re hoping to treat with a keto diet, talk to your doctor first or work with a registered dietitian, who can best advise if this is a safe diet for you. After you’ve gotten the all clear, spend time planning your keto diet to improve your chances of success. Because of keto's low-carb requirements, it often helps to think about what foods are off-limits (or mostly off-limits) — and if this doesn’t seem realistic, you may want to rethink. Here are 15 foods — some healthy, others not so much — that you should try to avoid on keto, and what to choose instead.
Severely limiting or cutting out carbs completely will, after a few days, put the body into a state of ketosis. In ketosis, small fragments of...
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Eating at least three strips of bacon daily when on the keto diet adds about 2000 milligrams of natural sodium to your normal daily intake. That...
Read More »Low-cost AND low carb! It's not too good to be true—ground beef is totally keto-approved! The low-budget meat you know and love can be incorporated into SO many keto recipes, whether you're in the mood for a hearty dinner, a light lunch, or just a snack (fat bombs, we love you).
It's not too good to be true—ground beef is totally keto-approved! The low-budget meat you know and love can be incorporated into SO many keto recipes, whether you’re in the mood for a hearty dinner, a light lunch, or just a snack (fat bombs, we love you). Get inspired with our list of 23 keto ground beef recipes! The name of the game in keto is replacing high carb items like buns or noodles with lower carb options, and we don’t shy away from that here. We like to think of it less like depriving ourselves of carb-y delights, and instead getting to discover new and delicious ways to replace them. The best meals truly come from having to being creative in the kitchen, and these are some of our favorite innovations. After making some of these recipes, you might even find you prefer them to the real thing! Traditional ground beef recipes like shepherd’s pie and chili get low-carb makeovers by swapping out potatoes and beans for cauliflower and added veggies. You’ve got to check out our lasagna for the most genius keto hack (eggs + cream cheese = bomb noodles, who knew!?) We’ve even got fast food favorites like a low-carb Big Macs and crunchwraps. We highly recommend holding onto our recipes for basic cauliflower rice, cauliflower mashed “potatoes”, and zoodles — they make great bases for a number of these recipes, and will help you avoid missing their high-carb counterparts. For more keto ideas, check out our lists of keto dinners, keto breakfasts, and keto side dishes. And don’t forget dessert!
When eaten in moderation, all kinds of sweet potatoes are healthy. They're very high in antioxidants, vitamins, and minerals and can safely be...
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Though one glass of something strong won't knock your body out of ketosis, drinking alcohol while following a keto diet will affect your progress....
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