Keto Means
Keto Means
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As a cruciferous vegetable, broccoli is non-starchy, so you can eat plenty of it without worrying about jeopardizing your ketogenic status.
Basically, the keto diet is still a diet, and losing weight typically happens when there's a calorie deficit (1,200 to 1,500 calories a day is the...
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Arctic Zero stands out in the keto-friendly ice cream market because of its lack of sugar alcohols. This may make the brand a better choice for...
Read More »The ketogenic diet, and other forms of low carb/high fat diets (LCHF) have been controversial for decades when dietary fat was demonized as the weight loss villain. However, as of the early 2000's a number of human studies on low carb diets have shown impressive weight and health benefits to cutting carbs, not dietary fat. It turns out that fat is a cleaner, less stressful source of fuel for the body than glucose and following a ketogenic or LCHF dietary regimen is a much better option in treating obesity and many other chronic diseases. Cruciferous vegetables are versatile, delivering great taste and great nutrition whether served hot or cold. The ketogenic diet changes the “fuel” that the body uses for energy from glucose to dietary fat. In other words, the ketogenic diet is high in fat, low in carbohydrates, with adequate protein. Without a steady stream of glucose, your body is forced to burn fat, ultimately producing a metabolic state called nutritional ketosis. At that point, the body uses ketones, the by product of fat metabolism, as its main fuel source instead of glucose. To achieve ketosis, you want to aim for a diet that is 60 to 80% fat, 10 to 30% protein, and about 5 to 10% carbohydrate. As you work towards reducing your carbohydrate intake, your focus should be on net carbs (total carbs - fiber). Focus on eating sufficient amounts of high fiber vegetables, for fiber functions as a fuel source for your healthy gut microbes, aids in elimination and satiety. Here are seven keto-friendly vegetables that will help you metabolically shift into an efficient fat burner.
While this won't be a problem for everyone, eating 20 grams of carbs all at once could be enough to knock a person out of ketosis if they're highly...
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7 Tips to Get Into Ketosis Minimize your carb consumption. Eating a very low carb diet is by far the most important factor in achieving ketosis....
Read More »Cauliflower can be shredded to make a keto-friendly rice substitute that delivers great taste and nutrition. Cauliflower, a cruciferous vegetable like broccoli, is mild and tremendously versatile. Cauliflower rice is a great substitute for rice, couscous, or pasta, and since it’s white, it looks the part too. Just grate it in a food processor and cook in butter or coconut oil in a skillet. Add spices and you’re good to go. Grated cauliflower mixed with shredded cheese and eggs can be baked to produce a keto-friendly pizza crust that you can top with tomato sauce, cheese, and other great toppings, along with spices like oregano and basil.
Whether you should choose rice or bread depends on your nutritional goals, as rice provides more vitamins and minerals but bread is lower in...
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The most common reason for not getting into ketosis is not cutting back enough on carbs. According to a 2019 article on the ketogenic diet,...
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Honestly, hot dogs are already pretty easy to make, but they don't always taste great - especially if you're just boiling them on the stove....
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How to Lose Face Fat: 8 Effective Tips Do facial exercises. Facial exercises can be used to improve facial appearance, combat aging, and improve...
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