The real magic comes from getting into ketosis and unlocking your full fat-incinerating potential by eating the right foods.
Here’s a quick list of things you should and shouldn’t do when it comes to your keto diet:
Do Eat:
- Meats: Bacon, sausage, fatty ground beef, fish, lamb, poultry, and eggs. That’s right, I want you to have bacon and fatty meats all the time! The fattier the better. It’ll actually help you get better ketogenic results.
- Leafy Greens: spinach, kale, romaine, etc.
- High-Fat Dairy: hard cheeses, heavy high fat whipping cream, butter—all fair game.
- Nuts and seeds: macadamias, pecans, walnuts, almonds, and sunflower seeds.
- Avocados
- Dark Berries: raspberries and blackberries in moderation.
- Oils: olive, avocado, C-8 MCT Oil Powder, coconut oil, or salad dressings. A couple tablespoons can help you get the right fats in the right amounts.
- Approved Keto Veggies: brocolli, cauliflower, etc. Enjoy them with plenty of delicious buttery goodness on top.
- Sweeteners - stevia, erythritol, monk fruit, and other low-carb sweeteners
For most people, they snack a lot less on a keto diet. That’s because your body has switched off of quick and fleeting carb-based energy to steady fuel from fat. But it’s always good to be prepared with my favorite on-the-go keto snacks…
Snack ideas: cheese (string or sliced), pepperoni, salami, vienna sausage, canned sardines, nuts (I like macadamia and pecans), seeds, jerky (just be wary about added sugar), olives, and nut butter.
Avoid:
- Any starchy vegetables: potatoes, yams, corn, and peas. Other vegetables like carrots and green beans should be limited for the full bat-burning benefits of ketosis.
- Wheat and other grains: rice, pasta, bread, tortillas, cookies, chips, cereal.
- Fruit: Everything besides dark berries used sparingly
- Legumes and lentils
- Sugar: honey, maple syrup, agave, juices/sodas.