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KETOGENIC

The keto diet was developed in the 1920's to treat epilepsy by drastically reducing carbohydrate intake. It has since become a strong tool for burning fat, reducing blood sugar/insulin levels and delivering a host of health benefits. Replacing carbohydrates almost completely by healthy fats puts the body into a metabolic state called ketosis. The body then becomes incredibly efficient at burning fat to supply energy. 

PROPOSED BENEFITS

Supreme method for burning fat

Prevents a variety of serious illnesses

Helps fight heart and brain diseases

Believed to starve certain cancer cells

DEBATED CHALLENGES

Mistaken for just a fat and protein diet

Needs clarification to avoid saturated fats

Can cause short term symptoms entering into a ketosis state for the first time

MEAT & FISH

  • Most meats

  • High fat fish

  • Poultry

  • Shellfish

  • Bone broth

Image by Food Photographer David Fedulov
Romanesco Cauliflower

VEGETABLES

  • ​Alfalfa sprouts

  • Artichokes

  • Asparagus

  • Bamboo shoots

  • Beet greens

  • Bok choy

  • Broccoli & broccoli sprouts

  • Brussel sprouts

  • Cabbage radicchio

  • Carrots

  • Cauliflower

  • Celery

  • Chilli / peppers / jalapenos

  • Chives

  • Cruciferous vegetables

  • Cucumbers

  • Endive

  • Escarole

  • Fennel

  • Garlic

  • Green beans

  • Herbs (all)

  • Kale

  • Kohlrabi

  • Leafy greens

  • Leeks

  • Lettuce

  • Mushrooms

  • Mustard seed sprouts

  • Onions

  • Red clover sprouts

  • Romaine lettuce

  • Seaweed

  • Snow peas

  • Spinach

  • Soy beans

  • Sugar snap peas

  • Sweet potatoes & yams

  • Watercress

FRUIT

  • Avocado

  • Blackberries

  • Blueberries

  • Coconut

  • Cranberries

  • Lemon

  • Lime

  • Olives

  • Raspberries

  • Strawberries

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DAIRY & ALTERNATIVES

  • Butter (grass fed and alternatives)

  • Cheeses & brie

  • Cream & sour cream (full fat)

  • Eggs

  • Ghee

  • Kefir and yoghurt (no sugar)

  • Lard

  • Mayonnaise

  • Milk (full fat and low-carb alternatives)

  • Whipped cream (no sugar)

NUTS, SEEDS & GRAINS

  • Almonds

  • Brazil nuts

  • Chestnuts

  • Chia seeds

  • Flaxseeds

  • Hazelnuts

  • Hemp seeds

  • Macadamia

  • Pecans

  • Pine nuts

  • Pistachios

  • Pumpkin seeds

  • Sesame seeds

  • Sunflower seeds

  • Walnuts

Image by Ritesh Tamrakar
Gourmet Olive Oil

OILS

  • Avocado oil

  • Coconut oil

  • Fish oil

  • Macadamia oil

  • MCT oil

  • Olive oil

  • Sesame oil

  • Walnut oil

FLOURS

  • Almond

  • Arrowroot

  • Cassava

  • Chestnut

  • Coconut

  • Hazelnut

  • Sesame

  • Tigernut

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Image by Sharon McCutcheon

SWEETENERS

  • Erythritol

  • Inulin

  • Monk fruit

  • Stevia

  • Xylitol

  • Yacon

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