Keto Enthusiast

MISSING HOT CEREAL? If you’re used to having cereal, cold or hot, as your go-to breakfast each morning. And if eggs in all their glorious forms are getting old, I get it. Maybe you’re sick and tired of scrambled, over-easy, sunny-side-up, poached, and even omelettes as your only wake-up meal options. Here’s a great substitution recipe to try! I don’t know about you…but I really love my morning hot cereal. Oatmeal, in particular! So, when…

Keto biscuits and gravy – a new twist on an old favorite This keto biscuits and gravy recipe offers a stick-to-your-ribs, family meal perfect for breakfast or dinner. Your family is sure to love them. Happy Monday, My Keto Friends! Here’s a yummy-looking recipe for you! Hubby was looking over my shoulder as I was reviewing this and said “Looks like sh*t on a shingle.” When I told him they’re making keto biscuits and gravy…

Keto In Sweden – A Conversation  Dr. Eric Berg of Dr. Berg dot com interviews Dr. Andreas Eenfeldt of Diet Doctor dot com, the largest low-carb website in the world. Together they discuss the status of keto in Sweden, where Dr. Eenfeldt is from. They also talk about outdated beliefs that saturated fat contributes to heart disease and hardening of the arteries. Dr. Berg also shares his experience participating in a recent webinar where…

Just as important, or maybe even MORE important than what TO eat on a Keto Diet is what NOT to eat! It might just be easier to have success on a low-carb, ketogenic diet knowing, FIRST, what not to eat and then figuring out how to use what IS allowed and turning those ingredients into delicious recipes and meals. Below I’ve listed, in picture-form, some of the foods that you will definitely want to avoid…

I have news that’s going to sweeten your day (without a blood sugar spike!) Perfect Keto has launched a new delicious Keto Bar flavor! Introducing Cinnamon Roll Keto Bars 🙌 🙌 🙌 Prepare your taste buds for delectable, cinnamon fireworks fresh out of the Perfect Keto kitchen wrapped in a crisp, new outfit. Think Cinnabon or Cinnamon Toast Crunch cereal, but without the messy icing, guilt, or sugar crash right after. If you’re a real…

I seriously thought I came up with this idea for Parmesan crisps, on my own, “back in the day” when I first started following a low-carb diet. And, in truth, I still do these differently than most people. Definitely different than this recipe. But the following video does a good job of offering some really great options and versions that I hadn’t tried before. My own recipe hasn’t been used for making small “chips”, like…

WHAT AN AWESOME VIDEO IDEA! Keto snacks at Walmart!? Easy access and totally affordable! Joe here at The Diet Chefs has inspired me to want to go out and make a similar video! I can immediately think of lots and lots of examples of quick and inexpensive keto snacks that aren’t on his list! But I’ve gotta say, Joe offers some great suggestions for easily accessible (though several are pretty spendy, in my opinion) keto…

Ashley Salvatori from Begin Your Experience has had some awesome success following a ketogenic lifestyle, having lost over 70 pounds! She offers some great advice and information on how to start a keto lifestyle. She tries to remove any of the confusion surrounding eating a low carb, high fat meal plan. Ashley also discusses incorporating Intermittent Fasting (IF). She goes into detail about combining a ketogenic diet with IF to amp up your results. Ashley…

I’M CRAVING BAKED CHICKEN The perfect chicken recipe. That’s what I’m in search of! So I went to YouTube to see what kind of yummy recipes I could find. I loved this video by Gordon Ramsay! Happily, most of these Top five Chicken Recipes are _mostly_ keto-friendly. I just had to make a few select adjustments so that they fit into my keto lifestyle. Below you’ll find my written notes about each of his chicken…

Are smoothies okay on a keto diet? While most smoothie recipes and store-bought shakes are loaded with fruit and added sugar, keto smoothies are nutritionally very different. Rather than a candy bar’s worth of sugar, subsequent energy crash, and/or nap, and more carb cravings, these smoothies will keep your tummy full and your brain alert for hours. You can thank the healthy fats and a few other key ingredients for these smoothies not kicking you…

DO’S AND DON’TS ON THE KETO DIET The keto diet can be confusing if you don’t know how to do it right. This extremely informative, 9-minute video created by the people at Ruled.me helps clear up any questions or doubts.  I chose this video because it’s one of the most accurate and comprehensive overviews of the ketogenic diet and lifestyle I’ve found on the internet. The presentation is direct and to the point, without any…

DELICIOUS BOOSTED COFFEE Change up your morning cup of Joe with this perfect combination of caffeine and healthy fats. This low-carb cup of magic is all you need, along with a balanced diet, to have your most productive day. You can use whatever variety you prefer, but light roast coffees are typically less bitter, brighter, and better-tasting. They also contain the highest amount of caffeine. There are many ways to make a great-tasting brew, including…

I’m on a 30-Day Weight-Loss Challenge. I’ll write another post about that in a bit here… But for now, I just wanted to mention that part of my program involves Intermittent Fasting (IF)…of a sort. I know…I KNOW!!! I never wanted to dive into fasting, either. It sounds horrific! Such deprivation! Ugh! But it’s really not as bad as it sounds… What that means for me is that I don’t eat any actual FOOD until…

Road Trip Food Just got back from a 3-day business road trip. I didn’t take photos of what I ate, but I did try to stick to my low-carb program. It was a little challenging to accurately estimate my calorie consumption (I’m sticking to right around 1500 calories a day) but I did stay pretty strictly keto. I thought it might be helpful to write up my food choices so that you have some ideas…

As you know, I’ve been diligent about sticking to my keto lifestyle. So, wanting to find a delicious dessert that the whole family would enjoy, I pulled out my cellphone and performed a quick Google search on “best keto cheesecake recipe.” The list that came back was pretty long, of course! But I found a recipe that not only had a gorgeous photo to go with it (mandatory!) but also had the most 5-star reviews…