The best thing about keto is … the food! Imagine losing weight, reversing type 2 diabetes, and improving a long list of other health issues while eating ribeye steaks, roasted brussels sprouts, cheese omelets, and other decadent and delicious things often forbidden on other diets. There’s even room for an occasional glass of wine if you’re smart about it. Learn all about what to eat – and NOT eat on keto.
At first glance, the ketogenic (keto) diet and vegetarianism may seem like opposing dietary approaches. One focuses on a high-fat, low-carb intake, often featuring animal products, while the other eliminates meat. However, for people who prefer to avoid meat, the two can be combined, but a vegetarian keto diet presents
This is probably one of the most common questions I get. When people hear about a low-carb or keto diet they have certain ideas in their heads about what it is and what it isn’t. I think the most surprising thing for people who are learning this for the first
How should you get started with keto in this new year? Keep the carbs low The number one way to start the keto diet in the new year to ensure that it is successful is to cut the carbs and keep them under 20 total grams for the day. I’ve
Can you have fast food on keto? People get bent out of shape when I say that it’s okay to have fast food on keto. It’s an interesting response. There’s this reaction, sometimes shock and horror. Well, I’ve been working in Durham, North Carolina for 30 years and teaching people
One of the main philosophies that I bring to keto is: keep it simple. If things are complicated, you build this big house of cards that will drop with one little misstep. You want to create a simple strategy for parties, potlucks, restaurant eating, fast food, and holiday dinners. I’ll
Most people who diet are typically lifelong dieters, and they go from one diet to the next. How is keto or low-carb different? I think it’s different because you’re working with the body’s metabolism, not against it. In other words, if you’re a dieter, you’ve probably been trying to lose
There are lots of things that happen early on when you start a keto diet. Carb creep is one of them. I’m learning that a lot of the long-term issues have to do more with mindset than the actual list of foods itself, so please take advantage of the ability
There are so many different ways of doing this. Through the years, there will be people who come to me; they’ve read “The New Atkins for a New You,” which is a book I’m an author of, and it has a certain food list and a variety of things to
It’s my great pleasure to introduce my colleague in crime – I mean, in nutrition! – at the AYLA (Adapt Your Life) membership, Amy Berger. How are you doing, Amy? Amy Berger: I’m well. How are you doing? Dr. Eric Westman: Good. Great. What we’re talking about tonight is so
Dr. Eric Westman here, with my top 10 keto foods. My top 10 might not be yours. Choose foods that you love. When I mention a type of food, think of many different varieties, how you would like to make it, and whether you like it or not. Eggs At
Are pork rinds or veggie chips better on a keto diet? Considering total carbs On a low-carb keto diet, the most important thing is to keep the carbs low. We measure carbs by looking at the total grams of carbohydrates, not subtracting fiber or sugar alcohols. We don’t use the
Let’s talk about going to coffee shops while following a keto diet. Extras in coffee Being someone who drinks coffee personally, I keep track of different happenings at coffee shops, especially major chains, and I have to say that there’s a lot of sugar and a lot of starches that
Pasta is certainly a carby staple for a lot of people; many ethnicities grow up on pasta. When people come to see me to start a low-carb or keto diet, they are often surprised that they have to give up pasta. The problem with pasta is that it is very
A lot of people ask me about yogurts and wonder if they can have full-fat, low-fat, or no-sugar-added Greek yogurt. When using a simple system like I teach, you want to really focus on the total carbohydrate content of any food that has a label or is in a box
Almond flour is a common staple on a keto diet list. You will find it in various recipes where you’re trying to recreate the food you’re not having anymore, such as almond flour bread or almond flour pancakes. In some instances, this also includes other nut flours. Some people mix
Zevia vs Spindrift, which is better? New sparkling drinks on the market Have you noticed there are a lot of different sparkling waters and diet sodas? The industry has grasped the idea that people want less sugar in their drinks, leading to the creation of various new products, which I
