What should I eat if I’m on a Ketogenic diet?

Sneha Bhatiya

Student ( Makhan Lal Chaturvedi University ,Bhopal) | Posted on 18-Aug-2018

For a ketogenic diet, what matters is not only the kind of food taken, but its amount as well. Following food items can be consumed if you are on a ketogenic diet:

Beef, fatty fish, and chicken can be taken as freely as you want. Cream, butter, olive oil, and avocado oil can also be consumed freely.

Low fat proteins should be taken only occasionally. Bacon, leeks, and eggplant too.

Sugar should be avoided, along with potato, corns, and raisins.

(Courtesy: dietdoctor.com)

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Ketogenic diet or Keto diet is gaining a lot of popularity these days. This is said to be a low-carb and high-fat diet, which is helpful in weight-loss, diabetes, and epilepsy. The diet is also beneficial for the patients of cancer and Alzheimer’s disease.

The mechanism of Ketogenic diet involves 2-7 days of following a particular eating routine which has low carbohydrates. After this, your body undergoes a state called Ketosis, in which the body doesn’t have enough carbohydrates for cells to produce energy. When this happens, your body automatically starts creating Ketones, which are the organic compounds used by your body to produce energy. Body also burns fat in the case of lack of carbs for energy.

Apart from law carb vegetables, the food that can be taken when you are on a Ketogenic diet include:

• Seafood: Fishes like salmon, clams, mussels, octopus, oysters, and squid.

• Avocados: They are high in minerals and vitamins, and also contains a fair amount of potassium.

• Meat and Poultry: When on a ketogenic diet, meat and poultry become your staple food.

• Coconut Oil: It contains medium-chain triglycerides (MCTs) which are taken up by liver and directly convert them into ketones. They are also used as a rapid source of energy.

• Nuts and seeds

• Berries: Blueberries, blackberries, raspberries, strawberries.

• Butter and cream: As they are rich in fat.

( Courtesy : Healthline.com )