It is important to plan your keto meals and keto snacks or at the vary least have a variety of keto friendly food available at all times.
If you don’t have keto foods when you need them, you will be more likely to grab a non keto food and take yourself out of ketosis.
That is the value of buying keto snacks and keto bars if you need a pick me up, in between meals.
Keto Friendly protein powders are also invaluable as either a meal replacement or another snack option.
Be sure to pick out your favorite proteins when you shop as these are such an integral part of the diet.
Your Keto Shopping List Should Include
Your Keto Snacks
These can include your low carb snacks bars, keto protein bars, keto nuts and your keto protein.
Also include lots of low carbohydrate vegetables you can combine with your protein.
Add some fruit to your shopping list as well although you can only have a minimum amount of fruit as too much will take you out of ketosis. Its important to check the list of allowable fruits.
Have a look at the keto friendly food list and write down the foods that you enjoy
When shopping its also good to scan the bread isle as there are a few keto friendly breads now available. It’s a great keto treat to have a piece of keto bread.
Keto Weekly Meal Plan
This list gives you an idea of some of the many keto food options available for healthy meals.
As long as you are choosing protein along with keto friendly vegetables you will be able to stay in ketosis and reap the benefits of the keto diet.
For vegan keto food options the vegetables are the same low carb veges and the protein can be substituted for tofu, tempeh, nuts and vegan protein powder. Tofu can be cooked in so many different ways to add variety to a vegan keto meal. Vegan cheese can be added to the dishes to add flavor along with the many herbs and spices.
Keto Breakfast
1.Omelette with spinach, onions, cheese
2.Keto protein shake
3. Two poached eggs on a bed of spinach, mushrooms and tomato
4. Keto protein Bar
5. Keto pancakes with bacon
6.Mini quiche frittatas
7.Smoked salmon omelet
Keto Lunch
1 Chicken salad
2.Moroccan meat patties
3.Creamy chicken coleslaw
5.Tuna salad
6.Spicy meatballs
7.Keto Protein shake
Keto Dinner
1.Roast chicken and vegetables
2. Beef stir fry vegetables
3.Chicken casserole
4.Salmon steaks with salad
5.Thai fish soup
6.Wok fried ginger chicken and almonds
7.Meatballs with yogurt dipping sauce and vegetables
Keto Snacks
Keto snacks are so important to the success of the keto diet including keto snacks on the go.
These can include
Keto Nuts ( most nuts fall into this category) Almonds are particularly good.
A Keto Protein Bar ( having a variety of flavors to choose from is a great idea)
A Boiled Egg
A Protein Smoothie
Fortunately, there is now a huge range of store bought keto snacks available which gives variety and convenience to the keto diet.
These keto snacks are tailor made to the keto diet protein /carb/fat ratios so you know you can enjoy them without negatively affecting your diet.
Many keto snacks are so delicious it’s hard to believe they are diet foods eg keto cookies.
Ketogenic Food List and Keto Shopping List
Vegetables to Enjoy
Alfalfa sprouts
Asparagus
Spinach
Bok Choy
Broccoli
Cabbage Cauliflower
Celery
Chard
Cucumber
Eggplant
Fennel
Garlic
Green Beans
Kale
Leeks
Lettuce
Mushrooms
Okra
Olives
Onions
Radish
sea vegetables
Tomatoes
Zucchini
Squash
Vegetables to Limit
Beetroot
Carrots
Avocado
Parsnip
Peas
Pumpkin
Vegetables to Avoid
Canned vegetables
Potato
Sweet potato
Keto Fruits
Apples
Apricots
Blackberries
Blueberries
Cherries
Grapefruit
Lemons
Limes
Passionfruit
Paw Paw
Pears
Pineapple
Strawberries
Keto Protein
Beef
Chicken
Duck
Eggs
Fish
Lamb
Mussels
Pork
Turkey
Veal
Tofu
Tempeh
Cheese
Keto Nuts and Seeds
Almonds
Brazil Nuts
Macadamia Nuts
Pecan
Pepitas
Pine Nuts, Pistachio Nuts
Walnuts
Sesame seeds /sunflower seeds
Healthy Keto Oils
Coconut oil
Flax/Linseed oil
Macadamia oil
Olive oil
Sesame oil
Sweetener
Stevia
Condiments
Low Carbohydrate sauces
All Herbs
All Spices
