6 KETO FRIENDLY SNACKS

THE KETOGENIC DIET

The ketonic diet is used to put people in”nutritional ketosis”.The Body depletes glycogen stores in the muscles and liver, and as there is very limited glucose available.

This process is important because glucose is the preferred fuel sources for the brain, and fatty acids cannot directly enter the brain for use as fuel, so the body produces ketones which can be used to produce energy in the brain.

“Keto” means a very low carb,high fat diet tries to contain 70% of calories from fat, around 30% from protein and only a negligible amount of carbohydrate.

THE KETOGENIC DIET & WEIGHT LOSS

When you restrict the carbohydrates, our overall calorie intake is naturally reduced, resulting in weight loss.Keto diet does not offer weight loss benefits over normal calorie restriction.

KETO FRIENDLY SNACKS

The Ketogenic diet is great for the lovers of meat and fatty foods.We need to keep our diet interesting so that we don’t make poor food choices.

BILTONG & BEEF JERKY

Biltong and Beef jerky are dried meats and they can be stored in room temperatures.Blitong and beef jerky are great snacks to take with you on the go.

They are both forms of dried meat,but they have different tastes.For example:Jerky has a smoky taste, whereas biltong is a meatier flavour.

These dried meats are protein powerhouses; biltong has around 50g of protein per 100g and beef jerky has around 60g. This is the equivalent of around 200-250g of beef from steak.

NUTS & SEEDS

The Nuts and Seeds will ensure your body gets enough saturated fat, focusing your snacking on foods that are rich in unsaturated fat sources such as nuts and seeds will ensure you also get enough ‘healthy’ fats in the diet.

The wide range of nuts and seeds offer a variety of different tastes and textures and with whole nuts having around 6-8g of fibre per 100g (and 38g per 100g for chia seeds!). These are a must have addition to any keto diet to ensure daily fibre targets are met.

CHEESE & OLIVES

Higher fat cheeses are excellent to add variety and flavour into the diet.They are rich in calcium and other micronutrients, cheeses are an excellent way to add in key nutrients that can be missing from a poorly thought-out approach to the keto diet.

GUACAMOLE

Avocado is rich in essential vitamins and minerals. Avocado can be an acquired taste, but add a little salt, pepper, chilli, lemon juice and tomato and you have a flavoursome dressing or dip.