So how do you get started on keto? Stop buying the food you’re buying. On keto you have to eat fat for fuel. So first staple in the keto kitchen is bacon. Bacon is good for you! There is a bit of sugar in the bacon you get from the store unless you go to Lucky’s or Whole Foods and buy paleo bacon you’re going to get some sugar. Luckily there isn’t that much and it won’t hurt. But turn over the bacon and read the ingredients. I read all my labels it's vital!Obviously brown sugar bacon is a no no. Also if you don’t have a grease tin you need to buy one. Bacon grease is awesome to cook with and you can use it to make your own mayo! Next in the cart is free range eggs. Eggs are important you will use a bunch on keto so go ahead and grab 2 cartons. Full fat cream cheese, real cheese not American cheese check the labels y’all, grass fed butter Kerry gold is the best brand, whipping cream. Now on to the meat section you want chicken thighs the dark meat because it has the most fat, you want 80 %20% ground beef, sausage, pork, and if you’re into seafood grab some salmon or shrimp. I get most of my recipes and ideas off of Pinterest. I spend a good hour a day researching recipes to try. Now to produce this is where the carbs are. Grab some spinach ,salad, some onion, radishes, cucumber, broccoli, and don’t forget the cauliflower. Stay away from potatoes and carrots y'all they aren't keto. I know your thinking but what kind of dressing can I have on this salad? Full fat dressings include blue cheese, ranch, and Caesar read the labels!!! Snacks you can have are pepperoni slices, salami, cheese, peanuts not honey roasted, almonds, pork rinds. Pork rinds are so versatile in keto. I ground them up and use them on my fried chicken. So yummy! I use stevia as my sweetener so grab a big bag of it and while on that isle grab a bag of almond flour or coconut flour. Lots of recipes use these. Now cooking oil is very important for your health. If you have vegetable oils throw them out. The oils that you need to cook with that don’t cause inflammation are avocado oil, olive oil, bacon grease, lard, coconut oil. These are the ones I use. Also you want to get MCT oil. I don’t know if the stores have them I order mine from Amazon. I use this in my keto coffee. The recipe I use is on my blog. It’s yummy. Now this is a very simple beginners shopping list. Stay away from all crackers, chips, chocolate, and soda. You need to drink lots of water for the first week due to electrolytes being drained as you go through the keto flu.
Let’s talk about the keto flu. It isn’t fun but it doesn’t last long and there are tons of resources out there to help you beat it. I take magnesium, and potassium supplements and use sea salt to replace what the keto flu takes away. The happy news is the keto flu for most people lasts a week then its over. In the first week you will notice a switch in energy and a clearness. Your body is now fat adapted. Now if you want to get full on keto and not just what they call lazy keto. You can download a macro counter. I use My fitness pal. I also use it to keep my food journal. Keeping a food journal is very important. It helps you stay accountable. So does meal prepping for the week. Just remember to keep it simple in the beginning. Bacon wrapped chicken stuffed with cream cheese is one of my favorites. Then branch out into more difficult recipes. You will feel so much better and that’s the point along with weight loss is to feel better. I hope this helps you get started. If you have any questions ask away. Just remember watch your carbs. The rest is up to you. Until next time keto on!!
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