Keto diet plan: Lose TWO stone in six months following these recipes for beginners
THE KETO diet is a hugely popular plan. The low carb diet has beens shown in some studies to help dieters lose two stone in six months. What foods can you eat on the diet? Recipes you can follow.
Keto: Health expert explains the ketogenic weight-loss diet
One of the most popular kinds of diet plans are those which eliminate carbs. Low carb diets such as the Atkins diet have been a fixture of healthy eating for many years. This latest diet has bombed in popularity this January. Will you try the keto diet?
Keto diet plan: What is it? Foods to eat and recipes on low carb plan
The keto diet, also known as the ketogenic diet, is a high-fat low-carb plan. It aims to put the body in a different metabolic state.
This state means the body burns fat instead of sugar for fuel.
This means that those following the diet must avoid carbohydrates.
By removing sugar from the diet the body is forced to rely on fat.
DietDoctor.com states: “A keto diet is a very strict low-carb diet, containing less than 20 grams of net carbs per day, and thus it tends to be highly effective.”
A recent study showed how on average subjects lost 13.5kg, just over two stone, in six months.
In the space of six months the average weight fell from 101kg to 87.5kg.
What is more, the average BMI fell from 37.7 to 32.
Keto diet recipes
Keto recipes are any meals that are high fat and low carb.
This can include the likes of salmon with lemon and butter, chicken and pesto or chicken soup.
What keto foods are there?
Seafood
Meat
Eggs
Diary
Nuts and seeds
Oils
Low-sugar condiments
Olives
Low carb snacks
Coffee
Dark chocolate
Low-carb vegetables (veg that grows above the ground)
Low-sugar fruits such as raspberries, blueberries and strawberries
Foods not to eat on the keto diet
Grains such as wheat, rice, quinoa and buckwheat
Beans and legumes
High sugar fruits like bananas, pineapples and grapes
High carb vegetables such at potatoes, sweet potatoes, carrots and parsnips
Sugars such as honey, maple syrup and cane sugar
Alcohol is best avoided but wine is okay on occasion