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KETO 101: WHAT TO EAT ON KETO

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NOT SURE WHAT FOODS you should eat on the keto diet?  Take the guesswork out of eating keto, and follow this simple keto diet food list!

Keto Food List:

Oils & Fats

Fat makes up the bulk of a keto diet, to the tune of 70 – 80 percent of your daily calories, so smart fats are a must. This keto food list loads you up on saturated and monounsaturated fats such as grass-fed butter, ghee, and lard, plus coconut oil, fish oil, and MCT oil.

  • Avocado oil 
  • Brain Octane Oil
  • Cacao butter 
  • Cod liver oil 
  • Grass-fed butter and ghee
  • Krill oil
  • MCT oil
  • Pastured bacon fat
  • Pastured egg yolk
  • Pastured lard
  • Pastured marrow
  • Pastured tallow
  • Sunflower lecithin
  • Virgin coconut oil
  • Chicken fat, duck and goose fat
  •  Grain-fed butter/ghee
  • Olive oil
  • Nut oils

Protein

  • Collagen peptides 
  • Colostrum
  • Dark meats
  • Eggs
  • Fish
  • Gelatin
  • Offal/organ meats
  • Pork
  • Shellfish
  • Whey protein concentrate
  • Pastured chicken and turkey
  • Factory-farmed eggs
  • Heated whey/whey protein isolate

Vegetables

  • Asparagus
  • Avocado
  • Bitter greens
  • Bok choy
  • Broccoli
  • Brussels sprouts
  • Cauliflower
  • Cabbage
  • Celery
  • Chard
  • Collards
  • Cucumbers
  • Kale
  • Lettuce
  • Olives
  • Radish
  • Spinach
  •  Zucchini
  • Artichokes
  • Green beans
  • Onion
  • Pumpkin
  • Sweet potato
  • Tomato

Nuts, Seeds & Legumes

  • Coconut
  • Raw almonds
  • Cashews
  • Hazelnuts
  • Macadamia nuts
  • Pecans
  • Walnuts
  • Almond flour
  • Coconut flour
  • Tigernut flour

Dairy

  • Grass-fed butter
  • Grass-fed ghee
  • Organic grass-fed cream

Beverages

  • Bone broth
  • Diluted coconut milk
  • Bulletproof Coffee
  • Filtered water with lemon/lime
  • High-quality green tea
  • Mineral water bottled in glass
  • Bottled nut milks
  • Herbal tea
  • Yerba mate

Organic Fruits

In general, the sugar content in fruits can quickly take you out of ketosis. Coconut and avocado are the exceptions, plus antioxidant-packed fresh berries in limited quantities.

  • Avocado
  • Low-fructose berries
  • Coconut
  • Cranberries
  • Lemon
  • Low-carb fruits

Sweeteners

  • Allulose
  • Non-GMO erythritol
  • Maltitol
  • Monk fruit
  • Sorbitol
  • Stevia
  • Birch xylitol.

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