WHAT THIS DIETITIAN ACTUALLY THINKS ABOUT A KETOGENIC DIET FOR WEIGHT LOSS
I review the pros and cons of the Keto Diet and what I actually think about people using the ketogenic diet for weight loss.
I wasn’t planning on writing about the ketogenic diet but that all changed with my recent YouTube video.
If you guys caught this video on my channel, my girl Abby Langer and I found a hilarious Reddit thread that shared some keto-followers favourite “strange but delicious” keto-friendly meals and snacks. Let’s just say, it was extreme.
I was by no means under the impression that everyone (or even a large number of people) on the Keto diet ate that shit.
But, I get why some viewers on youtube maybe thought that and they got PISSED. Like, viciously pissed.
So, jokes aside, I decided to share what I ACTUALLY think on all things keto and give you guys a comprehensive review of the diet so there’s no confusion.
At the end of the day, ‘haters gon hate’ but at least I can sleep at night knowing I’ve done my due diligence in whole heartedly giving you all the necessary information around this diet.
If you haven’t already jumped on the keto diet bandwagon, I’ll give you a brief introduction. Basically, the ketogenic diet is a super high in fat (65-75% of your diet is fat), a super low carbohydrate (<5% of your diet) and moderate in protein (15-20% of your diet).
Surely, not the most balanced of diets considering Health Canada your diet should contain 20-35% of protein, 45-65% of carbohydrate and 10-35% of fat. So how to you meet that skewed macronutrient distribution?
Well, you load up on keto diet staples like meat, fish, butter eggs, cheese, heavy cream, oils, nuts, avocados, seeds and low carb green vegetables.
And you cut out all your go-to carb sources like grains, rice, beans, potatoes, sweets, milk, cereals, and fruits.
These kinds of restrictive diets tend to make nutrition professionals like dietitians run for the hills but I’m going to give it my honest unbiased account.
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