What I Eat in a Day - Keto Diet
Day 1
Welcome to the first of many “What I eat in a day” on a keto diet posts!
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It can be hard when you first start a ketogenic diet, to know what to eat!
My hope is that this series of blog posts will give you some ideas on how to make a keto diet work for your lifestyle and how meals breakdown by their macronutrients: carbs, fat, and protein.
I enjoy following a keto diet because I rarely feel hungry and I don’t struggle with difficult sugar cravings. I don’t know about you, but I am one of those people that gets comfort from food.
Bad day? Let’s go out for dinner. Good day? Let’s go out for dinner. Maybe you can relate?
Following a ketogenic diet has been the only way of eating that helped me break my cycle of emotional eating. I was able to stop eating sugar and break away from my poor eating habits.
In case you’re not aware, the ketogenic diet is a high fat, low carb way of eating that allows your body to use fat for fuel instead of glucose (from carbohydrates). You might be surprised by what a high fat diet really looks like!
Disclaimer: I eat up to 30 net carbs a day when following a ketogenic diet. Each person varies in how many carbohydrates they can consume and still maintain a state of ketosis.
I eat artificial sweeteners and drink Diet Pepsi (a lot of Diet Pepsi). Sometimes, I’ll have root vegetables. I’m not interested in debating what food is keto and what isn’t (hint: food isn’t keto or not, if that confuses you please stick around for more content!). Find a version of the ketogenic diet that works for you!
What I ate for my keto breakfast
Today for breakfast, I made my very popular keto friendly yogurt bowl!
This keto yogurt bowl is made with:
Strawberries
Raw Pecans
Side of bacon
Wait!? You’re eating 0% fat yogurt!? I thought keto was high fat!?
Not every single thing you eat on a ketogenic diet needs to be high fat. This meal provides plenty of fat in the pecans, hemp hearts, and bacon. I prefer this yogurt because it tastes like the high sugar versions, I enjoyed prior to starting keto. Instead of the sour cream like, plain, thick Greek yogurt that makes me want to barf. HAHA.
#1 rule of a sustainable diet is enjoy the food you’re eating!
What I ate for my keto lunch
I‘m a big fan of salads while on a ketogenic diet, and I also love eating out! Before I started keto, I was used to eating chicken nuggets and french fries. I loved that mid-day break and that moment of happiness that I got from food.
When I started keto, I said that I would continue to eat out as long as it help me stick to my diet. It could have been 3 meals a day eating out! I didn’t care as long as I stuck to following my high fat, low carb lifestyle.
Today was my first day back at the gym after a 9 week closure due to the pandemic. Whoo hoo! It felt so good to be back! There’s nothing I love than grabbing a Pita Pit salad after pushing myself hard at the gym. You might not even be aware that Pita Pit has salads but they do, and they’re fantastic!
I got the chicken souvlaki salad and here’s how I order it:
Large chicken souvlaki salad with bacon added.
Garlic plus seasoning on the grill (don’t skip this step!)
Spinach
Tomato
Cucumber
Green pepper
Red onion
Feta Cheese
Tzatziki
Special Sauce. It’s a house made oil and vinegar dressing made with the juice from pickled jalapenos! Best part is it has zero carbs. Make sure you ask the worker to shake up the sauce first. If they don’t, the dressing is pure vinegar and you really need the silkiness of the oil for the best flavours.
What I ate for my keto dinner
For dinner we had some bone in, skin on (lots of the skin was missing though) chicken breasts from Trulocal (Code: KETOINCANADA10 saves you 10% plus a free pack of bacon. New customers only.).
I’m literally the WORST at taking meat out of the freezer so I’ll typically grab a few protein sources to defrost at a time and keep in the fridge. Simple, easy meals is where it’s at!
I dried off the chicken breasts and added Montreal steak spice, garlic powder, about a teaspoon of liquid smoke, and some pink salt to each of the chicken breasts.
I threw them in my air fryer for 25 minutes. If the breasts are different sizes, the time to cook can vary. Steve’s chicken breast needed about 10 more minutes before it hit an internal temperature of 165 F. Use a meat thermometer for perfectly cooked, safe to eat chicken every time!
To serve with the chicken, I microwaved a bag of riced cauliflower (cauliflower that has been chopped into teeny, tiny pieces). I always microwave it for a few minutes longer than it calls for because you want the cauliflower to be mushy!
Toss the cooked, riced cauliflower into a bowl and add 4 tablespoons of cream cheese. Whip with some beaters until it looks like smooth, mashed potatoes. Add salt and pepper to taste.
I added a little mayo on the side to dip my chicken in, but the mashed cauliflower worked so well with the chicken that I only used a little bit once the mashed cauliflower was all gone.
This might be a very brown and unattractive plate, but it was yummy and delicious!
There you have it! The first post of what I eat in a day on a keto diet.
What are your favourite keto meals to eat? Leave a comment below!
Joanna
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Hi I’m Joanna
After losing 60 lbs following a ketogenic diet, I’m passionate about living a healthy and active lifestyle. I live by example and want to encourage you to make big changes in your life, get creative, and accomplish more than you ever thought possible.
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