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If you’re starting the keto diet and you’re overwhelmed and you need to find a simple keto cheat sheet to help you understand the diet, then you’re in the right place.
What is the keto diet?
This is a diet in which you limit carbs, increase fat and moderate protein. Think, 75% healthy fats and vegetables, 205 protein and 5% carbs.
Lots of Healthy Fats and Vegetables
Veggies which include:
- Asparagus
- Alfalfa sprouts
- Arugula
- Broccoli
- Broccoli Rabe
- Cabbage
- Collard greens
- Dandelion green
- Endive
- Kale
- Lettuce
- Bok Choy
- Spinach
- Swiss chard
- Watercress
- Cucumbers
- Artichokes
- Bamboo shoots
- Beets
- Bell peppers
- Mushroom
- Cauliflower
- Celery
- Chili peppers
- Eggplant
- Garlic
- Green Beans
- Okra
- Olives
- Onions
- Radishes
- Rhubarb
- Rutabagas
- Sauerkraut
- Shallot
- Summer squash
- Turnips
- Zucchini
Healthy fats including:
- Avocado Oil
- Butter
- Cocoa Butter
- Coconut Oil
- Fish Oil
- Flax Seed Oil
- Grape Seed Oil
- Hemp Seed Oil
- Macadamia Oil
- MCT Oil
- Olive Oil
- Walnut Oil
- Almond Butter
Animal fats including:
- Ghee
- Fatty fish (salmon, mackerel, herring, halibut, sardines, anchovies)
- Dairy from grass-fed animals
- Eggs from pastured chickens
Nuts and seeds including:
- Sunflower
- Chia
- Flaxseeds
- Pumpkin
- Almonds
- Cashews
- Coconuts
- Peanuts
- Walnuts
Moderate Proteins
- Animal protein such as grass-fed meat, chicken, pork, turkey and fish.
- Full-fat dairy products
Limited Carbs
- Small amounts of berries such as strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, blueberries.
Keto cheat sheet
Also check out these useful keto printables to help make this journey easier.
