Keto or not, if you’ve even dipped your toe into the health and wellness sphere, you’ve probably been pitched supplements. These are things that you supplement your awful western diet with in order to deal with your awful western diet, in most cases. There are plenty of other supplements that are made to help people […]
Eating Keto At Taco Bell
Let’s face it – you’re going to need to eat out sometimes. Life is hectic and you might find yourself speeding from work to soccer practice with no time to cook dinner. You’re keto, though, and so that means no pizza, no Olive Garden, no Aunt Witchy’s House of Gingerbread (that would be an awesome […]
Is Going In And Out Of Ketosis Dangerous?
Sometimes people cheat. Whether you’re unplugging your boyfriend’s controller at Mario Kart or writing your test answers on your water bottle, it happens. Even though anyone following the keto diet knows that it’s healthy for reasons beyond weight loss, sometimes you fall off the wagon. That’s perfectly fine – a diet that is 80% keto […]
Keto Stuffed Mushrooms
Should you eat mushrooms on keto? Absolutely! Mushrooms are perfectly ketogenic, mostly fibrous and loaded with vitamin D. Since most people are woefully deficient in vitamin D, these little guys are a great way to get more in your diet. There are dozens of different edible mushrooms that are commercially available, and about as many […]
Keto Peanut Buttercreams
Why not eat keto candy? Humans love sweets; we’re wired for it. Our brains see and taste sugar and understand it’s a source of fuel. The problem is that it used to be super scarce and now it’s everywhere! If you’re doing keto to avoid sugar, you probably still crave sugar. Well, we know that […]
Dad Reviews Keto Protein Bars
I hate supplements but love candy: a novella If you’ve been in keto for enough time that you stare longingly at candy bars, you’ve probably considered keto protein bars. There used to be like 2 – Quest and Atkins. There may have been more but those were the most accessible ones when I started keto […]
How To Start Keto Quickly
Keto is great! So how do I start? Ketosis is the state in which your body is out of glucose for fuel so it starts to break down fat into ketones for fuel. This process can take anywhere from 48 hours to a week or more if you’re pokey about dropping carbs from your diet. […]
Air Fryers: Why I Love Mine
It’s NOT just a gimmick In the words of the immortal Alton Brown (more or less, I’m paraphrasing) you should scrap your unitaskers. A unitasker is any kitchen instrument that exists to perform a single, very niche function; a quesadilla maker, fruit slicers shaped like the fruit they slice, herb scissors, etc. These things take […]
Eggs Are Healthy, Full Stop
Fakes News? Okay so no matter what side of the political spectrum you fall on, CNN is making a lot of waves this week with a headline stating “3 or more eggs a day increases your risk for heart disease and early death”. In the article they detail how the study – upon which this […]
Keto Key Lime Cheesecake Fluff
A St. Patrick’s day recipe that doesn’t involve booze! So the idea I had was a quick, dirty dessert recipe that could serve a few purposes; it needed to sate my sweet tooth, I’d like it to be nutritionally valuable, and screw it, make it green because a priest kicked snakes out of an […]