so keto is breaking apart fat because no carbs/energy are available.

so CARBS are the fat cause!!! obviously right???

no, because everywhere you see idiotic mainstream mentality to eat less fatty foods to be less fat...

wtf?

THIS should be the cause for gaining weight:

CARBS

not fatty foods <facepalm>

Hi,

Could someone please help me find a really easy breakfast? Or just give me some advice?

My routine usually involves:

• waking up at 5am
• having cereal with my wife
• taking my meds (antidepressants)
• then going back to sleep while my meds kick in.

The cereal I eat is Vector (the "meal replacement" cereal), which has lots of micronutrients. I'm not a fan of Kellogg's, and it's also not perfectly vegan because of honey and d3, but I'm not aiming to be perfect especially when it comes to sources of vitamins.

This routine of taking my meds (antidepressants) with a nutritious breakfast then going back to sleep has basically vanquished my morning depression which has been a huge problem for years. It's been incredible. But now, I want to try medical keto to hopefully help better manage my mental health because I'm still having some break-through mental health symptoms beyond "just" depression. Keto has helped me a lot in the past and there's a lot of encouraging info on some types of mental health problems (especially psychotic in nature) being part of a metabolic problem that keto can help with. I'm trying to figure out what I can work into my lifestyle though, so I don't rock the boat too much while I'm trying to feel better.

Ideally, I'd love to keep my morning routine as-is, but Vector has too much sugar and I don't think I can stay in keto if I keep this routine.

Is there a decent, easy type of meal that is just incredibly simple, vegan, keto, and nutritious? I don't even exactly care if it's "breakfast" food. I'm literally half asleep when I eat it lol, I will not care...

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(If it's in Canada, then that's awesome, but I can also easily buy things from the US)

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Any advice is sincerely appreciated <3 Thank you

Who else goes by the smell of their pee to affirm ketosis??

Hi y’all. I’m almost 50 days in, adjusting my vegan keto diet. The first weeks I realized I was overdoing my proteins 2 to 3 times too much so now I plan my meals and add in high protein sources the last thing I do. Starting this I had one bag of hemp protein powder (49 g of protein per 100 g) and one bag of pea protein (83 g of protein per 100 g) closing in on their shelf life. Thus I have tried to incorporate them in to my little special interest of making vegan fine dining on a budget, now also ketogenic… something like that.

The pea protein powder dissolves without much hazzle or taste into whatever you like imo, eg with seasoning or something spinachy.

The hemp protein powder however is more of an experiment. Today I paired 20 g of hemp powder with 10 g of melted coconut oil, chopped up 25 g of asparagus and 50 g of cellery, 2-3 g of nutritional yeast, 1 clove of garlic, 25 g of sauerkraut, I added curry, black pepper and - a few drops of oregano oil (OREGANO OIL HAS DANGEROIS PROPERTIES IF YOU OVERCONSUME IT, healing properties if you don’t) mixed with 10 g of olive oil. Patted it all together, not that it sticks together really. Put it on a baking sheet in the oven for maybe 30 min on 180 degrees CELSIUS (convert it yourself). Even though I usually stick to whole foods I had a block of vegan feta which I chopped of 10 g of and sprinkled on top of my creation to melt the last minutes in the oven. I seasoned that with kala namak and I must say I am satisfied with the result. Oh how I love kala namak.

I have £35 a week to spend on food and that includes pantry staples, oh and I'm starting from scratch.

I don't know where to start.

Unfortunately I don't have a Lidl or Aldi near me just Sainsburys and a couple of Tesco's locals.

Does anyone have any resources in terms of budget meal planning/recipes?

Many thanks.

Went back to keto to help manage my IBS. It's made it tolerable but certain staples, broccoli and cauliflower for example, remain problematic. Digestive enzymes have been recommended by quite a few people. I recently tried some cheap, big box store one's. At 2X - 3X the recommended dose I am getting fairly positive results.

Not something I want to use all the time but I can see using them a few meals a week, when going out to eat, etc.

Wondering if anyone here is using digestive enzymes and if so what types, dosage, frequency, etc?

Is it a bagel, no. There’s no chew. Is it a great way to transport Daiya cream cheese into your mouth? Absa friggen lutly! They’re almond flour and coconut yogurt. They’re soft with very little tooth. I put the cream cheese, everything but the bagel seasoning, tomato, and some balsamic vinegar

I'm debating. Aside from the expense, I'm pretty squeamish about the idea of poking myself everyday. But the urine ones seem to be all over the place in results, and I'd kind of like to know if certain foods are knocking me out of ketosis.

You GUYS! Cocoyo plain yogurt, fresh strawberries and a teaspoon of brown Swerve... I'm in heaven! 8 grams net carbs.

I’m trying to eat low carb at the moment and to get my protein in I’ve been eating a lot of soy yoghurt. Now I’ve been wondering how healthy this is and how much is too much? I’m not having a crazy amount every day but at least 300g of unsweetened soy yogurt and thinking about adding some milk too

And a big dollop or two of Violife cream cheese. Genuinely one of my favourite meals.

This was my second and final meal of the day so I wanted something tasty and filling. I soaked some soy curls in veggie broth, then sautéed them in sesame oil with a quarter cup of red onion. Then I sautéed some diced red pepper, zucchini and garlic, and threw in a package of shirataki noodles and some Coconut garlic sauce and finally a handful of spinach. Served with sesame seeds, a bit of pickled onion and a half teaspoon of chili crisp paste. It was so freaking good.

Anyone else have a tasty meal and want to share? I need ideas!

Hi y’all. I am curious to know what ratio percentage wise, is your macros sweetspot? Carbs, fat, protein. And How many grams of carbs do you eat per day, without breaking ketosis?

Hi, so I’m wondering if someone that Knows this can help or direct me to this information. As I understand you’re supposed to subtract fiber content from carb content to reach net carb content.

So, if a 100 g. white cabbage contains 6 g carbs but 2,5 g of fiber, should I only count net carbs, as of 3,5 g? What about a 100 g. of flaxseeds which contains 13 g of carbs but 35 g of fiber, how do I… what does this do for me? Other examples: Nutritional yeast 17 g carbs, 19 g fiber. Hemp protein 5,1 g carbs, 21,1 g of fiber.

Around 40 g of carbs not subtracting any fiber content seems doable to me and judging from some comments it keeps at least some of you in ketosis. But what is the deal with net carbs, maybe it doesn’t apply to a vegan keto diet?

This is a pretty big mental shift for me, because for decades I was told that small frequent meals were better for me. But that meant that I had trained myself to always be hungry, and also constantly thinking about food. It was exhausting. Now since I only eat twice a day, I find I don't mind cooking and food prep nearly as much, and my meals are really filling and satisfying. This was my final meal of the day (around 3:40-4pm): crispy air-fryer tofu, sautéed Veggies, pan-fried cashews abs pepitas, chili garlic sauce, creamy avocado and Pickled cabbage. So freaking good

Just as it sounds. Looking for a vegan keto pancake recipe and not having much luck with google

Hi all, I'm back again.

Had a recent visit to a nutritionist, and I've been put on 30 total carbs per day. I'm very familiar with vegan keto, but I've always counted net carbs, not total carbs.

Looking at a bag of broccoli, 8oz has 20 total carbs lmao. I think a more realistic number would be 50 total carbs per day, I'm just not going to limit my food options to the point of not eating green veggies, you know?

My other concern was fat intake. The nutritionist said that higher fat intake can sometimes increase your cholesterol count, which I'm not concerned about really, but I am concerned about excess calories.

I love fat so so so so much, and I tend to eat a lot of it if given free reign. To address this, I'm thinking about going oil free vegan keto. I can already get fat from nuts/seeds, avocado and nut butters, I really don't need to add coconut oil, olive oil and vegan butter to the mix.

That being said... I eat about 2 small meals per day and without oil, they really won't be significantly high fat. Would this still be considered vegan keto if the high fat component isn't there? I plan to have soy curls, tofu, beyond meat, a variety of veg, daring chickn, nuts/seeds, and various plant-based sauces to coat the protein + veg.

This might be a silly question, but I’m planning on making lupini bean hummus at some point. I’ll be using the kind in brine from a jar. Is it ok to boil them with a little baking soda to soften them up like you can with chickpeas? Does this work well?

Hi,

I would love some suggestions as to how to up my fat intake. One can only eat so many avocados and I struggle with coconut oils/butter or other nut butters because I just don’t like them very much. Any suggestions would be appreciated!