Has anyone used a meal delivery service that offers either vegan or vegetarian keto prepackaged meals? Every meal delivery service I find, I can only pick from either keto OR vegetarian. Have yet to find one that offers vegetarian or vegan keto based meals.

I buy a Normandy blend from Walmart that has broccoli, cauliflower, squash, zucchini and carrots. I am trying to stay keto and it is cost effective for me to buy this big bag rather than several small bags. Do I pick out the carrots? It seems wasteful

I tried vegetarian keto a while back but quickly got tired of eating cheese, eggs, and avocado. I have been doing alternate day fasting (for weight loss) with relative success but want to mix it up so thought I'd combine the two. Maybe if I'm only eating every other day I'll be less likely to get tired of eating the same foods over and over..

What are your go-to easy/quick meals and snacks?

I am very busy so I don't want anything too complicated and I am usually too lazy to meal prep (yes, I realize in the long run it would save me time and probably money but I've given up fighting my ADD brain on the matter 😅). To make things more difficult, I hate olives and coconut/almond-flavored things except for coconut milk. And I am not the biggest fan of tofu but realize it is often necessary to get enough protein. I am working out 4 times a week (2-3 times strength training and 1-2 times cardio), so getting enough protein without having too many carbs is a struggle.

If it helps at all, the current plan is to do a protein shake for breakfast and make lunch and dinner on Tu/Th/Sat, fast on M/W/F, and have a moderate "cheat day" on Sunday where I just do low carb instead of keto (also considering having a true cheat day where I can eat whatever I want in moderation but I'm not sure if the benefit of not losing steam would outweigh the con of getting out of ketosis). I am planning on doing this for 3 months and then reassessing.

TIA!

Hello everybody. So here’s my backstory:

I (37F) have already been a vegetarian on & off since I was 12 years old. I also was pretty healthy up until about age 33, when after some personal trauma happened, I feel like my body & physical health has gone downhill ever since.

I started getting chronic kidney infections at age 33, then I was diagnosed with Crohn’s Disease at age 34. Then out of nowhere, while I did not change my diet in any way at all, my metabolism completely failed me very suddenly and I gained about 20 pounds overnight.

I also fell into the worst depression of my life during this time, and was later diagnosed with Bipolar Type 2. I have likely been bipolar all of my life since childhood, but was just told instead that I was a “problem child”.

I tried to burn off the sudden weight I gained in every other way I could, to no avail. Exercise alone did not work for me. I’d lose a couple pounds then plateau and never see further results again.

Diet alone didn’t work. I would cut down and cut down and cut down, and still my weight did not budge.

I have tried intermittent fasting. Nothing. I cut out processed foods. Nothing. And yet this whole time my Crohn’s Disease was just getting worse & worse. My Auntie also suffered from undiagnosed severe gastrointestinal issues - Her symptoms were very similar to mine, and were also followed by unexplained weight gain. My Auntie tried the program “Weight Watchers” over & over & OVER again.. And still after working so hard would see very little results.

Her gastrointestinal disorder eventually turned into cancer - Liposarcoma - which then progressed into Non-Hogkins Lymphoma, and she was gone within 2 months after her diagnosis.

So here I am now following in her footsteps health-wise. And it’s not looking good.

So I am now here because I think Keto/vegetarian Keto, is really my last hope. I need advice on what safe fruit to eat and any substitutes or keto-friendly bread or crackers or chips or substitutes that have helped you stay on track. I also need advice on how to just walk away from processed sugar once & for all.

Any feedback helps. Or even just tell me your own story on how you got here.

Thank you.

I am an ex-vegan going over to keto for neurological health reasons. One thing that has not failed to cross my mind is doing LCHF on a vegetarian diet, adding in dairy and eggs. LCHF + supplements + dairy/eggs could potentially make a plant-based diet work for me. The diet, however, strikes me as extremely high in dairy. I have also read a lot of bad experiences.

What are your experiences? How did you guys get it to work?

EDIT: Just to clarify, the reason I am concerned about all the dairy is nutritional diversity. A diet with too much dairy means too few other foods with different nutritional compositions. I took an enormous amount of supplements as a vegan, and (high-carb) vegan still did not work for me.

So, I'm hoping to make this work with recipes and any advice here. Wouldn't hurt to lose 30 pounds fat and gain 10 pounds of muscle.

Thanks.

I do endurance sports like running and biking. I’m finding a huge dip in stamina doing keto. My recovery time has increased a lot and even doing Pilates I’m getting muscle cramping. Anyone else experience this?

Hi all, sorry if this has been mentioned before but my partner is veggie and I’m getting back on the Keto train, and I just happened to check the macros for the vegan meatballs I got him from Aldi UK and they’re 2.3g carbs for 4 meatballs, which I thought was very good! Just thought I’d put it on here for anyone interested!

tl;dr: What are your favorite pre-packaged or incredibly easy recipes?

Background: I injured my back two years ago and gained 60 lbs on a freezer meal diet. I’m doing better-ish but still have very limited energy (I also have fibromyalgia and CFS). I lost 30 lbs earlier this year on keto, and I’ve been a vegetarian for the past 16 years, so as you already know, it takes effort and creativity! But it’s the best I’ve ever felt. Then I got an apartment with my brother in May, and he can eat ANYTHING and stay thin. I have no self-control when carbs are in my home. I also eat my feelings. Today I hit my maximum weight again 😔

I work a desk job but still feel exhausted at the end of the day. Realistically, I need very easy recipes/snacks or I won’t eat well. Any suggestions are GREATLY appreciated!! ♥️ I really want to get back to healthy habits.

I love berries, nuts/nut butters, peppers, tofu, paneer sautées/curries, no-rice burrito bowls, Greek vegetable salads, and air fryer omelettes. I try to eat as much real food as I can, but I do enjoy a little pre-packaged guacamole on a toasted keto bagel or an occasional sugar-free chocolate. I’m interested in trying an overnight oats (but not oats) kind of thing and open to new ideas.

What are your lazy go-tos?

Disclaimer: I am not requesting medical advice.

I recently started eating a high protein, low carb diet that included a lot of ground, red meat. Prior to this dietary change, my (bad) LDL cholesterol was at 2/3 end of good range. Since I started eating a lot of ground beef and bison, my LDL climbed about 70 points to dangerous levels. Has anyone else had this experience? What can I eat that won’t contribute to bad cholesterol while maintaining a healthy weight? Are there any non-soy vegetarian keto foods I can add that boost HDL (good) cholesterol? I am allergic to soy and cannot eat processed foods.

Well, I'm taking the plunge. People always wince when I say I'm trying a keto diet as a veggie but here we are and I'm out to prove them all wrong. (Anyone else feel weird consuming all this fat when we've been told our whole lives that it's the enemy?)

Anyway, question in the title, how much cheese are you all eating on the regular? Should I be careful? Any general keto advice is also very welcome as I have absolutely no idea what I'm doing.

Thank you :)

I recently found out I has Cushings Syndrome. My Endocrinologist started me on a keto diet to reverse some of the effects. I've been doing well but I am going to a camping music festival soon. My question is, what would you pack in an ice chest to eat? And what pantry foods would you pack? There will be vegetarian and vegan food stalls so that's helpful but who knows how much. Help me do my best! I know it will be tought but I want to give myself a fighting chance.

Thanks in advance

Benefits and notes

Below is a recipe that I hope will be helpful.

Fermentation helps to reduce the carbohydrates in nuts and seeds.

Blending and fermenting also reduces anti-nutrients so you can absorb nutrients better and makes everything easier to digest.

Provides good probiotics and fiber to the intestines.

I started off eating regular seeds and nuts. After developing this and also eating psyllium husk, the bathroom situation has improved 400%.

Make any modifications you want, but make sure you are familiar enough with fermentation safety to do so safely.

Ingredients and materials

Blender

1-gallon jug (ideally 2 jugs, 1 for the sauce and 1 to keep water in for easy access)

Water

Vitamin C tablets for dechlorination, to allow fermentation (not as important if using peppers with vitamin C)

6 Jalapenos or 9 serranos (optional)

Pumpkin seeds-2 cups

Sunflower seeds- 2 cups

Peanuts- 2 cups

Kombucha- 1 cup (I make my own, using 12.5g sugar per cup which goes down as it ferments. If you are trying to limit carbs extremely, you may want to use older kombucha or wait 2 days before eating this sauce).

Procedure

Measure 2 cups each of pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, and peanuts into a bowl (or you can measure directly into blender 2 cups per batch).

Blend in 3 batches, each with 2 jalapenos, 2 cups seeds, 1/3 cup inoculant, ¼ vitamin C tablet, and enough water to make 4 cups total.

This makes about 16 servings of 12.5g protein (6 fluid oz each).

Pour each batch into a 1-gallon jug. Shake well. Leave the lid loose and keep at room temperature for at least 24 hours. I have kept it at room temp for up to 4 days and it’s fine. Probably would be good for much longer. You can refrigerate after fermentation to thicken if desired.

Shake before each use. I like to mix about 2oz in with food and pour about 4oz on top.

I'm not technically doing the full keto diet but I am type 1 diabetic so use lots of keto recipes for low carb/sugar ideas as it helps massively with blood glucose level control! I have just started a training programme and am struggling to hit the protein goals so wondered if anyone had any recipes or ideas for high protein snacks? It seems like most high protein bars etc. contain soooo much sugar!! Also I'm in the UK so when googling recipes it's coming up with ingredients that I have no idea where to start looking for them. So can anyone give me any basic recipe, high protein, low carb/sugar, vegetarian snacks? Or am I asking the impossible?!

New to this sub, so I apologize if this is absolutely redundant but I have scrolled through a lot of posts and taken some pointers here and there, but what are some of everyone's staples for low carb veg?

Snacks, meals, ingredients, recipes, any of your favorites- I'm open to anything as I've mostly been doing a lot of quick or processed things and I'm definitely beginning to feel it; I always feel bloated and tired lately and would love some ideas while I compile my grocery order and begin to get back into working out (I was down with a fractured ankle for the better part of this year and am finally ready/able to get moving again and now that I'm healed I really want to fuel my body correctly and not feel so sluggish from months of being stuck off my feet feeling like a loaf! 😭).

I appreciate it and thank you so much in advance!

Edit to preface: I don't have any food allergies.

Hi, I am wondering if any of you have been in remission or have reached therapeutic benefits from the vegeterian keto diet for bipolar or schizophrenia. I myself have bipolar with psychotic tendencies, otherwise known as schizoaffective disorder bipolar type. I was on the keto diet(animal based) and it was like going through an awakening. I stopped feeling paranoid. Lost 55 pounds. Went down on my medication from 15mg to 5mg(and looking to go down to 2.5 and eventually stop it) with no psychotic symptoms or depression, nothing. I was feeling so positive and started doing what I love which is taking walks in nature/outside, getting sunlight and even started meditating again and doing pranayama. My concentration and motivation shot up to where I could study 8 hours a day like nothing whereas before 2 hours felt excruciating and made me want to die. I even was looking to get back to work and stopped having a fear of getting out of the house and going alone to public places. However, amidst that awakening I started to be back in tune with my spirituality and decided to stop eating meat which is really important to me. So here are my questions.

TLDR; keto diet led to remission in schizoaffective disorder (mix between schizophrenia and bipolar) symptoms, decided to switch to vegeterian for spiritual reasons

1. What amount of daily net carbs is theurapetic/effective for bipolar and schizophrenia?
2. Do you guys think animal based was one of the factors I was feeling good?
3. If you do use keto diet as therapy, how many carbs do you eat per day personally?
4. How long does it take to feel the benefits of vegeterian keto after stopping meat consumption(regular keto)?
5. Do any of you have increased energy levels after going vegeterian keto?
6. Do you guys eat eggs? What kind of vegeterian are you?

I came up with the following meal meal. It has about 3500cal considering my activity level and I really tried to meet all my dietary needs of vitamins and minerals. I was tracking them on my app until they were 100% or I consumed the minimum required of each nutrient.

Breakfast:

• 1 bunch spinach

• 4 tbps olive oil

• 5 tbps sunflower seeds

• 1 Avocado

• 8 eggs

Lunch:

• 1 bunch spinach

• 4 tbps olive oil

• 8 eggs

• Tomato and cucumber

Dinner:

• 4 leaves Kale
• 4 tbps olive oil
• 1 container Greek yoghurt
• 5 tbps sunflower seeds

I'd like to eat faster. 8 eggs I take over half an hour to eate, and with the other stuff, an hour can go away with each main meal. Plus, eggs are too filling. 8 make me stuffed and unwilling to eat more. I also want to make it all somewhat more tasty. I intentionally avoid cheese. Yoghurt is the only dairy I'm okay in taking.

My wife is vegetarian and nervous about options, does someone have a 7 day plan they can share so I can buy it and make it for her as a test?

Title says it all! I’m having lots of veggies and tofu but I still seem to be hitting 50+ grams of carbs net per day so I can’t get into ketosis. Looking for tips please :)

Hi, a friend gave me some Macadamia nut flour and after having some, probably too much, I felt sick and bloated. I thought nuts were keto but I see that their carb content is pretty high actually. There are so many keto recipes based on nut flours but I will have to restrict myself to one bite per day... or am I missing something here. The rest of my diet stayed exactly the same.