If you’re looking for a diet to help you lose weight, burn fat, improve your
health, there is a perfect diet called keto.
Keto short for ketogenic diet is a high-fat, low-carb meal plan that drives the
body into ketosis. It’s a natural metabolic state where the body uses fat as its
primary source of fuel instead of glucose.
Ketosis is the main purpose of the ketogenic diet.
In ketosis, your body becomes incredibly effective at burning fat.
And the more stored fat is used as a fuel, more fat and weight you’ll lose.
It may sound unconventional to eat a high-fat diet to burn fat and lose
weight.
But the diet is in fact well studied and proven.
Over 20 studies show that the keto diet can help you lose weight and
improve your health and fitness (1).
But getting to this state of ketosis requires you to follow a keto diet meal.
A keto diet meal plan is what enables your body to enter ketosis
It focuses on limiting carbohydrates intakes and upping fat, and some
protein.
More on this in a minute.
This is pretty much what qualifies a diet to be a ketogenic diet.
But, let’s backtrack a bit in case you’re not familiar with the keto diet plan
and menu before we get started.
What is a Keto Diet?
A keto diet is a low-carb eating plan designed to drive your body into a state
called ketosis.
Ketosis is a natural metabolic state that involves the body producing
ketones out of fat. It then uses them for energy instead of carbohydrates.
Your body only goes into ketosis when carbohydrates intake is low. This is
the main purpose of a ketogenic diet.
This translates to:
60-75% of your calories from fat.
15-30% of your calories from protein.
5-10% of your calories from carbs.
As extreme as this may seem, the keto diet is medically tested and proven
beneficial for health.
It has so far been linked to weight loss, reversing type 2 diabetes, and
managing blood sugar levels.
Since the keto diet menu follows a strict guideline, having a sample meal
plan can make things easier.
It takes the guesswork out of choosing what to eat and not to eat on a keto
diet.
It also removes the headache of calculating your macro portions to reach ketosis.
That’s all built into this Keto Meal Plan.
Just by following this, you can automatically put your body in the fat-
burning zone a.k.a ketosis.
Here is a 7-day sample keto diet menu to get started on the keto diet and
ignite your fat burning.
In conjunction with the keto diet menu, here is your “keto diet food list”.
Keto Diet Food List
It’ll be a handy guide for food shopping for the meals.
The following keto foods are part of this 7-day meal plan.
Protein:
Grass-fed beef (organic preferred, eggs).
Fish and seafood (salmon, shrimps )
Dark meat chicken (organic preferred).
Bacon
Beef (organic preferred)
Tuna
Even though 75% of calories come from fat on the keto diet, you still need protein. Just make sure
you consume them in moderation.
Oil and Fats:
Avocado oil
Coconut oil
Olive oil
Ghee butter
Butter
Heavy cream
Full-fat Greek yogurt
Cheese
Fruits and Veggies:
Avocado
Leafy greens (kale, spinach, bell pepper broccoli, lettuce, and arugula)
Celery
Asparagus
Cauliflower
Blackberries
Cilantro
Tomatoes
Bell peppers
Mushroom
Zucchini
Watercress
Nuts and Seeds:
Walnuts
Almonds
pecans
Brazil nuts
Macadamias
Hazelnuts
Almonds
pistachios
Pine nuts
cashews
Flax seeds
Chia seeds
Nut butter
Coconut chips
Dairy Products:
Cheddar cheese
Feta cheese
Other cheese of your choice
Beverages:
Water
Almond milk
Bone Broth
Plain tea
Black coffee
This is not a comprehensive keto diet food list. It just covers the foods in this
7-day meal plan.