Keto: Food Choices

While a Keto Diet requires that you limit carbs, I would like to acknowledge that not all carbohydrates are inherently bad. Familiarizing yourself with foods that are allowed, conditional and completely excluded from this diet is key to in deciding whether this type of diet is right for you. Poultry, eggs, meat, cream, cheese, fish, seafood, added oils, herbs, spices, and non caloric sweeteners are allowed. Grains, juice and soda are excluded completely. Conditional foods include: Legumes, nuts, seeds, alcohol, dips, sauces, milk, yogurt, chocolate and even coffee and tea. In general if a drink/food has added carbs in it should be avoided. For example a mocha coffee has 15 grams of added sugar, an americano has 0 grams of added sugar. Milk chocolate is loaded with sugar but dark chocolate has a lower carbohydrate content. Also, vegetables such as potatoes, corn, parsnips have a higher carbohydrate content than spinach, kale or peppers.