The keto or ketogenic diet is a widely used alternative to promote weight loss at the expense of a great fat burning that is beneficial for the body. If you want to put it into practice, we leave in our weekly diet this time a keto menu with a variety of healthy recipes included.
On the keto or ketogenic diet carbohydrates are reduced to the maximum in order to promote the burning of fat as a source of energy that culminates in creating ketone bodies.
Thus, the basis of the diet will be sources of protein and fat. But not just any protein or fat can be included in it, rather it is key take care of quality of what we eat.
To do this, we recommend choosing foods with unsaturated fats such as nuts and seeds, avocado, oily fish, olives, extra virgin olive oil and others.
We also recommend opting for lean protein sources like turkey or chicken breast, low-fat cuts of red meat, fish, eggs and for those who prefer vegetable proteins, nuts, seeds, seitan or tofu.
With these ingredients we will achieve a varied menu, which offers, in addition to quality proteins and fats, fiber, vitamins, minerals and antioxidants that are beneficial for the body.
Here is our proposal with variety of recipes included:
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As we always say, it is important customize the menu modifying it to adapt it to the needs of each consumer or household. Thus, we advise increase the presence of fruits and vegetables if we are very active physically or on the contrary, reduce them to guarantee the maintenance of ketosis.
And finally, to take advantage of this keto or ketogenic menu and implement it properly and safely, we recommend including water as a regular drink and drinking enough daily.
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