Allowed and prohibited foods

Famous for its health (and slimming) benefits, the ketogenic or “keto” diet is a way of eating that excluded or greatly reduced Foods containing carbohydrates (sugar)., for the benefit of increased consumption of proteins and lipids. So, instead of getting energy from sugars, the body draws it from fat. The lipids becomes The main fuel of cells.

What foods are allowed on the ketogenic diet?

When you follow a ketogenic diet, you eat foods high in fat and protein, such as:

• Vegetable oils (olive, macadamia, coconut, walnut, flax, etc.)
• Butter or ghee (clarified butter)
• Goose and duck fat
• Meat (ideally organic and quality)
• Fish (salmon, trout, mackerel, etc.)
• egg
• Oilseeds (almonds, walnuts etc.)
• Cheese
• Fresh cream
• Fatty yogurt
• Vegetables are low in carbs (we avoid pumpkin).
• Fruits Low in Carbohydrates (See Below)

It is important Drink at least 1.5 liters of water every day Because the ketogenic diet lowers insulin levels, the body retains less fluid. You can drink water, green tea, coffee, lemon juice, infusion, chicory, soup…

What foods are banned in the ketogenic diet?

Carbohydrate foods such as:

• The Sugar Including stevia, coconut sugar, whole cane sugar, honey
• Sweet products (cakes, pastries, candies, etc.)
• Fruits that contain more than 7 grams of carbohydrates per 100 gramsThat is most of them (mango, banana, cherry…)
• The Starchy foods (Potatoes, sweet potatoes, other starchy tubers, pasta, rice, beans and other grains and their derivatives (semolina, flour, foods they make)
• The Bread in all its forms
• The Light dairy products
• This alcohol
• Dried vegetables other than soy, lupine, peanuts
• the pumpkin

What meat can we eat?

All meats are allowed In a ketogenic diet: beef, lamb, poultry, chicken, turkey, ham… although the amount is determined by the individual’s weight and nutritional status. It is advisable to choose good quality meat, raised outside.

What fruits can you eat?

Almost all fruits are excluded because they are high in carbohydrates. Only that which contains Less than 7 grams of carbohydrates/100 grams is valid. According to dietitian-nutritionist Magali Vokovich, you can eat:

• 50 grams of red berries (pomegranate, black currant, etc.),
• lime or yellow lemon,
• there Rhubarb,
• raisins
• a lawyer
• a small apricot,
• a small plum,
• A small passion fruit,
• 50 grams of papaya,
• Starfruit
• Prickly pear
• Oilseeds viz Nut (rich in good fats)
• Dry fruits (grapes, dates) but in very small quantities (about 10 grams)

What vegetables can you eat?

All vegetables Fresh (except pumpkin) are allowed, but as a source of carbohydrates, their amount is strictly controlled. other side, All dry vegetables are excluded Except soy, lupine, peanut.

What cheese can you eat?

Regarding dairy products, the ketogenic diet is essentially based on its consumption Butter, cheese, crème fraîche and full-fat yogurt, depending on tolerance, advanced stage of cancer and its location. “Dairy products made from goat or sheep milk should be favored, MascarponeAnd like cheesee Munster, Gouda, Camembert, Emmental, Edam (for their richness in antiangiogenic vitamin K2), which must be chosen completely organic”, List our interlocutors. The authorized quantity is determined on a case-by-case basis.

What bread can we eat?

Bread is not allowed on a ketogenic diet. It is possible to eat a piece from time to time.Ketogenic bread“, made from flaxseed flour, coconut flour, almond flour or psyllium husks.

Thanks to dietitian-nutritionist and book author Magali Vokovich Cancer loves sugar (Editions Thierry Soccer).