I frequently hear clients and other keto enthusiasts complain that they are doing everything right, but the scale isn’t moving. When you are losing weight, it can be tempting to use the number on the scale as your only measurement. However, the scale can be misleading. You could be losing fat and gaining muscle, especially ...Read More
Category: Blog Posts
Beef Head Cheese
This post in my series on organ meats isn’t actually a recipe, it’s more of a review. We tried this beef head cheese from US Wellness Meats. Whenever I hear the words “head cheese”, I think of this passage about butchering a hog from Laura Ingalls Wilder’s book Little House in the Big Woods: Ma ...Read More
Organ Meats: Does Offal Have to be Awful?
Eating organ meats is an important part of the ancestral health movement. Whether they’re paleo, primal, or clean-eating keto, nearly anyone who advocates eating according to our bodies’ biological needs rather than eating what industrial agriculture and flawed nutritional guidelines push at us will say that everyone should be eating organ meats. Historically, organ meats ...Read More
What Sweeteners Should We Use?
A ketogenic lifestyle should be focused on whole, natural, low carb foods. While keto sweet treats are not physically necessary, for many they make this lifestyle more sustainable. It’s much easier to say no the free donuts at the office if you know you can make keto donuts at home. Just keep in mind that ...Read More
Everly Hydration Drink Mixes
When following a ketogenic lifestyle, some of the foods we eat have less water in them than some of the foods we avoid. This makes it extra important to drink enough water. In general, you should drink 1/2 an ounce of water for every pound that you weigh each day. For me, this is easier ...Read More
Carb Withdrawal AKA Keto Flu
When starting a low carb or keto diet, many people experience a lack of energy. They may also experience headaches, muscle weakness, or feeling faint. This phenomenon is know as “keto flu”, although it might be more accurate to call it carb withdrawal. You may have heard things like this from people who are trying ...Read More
What Should We Drink?
Getting adequate hydration is important. However, giving up soda, juice, and cow’s milk doesn’t mean you need to drink only water. When choosing a beverage, make sure it has no added sugars. Avoid artificial sweeteners like sucralose or aspartame, opting for erythritol, stevia, or monk fruit instead. Limit your consumption of caffeinated beverages to one ...Read More
Real Good Foods
I love making homemade keto pizza! However, sometimes convenience trumps cooking from scratch. Life gets busy, people get sick, etc., but we still need to feed our kids and ourselves. For the past nine years I have been living grain free, so frozen pizza hasn’t been an option – until now! Real Good Foods has ...Read More
What Should We Eat?
Many people look at a ketogenic diet and think about all the foods that are excluded. I hope this list will help everyone realize there really are a lot of delicious foods available for consumption on a ketogenic diet. For the best results, I suggest you choose the cleanest option you can find and can ...Read More
Kettle & Fire Bone Broth
I love bone broth! Once you try REAL bone broth, you’ll never go back to regular broth or stock from the grocery store again. Bone broth is made by slowly simmering bones with aromatic vegetables and herbs in water with a touch of vinegar for several hours. This draws out nutrients from the bones and ...Read More