If you’re trying the trend to Keto, Banting or Paleo eating, there are now a slew of products available to support this, from supermarkets to on-line stores and home industries.
Food to incorporate into your Paleo diet
This centres on eating like your hunter-gatherer ancestors – choosing foods high in protein and healthy fats, but low in carbohydrates, and as natural as possible. Health food products that support this include:
• Protein-rich nuts and seeds
• Almond flour
• Almond, macadamia and other natural nut butters
• Coconut milk, coconut oil and coconut flakes
• Cold-pressed avocado, sesame, flax and olive oils
• Grain-free crackers made from omega-rich flax seeds
Foods to incorporate into your Banting diet
This centres on unprocessed low-carb, high-fat foods with moderate protein, and excludes sugar and sweeteners. The idea is for you to achieve ketosis by cutting back carbohydrates so you instead burn fat for energy. Health food products that support this way of eating include:
• Nut and seed mixes
• Nut butters
• Almond, rice and coconut milks (not soy)
• Rusks, biscuits, breads, cakes and pizza bases that are made from the likes of nut and seed flours
• Crackers made from seeds
• Xylitol natural alternative sweetener
• Gluten-free rolled oats
• Penne made using gluten-free coconut flour and psyllium
• Fermented foods such as sauerkraut and naturally fermented pickles
• Raw chocolate with no added sugar
• Kale, beetroot or sweet potato chips
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Foods to incorporate into your Keto diet
With this way of eating, the focus is strictly on achieving ketosis by having minimal carbohydrates (5-10%), and consuming lots of fat (60-80%, including dairy fat), so your body burns that instead. It includes some protein (10-30%). Health food products that support this include:
• Nuts and seeds
• Greens powders
• Olives
• Coconut and olive oil
• Cheeses
• Plain Greek yoghurt
• Biltong and other dried meats
• Shirataki - low carb - noodles
• Coffee and tea with no sugar
Low carb snack ideas
Eating high-fat foods promotes feelings of satiety, but if you crave a quick treat and are on a low-carb diet like Paleo, Banting or Keto, try:
Baby frittatas
Made with beaten egg that you season and pour into muffin cups, adding spinach, tomatoes, mushrooms and cheese to your taste.
Salad skewers
Made by threading sliced cold meat, mozzarella cheese, cherry tomatoes and basil leaves on skewer, and drizzling with a little olive oil and balsamic vinegar.
Veggie dips
Made by serving lightly steamed or grilled broccoli, cauliflower or other low-carb vegetables with a dip of sugar-free nut butter or guacamole.
Celery boats
Made by mixing salmon with mayo and serving in fresh celery stalks.
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