In this video, I just wanted to talk a little bit about the difference between everyday and weekend keto. You might know the difference as clean versus dirty.
I made a chicken bacon ranch flatbread this weekend.
It was great, and a 100% keto. But I wouldn’t’ consider it healthy. In the almost 2 years of me being keto, I have only made fathead dough a handful of times.
If I had made something like that more often, I’m not sure where my weight and heart would be today.
The idea is that some foods that are technically keto, aren’t meant to be had every day. If they are, it can affect your health in a negative way. Maybe your diet consists of too much dairy, unhealthy fats, not enough vegetables, or fiber.
It’s important that like any other diet, a majority of the time, you are eating good quality foods. And also like any other diets, cheat days are allowed.
For those of you that don’t know me, I spent 10 years off of any form of social media. Which means when I started keto, I got my information from books and YouTube. Not Instagram and Pinterest.
Why do I mention that? Because what wins on those platforms is what looks the best. Not what is the best for you.
That means what gets shared the most is the meaty, the cheesy and the bacon-y. Not the salads or healthy fats.
Which is why the perception of the keto diet is that it’s unhealthy. And when I see what some people eat and post, I can’t argue.
So, I want to do a better job at separating some of the stuff that I make once in a while from the things that make up most of my diet. I eat a lot of cauliflower and cabbage, while keeping dairy to only a few meals per week.
Most of my fats come from:
- meat
- eggs
- avocado and olive oil
- flax and chia seeds
- and the occasional piece of cheese or heavy cream
