Eating Keto: Maintaining Ketosis (Even With Private Dining!)

A growing percentage of the U.S. population are now eating keto, and for chefs and restaurateurs, this means an opportunity to present diners with high-fat, high-protein meals that are low on carbohydrates. 

If you’re currently following a keto plan, chances are you’ve largely been cooking your own meals to keep your carbs below the recommended level. However, there’s one incredible way to enjoy professionally cooked meals while maintaining ketosis: private dining.

Before we get to that, though, what is eating keto? Let’s take a look.

What Is the Ketogenic Diet?

The ketogenic diet is a diet that involves limiting intake of carbohydrates to under 50 grams a day, instead relying on protein and fat for energy. While the idea of eating more fat may seem counterproductive to your weight-loss program, fats aren’t inherently harmful. Limiting your carbs to a certain level causes your body to enter a state of ketosis and burn fat for energy. 

Many people try this diet for weight loss—and it can help you lose weight, but keto is not for everyone. The keto diet began as a medical diet, and it may be prescribed to treat epilepsy, metabolic syndrome, and even PCOS. While it may be able to yield weight loss benefits, long-term adherence to the ketogenic diet is not currently recommended. Before trying this diet, please consult your doctor.

Examples of Foods for Eating Keto

Those following a keto meal plan often have to cut out many foods that they previously ate a lot of, such as bread, pasta, and even some fruits. However, that doesn’t mean you should submit to a life of chicken breast and broccoli. There are plenty of delicious foods you can eat that will still allow you to remain in ketosis! Here are three:

Dark Chocolate

We’re willing to bet that your mood brightened up with the mention of this sweet treat. So as long as you are eating the zero-sugar variant, there is nothing wrong with getting a bite of dark chocolate every once in a while. The thing about your average store-bought chocolates is that they often contain a huge amount of calories and sugar, much so that they tend to add up to your mass as well. Sugar-free dark chocolate is delicious and will still scratch that chocolate itch without affecting your diet. 

Beef, Pork, and Poultry

Just because you’re on a diet doesn’t mean that you are not permitted to eat any meat at all. Remember—you’re limiting your carb intake, not fat. All of the mentioned meat sources above will definitely provide that well-needed nutrient to your body, regardless if you’d prefer to eat just one of them or all three of them within the week. Aside from fats, they also provide protein, an energy source that will greatly help with your diet routine.

Low-Sugar and Low-Carb Fruits

Even though they are well-recommended by doctors, only a couple of fruits are actually included in your safe list when it comes to the ketogenic diet because many contain more carbohydrates than you should be eating. Berries such as blackberry and raspberry and other fruit variants such as watermelon, avocado, and kiwis should be mainstays on your plate. 

Conclusion

The ketogenic diet can be life changing for many people, but it can also be rather restrictive. Even so, there’s no reason you should keep it from enjoying life. And if you’re looking to celebrate a special occasion, that often means staying out of your kitchen for a day and eating beautifully cooked food that will still allow you to remain in ketosis!

If you are looking for an experienced private chef in Charleston, SC who will provide you with keto options, look no further than the ones we have here at Food Fire+Knives. We offer our services to anyone who is looking to enjoy the perfect private dining experience. Book a keto meal with one of our incredible chefs today!

Published By Michael Casciello