Keto Hacks

Keto Kitchen Favorites

Do you have some favorite keto kitchen items that make keto living easier? Check out The Keto Family favorites below!

 

 

 

👇 Check out some of our favorites 👇

Instant Pot – quick family dinners- soups, stews, etc.

Mini Food Chopper – for making fat bombs and chopping fine nuts/vegetables

Hand Mixer – great for any recipe really, use for all your mixing needs – keto cheesecake, loaded cauliflower mash

Food Processor – grind up cauliflower for keto sushi or flourless cheese breadsticks, or use for finely chopping block cheese

Pampered Chef Measuring Tools – great for all your measuring needs

Fruit Infuser Bottle – great for just the right flavor in your water without the carbs!

Self Stirring Mug – perfect for blending your Keto Kreme or fat coffee

Shaker Bottles and PTK’s – part of our daily keto regimen

Mini Cookie Scoop – a perfect bite-size scoop for keto cookie dough fat bombs

Veggie Spiralizer – use for creating noodles from zucchini or squash to make for a healthier keto “pasta”

Hamburger Press and Perfect Bacon Bowl – use for filling your burger with all kinds of yummy stuff or create the perfect bacon bowl for a yummy keto breakfast

Lodge Cast Iron Skillet – US made cast iron. Easy, mix together keto meals on the stovetop or in the oven. Our favorite is Keto Cast Iron Lasagna

Keto Kitchen Quick Guide Magnets / What to Eat Keto Magnets– Easy quick keto eating guides for reference

Change Your Perspective

Doing a little Christmas present wrapping and chatting about perspective on keto.

Keto is a lifestyle change, not a diet. Make the decision to go for it and don’t look back!

 

Mindset is everything!
Our secret sauce that makes keto life so much more flexible and enjoyable.
Will Smith hits it outta the park with this motivational video. Self-discipline is the definition of self-love.
How to Become More Disciplined – Identify yourself in a new way and make the standard real!

 

 

Keto Travel Essentials

Being prepared on the go will help you to stay on track with your keto lifestyle. It is when we are caught unprepared and off guard that we tend to make decisions based on hunger rather than rational food choices when we are satisfied. Cheat meals can turn into cheat days, which will totally wreck your goals of staying in ketosis and feeling well unless you have pure therapeutic ketones in your back pocket.

Hotels
If you are staying in a hotel, try to opt for one with kitchen access (fridge, stove, etc) that way you can prepare meals a bit throughout the stay and you can reheat keto meals you purchased while out at a restaurant.

Flying or Driving
Whether you are flying or driving, pre-pack some keto friendly snacks to have on hand so you don’t make impulse decisions. If you are able to prep some quick grab items that will last a few hours without the fridge, do so.

We have made this Keto Snack List of items that you can prep and take on the run or you can grab to take out the door with little to no prep. Nowadays even gas stations are getting wise to the low carb/keto life. When in a pinch, you can find some of these by just stopping at your quick stop gas station.

Keto Snack List

Low Carb Veggies:

  • Broccoli
  • Cauliflower
  • Cucumber
  • Celery and squeeze packs of nut butter
  • Olives
  • Pickles
  • Kale Chips
  • Seaweed snacks
  • Yellow tomatoes
  • Bell peppers (red, green, yellow)
  • Zucchini chips


    Dairy:

  • Cheese- check the label for added fillers
  • Cheddar cheese cubes
  • Laughing cow cheese spread (full-fat version)
  • String cheese: full-fat version without added fillers

    Fruit:
  • Avocado
  • Strawberries
  • Blueberries
  • Raspberries
  • Blackberries
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    Nuts/Seeds and Nut Butter: (be careful not to overdo it!)

  • Macadamia nuts
  • Almonds
  • Pecans
  • Brazil nuts
  • Almond butter
  • Coconut almond butter
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    Seeds:

  • Pumpkin
  • Hemp seeds
  • Sunflower seeds

    Meats:

  • Salami
  • Pepperoni sticks
  • Beef sticks
  • Sardines
  • Eggs
  • Proscuitto and cheese
  • Bacon
  • Pickles wrapped in Boars Head lunch meat and full-fat cream cheese

    Miscellaneous:
  • Whisps
  • Pork Rinds and single packs of Wholly Guacamole
  • Stevia-sweetened dark chocolate
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  • MCT oil packets– add to coffee to keep you full during travel time or utilize for cooking on the stove
  • Sweetener packets- Monk Fruit and Stevia
  • Cocoa beans

    Drinks
  • Iced Black Coffee with heavy whipping cream
  • Keto Coffee with our on-the-go packet of Kreme
  • LaCroix or sparkling water – be sure to check ingredients, some have artificial sweeteners
  • Bai Bubbly or Bai drinks
  • Zevia
  • Unsweetened tea
  • Lemon water

    This is meant to be a quick snack guide to help you along on your keto journey. Life is meant to be lived and enjoyed, if you see an opportunity during your travels to try something new that you have never had- take it. Even if it means sliding a little off course, you can always jump right back on. Keto is becoming a lifestyle change for many, so restaurants and other places are becoming wise to meeting the need. Lots of places have some wonderful keto options for you, it just might take a little extra effort to find them. We hope this helps take out some of the guess-work.

    🌄Safe and happy travels! 🏖️

 

Instant Pot Boiled Eggs

Boiled, fried, over easy, scrambled, deviled….. our family eats a lot of eggs! It is a quick, healthy, filling snack that my kiddos love.

This is one of the easiest hacks we recommend with the keto lifestyle. No longer do you have to guess at how long you should leave eggs on the stove, or run your stove during the warm months of the year unnecessarily heating your home. Using your Instant Pot to make boiled eggs is soooo easy!

Watch how just how simple it is below!

 

Simple Steps to making boiled eggs in the Instant Pot:
1. Use a clean folded kitchen towel to place in the bottom of the stainless steel pot to keep eggs from breaking
2. Place eggs in the pot making a layer to cover the bottom of the pan
3. Pour in 2 cups of water
4. Cover with lid, ensure quick release valve is placed in the closed/sealed position
5. Hit Manual and let the instant pot do the rest
6. After the manual time of 5 minutes is up, you can do a quick release of pressure or you can allow more cooking time but it is not necessary and can lead to the eggs cracking.
7. Once pressure is released, use a large ladle to scoop out the eggs and place them into a bowl of ice water for 10 minutes or so to ensure easy peeling.
8. Place in the refrigerator until ready to eat.

 

🥚A few yummy egg recipes just for you!🥚

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Avocado Deviled Eggs

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Easy Classic Deviled Eggs

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30 Deviled Eggs Recipes

 

Top 3 Keto Calculators

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It seems overwhelming sometimes starting on a new journey. Especially when everything you’ve been taught about your macros is seemingly about to be turned upside down. In the end I think you’ll find that the confusion is just noise. Our advice is to keep it simple, start subbing foods out (here is a food substitution list) one by one on your grocery list until you have a healthy keto house.

To help you get started one of the things we get asked the most is how do I know how to calculate my macros on keto? The Keto Family has your back! We scoured the internet to find you the Top 3 Keto Calculators:

  1. Ruled.me/keto-calculator/
  2. Keto Diet App Blog – Calculator
  3. Keto Ankerl- Keto Calculator
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