Me and my girlfriend are attempting a keto-style diet, but I am a terrible chef and don’t have much energy to cook generally. Previously I’d mostly eat soups and stews since I could make a huge pot, freeze some of the extra and eat it with rice, but most of the recipies I know aren’t keto friendly (or at least the one suitable for a full meal). It also doesn’t help that I’m a pretty terrible cook and my girlfriend is used to well-seasoned African cuisine.

I’m hoping to find some keto or keto-adjacent meals that can be prepared in bulk easily, and ideally (but not necessarily), frozen.

  • NaibofTabr@infosec.pubEnglish
    161·
    10 hours ago

    Hmm…

    The ketogenic diet is not considered a benign, holistic, or all-natural treatment. As with any serious medical therapy, it may result in complications, although these are generally less severe and less frequent than with anticonvulsant medication or surgery. […] Supplements are necessary to counter the dietary deficiency of many micronutrients. […] Like many anticonvulsant drugs, the ketogenic diet has an adverse effect on bone health. […] In adolescents and adults, common side effects reported include weight loss, constipation, dyslipidemia, and in women, dysmenorrhea.

    Sounds like you’re right, this diet is something that should be done for specific medical reasons, with professional guidance and with specific goals in mind:

    The ketogenic diet is a high-fat, adequate-protein, low-carbohydrate dietary therapy that in conventional medicine is used mainly to treat hard-to-control (refractory) epilepsy in children.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ketogenic_diet

    • SnokenKeekaGuard@lemmy.dbzer0.com
      62·
      9 hours ago

      Yes and since op didn’t specify any medical condition I didn’t think it was a wise idea. Idk why my comment is quite so controversial.

      • xmunk
        51·
        9 hours ago

        I have no idea - counting calories is the safest diet by far and if you’re going to undertake a diet that specifically shifts your metabolism you should be aware of the potential health effects. It’d be really nice if we could snap our fingers and lose 150 lbs over a weekend but fast diets put immense stress on our system.

      • FourPacketsOfPeanuts@lemmy.world
        52·
        9 hours ago

        You’re right, but didn’t offer any sources. So it came off more like cluttering up OPs thread with opinion where they’re asking for specific help.