{"id":107374,"date":"2020-03-11T02:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-03-11T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dherbs.com\/?p=107374"},"modified":"2022-10-25T00:31:47","modified_gmt":"2022-10-25T07:31:47","slug":"4-keto-approved-recipes-you-can-eat-while-cleansing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dherbs.com\/articles\/diet-nutrition\/4-keto-approved-recipes-you-can-eat-while-cleansing\/","title":{"rendered":"4 Keto-Approved Recipes You Can Eat While Cleansing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The ketogenic diet<\/a> is one of the most popular fad diets in\nexistence. People are attracted to the diet because of the fact that they can\neat butter, bacon, and cheese and lose weight. Well, that\u2019s the lazy way to\nadhere to the keto diet. Is it possible to remain in ketosis while solely\neating plant-based foods? We have the answers and some great recipes in this\narticle.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What Is The Keto Diet? <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The keto-diet is an extremely low-carb diet that focuses primarily on fats and protein. The typical breakdown is about 70% fat, 25% protein, and 5% carbohydrates. The point of eating on this model is to allow your body to enter into ketosis<\/a>, whereby it begins burning ketones instead of glucose for energy. Many common benefits include decreased cravings<\/a>, increased metabolism, improved blood pressure, and an increase in muscle mass. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

How Does Eating Fat Help The Body Burn Fat? <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Typically, people consume excess carbohydrates and sugars, which the body cannot burn fast enough. The ending result is that fat accumulates in the body, typically around the midsection. You\u2019d think that eating a fat-rich diet would increase fat storage, but when you deprive the body of sugar<\/a> and carbohydrates, the primary fuel sources, the body adapts and begins burning fat for energy. As the body burns fat, it creates ketones that help to naturally increase metabolism. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We often get asked if people can continue to eat keto on a raw vegan diet, which accompanies all of our cleanses. The majority of the fats have to come from olive oil, coconut oil<\/a>, nuts, seeds, avocados, and MCT oil, but know that you\u2019ll be eating more carbs than the typical keto-diet calls for. This is due to the fact that vegetables and fruits contain natural carbohydrates<\/a>. The goal is to swap high-starch vegetables for low-carb options that are rich in fats and proteins. Ultimately, you should be focusing on nutrient dense low-carb foods like:<\/p>\n\n\n\n