ketogenic diet
Banting and Ketogenic Diets…
Food Journal 22 October 2014
All is beginning to fall into place now. I have spent a few days and nights researching ketogenic diets, which is what I believe Banting is, and come away with meal plans, recipes and good advice. Here is a link to an article I found helpful. http://www.ketosisdietplans.com/what-to-eat-on-a-keto-diet-plan/ The trick is to keep the ratios more or less the same every day. I have read differing ratios so here are two. You choose what suits you or go between them. The carbs stay at 5% for both plans.
75% Fats/25% Protein/5% Carbs
65% Fats/30% Protein/5% Carbs
As you can see, the fat percentages are high and this is what helps me keep my appetite in check and it keeps me feeling full. Below is my intake for the day. I get the numbers from my nutrition tracker on SparkPeople and they also have a pie chart which shows you the percentages. Very useful.
4 rashers bacon – 1 carb/19g protein
3 scrambled eggs – 3 carbs/18g protein
Parmesan Cheese 25g – 1 carb/10g protein
Spinach .5 cup – 3 carbs/3g protein
Fresh cream in two coffees 30g – 1 carb/1g protein
Milk in tea 50ml – 3 carbs/2g protein
Breakfast Total – 12 carbs/53 protein
6 Macadamias – 4 carbs/2g protein
3 tsp coconut oil – 0 carbs/0 protein
Snack Total – 4 Carbs/2g protein
Green Beans 50g – 4 carbs/1g protein
Rump Steak 250g – 0 carbs/58g protein
Dinner Total – 4 carbs/59g protein
TOTALS
Carbs 20 – 6% of calories
Protein 114 – 35% of calories
Fat 87 – 59% of calories
There will be food trials coming up in the next couple of days, so watch this space. I am keen to do some LC Bread!
Onward with the Revolution…
Banting – Eating Out…
It was a beautiful day in the mountains and it was my sister’s last day with us so we went off to The Red Plate restaurant in Haenertsburg village where they have a Banting menu. What a treat. We sat on the deck under the trees and we Banting girls had a great selection from which to choose. We each chose to have the juicy Banting Burger on a Courgette Fritter. It was topped with bacon, cheese and avocado and served with a few butternut crisps. I didn’t miss the bun at all and the dish was truly filling! I am looking forward to trying all the dishes on the menu. One at a time…
Delicious Banting Burger at the Red Plate Restaurant in Haenertsburg
This next photo is our snack plate from yesterday:
Banting Snack Plate
Salami, prosciutto, cheddar cheese, brie cheese and olives. Very satisfying.
Here’s to a great Banting week. More food trials to come, and a commitment to eat more vegetables!
Viva the Revolution!…
(I am a follower of the Real Meal Revolution written by Tim Noakes et al)
Banting and a new Facebook Page…
Banting Babes and Boys. That’s it. My new Facebook page with for everyone who is committed to changing their food lifestyle in order to be healthy, healed and filled with energy.
This blog records my journey which has only just begun. You can follow me on Instagram (marloescottwilson) and Twitter (@marloepink) as well, but this is where I pour my heart out over food! This is where I share my food experiments and recipes. This is where I celebrate the changes I am making on my journey. My guide is The Real Meal Revolution by Tim Noakes et al. I love cooking (and eating!) and I love really good food that is organically grown and humanely reared. I garden and grow organic vegetables and in my kitchen there is never a shortage of green leafy goodness. New vegetables are being planted and new seed is being sown in this awesome Spring season. It is such an awesome feeling when eating one’s own lovingly grown produce:)
I get my free range eggs from a neighbour but am working on designing my chook dome and getting a rooster with a harem. In the meantime I am sorted. A nearby organic dairy farm offers cheeses, yogurt, raw cow and goat milk, free range eggs and free range pastured pork. How amazing to have such a place in my area.
OK. Enough rambling. Here’s my Food of the Day…
Meal 1: 3 Zucchini Fritters with a difference. I added 1/4 cup of finely grated Parmesan, 2 small tsp tomato paste and a leeeetle cream to the recipe I made yesterday. (Check yesterday’s blog entry for the basic recipe. Very yum.) This was served with two free range eggs fried in butter and olive oil.
1 filter coffee with cream
Meal 2: Herring with Ina Paarman’s Blue Cheese salad dressing. (She don’t use no MSG and it is way low in carbs. So cool.)
One chicken leg left over from last night
(Gotta tell you, two hours later and that 4 o’clock hunger time has passed and I am truly not hungry, so the diet discipline and the fat intake is working…)
Meal 3:
Going out to a friend for the evening. She has kindly cooked food that I can eat! Awesome. It is wonderful to have friends who care. Roast chicken and salad is goooood! I will take my own beautiful bottle of water spiked with Bitters. It looks just like a pink blush wine! And I believe bitters is good for the digestion. Yeh!
Cruising on with the Revolution…
Here is a “Before” pic. Mmino and me. First kiss.
