There comes a time when you need chocolate, well you think you do, there’s a good chance you really need magnesium. On a keto diet you can occasionally have good quality plain chocolate but be warned that there is sugar in all of them so having the whole bar is not an …
Category: snacks
Chicken liver pate
Pate is an excellent choice on keto but so often the shop bought ones contain many ingredients that you do not need, mainly added to preserve but often just to bulk out the product and lower the cost. The thing is, that pate has been made and preserved at home for ever and we …
Keto Chocolate cake
I am where ever possible sugar free, I have been now since September 2016. I say where ever possible because food contains sugars, there is lactose in milk for example. So as far as possible I have reduced the carbs and also the sugar from everything I eat, this keeps me in a state of …
Halloumi Fries
Multi Seed Crackers
I used to love Ryvita biscuits or oatcakes with cheese for lunch and so I do miss the satisfying crunch of a cracker so I was pleased to find these recipes on line. Each of them are straight forward, throw the ingredients into a bowl and stir before putting the mixture on a baking …
Keto Scotch Egg
My husband like things that are easy to pick up and pack for lunch when he is getting ready for work in the morning,these fit the bill perfectly,He says they’re also great for a grab and go breakfast . Like a lot of the recipes I post , you can add or remove ingredients if …
Mayonaise
If you are serious about keto then sooner or later you will start to make your own sauces, this is because shop bought mayo is full of unwanted items including sugar and generally uses rapeseed oil. making your own home made mayo allows you to control the ingredients and it is quite easy as long …
Nut Bar
I love nuts,to me they are the ultimate keto snack. These bars pack them up into a portable package that will sustain you through any food emergency. You know the one one I mean, when you get round to your nans house and she has cooked a lovely tea but none of it is keto …
Kefir
Kefir is a probiotic. It is like yogurt and contains lots of friendly bacteria which are helpful to your gut. If you have a happy gut you have a happy body. Apparently its good for dogs too. Its very easy to make, the biggest problem on keto is that you can’t be sure exactly how …
Home made butter
Homemade butter is easy to do and very satisfying, It takes about 20 minutes and its important to get rid of as much buttermilk as possible, so when you think you have got it all, give it another squeeze and get rid of a little bit more, this will ensure that if you use it …