Ketogenic Diet Plan for Vegetarians

(Newswire.net — April 11, 2018) Cheyenne, Wyoming — “If you fail to plan, you plan to fail” is a common saying and when it comes to keto diets, it’s important to plan meals ahead, especially if it’s a vegan keto diet. While that may sound like a contrast to some, it’s actually possible to be a vegetarian on a high protein/low carb diets, it just requires a lot of preparation and discipline. 

“The simplest definition of the vegetarian ketogenic diet is a diet free of meat, fish, and fowl flesh that restricts carbohydrates,” says Ruled.me. “By eating in this way, we can reap all of the benefits of the ketogenic diet while reducing our carbon footprint, decreasing animal abuse, and improving health. Eggs and dairy — two of the main animal products you can eat on the vegetarian ketogenic diet — are nutrient dense, and their production has much less of an impact on the environment than lamb, beef, farmed salmon, poultry, turkey, and pork.” 

So what does a healthy and enjoyable vegetarian keto diet plan looks like? Well, for starters it’s necessary to identify ingredients that have the most to offer in terms of healthy fat and protein. Also, dietary fiber and nutrients are to be considered so nuts, dark leafy greens, vegetable oils and meat substitutes should make up the core of a vegetarian keto diet regime. Ruled.me provides a plant-based daily menu example as follows:

Breakfast – Scrambled Tofu

Lunch – Cajun Tempeh Chicken Salad. Serve with Spicy Creole Gumbo with Collard Greens.

Snack – Spinach and Artichoke Dip with Assorted Raw Vegetable for Dipping.

Dinner – Vegetarian Sloppy Joes (Ground Portobello Mushrooms mixed with Vegetable Burger). Serve with a Green Vegetable Salad.

Dessert – Blueberry Soy Cheesecake with Granola Crust

Every diet should be about enjoying every meal responsibly so diversifying each course while staying on track with nutritional needs and health goals. The purpose of a keto diet is to burn fat for energy instead of carbohydrates, this induces ketosis which offers a number of health benefits, with shedding a few pounds being its most popular effect. 

“Our bodies prefer to burn carbs for fuel before they burn fat, so a ketogenic diet forces our bodies to use our fat as fuel, which leads to weight loss,” explains DietingWell.com. “Ketogenic diets work because consuming a low amount of carbs causes our metabolism to go into a state called ketosis. This happens when there is an increase in ketones in our bloodstream. Ketones are created when our bodies use fat as fuel. These ketones are a form of fuel that helps the body burn fat as the main source of fuel, instead of using the glucose (sugar) from carbs.” 

For those concerned that they may not be consuming enough protein or just aren’t as disciplined about what they eat can consider having exogenous ketones to help boost ketosis. The HealthyWiser™ KetoFast™ Supplement Powder is ideal for sustaining a healthy state of ketosis while enhancing nutrient absorption and boosting energy levels without the jittery side-effects of caffeine.