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HOW MUCH FAT AND PROTEIN?
“KETO DIET” synopsis: Eat Fat. Eat Protein. Limit Carbs. Seems like a simple concept. Cut out the crackers, chips, pastas, and potatoes. Check. Put MCT Oil Powder in coffee. Check. Eat all the bacon. Check. But wait, how much protein? How much fat? Did I go over my carbs?!?! Everyone has different needs as it pertains to macronutrients (fat, protein, and carbohydrates). It’s easy to ask a variety of influencers what their macros are and decide to follow in lockstep with them. But the way one person eats may not be the way YOU need to eat. Instead of guessing what your body requires, try using a Macro Calculator. I like Perfect…
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STRAWBERRY CREAM SODA
You may know these as “Italian Sodas”, but it feels like pure American summer to me! I’ve had store bought strawberry cream soda in the past… in my pre-keto days. They were tasty, but nothing that truly “WOWed” me. I typically preferred the classic Texan fizzy soft drink: Dr. Pepper. #TexasBorn However, I don’t purchase soft drinks any more. In fact, the husband and I haven’t regularly bought sodas during the entirety of our nearly 18 year marriage. It’s not a cheap product and we usually were more focused on other ways to get high fructose corn syrup… like through cereals and other packaged sweets. Once we switched to a…
