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Kristin Kirkpatrick, a dietitian always tries a diet before suggesting to her patients. As inquiries about a high fat, low carb diet became popular, she ditched the carbs and tried the keto diet for 30 days. The ketogenic diet allows about 70 to 80 percent fat, about 5 percent carbohydrates, and moderate amounts of protein. Her first week consisted of eggs, cheese, salads, avocados , tree nuts, green leafy vegetables and coconut chips for breakfast and snacks. And for dinner, wild salmon with broccoli, kale or spinach and skipped dessert all together. Due to the drastic change in carbs, she...

Background The ketogenic (“keto”) diet is a diet consisting of very low carbohydrates, moderate protein, and high fat. It is designed to result in nutritional ketosis, a state in which the body is burning fat as is its primary source of energy instead of glucose. Recent years have seen the ketogenic diet increase rapidly in popularity, due in large part to its efficacy in supporting weight loss. However, we believe there remains a gap between current ketogenic diet permeation and potential adoption. As proponents of the health benefits of the diet and producers of ultra-low carbohydrate foods, we seek to better...

First 20 Feedback Kits Go Out Friday The first 20 of 50 preview feedback kits are going out this Friday April 8.  Recipients were randomly selected using the random.org.  So far 12 of the 20 have given us their mailing addresses.  If the other 8 don't get back to us, their kits will be up for grabs again in the next drawing.   Recipes Updates After more than a year of work we've nailed the recipes for Brownies (190 calories per brownie, 2.4 grams net carbs, 1.3 grams net carbs/100 calories), Keto Hot Breakfast (290 calories per serving, 3.4 grams net...