Today for the keto lunch we prepare an easy and super-quick dish based on salami and Gouda cheese. Everything is accompanied by vegetables as always. Do you know why I became so passionate about this type of diet that I decided to take a ketogenic course and receive a certificate? If you notice, you eat more or less what you always eat. These are not new dishes, but the ones we usually find on our tables. Who hasn’t ever had lunch with salami and cheese — raise your hand — or with steak and vegetables, or a nice dinner with salmon and so on. So why is it called a diet? Simple: in Keto there is no pasta, no bread, no pizza, no potatoes, no rice, no legumes, no cereals and no sugar — in short, there are no carbohydrates. Our body uses fats to produce the energy it needs and at the same time we lose body fat (a simple system called ketosis). For those who cannot do without bread, cookies and sugar, there are allowed flours and sweeteners for keto.

Is the keto diet harmful?

There are different opinions on the subject. I would like to ask the opposite question: is it harmful to eat carbohydrates of all kinds every day, often in excess? From my personal experience, since I’ve been eating keto I have much more energy, I’m more active, in shape, less bloated, and many issues such as inflammation and pain have disappeared. So for me it’s positive. Therefore, following a keto diet means eating almost as usual; it cannot be harmful. Just don’t get stuck on dishes rich only in meat — vary often with fish, cheeses, eggs sometimes, high-quality oil-packed tuna, ricotta, cold cuts, sausages — and always accompany everything with a portion (about 3–3.5 oz / 80–100 g) of vegetables. Also consume extra virgin olive oil, fruits such as blueberries, blackberries, currants, shelled nuts and oily seeds. Regardless of the need to lose weight or not, the keto world can win you over from the first approach. Often this type of diet is recommended to treat certain conditions, such as migraines, epileptic seizures, degenerative diseases. During keto the body is purified from inflammation caused by too many carbohydrates and for this reason it can improve health quality.

Disclaimer

In any case, before starting any diet, including keto, it is appropriate not to have any pathologies; these diets are intended for healthy people. For this reason it is necessary to discuss it in advance with your doctor or nutritionist. Read the information sheet