(Part 3) Top products from r/veganketo

Recipe

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup + 2 tablespoons of almond butter, peanut butter, or any nut or seed butter.
  
  
• 1/3 cup unsweetened cacao powder.
  
  
• 1 flax "egg" (1 tablespoon of ground flaxseed + 2 tablespoons of water, mix and wait 5-10 min for it to "gel up.")
  
  
• 2 1/2 tablespoons of sweetener of your choice. I used this one. Low glycemic index & it subbed sugar well without making the cookies taste weird or give them a funky aftertaste.
  
  
  
  Steps:
  
  

1. Preheat oven to 325 F.
   
   
2. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
   
   
3. Combine all ingredients in a food processor. (Alternatively, you could also mix by hand or using a spatula.)
   
   
4. Once mixture is moist and ingredients are well combined, make equal cookie dough balls using your hands and place them on previously lined cookie sheet. (Try the cookie dough... it is yum!)
   
   
5. Using a fork, press down to flatten each cookie ball until about ½-inch (1 cm) thick. (Don't go crazy about this, just press down the cookies with the fork...)
   
   
6. Bake for 10-12 minutes or until crisp. I left mine in for about 12 minutes - but YMMV, as usual.
   
   
7. LET THEM COOL DOWN FOR 10 MINUTES - ideally you would pick up the parchment paper and set it on your counter (since the baking sheet will still be hot.) This step is super important because otherwise your cookies will be pretty crumbly and not hold up well.
   
   You can store them in an airtight container for up to 5 days or freeze for longer.
   
   Nutrition info:
   
   

• If you make 8 cookies: about 115 cals, 5g of protein, 4g net carbs, 10g of fat -- this is calculated using peanut butter - may change if you use a different seed/nut butter.
  
  
  Feel free to play around with the recipe and let me know how it turned out for you! :)
  
  

See, I think I might be the same. I haven't been exercising much so far during these first few days of keto (I'm initially doing it for some brain balance and adrenal fatigue recovery before I start hitting the exercise again), but I feel like I could never catch my breath no matter how many carbs I ate however long before exercising. I'm pretty sure it was my adrenals struggling with the cortisol for the workout and to regulate the blood sugar (adrenal fatigue = tired if you didn't know).

So I think keto will be good for me in that regard.

Really, the biggest thing I'm wondering about with multivitamins (which is not easy to determine) is if they are supporting the animal industry to make the vitamins. I personally like eating meat and fish. I like the taste of grass fed meats and wild caught seafood. I'm partially against the violence of eating animals, but I also kind of think of the fact that life does eat life (even if we eat plants, plants eat other dead plants and animals and little amoebas eat other little amoebas and so on…), so it's kind of moral to an extent. But if the company that makes the vitamins feeds into the inhumane slaughter of so many animals to extract some of the vitamins, then what's the point? Know what I mean? A lot of people don't think that far because it's so far from their plate and they don't see it. At the very least fish oil should be off the table for a true vegan.

I really don't take a multi, but I take a B, some magnesium taurate, vitamin D, and some herbs for adrenal fatigue. You should at least look into this one sometime. That brand is a little spendy, but supposedly it's made from all whole plant extracts. At least worth a look. I'm pretty sure those nutrients are all absorbable.

The thing you should note about coco oil is that it detoxes certain things from your body. If you haven't taken it for a while, you might be getting "die off" symptoms from the coconut oil pulling certain toxins out of your body. I think it's mainly yeasts and funguses and things like that that are pulled out, but I'm not sure. Those MCT's are the shit though. They burn immediately regardless of if you're in ketosis or not. They are fat that are burned directly for energy, regardless. I've even heard that Alzheimer's requires ketones/fat to heal, and people can see immediate memory gain right after eating MCT-heavy meals. Also I found that cancer cells have messed up mitochondria and can't process fats for energy, and they have like 10x the insulin receptors on them than a normal cell. They CANNOT survive in a strong ketosis environment. Keto for the win.

How's that for a conspiracy for ya? Cancer is probably partially caused by way too many carbs/acid, and it needs at least some carbs to survive. Also, they give you sugary foods at the hospital, during chemo, says my friend. The healthcare system is corrupt.

So yeah it seems like you are on a few weeks of keto now? I'm literally on day 3 or 4, and my anxiety has gotten much better. I really probably am not eating enough calories. I need to stock my pantry with lots of fats and low-carb proteins, soon (I'm thinking organic black soy). But definitely, my anxiety has gone way down and my focus way up. Its kind of like a strong sense of chillness is draped over me. I can't wait to become keto-adapted.

I’m partial to a curry coconut soup made with Thai curry paste, coconut cream or coconut milk, and whatever protein and veggies you have on hand. Heat and eat.

This paste is pretty tasty and a can makes 2 or 3 meals for my SO and myself. I’m happy with tofu cubes, mushrooms, bamboo shoots and spinach, finished with a sprinkle of cilantro and sliced scallions.

On most days I eat a lot of sprouted seeds, coconut butter, almond butter, raw walnuts and brazil nuts, even if I can't find sprouted ones. Macadamia nuts are awesome when you need portable fat calories.

If I've been eating mostly whole foods and want desert, I really like No Cow Bars, and 4g net carbs for 20g of protein isn't bad after all those seeds. I try not to eat soy but this vegan jerky is amazing. The black pepper and smoked chipotle flavors are 2g net carbs/oz, but some of the sweeter flavors are closer to 10g, and the maple Sriracha (absolutely the best) is 4g.

Just a note, check out Black Soy Beans. They're the only beans I've found that work with keto and they're delicious! For a 1/2 cup serving, they have 8g carbs with 7g fiber for a total of 1g net carbs!

Also, be sure to check out /r/vegetarianketo for recipe ideas as well (making substitutions as needed).

Yeah I just read about it. I think it’s great and the calorie to dollar ratio isn’t that bad.

If you buy this hemp seed heart on amazon
Manitoba Harvest Hemp Hearts Raw Shelled Hemp Seeds, Natural, 1 Pound https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00856TSCC/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_kw-EAbFYM47A2

Then you’re only really paying about a dollar for 270 calories.

If you buy a 18oz bottle of olive oil for $7, then for every dollar you get around 550 calories (110calories/tbsp).

So in other words it’s twice as expensive as olive oil, but you get a bunch of protein too.

This stuff is vegan, it's great:

Orgain Chocolate Fudge

Here's my recipe for baked garlic seitan

Also look into pea protein powder. I like Jarrow's Optimal Plant Protein

Well here's the old one, which shows the carb count of 1 gram: https://www.amazon.com/Tofu-Shirataki-Noodles-Spaghetti-Shape/dp/B000AQJRWG/ref=mp_s_a_1_5?keywords=House+Foods+Shirataki&qid=1571868129&sr=8-5

And here's the new version: https://www.house-foods.com/products/shirataki/tofu-shirataki/tofu-shirataki-spaghetti

Edit: Oh, it looks like 6 grams for the whole package. So 3 grams per half package, now.

For snacks, I like these broccoli “chips”. For cooking ingredients that I can’t find in my local stores, I just ordered this sugar-free Nutella to add to my chia pudding, and this keto maple syrup to experiment with some mug cakes.

I'm on vegan CICO not vegan keto, but I know people who are and they tell me they eat: Beyond Meat (1 gram net carb), Beyond sausages (2 net carbs), Gardein chick'n strips are 4 net carb, Some nutritional yeasts are 1 net carb, Mushrooms 1 net carb, bell peppers are 3 net carb per 100 grams, 2 cups of spinach = 1 net carb, chinese cabbage = 1.5 carb per cup, some wraps are 1 or 2 net carbs, low carb bagels, low carb cookies, avocado pesto, low carb bread, shirataki rice & noodles. Here's an example of a low carb pizza wrap. Many of the more nutrient dense veggies are lower carb, so that's good, but really vegan keto is going to require a lot of creativity with sauces etc. Just doing low carb is much easier obviously.

edit to add - a few other lower carb meals I found looking through the sub I help mod:

• Vegan Chorizo Breakfast bowl
  
• Thai Lemongrass Soup
  
• Nacho Style Sweet Peppers
  
• Bánh mì style collard wrap
  
• Mongolian Seitan Lettuce Wraps
  
• Zoodle Pho
  
• vegan sausage snack plate
  
• Thai peanut tofu in lettuce wraps
  
• Broccolini Mushroom Stir Fry (pic is lower right)
  
• Beyond breakfast plate (leave off toast)
  
  Some other vegan low carb products:
  
  
• Choc Zero (delicious, but expensive)
  
• Peanut Flour (good for sauces)
  
• Lily's Dark Choc Chips

I come here to proselyte for the church of PB2

(not OP) nope!

https://www.amazon.com/Great-Low-Carb-Everything-Bagels/dp/B00C9KB1MU

I use these

Trace Minerals 40,000 Volts, 8-Ounce

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000Z98KF8/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_x.73AbHS8Z51Z

Morton Salt Substitute w/ potassium, 3.12 oz

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00KPX1W4U/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_..73AbJH07XGC

i just do a spoonfull of iodized table salt and a spoonful of NoSalt (potassium chloride for my potassium needs) in a 1 liter bottle of water. i won't chug it but drink it throughout the day.

i used to supplement magnesium but i haven't felt a need to in a long while.

i really hate the taste of hemp powder i go with This instead