Week 2 in the life of a Keto diet

Planning and prepping are key to a successful Keto Diet. Really, it is key to any good eating plan. It’s the biggest mistake to wait until your starving, standing with the refrigerator door open, begging it to miraculously provide something delicious and nutritious and only then to figure out what your going to eat. This usually ends up with cookie dough from the freezer and someone’s leftover pizza being stuffed into your face while you stand over the kitchen sink.

I start the week with a list of meals I will make that week and make a corresponding grocery list. I keep an ongoing list of dinners I like to cook on my ipads “to-do list”. That I way I don’t have to reinvent the wheel each week. I just need to select the things I feel like making and verify what ingredients I need. Usually I have most of the things in my pantry, I just need the fresh food items like veggies, meat and dairy. It’s also a benefit that you have made these things before so it’s not hard to do on those week nights you are tired and don’t have a lot of energy for cooking. There are a lot of good dinner ideas right here on this website under “Menu” and “Keto Recipes”. On this post I am sharing what I will be making this week!

Don’t forget your snack items like chicharrones (fried pork skins) cheese sticks, nuts (like pecans, walnuts and almonds), pumpkin seeds and cut up veggies like celery sticks, broccoli and cucumber as well as something to dip them in like peanut butter or cream cheese. Lots of dips are Keto friendly like spinach dip, onion dip, hot artichoke dip, guacamole and salsa. Hard boiled eggs or deviled eggs make a good snack and make sure you have some dark chocolate on hand for those chocolate cravings! My husband likes to make a cappuccino with heavy cream and blends cream with blueberries for a quick homemade “ice cream”. 

Then I get busy making some things up in advance like Seed Crisps, Keto Dessert Balls like Peanut butter and Coconut, Riced Cauliflower and Brownies so when you have a craving or need a quick meal you are ready to face the challenge!

We practice fasting with Keto, so you will notice that on my menu. Here’s my list for the week:

Monday

• Fast in morning and noon
• Dinner: Chili Rellenos and Green Sauce (click link for the recipe, Roasted and cheese stuffed Pablano pepper dipped in a whipped egg soufflé and fried in olive oil. Serve with Chili Verde Sauce)
• Dessert: Blueberry Ice Cream

Tuesday

• Morning fast
• Lunch: loaded cauliflower “baked potato” (Roasted cauliflower with cheddar cheese, bacon, sour cream and green onions on the top
• Dinner: Broccoli Beef Stir Fry with “riced” Cauliflower
• Dessert: Keto Chocolate Brownies

Wednesday

• Morning Fast
• Lunch: Portabella “pizza” A portabella mushroom with pesto, Mozzerella, sundried tomatoes and a salad
• Dinner:  French Onion Soup
• Dessert: dark chocolate and raspberries

Thursday

• Morning And lunch: fast
• Dinner: Lynns Creamy Keto Pesto Chicken
• Dessert: Keto Chocolate Coconut Balls

Friday

• Morning Fast
• Lunch: Shrimp Ceviche and avocado on seed crisps
• Dinner:  Chicken Keto Broccoli Bake
• Dessert: Keto Peanutbutter Balls

Saturday

• Morning Fast
• Lunch: Chicken hot wings, blue cheese dip and celery
• Dinner : Fried Coconut Shrimp, cabbage slaw
• Dessert: dark chocolate and peanut butter

Sunday

• Morning Fast
• Lunch: Late breakfast of Smoked Salmon, cream cheese, capers, red onions and hard boiled eggs
• Dinner: Chicken Cordon Bleu (chicken breast rolled up with ham and swiss cheese, sauted in butter and served with white wine and cream sauce) Serve with Spaghetti squash and asparagus.