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Chapter 2. STOP!…Don’t Eat That

What exactly are foods that you should avoid on the ketogenic diet? The following can serve as a general list:

Sugars: Avoid anything that has brown sugar, cane sugar, corn syrup, honey, or sucrose. In addition, avoid fruits as most have high levels of fructose and sucrose. In short, if it's 'sweet', don't eat it.

Grain: This includes wheat, rice, sorghum, barley and products made from these grains such as wheat flour, pasta, pancakes, cookies, and cakes.

Corn: Avoid corn products like cornbread, corn chips, popcorn, and cornmeal. Corn can be used as a thickener or preservative in other products so remember to read labels.

Starches: Avoid foods like potatoes, sweet potatoes, and yams. This also applies to their products such as potato chips, French fries, and tater tots.

Boxed Processed Foods: Most of these foods are high in wheat and sugars and have high levels of carbs. In addition, avoid canned soups and stews as most contain hidden starchy thickeners.

Fruits: Fruits of any kind are high in fructose. Berries have the lowest carbs; therefore, if you want to include a fruit in your diet, one or two berries will not hurt.

Legumes: This includes beans, peanuts, and lentils that have very high starch content.

Beer: Beers are a product of grain, which has high carb content. If you have to drink, consume low carb beers.

Non Diet Sodas: Sweetened soda contains large amounts of fructose and corn syrup, which has lots of carbs that you should avoid.

Milk: Especially skimmed milk because it contains a type of sugar known as lactose. Fermented milk products like yogurt have less lactose because the bacteria used to ferment uses up all the lactose. If you have to include dairy, choose fermented products.

If you are planning to start a ketogenic diet, you should plan to make many sacrifices, especially if you are a food lover. Cutting down on your sugar intake and avoiding starchy foods will go a long way to make the diet a success.