Review of Primal Kitchen Mayos

 

Primal Kitchens is the first choice for commercially made mayonnaise. Why is that? Because most mayonnaise contains sugars and industrial seed oils. Of course, on the keto diet we are trying to eat as little sugar as possible. But what's wrong with industrial seed oils, and what are they? 

Industrial seed oils are vegetable oil, corn oil, canola oil, soybean oil, safflower oil, sunflower oil, peanut oil, etc. These oils are highly inflammatory. If one of your goals is to reduce inflammation in your body, you will want to avoid these oils. They are very unstable and subject to easily being degraded by free radicals. They are also too high in omega 6 fatty acids and linoleic acid. The only fats you should eat on kept are those with linoleic acid content lower than 20%. That would mean the approved keto fats are animal fat, coconut oil, MCT oil, olive oil or avocado oil.

If you have ever looked the label of most commercial mayo, they are almost all made with soybean or canola oil. Even the ones that say they are made from olive oil aren't 100% olive oil, but also include some canola or soybean as well. So they are unacceptable.

The Primal Kitchens mayo have all clean, healthy ingredients. If I don't have time to make my own mayo from leftover bacon grease, these are the ones I buy. 

They both taste great, although I think they have a little more vinegar than is my personal taste, but still good. 

Later I will include a recipe made with leftover rendered bacon grease, in case you want to try that.

Keto Pasta-Free Lasagne

 

The purpose of the lasagne noodle is simply to separate the layers of the lasagne. You can do the same thing with sliced meat. Sliced chicken, roast beef, ham or turkey. In this recipe, I have used Boar’s head rotisserie chicken cliches.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Ingredients:

1 pound ground beef (or Italian sausage), browned and drained

1 chopped green pepper

1 jar Rao’s Homemade Pasta Sauce, or other low-carb alternative

2tsp dried basil (can substitute fresh)

2 tbsp stevia powder

2 eggs

1 cup cottage cheese

2 cups shredded mozzarella

1/2 cup shredded Parmesan 

Garlic powder to taste

1 package Boars Head Rotisserie Chicken Slices (or roast beef, ham or turkey)

Double the recipe for a 9x13 inch casserole dish. This recipe is for a small casserole dish, possibly a 9 inch square pan. 

Line bottom of pan with chicken slices. Brown meat in skillet and drain. Combine meat, green pepper, pasta sauce, basil, and stevia powder. Simmer while making cheese mixture.

In bowl, combine eggs, 1 cup mozzarella, cottage cheese and Parmesan cheeses. Whisk together.

Layer meat sauce, then cheese mixture, sprinkle with garlic powder, add another layer of rotisserie chicken slices. Layer the rest of the meat sauce and cheese mixture. Cover top with the rest of the mozzarella. Sprinkle again with garlic powder. 

Bake for 30 minutes. Check to see if cheese is melted and browned as much as you want. If not done enough, leave in another 10 minutes.

Remove from oven, allow to cool at least 10 minutes before plating. Sprinkle top with more dried or chopped fresh basil.

Keto Pecan Vanilla Custard

 

   

As followers of the Ketogenic lifestyle, we don’t get to eat pudding. The thickening ingredients required to make pudding have too many carbs, and the ingredients aren’t keto approved. The next best thing is custard. It’s easy to make and delicious. 

Ingredients:

3 eggs

1/4 cup Brown Sugar Swerve

2tsp vanilla extract

1 cup heavy cream

1 cup unsweetened almond milk

1 tsp cinnamon

1 cup chopped pecans

Combine eggs, Swerve, and vanilla in mixing bowl. Whip on high for two minutes. Add half the heavy cream and continue to whip. Add remaining cream and almond milk. Continue to whip for another minute. Pour into greased pie plate or casserole dish. Sprinkle cinnamon and pecans on top. Place dish into water bath with water coming up halfway around the dish. Bake in 300 degree oven for 1 hour and 30 minutes Remove from oven and from water bath, let cool at least 15 minutes.

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Delicious Keto Pumpkin Bread

 

This bread is more the texture and taste of cake than bread. But you will have trouble stopping yourself from eating the whole thing, it’s so good. 

Line your loaf pan with parchment paper. If you don’t have any, you can grease the pan. But cleanup is so much easier and you can lift the whole loaf right out of the pan at once.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Ingredients: 

1 stick butter, melted

2/3 cup brown sugar Swerve

1 tsp vanilla extract

4 eggs at room temperature

1 cup pumpkin

1 tsp cinnamon

1/2 tsp nutmeg

1/4 tsp ginger

1/8 tsp cloves

1 1/2 cups almond flour

1/2 cup coconut flour

4 tsp baking powder

Combine butter, sweetener, vanilla, spices and eggs. Whisk together until smooth. Add dry ingredients and combine. Fold in nuts (optional). Pour into lined loaf pan and spread evenly in pan. Bake for 45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the loaf comes out clean. 

Makes ten slices. 6 carbs per serving.

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Review: HighKey Keto-Friendly High Protein Cereal

I am always on the lookout for a product to make my keto life easier. Even before going keto, I never ate cereal because there are NO healthy cereals at the grocery store. And, cereals by their very nature, are not filling, and are lacking in good nutrition. You’ll be hungry again two hours later.

So when I saw this high protein cereal, I was intrigued. It claims to have zero net carbs. Well, we’ll see.


Let me say that this cereal is delicious! However, the first thing I was disappointed in was the size of the box. I paid $11.79 for this cereal, and the box isn’t even as tall as my microwave. Furthermore, one serving is only 1/2 cup. Now you’re probably thinking, “What difference does it make? If it’s 0 net carbs, have two servings.” Well here’s the problem with net carbs:

It’s just a sales gimmick. It is NOT true that you do not break down and metabolize fiber. Some people do metabolize small amounts of the fiber they eat. And since this varies from person to person, you cannot know exactly how many carbs you are going to get from this. But it will raise blood sugar, especially for people like me who are very sensitive to carbs. 

This means the cereal actually has 11 carbs per half cup serving. Still better than regular cereal, but too much for me. Now, six of those carbs come from erythritol, so you can subtract those. So you are effectively getting 5 carbs per half cup.

This cereal was the cinnamon flavor. It’s shaped similar to Rice Crispies but doesn’t snap, crackle or pop. As an occasional treat, I would definitely say it’s better than a candy bar. But not something you probably want to eat daily on keto.

On the other hand, it would be a great cereal substitute for your kids. Although the best thing you can do for your kids is bacon and eggs for breakfast, when they want cereal, this is what I’d buy.

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