If you’re doing keto, or any diet with particular meal requirements, it can be hard to decipher what foods you should and should not eat. While trying to get healthy, the last thing you want to be worrying about is accidentally eating something you shouldn’t. We’re here to debunk the mystery today and learn about how beef interacts with the keto diet. For more nutrition information on grass-fed beef, be sure to view the blogs on our website. 

The ketogenic diet (or keto diet for short) is a high-fat, low-carb diet that was initially developed in the early 1900s as a therapy for epilepsy. Now it’s used by many to lose weight, or to seek other health benefits against diabetes, cancer and Alzheimer’s disease. This diet functions by sending the body into ketosis, a state where more fat is burned for daily fuel instead of the glucose supplied by carbohydrates. This enables the body to lose extra weight. 

A good grocery list for the keto diet consists of meat, seafood, vegetables, eggs, and nuts, avoiding foods that are sugars and starches. So you can eat meat on the keto diet. Technically, it might even be one of the few diets that allow bacon. If you’re looking to buy your beef in bulk, check out this article. 

It’s best to cherry-pick your meat intake to select only the best types and cuts. Meat is naturally a low-carb food, but you can do one better by choosing to pick up high-fat meats and cuts, like the ribeye, New York strip, T-bone and porterhouse cuts for beef. Excess protein can be converted back into glucose by the body, making it harder to lose weight, so select these cuts for the best fat to protein ratio. Choosing grass-fed and organic beef is even better to reap the benefits of high amounts of good fats. 

If you choose to “go keto,” make Dark Hammock Legacy Ranch’s premier grass-fed beef part of your diet. Visit our website today to get your own. 

As always, you should consult your physician before starting any diet.