Healthy Keto® Approved Food List
This is a list of Keto Approved Food which will build health and allow you to lose weight.
FAT
Avocado
Avocado oil
Blue cheese
Brie cheese
Butter
Cocoa butter
Coconut butter
Coconut oil
Cream cheese
Duck fat
Egg yolks
Ghee
Half and half
Lard
Macadamia oil
MCT oil
Olive oil
Red palm oil
Sesame oil
Sour cream (organic)
Tallow
Walnut oil
Whole cream
PROTEIN
Bacon
Beef
Beef jerky
Bison
Cheese
Chicken
Cottage cheese
Deer
Duck
Eggs
Elk
Goat
Goose
Hot dogs
Lamb
Moose
Pepperoni
Pheasant
Pork
Pork rinds
Quail
Rabbit
Salami
Sausage
Sheep
Turkey
Veal
Wild boar
Wild turkey
NUTS & SEEDS
Almonds
Brazil nuts
Chia seeds
Hazelnuts
Hemp seeds
Macadamia nuts
Nut butters
Peanuts
Pecans
Pine nuts
Pistachios
Pumpkin seeds
Seed butters
Sesame seeds
Sunflower seeds
Tahini (sesame butter)
Walnuts
FISH
Anchovies
Bass
Cod
Eel
Flounder
Grouper
Haddock
Halibut
Herring
Mackerel
Mahi-mahi
Orange roughy
Perch
Red snapper
Rockfish
Salmon
Sardines
Sole
Tilapia
Trout
Tuna (including albacore)
Turbot
VEGETABLES
Artichoke
Arugula
Asparagus
Bean sprouts
Beet greens
Bok choy
Broccoli
Brussels sprouts
Butterhead lettuce
Cabbage
Carrots
Cauliflower
Celery
Chard
Chives
Cucumber
Dandelion greens
Eggplant
Endive
Fennel
Garlic
Green beans
Jicama
Kale
Kimchi
Kohlrabi
Leafy greens
Leeks
Microgreens
Mushrooms (all kinds)
Mustard greens
Okra
Olive
Onion
Parsley
Peppers (all kinds)
Pumpkin
Radicchio
Radishes
Rhubarb
Romaine lettuce
Sauerkraut
Scallions
Seaweed (all sea vegetables)
Shallots
Spaghetti squash
Spinach
Swiss chard
Tomatoes (moderate amount)
Turnip greens
Watercress
Zucchini
SEAFOOD
Abalone
Caviar
Clams
Crab
Lobster
Mussels
Octopus
Oysters
Scallops
Shrimp
Squid
BERRIES & FRUIT (berries in small quantities)
Blackberries
Black currant
Blueberries
Chokeberries
Cultivated European
gooseberry
Lemon
Lime
Raspberries
Red currant
Sea-buckthorn
Strawberries
Tart cherries
HERBS
Allspice
Basil
Cardamom
Cayenne pepper
Chili powder
Cilantro/coriander
Cinnamon
Cloves
Cumin
Curry powder
Dill
Ginger
Italian seasoning
Nutmeg
Oregano
Paprika
Parsley
Rosemary
Sage
Thyme
Turmeric
ADDITIONALS
Almond flour/meal
Cacao nibs
Cacao powder
Coconut aminos
Coconut flour
Cod liver oil (fish oil)
Dark chocolate 100%
Fermented vegetables
Fish sauce
Gelatin
Gluten-free tamari sauce
Hot sauce
Mayonnaise
Monk fruit
Mustard
Pickles
Shredded coconut
Stevia
Vanilla extract
Vinegar
ORGAN MEATS
Bone marrow
Heart
Kidney
Liver
Tongue
Tripe
LIQUIDS
Almond milk (unsweetened)
Broth (chicken, beef, bone)
Club soda
Coconut milk (unsweeetened)
Coffee (unsweetended)
Herbal teas
Kombucha (2 g of sugar)
Lemon and Lime Juics (small amounts)
Seltzer water (unsweetened)
Sparkling mineral water
Tea (unsweetened)
Water
Water with lemon (unsweetened)
VEGAN PROTEIN
Hummus
Mushrooms
Nut butters (unsweetened)
Nutritional yeast
Protein powder (pea, hemp, brown rice)
Seed butters (unsweetened)
Seeds (sunflower, sesame,
pumpkin)
Spirulina
Sprouted beans
Tofu/tempe (organic)
NOT KETO APPROVED FOOD – FOODS TO AVOID
PROTEIN
Almond milk (sweetened)
Barbecue (with sugar)
Cashews (in excess)
Coconut milk (sweetened)
Hot dogs (unless organic/grass fed)
Kefir (unless plain and full-fat)
Meat products with sugar/grains (meatballs, breaded mets with sweet sauce, etc.)
Milk (commerical)
Processed cheese
Processed deli meat (nitrates or dextrose)
Sausage (unless organic/grass-fed)
Soy mik (even regular, because it’s GMO)
Yogurt (due to sugar)
VEGETABLES
Corn (and popcorn)
Lentils (you can have lentils if you are vegan)
STARCHES
Potato
Sweet potato
Yam
FRUITS & BERRIES
Apples
Apricots
Bananas
Cantaloupe
Cherries
Dates
Dried fruit
Grapefruit
Grapes
Kiwi
(like raisins)
Mangos
Melons
Orange
Peaches
Pineapple
Plantain
Plums
Watermelons
LEGUMES
Beans (all varieties)
Chickpeas (hummus is okay as there is mixed oil)
Edamame
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