10 Healthy Foods You Should Avoid During Keto Diet
During the early stages of ketosis, the human body is very vital and many different foods can significantly influence your progress. It is good to know which foods are good for your ketosis and which are a must-not. If you already follow a keto diet you must have your own keto meal plan. However, there are many good and healthy foods that might interrupt the high-level production of ketones.
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Most of the people who start a ketogenic diet want to lose weight faster. It is normal to think that all of the healthy foods are welcome during keto, but some of them are forbidden even as a snack. When the body enters ketosis it might be a stressful process for a while. It is up to you how effective your overall progress will be including weight loss. However, as we already said, you need to be prepared for every stage, especially the beginning.
The selection of food and the type of diet are crucial components in your preparations. Make sure that you follow your meal plan and always make sure that the food you choose for your keto recipes is fresh and of high quality. Below we will present a list of healthy and popular foods that you should avoid during keto:
1. Black Beans
This is a fiber-rich legume that is very healthy for your digestive organs. The benefits of black beans are good for overall health, especially for your muscle mass. However, half a cup of black beans contains 12 grams of carbs, which is far more than what you allowed to intake on daily basis.
2.Sweet Potatoes
Sweet potatoes are very popular throughout the world as a healthy alternative to many ingredients. They are healthy and recommended for your digestive system, helps you prevent cancer, and stabilize blood sugar. Anyways, eating a medium-sized sweet potato (it doesn't even matter how it's cooked) will result in ingesting over 23grams of carbs. This makes the sweet potatoes a definite must-not for a keto diet.
3. Oranges
Indeed, some of you might be shocked by this fact, but the levels of sugar in oranges are huge. Regular-size orange contains around 20 grams of carbs which is enough to interrupt your ketosis.
4. Brown Rice
Rice and grains in general are never welcome in keto diet meal plans. This kind of food is very high in carbs and the popular brown rice is not an exception. The brown rice is also very high in carbs. Half a cup of brown rice is worth 24grams of carbs. It might sound difficult, but the smartest decision is to completely avoid grain foods while on keto.
5. Chickpeas
Chickpeas are a great snack and they are delicious in different ways- roasted, boiled, or in the form of humus. However, this delicious treat is full of carbs. When roasted they are even worse for consuming if you are on keto because you risk ingesting high amounts of carbs- more precisely- around 13 grams per tablespoon of roasted chickpeas.
6. Acorn Squash
This healthy food is also incompatible with the ketogenic diet. One cup of baked acorn squash cubes contains around 20 grams of carbs. Despite the fact that the acorn squash is full of healthy fiber and other beneficial vitamins, the amount of carbs is very high and can mess up your diet.
7. Yogurt
This might also sound unusual to you if you are experienced in keto. However, a regular 8-ounce yogurt cup might contain over 10 grams of carbs. This is over the recommended levels so you should buy low-carb (sugar-free) yogurts or find other dairy alternatives.
8. Dark Chocolate
If you are a true fan of chocolate and have chocolate carvings during keto you need to know a thing or two! You might have guessed that dark chocolate is your best option. It is definitely not! One ounce of dark chocolate contains 10 grams of carbs. This is a very high amount and you should avoid dark chocolate during keto diet.
9.Quinoa
Quinoa is a very beneficial food. Anyways, this food is recommended to be avoided while on keto diet. Half a cup of quinoa contains around 17 grams of carbs. Even though the proteins of quinoa are healthy and beneficial, the carb amount is way too high to make it compatible with any ketogenic diet.
10. Apples
Another interesting food that will leave many shocked. Apples are no doubt one of the most healthy foods with different benefits for the human body. But, while on keto, try to avoid apples because they are rich in sugar - over 20 grams of sugar per medium-sized apple.