@@pittsburgh-gal I was reading some comments on one of Dr. Eric Westman's recent videos and was surprised at how the "keto police" came after him for being pragmatic. It's funny how people who have been doing "internet keto" for a year feel qualified to school a Duke University doctor who has been practicing keto for over 20 years.
I definitely learned to pay close attention to serving size the hard way. It's shameful how they manipulate the numbers to make a product appear keto or low carb by using totally unrealistic serving sizes. I also hate that they can hide a multitude of bad ingredients for Keto under the umbrella of "natural flavors." I wish they were required to factually disclose all ingredients.
Yeah, I wish that too but too many big players with too many interests. My big thing is the serving size as being realistic, no one has 3 chips at a time!
Truth! It’s easy to make the mistake of not really reading the label at the store…..then finding out you wasted money on something you would never eat! Lesson learned! Thank you Steve!😮😊
As the PSA said many years ago..."read the label, set a better table". I am not big into math, I just try to stay clean about 90 percent of the time and keep my sweet consumption down. Like you, I rarely count carbs anymore as I know my body well enough to determine my limits. Good info Steve.
Thanks Steve. I hate how they lure us in with "keto" or "beef jerky" until you look at the ingredients. Glad to see that the two I use (granola and Archer beef sticks) also pass your test. I put so many items back on the shelf.
Great video, this kind of info is always helpful. My one "Keto" shopping suggestion? Randomly re-check items you buy regularly. Sometimes they change formulas! Suddenly your once perfectly Keto item has less than stellar ingredients added. You might have to reconsider your stance on it.
Great video. I can't tell you how many things I have just put down after reading the labels. Some things just aren't worth the amount of carbs vs. the serving size.
Great refresher, I also like how you went one by one with things to look for. Definitely going to make reading labels easier from now on. I really hate our labels it's so annoying how they are able to round down.
This is a good review - I hope there is a part 2 that talks about some more of those ingredients we see on labels that we need to know what they are and why they might be questionable. I definitely consider serving size and wish they listed a standard weight along side. 100 gm would be useful IF you know how to convert into ounces...without a calculator.
Steve you can make your own recaito and it tastes 10x better and no oil in it or a little olive oil……. Put in a bottle in fridge.It lasts for weeks. In the West Indies they call it green seasoning. Lots of recipes on YT …Delicioso!
I've been keto almost five years and do the same kind of label reading you do, Steve. Tonight at Kroger I picked up and put back 5 packages of snacky stuff because I couldn't find anything I would eat. I decided to go with the microwaveable pork rinds. Not perfect, but far better than the other JUNK. Good video with good info for all of us...thanks!
My husband and I decided to attempt Keto again in this new year. When you started to review the Keto granola I held my breath because I had JUST bought at bag at Rite Aid and it was $9! Thankfully, you approved the product! This video was filled with great information so I hope you continue to do this format, it was very helpful!
The thing that gets me the most is when its packaged clearly as 1 serving, but then the serving size is more than 1. Like a can of soda or something saying 2 servings. I don't understand how that is allowed.
Steve I must want to say thank you for doing whay you do for our community! These two videos you did for beginners is spot on! I've learned so much from you and other Keto creators. These two videos are Master Classes! Everything you said is so helpful, even to us who have been along this journey for years.Three yearsfor me. I lovr this lifestyle.I'm sure the beginners are going to have amazing results.
You are awesome, Steve! Bought & tried the NuTrail blueberry cinnamon granola today & it’s so good! Never heard of it til watching this video. Surprised at how clean the ingredients are. I’ve been a label reader for about 30 years, so it’s natural to me now, but so many people are not (yet) wired to read ingredients, etc. Your video is going to be so helpful to so many people. I’d say you covered pretty much everything and made it easy to understand.
I've been doing keto since june 2018 and I don't count net or total carbs either but I find that its so much easier and better not to eat processed "keto" foods.
A good rule of thumb if something is sweet and yummy you can guarantee it has sugar in it sugar is what makes things sweet!!! you have to wonder any time you put something in your mouth and it's sweet you got to wonder where's the sweetness coming from? is it natural or is it from sugar? and either way it's probably not going to be keto friendly! let's be honest it's very hard to do this diet if you have a sweet tooth, if you just love sugary products, if you're like me and you like mostly unami and Savory taste bencotto is a lot easier for people who really likes Savory and fat makes it a lot easier to do Keto
@@nathanbond8165 I have a sweet tooth. I bake something once or twice a week. A day doesn't go by, where I don't use some sweetener (a teaspoon in my coffee, 1/2 tbsp to my greek yogurt or in the baked goods), which doesn't bother me because I consider erythritol and stevia safe. I have lost 32 kg (since november 2020 but most of it in one year) and kept them off. Keto (or probably low-carb at 40 g carbs/day) is great for me, because it allows me to trick that sweet tooth and everything is so satiating. I haven't tried other diets and I can only imagine how difficult they would be for me and my sweet tooth. When I hit 100 kg at 25 years old, I decided, that I can no longer delay starting a diet. I was lucky I saw an add for keto instant meals. Ketosis made sense to me and sounded like just what I needed so I bought those instant foods. Looking back they would be more truthfuly described as low-carb and only lead to ketosis because they were also low calorie, but it introduced keto to me, gave quick initial results and included a gradual shift to low-carb whole foods as the goal of their weight loss program.
@@eliskarutteova2653 yeah I hear you in general the more you stay away from ultra-processed preserve Foods the healthier you're going to be and you're going to just naturally lose weight anyway if you eat Foods in their raw natural state the other day I was at a juice bar picking up a delivery not for me and I'm watching them baked all these supposed healthy juices I'm watching them take like a pound of carrots apples and celery to make this smoothie what you see on the other side of the juicer is all the most important part of those items the fiber the pulp gets spit out and thrown away and so what you wind up with a cup of just pure sucrose that's slightly flavored like the item that it was before concentrated you would never sit down and eat an entire pound of carrots yet one of those smoothies you are drinking sucrose with none of the fiber and the fibers the most important part of those vegetables I wonder why Americans are so obese and have some real problems we even find a way to take naturally healthy foods turn them into Sugar shakes and the sad part is people drinking those smoothies they think they're being healthy but when you look at the nutritional value look at all the freaking sugar that's in those smoothies you might as well just go to the store and buy a pint of ice cream but anyway I digress is that the wonderful thing about keto for me is that longer slave to my stomach because ketones are a natural appetite suppressor before I was on keto I had to eat three meals a day and if I didn't eat enough I would be angry and get headaches and feel groggy you know from Constance insulin spikes but the beautiful thing about being on keto is your blood insulin and sugar is so stable that you don't get this ravenous hunger and so I eat when I feel like you should eat and if I'm super busy and I have to skip lunch no big problem I'll just wait till dinner and when you do eat a meal because of the very satisfying high fat and protein content it's stays with you it's satisfying there are times when I get home really late like 9 or 10 at night and I haven't had dinner yet and I think well I should make something for dinner but I don't feel like cooking I'll just eat a snack I'll have some pepperoni and slices of cheese on keto crackers and that's my dinner and if you know the real secret to weight loss is simply eating less calories ever me I think that's the Real Genius behind the keto lifestyle is that you're not as hungry because you've stabilized your blood sugar therefore you eat less and when you eat less you lose weight it's pretty simple and ingenious
@@eliskarutteova2653 in fact what's amazing is that once your body relearn that it can burn fat for fuel it stopped sending you all these hunger signals all day long so before I started keto I would get up in the morning I'd be hungry first thing in the morning I have to eat a big breakfast now I just have coffee with heavy whipping cream and some of that sugar-free vanilla flavoring cuz I love vanilla and then I start working and honestly sometimes I don't have breakfast until almost lunchtime before keto I would have never have been able to go that long without stuffing my gut I pretty much don't even have to smack anymore at the beginning of Keto I did snack a lot but once your body goes into full ketosis you don't even have the desire to snack anymore because now my body knows that it can burn fat for energy instead of me having to constantly dump food into my body the ironic part is is that what I do for a living is deliver food LOL so I drive around all day long with these super yummy food deliveries in my car and I'm not even tempted anymore I literally have no desire to eat this restaurants fast-food garbage anymore I think the really awesome part about keto is that you realize how much of a slave you were to food before going keto and then after going keto you just realize how liberating it is to not have to worry about and think about what am I going to have for breakfast or what am I going to have for lunch or dinner because honestly if you can't get ahold of Keto food you can just skip a meal and you don't have all the crazy side effects that you would normally have
@@eliskarutteova2653 this idea that you are supposed to eat three meals a day is just absurd and completely an invention of the American food industry to sell more food you should eat when you're hungry but our ancestors hundreds of thousands of years ago they did not eat three meals a day they were lucky if they got to eat once a day oftentimes if they weren't able to find animals to hunt they might go 2 or 3 days without eating the reason people have to eat three meals a day is because they eat a bunch of carbs and sugar which sends their blood glucose and insulin levels through the roof making you ferociously hungry and you don't think scientist and nutritionist haven't figured this out why do you think they put sugar and carbs in everything and I mean everything!! Bianchi do you have to be so careful and read the labels of everything it's unbelievable the way that they sneak sugar and carbs into something that has no business being in that food the other day I bought some Italian sausage Lynx cuz I like sausage and I was going to have it with some sauerkraut like an idiot I just assumed well it's me no carbs and I didn't read the back of the package each one of those sausages has added sugar and 5 grams of carbs per sausage so I had to throw those away there goes $5 that taught me to always check the label you cannot just assume because even if it's meat that it doesn't have sugar and carbs in it but also people think that being on a keto diet is super expensive quality cuts of protein and cheese and eggs are more expensive than carbs but because you can't eat all that garbage fast food and restaurant food you actually save a lot of money because you're forced to cook your own meals and when you make your own meals at home you save a lot of money so actually eating keto is cheaper than the standard American diet even though you're eating more high-quality proteins and vegetables
Another great offering! I have sent a number of friends to your channel for sage, sensible advice on making a healthy change. Thank you for great recipes, honest reviews, and friendly conversation! You are a favorite for a reason! ❤😊
Thank you for a refresher course we are going head on with keto after the holidays I feel like crap after eating the foods I was eating back to feeling good
Hi Steve, i have a couple of tips. 1- Eat whole foods only, when you can, use organic if possible. 2. If you like a product then see if there's a keto recipe on line that you can make yourself as you are always in control of what goes into the dish. 3. As you stated, READ the food label and if it has more than 3 ingredients or more ingredient's you cant pronounced or understand, put it back on the shelf 4. If you can afford to, keep a CGM on your arm and track your glucose response, it will let you know how your own body is responding to the food you are consuming 5. get a Homa-IR or Kraft insulin test. Blood sugar monitoring is only half the picture, knowing you insulin response to sugar test is a great way to see how insulin resistant you are
10:00 From what I've studied, read, heard, gmo industrial waste sludge oils including soybean, canola, corn, and more, are among the worst possible things a living creature can eat. Talk about inflammation! Yeouza! I've heard those sludge oils are worse than sugar. Thanks for your diligence Steve! Now to watch Part 1 of this excellent series.
Thank you so much for this video, Steve. It clarified a lot that I was a little vague on. I have also fallen victim to the serving size thing, as well as the rounding thing.
Those Archer meat sticks are so good, a definite go to for us. And I love that Keto granola. I always read the labels and now just make my own beef jerky with NY strip and redmonds (it is delicious and very Keto).
Thank you for the kind words. I’m glad to have your here. This is not an AI auto-response; I just happened to open comments right after you typed this. 😉
Thanks for the tips on deciphering FDA labels and ingredients. I can always use your valuable reminders of what to look out for. I've been doing Keto for about 4 years myself. I come across those cheese crisps you had at the end of the video periodically at Costco or Sam's Club when they have them on sale and forget that there is a reason I won't buy that brand until I look at the label each time. I think I bought them once without looking at the label. Now I know better (usually).
Steve these videos are a great review for those of us who've been on Keto a long time, especially since most of these newer keto products coming on the market are sometimes a little sneaky. :/ Thanks.
Barbells got me. I saw someone post on tik tok about them bought them and crapped when I saw the label. Turns out they had an ingredient change since that person posted the video
Fantastic video! I love beef jerky, but have learned that the reason I love it is all of the sugar. The low sugar jerky just isn't the same. I have found this...worth a try: Duke's Shorty smoked sausages. Pretty tasty for a lowish carb meat snack.
Very helpful Steve, especially the order in which you decipher labeling. Food companies often make their labeling difficult to read for a reason. First learning the many names for sugar, now the actual amount of carbs per serving. I've opted for as simple (few ingredients) as possible & then make my own so I know what's in it. Seeds oils are #2 on my list of what I look for, after sugars. Thanks for this!
Not really related to this video but I made your carnivore pancake except I baked it in a parchment paper lined pan and made a Dutch Baby. It was AWESOME!! Thank you for the recipe. Love it and will use it regularly ❤
Before starting keto, I read a lot of "keto" labels - most weren't keto! Or had unacceptable ingredients, like soy or sunflower oil. So, the lesson learned is the same as a regular healthy diet, Don't Eat Prepared Foods, even so-called "keto" foods. Altho, I have found a few acceptable things (at Costco) Seite Grain free chips, the Keto Nut granola (great on homemade full fat yogurt!) You just have to really read the labels well.
I enjoyed the review on these products. New subscriber. Trying to get my husband to watch these videos so he can learn and I don’t have to remember everything to relay back to him. 😅 I pick up products that says Keto Friendly read the labels then put it back, not for me.
Catalina Crunch cereals are delicious. They are squares that mimic the taste of Cocoa Puffs, Cinnamon Toast Crunch, Froot Loops, Golden Grahams etc. and they are crunchy. The key, I think, is to use them sparingly like perhaps a small handful over Keto ice cream as a dessert. I put about 20 of them on small serving of berries, with a couple of chopped walnuts and sprinkle of Bocha Sweet then pour on a couple of tablespoons of cream. I have no idea what that does for blood sugar spike, but its probably cheaper and just as satisfying as Quest bars if I'm craving a crunchy treat.
I never buy prepackaged "keto" foods! I am a good home cook and I am convinced that anything with a nutrition label is not nutritious. Therefore, I am a 100% from-scratch cook. Simplifies my life immeasurably.
This is so helpful! I bought some of those Sonoma pizza chips at Costco. If only I'd known better. I will read the labels ingredients in addition to carbs and fiber from now on. I did avoid the olive mayo...shame on them!
Again great and helpful post. You had me worried with the Costco keto granola, because I like it so much…. I also have a bag of those same crackers, lol. (Unopened and probably expired by now 😂)
Glad you said the deciphering process gets easier with practice. 😳😔 How many parts in this beginners series? Will you run us through the products you use and possibly a typical keto daily menu?
Needed a refresher on the art and science of reading labels. Been at this 5 years, still have bought stuff without reading or fully understanding the nutritional voodoo ticket. Before packaged food goes into your cart or before you check-out: Read the Label. Read the label again. Ask yourself... did I read the label? Did I understand the label? Did I pull out my phone and lookup something I didn't understand? Also, if you read the label after purchase, you can still return it.
Got an ad today from the local grocery store. Looked like keto products, One was a cauliflower crust frozen pizza! Looked it up 28g carbs per serving and 6 serving per pizza. First two crust ingredients, flour, soybean oil.
I'm with you on the Keto police ingredients people.🤦♀️ I enjoy the Keto Nut granola. Did not like the taste and stomach issues with the Catalina Crunch cereal. People need to do what works for them. Thanks, an informative video. 👍
We have the 100g column on our nutrition panels in Australia too and its the first thing i check. I've also found our serving sizes are pretty realistic
of the companies that offer a CGM service, as far as I know, only Levels offer the Dexcom G6. In my opinion, it is more reliable than the Abbot Freestyle Libre - plus you can calibrate to a finger stick blood glucose reading. All of the players in this space charge the same amount of money, and they are all constantly improving their apps, so for me, the deciding factor was being able to get the Dexcom through Levels.
I can say that one of the biggest benefits of technology improving is being able to look up European food labeling from anywhere in the world. It's shameful that, in America and here in Canada, food labels aren't standardized to 100g. It wouldn't even take more than an hour for these big companies to change their labels, but a look at our current education system shows that expecting things to catch up with the times is a fool's errand. I also wish that items like bacon had a separate listing for "cooked". By the way, the second you brought up those "cheese" crackers, I knew exactly what you were about to say. Seen them a number of times.
I ran across your channel as I have decided to adopt a Keto lifestyle having gained a lot of weight post menopause. I relate to your story completely, however, I always maintained a trim figure by starving myself ( while eating and drinking terribly) thank you for your content! Have you ever worked as an announcer on radio or Tv?😊
I used to be a corporate trainer for many years, so that's where I learned to project to the back of the room without being too loud for the front of the room. Thank you for the kind words.
Hi question I just purchased some mct oil.. ingredients are gelatin, glycerine and water.. will this kick me out of ketosis? I dont want anything sugar or thar could produce sugar in my body as I've just been told I have a small tumor in my breast. I've been doing healthy for few months but keto strictly for 2 weeks
Not one Keto police 🚨 should have any problem with anything you talked about in this vid😊
You might be surprised. 😉
@@SeriousKeto I guess I shouldn't be 😕 There are other nice Keto folks I follow, and they get their share of negativity and just nastiness☹
@@pittsburgh-gal I was reading some comments on one of Dr. Eric Westman's recent videos and was surprised at how the "keto police" came after him for being pragmatic. It's funny how people who have been doing "internet keto" for a year feel qualified to school a Duke University doctor who has been practicing keto for over 20 years.
@@SeriousKeto OMG, Right!!!🤗🤗🤗
You underestimate the internet.
I'm going on my third year of Keto but this was the best refresher I've seen in a long time!! Thanks Steve!!
Huge LOL on the BBQ rub...serving size 1/4 tsp!! Again, so appreciate what you do Steve!
I definitely learned to pay close attention to serving size the hard way. It's shameful how they manipulate the numbers to make a product appear keto or low carb by using totally unrealistic serving sizes. I also hate that they can hide a multitude of bad ingredients for Keto under the umbrella of "natural flavors." I wish they were required to factually disclose all ingredients.
Yeah, I wish that too but too many big players with too many interests. My big thing is the serving size as being realistic, no one has 3 chips at a time!
Industry has too much influence in FDA and USDA
Thank you so much for the refresher, since I was off the wagon with a vengeance, and now I'm back.
Truth! It’s easy to make the mistake of not really reading the label at the store…..then finding out you wasted money on something you would never eat! Lesson learned! Thank you Steve!😮😊
As the PSA said many years ago..."read the label, set a better table". I am not big into math, I just try to stay clean about 90 percent of the time and keep my sweet consumption down. Like you, I rarely count carbs anymore as I know my body well enough to determine my limits. Good info Steve.
Thanks Steve. I hate how they lure us in with "keto" or "beef jerky" until you look at the ingredients. Glad to see that the two I use (granola and Archer beef sticks) also pass your test. I put so many items back on the shelf.
Great video, this kind of info is always helpful.
My one "Keto" shopping suggestion? Randomly re-check items you buy regularly.
Sometimes they change formulas! Suddenly your once perfectly Keto item has less than stellar ingredients added. You might have to reconsider your stance on it.
Great tip. I've had that *gotcha* feeling - post-purchase, alas.
Yes, I agree. One thing that might help with this is if they change the packaging or label. That is a definite time to recheck the label.
Very true. Sometimes for the better (Sola bread), but often for the worse (Kirkland protein bars).
Great video. I can't tell you how many things I have just put down after reading the labels. Some things just aren't worth the amount of carbs vs. the serving size.
Great refresher, I also like how you went one by one with things to look for. Definitely going to make reading labels easier from now on. I really hate our labels it's so annoying how they are able to round down.
This is a good review - I hope there is a part 2 that talks about some more of those ingredients we see on labels that we need to know what they are and why they might be questionable.
I definitely consider serving size and wish they listed a standard weight along side. 100 gm would be useful IF you know how to convert into ounces...without a calculator.
Steve, great video. I really enjoy your videos. Keep doing what you are doing, it much appreciated. Have a great rest of your week.
Steve you can make your own recaito and it tastes 10x better and no oil in it or a little olive oil……. Put in a bottle in fridge.It lasts for weeks. In the West Indies they call it green seasoning. Lots of recipes on YT …Delicioso!
I've been keto almost five years and do the same kind of label reading you do, Steve. Tonight at Kroger I picked up and put back 5 packages of snacky stuff because I couldn't find anything I would eat. I decided to go with the microwaveable pork rinds. Not perfect, but far better than the other JUNK. Good video with good info for all of us...thanks!
My husband and I decided to attempt Keto again in this new year. When you started to review the Keto granola I held my breath because I had JUST bought at bag at Rite Aid and it was $9! Thankfully, you approved the product! This video was filled with great information so I hope you continue to do this format, it was very helpful!
Absolutely love all of these chocolates. I have been able to enjoy chocolate again after being keto for five years. Thank you Steave.
Great video, Steve. Very informative and helps a lot! Never thought about looking at the serving size, but makes sense.
Glad it was helpful!
The thing that gets me the most is when its packaged clearly as 1 serving, but then the serving size is more than 1. Like a can of soda or something saying 2 servings. I don't understand how that is allowed.
I do the same thing. I totally pay attention to the nutrition label and ingredients.
Steve I must want to say thank you for doing whay you do for our community! These two videos you did for beginners is spot on! I've learned so much from you and other Keto creators. These two videos are Master Classes! Everything you said is so helpful, even to us who have been along this journey for years.Three yearsfor me. I lovr this lifestyle.I'm sure the beginners are going to have amazing results.
Thanks for the refresher! Love your videos!
Enjoyed your classification of ingredient labels. Appreciate the effort it took to capture images to show us! 🖖🏻😘👍🏻🙏🏻
You are awesome, Steve!
Bought & tried the NuTrail blueberry cinnamon granola today & it’s so good! Never heard of it til watching this video. Surprised at how clean the ingredients are. I’ve been a label reader for about 30 years, so it’s natural to me now, but so many people are not (yet) wired to read ingredients, etc. Your video is going to be so helpful to so many people. I’d say you covered pretty much everything and made it easy to understand.
I've been doing keto since june 2018 and I don't count net or total carbs either but I find that its so much easier and better not to eat processed "keto" foods.
A good rule of thumb if something is sweet and yummy you can guarantee it has sugar in it sugar is what makes things sweet!!! you have to wonder any time you put something in your mouth and it's sweet you got to wonder where's the sweetness coming from? is it natural or is it from sugar? and either way it's probably not going to be keto friendly! let's be honest it's very hard to do this diet if you have a sweet tooth, if you just love sugary products, if you're like me and you like mostly unami and Savory taste bencotto is a lot easier for people who really likes Savory and fat makes it a lot easier to do Keto
@@nathanbond8165 I have a sweet tooth. I bake something once or twice a week. A day doesn't go by, where I don't use some sweetener (a teaspoon in my coffee, 1/2 tbsp to my greek yogurt or in the baked goods), which doesn't bother me because I consider erythritol and stevia safe. I have lost 32 kg (since november 2020 but most of it in one year) and kept them off. Keto (or probably low-carb at 40 g carbs/day) is great for me, because it allows me to trick that sweet tooth and everything is so satiating.
I haven't tried other diets and I can only imagine how difficult they would be for me and my sweet tooth. When I hit 100 kg at 25 years old, I decided, that I can no longer delay starting a diet. I was lucky I saw an add for keto instant meals. Ketosis made sense to me and sounded like just what I needed so I bought those instant foods. Looking back they would be more truthfuly described as low-carb and only lead to ketosis because they were also low calorie, but it introduced keto to me, gave quick initial results and included a gradual shift to low-carb whole foods as the goal of their weight loss program.
@@eliskarutteova2653 yeah I hear you in general the more you stay away from ultra-processed preserve Foods the healthier you're going to be and you're going to just naturally lose weight anyway if you eat Foods in their raw natural state the other day I was at a juice bar picking up a delivery not for me and I'm watching them baked all these supposed healthy juices I'm watching them take like a pound of carrots apples and celery to make this smoothie what you see on the other side of the juicer is all the most important part of those items the fiber the pulp gets spit out and thrown away and so what you wind up with a cup of just pure sucrose that's slightly flavored like the item that it was before concentrated you would never sit down and eat an entire pound of carrots yet one of those smoothies you are drinking sucrose with none of the fiber and the fibers the most important part of those vegetables I wonder why Americans are so obese and have some real problems we even find a way to take naturally healthy foods turn them into Sugar shakes and the sad part is people drinking those smoothies they think they're being healthy but when you look at the nutritional value look at all the freaking sugar that's in those smoothies you might as well just go to the store and buy a pint of ice cream but anyway I digress is that the wonderful thing about keto for me is that longer slave to my stomach because ketones are a natural appetite suppressor before I was on keto I had to eat three meals a day and if I didn't eat enough I would be angry and get headaches and feel groggy you know from Constance insulin spikes but the beautiful thing about being on keto is your blood insulin and sugar is so stable that you don't get this ravenous hunger and so I eat when I feel like you should eat and if I'm super busy and I have to skip lunch no big problem I'll just wait till dinner and when you do eat a meal because of the very satisfying high fat and protein content it's stays with you it's satisfying there are times when I get home really late like 9 or 10 at night and I haven't had dinner yet and I think well I should make something for dinner but I don't feel like cooking I'll just eat a snack I'll have some pepperoni and slices of cheese on keto crackers and that's my dinner and if you know the real secret to weight loss is simply eating less calories ever me I think that's the Real Genius behind the keto lifestyle is that you're not as hungry because you've stabilized your blood sugar therefore you eat less and when you eat less you lose weight it's pretty simple and ingenious
@@eliskarutteova2653 in fact what's amazing is that once your body relearn that it can burn fat for fuel it stopped sending you all these hunger signals all day long so before I started keto I would get up in the morning I'd be hungry first thing in the morning I have to eat a big breakfast now I just have coffee with heavy whipping cream and some of that sugar-free vanilla flavoring cuz I love vanilla and then I start working and honestly sometimes I don't have breakfast until almost lunchtime before keto I would have never have been able to go that long without stuffing my gut I pretty much don't even have to smack anymore at the beginning of Keto I did snack a lot but once your body goes into full ketosis you don't even have the desire to snack anymore because now my body knows that it can burn fat for energy instead of me having to constantly dump food into my body the ironic part is is that what I do for a living is deliver food LOL so I drive around all day long with these super yummy food deliveries in my car and I'm not even tempted anymore I literally have no desire to eat this restaurants fast-food garbage anymore I think the really awesome part about keto is that you realize how much of a slave you were to food before going keto and then after going keto you just realize how liberating it is to not have to worry about and think about what am I going to have for breakfast or what am I going to have for lunch or dinner because honestly if you can't get ahold of Keto food you can just skip a meal and you don't have all the crazy side effects that you would normally have
@@eliskarutteova2653 this idea that you are supposed to eat three meals a day is just absurd and completely an invention of the American food industry to sell more food you should eat when you're hungry but our ancestors hundreds of thousands of years ago they did not eat three meals a day they were lucky if they got to eat once a day oftentimes if they weren't able to find animals to hunt they might go 2 or 3 days without eating the reason people have to eat three meals a day is because they eat a bunch of carbs and sugar which sends their blood glucose and insulin levels through the roof making you ferociously hungry and you don't think scientist and nutritionist haven't figured this out why do you think they put sugar and carbs in everything and I mean everything!! Bianchi do you have to be so careful and read the labels of everything it's unbelievable the way that they sneak sugar and carbs into something that has no business being in that food the other day I bought some Italian sausage Lynx cuz I like sausage and I was going to have it with some sauerkraut like an idiot I just assumed well it's me no carbs and I didn't read the back of the package each one of those sausages has added sugar and 5 grams of carbs per sausage so I had to throw those away there goes $5 that taught me to always check the label you cannot just assume because even if it's meat that it doesn't have sugar and carbs in it but also people think that being on a keto diet is super expensive quality cuts of protein and cheese and eggs are more expensive than carbs but because you can't eat all that garbage fast food and restaurant food you actually save a lot of money because you're forced to cook your own meals and when you make your own meals at home you save a lot of money so actually eating keto is cheaper than the standard American diet even though you're eating more high-quality proteins and vegetables
Another great offering! I have sent a number of friends to your channel for sage, sensible advice on making a healthy change. Thank you for great recipes, honest reviews, and friendly conversation! You are a favorite for a reason! ❤😊
Thank you for a refresher course we are going head on with keto after the holidays I feel like crap after eating the foods I was eating back to feeling good
I have done keto for 4 years and oh how I wish I had this video when I started!..I am going to share the crap out of this to everyone I know!!!
Hi Steve, i have a couple of tips.
1- Eat whole foods only, when you can, use organic if possible.
2. If you like a product then see if there's a keto recipe on line that you can make yourself as you are always in control of what goes into the dish.
3. As you stated, READ the food label and if it has more than 3 ingredients or more ingredient's you cant pronounced or understand, put it back on the shelf
4. If you can afford to, keep a CGM on your arm and track your glucose response, it will let you know how your own body is responding to the food you are consuming
5. get a Homa-IR or Kraft insulin test. Blood sugar monitoring is only half the picture, knowing you insulin response to sugar test is a great way to see how insulin resistant you are
10:00 From what I've studied, read, heard, gmo industrial waste sludge oils including soybean, canola, corn, and more, are among the worst possible things a living creature can eat. Talk about inflammation! Yeouza! I've heard those sludge oils are worse than sugar. Thanks for your diligence Steve! Now to watch Part 1 of this excellent series.
You got that right :)))on everything that you were showing us :))))that's exactly how I look at the back of the packages💖💖💖💖
Thank you for going above and beyond for keto information! I'm new and I've learned so much from you!
Great information Steve. Thank you!
Thank you so much for this video, Steve. It clarified a lot that I was a little vague on. I have also fallen victim to the serving size thing, as well as the rounding thing.
Those Archer meat sticks are so good, a definite go to for us. And I love that Keto granola. I always read the labels and now just make my own beef jerky with NY strip and redmonds (it is delicious and very Keto).
Great information! Thanks!
I'm sending first and second starting point to my sister!!
I am always weary when they advertise "0 Trans fat" rather than "No Trans fat" ! Big difference. Good video!
God your voice is so calming, new on keto, not for weight loss but because sugar is poison and learning learning learning
Thank you for the kind words. I’m glad to have your here. This is not an AI auto-response; I just happened to open comments right after you typed this. 😉
I can see that the force is with you by your side😻😻
When I travel I see people getting beef jerky because it’s keto a lot. 😮labels are always interesting. Great vid
Love Your new Boba Fett copilot!! Nice job on trying to help sort out the smoke screens!
YOU ROCK!
I agree with your opinion about FDA labels.
Thanks for the tips on deciphering FDA labels and ingredients. I can always use your valuable reminders of what to look out for. I've been doing Keto for about 4 years myself. I come across those cheese crisps you had at the end of the video periodically at Costco or Sam's Club when they have them on sale and forget that there is a reason I won't buy that brand until I look at the label each time. I think I bought them once without looking at the label. Now I know better (usually).
Steve these videos are a great review for those of us who've been on Keto a long time, especially since most of these newer keto products coming on the market are sometimes a little sneaky. :/ Thanks.
Barbells got me. I saw someone post on tik tok about them bought them and crapped when I saw the label. Turns out they had an ingredient change since that person posted the video
thank you so much for the great info. reading ingredients is major part of shopping for food
Excellent video Steve. Thanks
Steve, thanks a lot. Now you got me looking in my refrigerator looking at some labels, and I can only say oops.
Love the discussion and information. Thank you.
Fantastic video!
I love beef jerky, but have learned that the reason I love it is all of the sugar. The low sugar jerky just isn't the same.
I have found this...worth a try:
Duke's Shorty smoked sausages. Pretty tasty for a lowish carb meat snack.
very well articulated! will share with a new to keto friend!
Very helpful Steve, especially the order in which you decipher labeling. Food companies often make their labeling difficult to read for a reason. First learning the many names for sugar, now the actual amount of carbs per serving. I've opted for as simple (few ingredients) as possible & then make my own so I know what's in it. Seeds oils are #2 on my list of what I look for, after sugars. Thanks for this!
My other pet peeve is that they put the ingredients listed so small I have trouble reading them. I know carry a magnifying glass in my purse.
As always, I found everything you talked about, interesting and informative.
Excellent information! Thank you so much!! 👍🏻🙏🏻😍
I truly appreciate the refresher about this!😊
Another great video!❤ I stick with Tillamook sugar free smoked sausages and/or beef jerky 😊
Beautifully laid out video. Great info!
Well said and very thorough Steve!
There are a few no sugar versions of beef jerky I’ve found and love. Plus Qwest chips have been a terrific addition.
The flavor of Qwest chips is great, I just wish they had a sturdier texture.
Again, another informative video whether you’re just starting Keto or have been at it awhile. Thanks, Steve. Say hi to Bubba Fett for me. 😂
Thanks so much for the thorough video. That really helps 🙏
Not really related to this video but I made your carnivore pancake except I baked it in a parchment paper lined pan and made a Dutch Baby. It was AWESOME!! Thank you for the recipe. Love it and will use it regularly ❤
oooh, that sounds like a great idea!
You present a realistic approach to a healthy low carb diet. Some people turn it into a cult and others try to sell you “snake oil”! Thanks!
That is the best compliment I could hope for, as it's really what I strive for on this channel. 🙂
Before starting keto, I read a lot of "keto" labels - most weren't keto! Or had unacceptable ingredients, like soy or sunflower oil. So, the lesson learned is the same as a regular healthy diet, Don't Eat Prepared Foods, even so-called "keto" foods. Altho, I have found a few acceptable things (at Costco) Seite Grain free chips, the Keto Nut granola (great on homemade full fat yogurt!) You just have to really read the labels well.
I enjoyed the review on these products.
New subscriber. Trying to get my husband to watch these videos so he can learn and I don’t have to remember everything to relay back to him. 😅
I pick up products that says Keto Friendly read the labels then put it back, not for me.
Catalina Crunch cereals are delicious. They are squares that mimic the taste of Cocoa Puffs, Cinnamon Toast Crunch, Froot Loops, Golden Grahams etc. and they are crunchy. The key, I think, is to use them sparingly like perhaps a small handful over Keto ice cream as a dessert. I put about 20 of them on small serving of berries, with a couple of chopped walnuts and sprinkle of Bocha Sweet then pour on a couple of tablespoons of cream. I have no idea what that does for blood sugar spike, but its probably cheaper and just as satisfying as Quest bars if I'm craving a crunchy treat.
Thank you Steve! I love this series!! 👏👍
Feel good about reading labels yeah!
Great video! Thank you, Steve!
Great information. Need to read the label, I am so guilty of grabbing something and not looking at it until later.
Great information. Super helpful. Thanks for everything you do.
I never buy prepackaged "keto" foods! I am a good home cook and I am convinced that anything with a nutrition label is not nutritious. Therefore, I am a 100% from-scratch cook. Simplifies my life immeasurably.
I just noticed your new sidekick.,
Grogu needed a little vacation... 😉
This is so helpful! I bought some of those Sonoma pizza chips at Costco. If only I'd known better. I will read the labels ingredients in addition to carbs and fiber from now on. I did avoid the olive mayo...shame on them!
Very good video. Lots of information even if like me you have been doing keto for a while. Thanks
Thanks to you Steve I’m an obsessive label reader.
Every time I let my guard down and skip the label reading, I wind up doing a face palm later...
@@SeriousKeto right! Me too.
Great video. I wonder if you have adequate a video or post info on reading for maintenance diet after reaching target weight?
I do not, but it's a good idea.
@@SeriousKeto Thanks.
Looking nice and tan Steve! Thanks for sharing all this info.
The lighting in my office makes me look tanner and my hair darker. Maybe I should move my kitchen down here...
Good information 👍 for everyone!
Great Suggestions!
Thanks... Some good information
Again great and helpful post. You had me worried with the Costco keto granola, because I like it so much…. I also have a bag of those same crackers, lol. (Unopened and probably expired by now 😂)
Glad you said the deciphering process gets easier with practice. 😳😔 How many parts in this beginners series?
Will you run us through the products you use and possibly a typical keto daily menu?
I suspect there could be around 6 parts. If I fill like I'm struggling for material, I'll wrap it up.
Needed a refresher on the art and science of reading labels.
Been at this 5 years, still have bought stuff without reading or fully understanding the nutritional voodoo ticket.
Before packaged food goes into your cart or before you check-out:
Read the Label.
Read the label again.
Ask yourself... did I read the label?
Did I understand the label?
Did I pull out my phone and lookup something I didn't understand?
Also, if you read the label after purchase, you can still return it.
Great advice
Steve great review on total carb makeup. Thanks
Got an ad today from the local grocery store. Looked like keto products, One was a cauliflower crust frozen pizza! Looked it up 28g carbs per serving and 6 serving per pizza. First two crust ingredients, flour, soybean oil.
Wow!
nice. thanks steve.
I'm with you on the Keto police ingredients people.🤦♀️ I enjoy the Keto Nut granola. Did not like the taste and stomach issues with the Catalina Crunch cereal. People need to do what works for them. Thanks, an informative video. 👍
We have the 100g column on our nutrition panels in Australia too and its the first thing i check. I've also found our serving sizes are pretty realistic
I'd love to see that in the US. Sometimes, it will list both the "serving" and "package" macros.
thanks for your very helpful videos ! one question ... do you still recommend the LEVELS CGM ?
of the companies that offer a CGM service, as far as I know, only Levels offer the Dexcom G6. In my opinion, it is more reliable than the Abbot Freestyle Libre - plus you can calibrate to a finger stick blood glucose reading. All of the players in this space charge the same amount of money, and they are all constantly improving their apps, so for me, the deciding factor was being able to get the Dexcom through Levels.
Great info. Thanks.
Powdered oil is made by adding maltodextrin to it. Hence the carbs
Back in my pre-keto days, I'd do that for molecular gastronomy. Tapioca maltodextrin.
I can say that one of the biggest benefits of technology improving is being able to look up European food labeling from anywhere in the world. It's shameful that, in America and here in Canada, food labels aren't standardized to 100g. It wouldn't even take more than an hour for these big companies to change their labels, but a look at our current education system shows that expecting things to catch up with the times is a fool's errand. I also wish that items like bacon had a separate listing for "cooked". By the way, the second you brought up those "cheese" crackers, I knew exactly what you were about to say. Seen them a number of times.
GREAT VIDEO
This is great content.
I ran across your channel as I have decided to adopt a Keto lifestyle having gained a lot of weight post menopause. I relate to your story completely, however, I always maintained a trim figure by starving myself ( while eating and drinking terribly) thank you for your content! Have you ever worked as an announcer on radio or Tv?😊
I used to be a corporate trainer for many years, so that's where I learned to project to the back of the room without being too loud for the front of the room. Thank you for the kind words.
Thanks!
Thank you!
Hi question I just purchased some mct oil.. ingredients are gelatin, glycerine and water.. will this kick me out of ketosis? I dont want anything sugar or thar could produce sugar in my body as I've just been told I have a small tumor in my breast. I've been doing healthy for few months but keto strictly for 2 weeks
If the nutrition facts on the package list zero carbs, you should have nothing to worry about.
do you think the issue with the oils is the omega 6 to omega 3 ratio? i have issues if i dont get atleast 3grams of omega 3 when i have omega 6 fats
Great video BTW!