Surprising Foods To Avoid On A Ketogenic Diet

Margarine

Many Americans are still reaching for margarine as a healthy alternative to butter, but ketogenic dieters should abstain, as butter has many more healthy, natural fats than margarine. Besides, margarine often uses carbohydrates to replace some of the flavor lost to high water content. Margarine is also usually made with low quality highly processed oils, which have been discussed elsewhere as oxidizers of human cells and tissues. When an individual is craving butter, they should reach for the real thing rather than a synthetic substitute. The high-fat goodness of butter will help to fuel ketosis in the body while keeping hormone levels high and healthy.

Continue reading to understand more surprising foods anyone on the ketogenic diet should avoid.