Probably a weird question, right? It’s just that Keto forces me to come to grips with the fact that so much of what I thought I knew about healthy eating was lies and misinformation. Guess that explains the extra 100 pounds that wouldn’t budge no matter how healthy I ate. Anyhow, I very much love my Keto cheesecake. If I am staying within my macros am I good to eat a slice of cheesecake for my breakfast or am I making a keto-mistake by starting out my day with Cheesecake?
Thanks,
Michael
Treat food should be avoided. It gives me cravings for the real thing. I try to limit the fake sugar I consume. If it fits your macros and you really want to, go ahead though.
I dont know…can you ??? Lol…
Simple question =simple answer… You can eat anything your little heart desires thats Keto for breakfast lunch or dinner… So if you want keto cheesecake have it! If you want bacon and eggs for dinner…have it! You want a piece of keto cake for breaky…have it!
Point is… if its Keto and its meeting your macros then why not? 
Okay. I just wasn’t sure if starting off with a high fat/ high caloric food in the morning was bad or anything like that.
I don’t honestly think the time of day is a big deal for when we eat or even what we eat as long as we are not going over the carb limit. The exception might be if you eat 20 carbs worth of keto cheesecake at 11:59 PM and then another 20 carbs worth at 12:01 AM. It just seems kind of silly how everything automatically resets at midnight… JMTC
Yes, make a savory cheesecake. Use crushed pork rinds in the base. It would be similar to a quiche but instead of mainly eggs, use more cream cheese and/or ricotta, then top with your favourite savory ingredients e.g. bacon, caramelised onions, baby spinach, parmesan cheese etc.
Edit- Actually I think I’m gong to make one topped with smoked salmon, red onion, fresh dill and a squeeze of lemon. Mmmm.
Can you eat one slice of cheesecake without wanting more? Can you eat enough cheesecake to satisfy your hunger while at the same time staying below your carb limit for the day? Can you stay under your carb limit for the day if you start it out with cheesecake? If you reach your carb limit on cheesecake for breakfast, can you do without any other carbohydrate for the rest of the day? Does the sweetener in your cheesecake cause your insulin to spike?
If you answer “No” to any of these questions except the last one, or if you answer “Yes” to the last question, don’t have cheesecake for breakfast.
Because it’s mostly about eating whole food rather than playing the IIFYM game. That’s why not.
But there’s no real reason not to eat it at breakfast as opposed to after dinner besides cultural conditioning.
Before I swore off all sweeteners for good (a week and a half ago) I was known to eat keto cheesecake for breakfast. If you don’t have problems with sweeteners, go for it. After not having sugar in almost 2 years, it was amazing to eat cheesecake again. I very much enjoyed it. But alas, I am not one of those who have no problems with sweeteners. Best of luck!
I need to determine if sweeteners are causing my blood sugar to spike. Could you give me guidance on the best way to do that?
Do I check my glucose immediately after eating? 30 minutes after? And then how long should I wait until I check it again? Oh, and what constitutes a spike. I would normally be somewhere between 90 and 110.
Take a basline reading just before eating the sweetener. Test again at 30, 60, and 90 minutes. If your glucose drops significantly, then it is reasonable to assume that your insulin spiked. If it simply fluctuates within the margin of error, then it is reasonable to assume that your insulin did not spike.
I guess I think “yes” for a couple reasons.
1- it breaks the cultural conditioning that often makes the first meal of the day a boring one on LCHF ways of eating.
2- if it’s well constructed, why not?
But, you have correctly identified that it is likely loaded with artificial sweeteners, and is not a whole food. So, it’s a qualified yes.
As an aside, I recently made some amazing cheesecake, Sous Vide, in mason jars. Tilted to savory, would not have fake sugar, and would just be cream cheese, HWC and eggs. Then top with crumbled pork rind… it’s a lot closer to a single serve not terribly bent food, but more like an egg bite.
Bacon and eggs! #ketofooddenier
But, you have correctly identified that it is likely loaded with artificial sweeteners, and is not a whole food. So, it’s a qualified yes.
Yeah, it was the same here. My reply to Heather was more about the “IIFYM” mentality overall than the “cheesecake at the start of the day” itself, for sure.
I’ll give you another reason that it’s OK, as well - it breaks the “food as reward” pattern, which often sees something like dessert “earned” through the day and eaten after dinner as the day winds down as a kind of prize for having made it.
As an aside, I recently made some amazing cheesecake, Sous Vide, in mason jars. Tilted to savory, would not have fake sugar, and would just be cream cheese, HWC and eggs. Then top with crumbled pork rind… it’s a lot closer to a single serve not terribly bent food, but more like an egg bite.
As a non-aside, I’m pretty sure you forgot to point us to where you put the recipe up. #justsayin
ChefSteps Bomb Cheesecake. LMGTFY.
I love the idea of a savory cheesecake! Thank you for the suggestion. Not sure it would have occurred to me but would still give you that wonderful creamy cheesecake texture that I love without sweeteners.
