Keto Abridged Version / Cliff Notes

[grinch734]

How would you explain the entire Keto Diet completely in as little words as possible to someone new to it? It seems there is a ton of information out there on the diet but it is really pretty simple.

[dlc96_darren]

@grinch734 Good question.

I’m still trying to find a concise way to explain this.

I’m glad you started this thread.

[KetoLikeaLady]

There’s a thread here that summarizes it really well in one sentence:

Replace the carbohydrates you’re currently eating with fat.

That’s about it. Simple, to the point, and accurate.

[KetoLikeaLady]

Here it is:

The Entire Ketogenic Diet in One Sentence

Replace the carbohydrates you eat with fat. That, in a nutshell is the ketogenic diet. People seem to have an inherent need to make simple things difficult. That’s true of ketogenic eating too. Yes, there’s some nuance to eating ketogenically, but the basics of the ketogenic diet are simple and the only essential rule is the one above. Eliminate carbohydrates, replace with fat. Almost everyone who does that will see most of the benefits of a ketogenic diet without worrying about things lik…

[OgreZed]

“Minimal carbs, adequate protein, fat as needed”