5 Healthy Eating Habits From The Keto Diet That Everyone Can Benefit From, For Life

Sure, keto isn’t for everyone, but fact remains that the ketogenic diet remains to be one of the most popular diets ever to have surfaced. Why is that you ask?

Well, being on a diet that's loaded with a ton of (healthy) fats is probably one of the key selling points of this diet. But the fact that you also have to majorly cut your carbs, amongst other useful restrictions, is the reason why it what makes it most effective. It changes your eating habits for good in the long run.

That being said there’s good reason that it continues to be a go-to diet for not just for the layman to lose weight and become healthy, but also athletes who rely on their diets to power them through their training. It's reflective of the fact that the keto diet inherently has ground rules that everyone can benefit from, regardless of their goals.?

flickr.com

Here are some habits you should seriously consider inheriting from the keto to make a lasting change in the way you eat:

Habit #1. Eat foods with good fats with your meals instead of skipping them

omniboo.com

Processed and hydrogenated fats in junk food (think chips and namkeens) have given 'fats' a bad rap over the year. Healthy fats (think eggs and coconut oil) actually keep you satiated for longer, which leads fewer craving and lesser bingeing, and doesn’t clog up your arteries in the process.

Habit #2. Eat more leafy greens and vegetables that don’t have much starch

ivsopleidingen.nl

The fact that almost every meal of yours is loaded with fibrous vegetables—because hey in the absence of carbs you have to keep yourself full with something—like broccoli, kale and spinach, will help add volume to your meal without adding calories to it. These vegetables also, of course, provide you with essential nutrients, vitamins, fibre it needs for better digestion and absorption.

Habit #3. Learn more about the macronutrients in your foods?

vix.com

The three key macronutrients that all foods consist of include, protein, carbs and fats. Since following a keto diet involves upping your protein and fat intake, while reducing your carb intake, it’s imperative to learn about the makeup of the food you’re having. Learning about the macronutrients in your food will help you build good habits about nutrition that will last into the future.

Habit #4. Make cooking an integral part of your life, which automatically cuts eating out

mystorytime.com.ng

The keto diet pushes you away from processed foods as they largely remain off-limits. You learn to try and get in a combination of a controlled mix macronutrients from homemade food, which you constantly experiment with till you get right. Also, since you will be eating wholesome naturally fatty foods, such as full-fat dairy, you will also stop trying to buy foods labelled as ‘low-fat’.??

Habit #5. You learn how your food can change the way you ‘feel’

medimanage.com

You would often hear religious ketogenic diet follower say, they feel lighter, more energized, and calmer (as their blood sugar also stabilizes). You also learn how to reduce your overall carb intake dramatically, which teaches you effective portion control when you’re eating carbs. Reduced carb also means reduced energy spikes and drops, lesser calories, low levels of lethargy (more energy) and a lower overall bodyweight.??