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Am I Still Doing The Ketogenic Cleanse?



On February 2nd I started the 30 Day Ketogenic Cleanse by Maria Emmerich. It is a book that you can purchase anywhere books are sold. I got the kindle version from Amazon. The book gives you a 30 day meal plan with step by step instructions for each recipe. After you complete the 30 days there are numerous other recipes to try.  The Ketogenic Cleanse is full of recipes high on the ketogenic scale. The recipes are sugar free, high fat and dairy and nut free. This is a surefire way to get you keto-adapted or into ketosis quickly!



On March 2nd I completed the 30 Day Ketogenic cleanse and was happy to see a 17.4 pound weight loss. As soon as I finished the cleanse I started eating cheese, heavy cream and Starbucks iced coffees again. I quickly started gaining some of the weight that I had lost. When I saw the weight gain, I started to incorporate some of the cleanse recipes back into my weekly meals and saw some weight loss again.


Although the recipes are delicious on the cleanse I did miss eating cheese and having some heavy cream in my coffee. I know that if I stay strictly on the cleanse I won't be able to continue long term. When I get tired of certain foods I tend to give up and binge on foods I shouldn't be eating.

My plan going forward is to eat recipes from the 30 Day Ketogenic cleanse 5 days a week and eat regular keto foods on the remaining two days. This way I can have cheese on my eggs and heavy cream in my coffee a couple of times a week without overdoing the dairy.


No weigh-in for me this week as I enjoyed the Easter weekend with my family. Stay tuned for a weigh-in next week.

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Keto Chicken Pot Pie


It's been really cold these couple of weeks with a few snow days in between. When it's cold outside I like to have a nice comfy casserole type dish for dinner. I rather eat something hearty and warm in place of your typical hot and steamy soup. I have been craving chicken pot pie for a while now so I decided to go into the kitchen to experiment with some keto ingredients.




Keto Chicken Pot Pie 

Crust:
  • 3/4 cup of shredded mozzarella cheese 
  • 1 tblsp cream cheese
  • 6 tblsp almond flour
  • 1/2 egg
  • 1/2 tsp thyme 
Filling: 
  • 1 tblsp butter
  • 4 medium radishes, diced
  • 4 medium baby bella mushrooms
  • 3 cups roasted chicken, diced
  • 2 cups spinach (or 1 cup frozen, thawed and liquid squeezed out)
  • 1 cup bone broth (or chicken stock)
  • 4 ounces cream cheese 
  • 1/2 cup heavy cream
  • 2 tsp Better than Boullion chicken base
  • 2 tsp onion flakes
  • 3/4 tsp Himilayan pink sea salt
  • 1/2 tsp fresh ground black pepper
Step 1: Turn on oven to 350 degrees. To make the dough, place mozzarella cheese and cream cheese into a microwave safe bowl and microwave for 45 seconds. Mix and then microwave for 30 more seconds. Add the almond flour, thyme and egg and mix well until a dough forms. 

Step 2: Place dough in between two baking sheets or parchment paper and roll out to an 8" square that is 1/8-1/4" thick. Use a fork to poke the dough all over and place in the oven for 10 minutes. 

Step 3: To make the filling add the butter into a large pan to melt. Add the celery and cook until the celery has softened a little bit. Add the mushrooms and cook for about 4 minutes. Add the bone broth and use a wooden spoon to scrape all the bits on the bottom of the pan. Add the cream cheese and mix until it is melted. Add the cream, chicken base and spices and mix well. 

Step 4: Add the spinach and stir around until it is completed wilted. Carefully fold in the chicken and mix to combine all of the ingredients. 

Step 5: Place the filling into a 8" by 8" square baking pan and cook for 20 minutes. Place the crust on top of the filling and bake for 10 more minutes. 

Serves 4.




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