Stephanie Pedersen - The 5-Ingredient Keto Cookbook: 100 Easy Ketogenic Recipes

There is no denying that the keto diet is one of the most-talked-about eating plans around. Thousands of books, blogs, websites, podcasts, snack foods, expos, and other resources exist, all dedicated to ketogenic eating. And yet, despite the enormous amount of keto information out there, one thing remains true: Finding food to eat on the keto diet can be difficult. Although its true that hundreds of niche companies have rushed in to serve the keto market, you cant live on packaged food!

Thats where The 5-Ingredient Keto Cookbook comes in. Whether youve been on the low-carb, high-fat eating journey for a while now, or are just dipping your toe into the world of macro counting, you have most likely noticed how fiddly and complicated keto recipes can beand how long their ingredient lists are!

Heres the reason why: When using low-carb ingredients to mimic traditional-style carbohydrate-rich dishes, you need a few work-arounds to approximate the delicious flavors and textures of the mainstream meals you love. Whats more, keto cooking is about healthy fatsextraordinarily generous amounts of healthy fats. Cooking with so much fat requires a bit more finesse than simply sneaking a few extra tablespoons of mashed avocado or coconut oil into your favorite recipe.

At this point, you may be tempted to pick up the phone and order keto takeout or dive into the world of premade delivery meals. Those are fine options, but no matter what diet you are following (or not following) or what foods you choose to enjoy, learning how to make your own mealsknowing exactly what is going into each dish you put on the tableis the healthiest, most effective way to literally watch what you eat.

Thats what The 5-Ingredient Keto Cookbook is all about: showing you how to prepare easy-to-make keto-compliant meals with familiar ingredients that you probably already have in your own kitchenor can find at your local grocery store.

And thats not all. To keep your eating plan on track, all recipes in The 5-Ingredient Keto Cookbook contain macro counts, so you know how to plan your meals and food intake every day.

In chapter 1, Keto Eating and How to Use this Cookbook, youll get the lowdown on the ketogenic diet, including the science behind the eating plan, some of its quirks, and what changes you can expect to see in your body. This is the books foundational chapter, and its where youll learn how to get the most out of The 5-Ingredient Keto Cookbook.

One of the most overlookedand importantways to ensure keto success is to set up your kitchen in a way that makes keto cooking a snap. Thats why The 5-Ingredient Keto Cookbook includes a comprehensive education in outfitting and organizing a keto-friendly pantry and kitchen,

Chapter 2, Setting Up Your Pantry, covers everything a new keto cook needs to know, from giving you the lowdown on what ingredients to purchase (and how to use and store them) to the kitchen gadgets that no keto home cook should be without. Youll even learn how to save money while shopping for keto ingredients, freeze fully-made keto meals so you can enjoy heat-and-eat dishes later, and cook once to make several meals.

In The 5-Ingredient Keto Cookbook, youll find recipes to enjoy from morning to night, from large meals to small bites. In chapter 3, Staples, Building Blocks, and Big-Batch Recipes, youll discover create-ahead dishes as well as component pieces that can be used as the foundation of multiple healthy meals .Youll also learn how to use your slow cooker and freezer to help with meal prep. In addition, this chapter offers basic recipes (such as for bone broth) that you can build upon and use over and over again.

Chapter 4, Early-Day Keto Meals, covers one of our favorite meals of the day: breakfast. If youve heard that keto breakfasts are all about eggs, youre not wrong. Eggs are one of the most ketogenic-perfect foods around, and people on high-fat diets eat a lot of them. However, youll find plenty of non-eggy breakfast foods in this chapter to help support your keto eating plan.

Chapter 5, Keto Sips and Slurps, gives you a range of cold and hot drinksall keto-compliant, all with macro countsthat can be enjoyed from breakfast to after dinner. There are even recipes for all-important electrolyte drinks, which are popular in the keto world to help you reach and maintain ketosis.

In chapter 6, Small Plates and Quick Bites: Lunches and Other Small Meals, youll find everything from brown-bag gourmet sandwiches to elegant luncheon dishes. Ive also included some versatile blueprints that help you fashion something yummy to eat based on what is in your kitchen at any given time.

Chapter 7, Fat Bombs and Fatty Snacks, offers recipes for that most important of keto foods: the fat bomb. These delicious, high-fat, low-carb treats ensure that you are consuming enough fat to make it to ketosis. Take a look: Youll find an intriguing lineup of both savory and sweet fat bombs.

Chapter 8, Dinner and Other Large Meals, is chock full of dinner recipes that range from casual to more formal nighttime dishes, featuring meat, fish, and even a few vegetarian options, from light meals to heartier fare.

If you have ever wondered about a certain element of the ketogenic diet, chances are youll find the answers to your questions about keto cooking, keto eating, and the ins and outs of the keto diet in chapter 9, FAQs.

Dont forget to check out Resources, at the back of the book (including conversion charts!), if youd like to go deeper and learn more about keto. Youll find a list of books, websites, blogs, podcasts, and even shops, all of which can make your keto eating adventure easier and more fun. There are even conversion charts to make measuring, counting, cooking, and eating on the keto plan easy.