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[@bdctrans70]

My son was born premature with an undeveloped stomach and I had to make all his food from scratch because processed food would cause a lot of belly pain for him. So I became a stay-at-home mom and studied ways to make food and treats for him. I wish the internet was available for me back then like it is now, it would have been a lot easier. I made a lot of homemade treats when he was in grade school. Our nutritionist told me to use raspberry, tomato or Hibiscus powder for red food colouring, turmeric and saffron for yellow (a tiny bit goes a long way), red cabbage powder and baking soda for blue and matcha for the green with some natural citric acid, and blueberry powder for purple. I had to make my own 20 years ago it wasn't easy to get them, but with today's markets, the manufacturers can easily swap these synthetic dyes for natural food ones. Great idea about your "study", but I think going for 90 days the results would be more significant, especially since it takes 90 days to see any significant body change and so that other outside factors could be accounted for and eliminated. Maybe we should try it with our friends, I know my Endocrinologist would love to get her hands on something like this. I will be seeing her in a couple of weeks, I will bring this up to her.

[@cjcj6945]

You sound like you are a wonderful and dedicated mother!❤

[@esther.f.g]

Thank you very much for your time Steve, I like to start the week with you, I know that is not easy for you to do the video podcast but be sure that we appreciate the thoughts you share. I live in a country in Europe and the regulations here and the nutritional information in the labels are different. Also here we don't have so many keto processed products, I always say that keto here is going to the supermarket and make the right choice, then cook.

[@myramyraUSA]

The Meal Montage sounds great. It’s good the get new ideas especially when they’re simple. Lately I’m stirring whisked eggs into my chicken bone broth to make it a bit like an egg drop soup. Simple and satisfying.

[@Menditha]

I will be very interested in your what-I-eat-in-a-day videos on busy days especially, as another keto-ish person in a completely NON-keto household. And I prepare most of the food. Thanks so much for all you do to help us all stay informed and inspired!

[@broadsword6650]

Regarding the jar of "mayonnaise" your wife bought, there is a big warning label on the front label, outlined in red. It reads: "Kraft". Easily avoided, saves a lot of time.

[@SeriousKeto]

That's funny.

[@jilbertb]

👍 I bought some actually "healthy" mayo once (Avocado) and gosh it was awful. I've made some since, but can't consume it w/in a week so, I just do without.

[@robertbelanger2834]

An even more interesting study would be a cross over where participants switch diet after 30 days, including a rest period in between to avoid one diet affecting the other. This would cover the fact that you have the aame participants in both.

[@AnnetteStearman]

Back in the day when I did cake decorating the red and the black paste colors had the worst bitter flavor. Even all the sugar in the icing didn't make it taste any better.

[@rancancookcanoy9768]

Steve, enjoy your podcast. I took a course in college that we called how to lie using statistics. Example 4 out 5 dentist prefer crest toothpaste. Like the discussion around so called Keto labeled products. Thank you.

[@clicquot2271]

Yes! STEVE: How about a brief series of “lessons”? You could cover the basics in a clear and interesting manner! There is a book by that title, How to Lie with Statistics, by Darrell Huff. It was published back in the 70s. It is an easy read and should be read by all! At the very least, EVERYONE should know the basic concepts around sample size, standard deviation, confidence, interval, mean, median, and mode, and relative versus absolute risk.

[@BeckyA59]

Thinking about lies the Dr told me - I had the opposite, when I was a kid (had weight issues all my life) he said to cut back on the potatoes and rice! We thought that was ridiculous, clearly he was WAY ahead of the game! And as I didn't follow his advice here I am as a very heavy adult 😢

[@lindawhipple4795]

Thanks, Steve. I really enjoy listening to your podcasts.

[@SeriousKeto]

Glad you like them!

[@peggyk1788]

Thank you for reporting on the tricks of the food industry, for sharing your physical reactions to the bad oils used and for doing all the necessary research. I stopped sugar and fast food a year and a half ago. Now, I have to follow through on making my own condiments realizing that " store bought" must be causing the very painful and distressing inflammation I experience even after consuming small amounts.

[@keckojones3324]

Always look forward to listening to your podcast. I too have gone to reading ingredients on the back of food items. No more seed oils or other inflammatory ingredients. Thanks for all you do.

[@cvlink1218]

Good chilly morning here in Wisconsin!Showing what you eat would be ok content to me. Might give us some new ideas!

[@veronicaheaney3464]

Re: food dyes. How about getting people accustomed to more natural looking foods. Re: My Plate. I did an estimate of the number of carbs found on MyPlate meals for a day. (I used an average of 11 commonly consumed vegetables and fruits and 3 different grains, so it is likely that the total amount could really be considerably higher, since I think that the lower carb fruits, vegetables and grains fall in the the common but not frequently consumed area) If followed, MyPlate would provide 176g of total carbs (considered grains, fruits, vegetables and 1% dairy only) Obviously, this doesn’t count ingredients in dishes where sugars are added various forms for flavor. e.g. muffins, pies…. The protein content would amount to roughly 50-60g. Considering my age and weight, that’s about 1/2 of my daily requirement. Calories were too complex to estimate since specific foods vary greatly from each other in the same category, likely because fat content varies widely. What I have deduced is that most people would likely be rather hungry unless they stuck to the higher calorie items in each category. As MyPlate cautions against higher fat options, I found it lacking in every area: too many carbs (for me), too little protein and calories.

[@SeriousKeto]

They ought to just call it “recipe for type 2 diabetes”.

[@cayce9320]

Always interested in learning...you provide that consistently on your podcasts. Thank you for your time and talent.

[@happyferret7450]

Great Podcast! I would love more insight to your meals as a means to get more ideas and see how others are doing their keto. 🙂

[@gyoung1455]

Thanks, Steve!

[@maryadams1756]

Glad you addressed these specialty foods labels. Lesson to learn. Yes always read the label. Kinda not sure what these future podcast meals episodes might be but I like when you demo a recipe cause I always get ideas from them As for the dyes in foods, before they were presented food was basically all the same colors accept sons where browner than others Brits seems to like well charred foods and it was brought here with them. My family’s also runs where there’s a lot of pickled ingredients used So ya they take the trash dyes away! But what’s its replacement you know the medical and pharmaceutical communities will quickly find replacements for lost revenue

[@marilynmcmanis4630]

Another great podcast Steve! I hate painting but, I do it anyway because the cost of hiring someone is ridiculous. Can’t wait to see your what I eat in a day videos. 😋

[@jilbertb]

In the UK/EU, they have very strict regulations about using artifical ingredients. "Big Food" makes the SAME FOOD for them with natural ingredients, but forces us to eat the food with BS ingredients. Why?! (HINT: fake ingredients are cheaper.) I wish there was away to get the same food rules as Europe has, sooner, rather than later.

[@SeriousKeto]

There are some EU food regulations that we could definitely benefit from here in the US. The one I'd like to see first is for us to adopt their nutritional labeling. Get rid of the ridiculous "per serving" macros that are so easy to manipulate and list them "per 100g" and/or "per package".

[@joannlovespapillons]

Wow, the MyPlate has tones of a recent convo I had w/my cardiologist. After saying how thrilled he was w/my A1C (4.5 down from 6.8), no longer being insulin resistant, & over 70# of weight loss…he closed our appointment saying I need to find a balanced menu, since Keto or Ketovore are used ONLY for a short period of time to jump start a weight loss. Discouraging, as he’s been my Dr for 20 yrs. I’d love to get more ideas for meals, as I am getting in a rut. Thanks, Steve!

[@SeriousKeto]

It's sad that a doctor can look at undeniable evidence of the effectiveness of keto in one of his patients and then tell her that she should quit doing the very thing that allowed her to reclaim her health.

[@joannlovespapillons]

@@SeriousKeto. Exactly. Very disappointing.

[@broadsword6650]

"Red dye 3, also known as red No 3 or erythrosine, is a synthetic dye derived from petroleum..." Mmmmm, petroleum. 🤢

[@chrisandjessaltman2263]

@@broadsword6650 yeah,and Petroleum isn't vegan. So I do not consume dyes or natural or artificial flavors.

[@shieldedsugar68]

You have a great voice! I don't have a problem listening to you talk lol I can't say that to often 😂 I enjoy your podcasts, thank you!

[@anon-5321]

Love the idea to ask the food pyramid people eat what they recommend. I enjoy your videos, thank you!

[@kathyfanchi2557]

I’ve learned to ALWAYS read labels! You just can’t trust what’s on the front of the package. Hopefully that will change with FDA changes in leadership. 🙏🏻 We need healthy foods to feed our families!

[@pattilb1211]

I just had to tell you that we dehydrated pepperoni and salami slices after watching your video about trying to copy carnivore crisps. Thank you!!! We now have "chips" for our low carb dip! 🥳🥳🥳👍👍👍

[@SeriousKeto]

I'd encourage you to look up my whipped feta dip recipe for those chips. I'm glad your enjoying them.

[@pattilb1211]

@SeriousKeto Will do! Thanks 👏

[@jrjohnson2159]

Great Podcast Steve! I highly value your thoughts and opinions, very informative. Thank you for sharing and keep up the good fight!

[@frances4309]

Strawberries, raspberries, cranberries could all be used for dyes. Fructose amounts can be controlled by varieties of the berries themselves. I'm sure there's many others that I am just not aware of.

[@mark93373]

I've been an single ingredient guy or at least 95% since I started keto. If I do buy something that's not, I usually look at the ingredients. There are times when I just want to get in and out and have forgotten to check labels. It's rare but does happen to all of us. I haven't looked at MyPlate or the food pyramid in so long I don't even know what they contain these days. and I don't even care.

[@SeriousKeto]

Save yourself the time and don't look at them (unless you want to laugh).

[@Redhead155]

I agree with your thoughts on the tests against keto/carnivore Steve. Would love to see those

[@denis_catroun6167]

Thank you Steve. Very interesting presentation, especially the food pyramid information. Enjoy your time with your grandson and stay inspirational.

[@NikkiK890]

Over the winter I have been sliding just a little here and there - a little extra of the"dirty" stuff, the convenience items, or a little extra cheese, sauce, whatever, and need to rein it back in. I look forward to seeing your meals, if for nothing else, maybe some new ideas/inspiration. Thanks, Steve!

[@SeriousKeto]

One thing you'll see a lot of is me turning leftovers into new meals. 🙂

[@NikkiK890]

@SeriousKeto works for me 😁

[@shelleyhodgkinson1341]

Hahaha 🤣 renovations always snowball! Excellent podcast Steve!

[@kathleendanzer9383]

Great podcast Steve. I’ve never looked at the “my plate” information but if folks are actually following it then no wonder our society is so overweight and unhealthy. Love how you delve into and explain things.

[@emh8861]

My son had night terrors . He would swallow toothpaste when brushing his teeth. Back then I had no idea how bad flouride was. He always did and still does have great teeth 🤷🏽‍♀️

[@SeriousKeto]

It will be interesting to see what happens with fluoride. I suspect we'll be seeing more folks besides RFKjr start to question why we put it in our toothpaste and water and if there really is any benefit to it.

[@chrisandjessaltman2263]

I'm vegan. When I eat animal, mainly beef gives me violent nightmares.

[@theresahudson8620]

Thank you Steve for all you do. ❤

[@alanacreates]

that experiment idea may produce the most eye-opening results for the whole food/health industry!!!

[@catmagicktarot6808]

I could not do that bet with anyone and feel good about them doing the My Plate Diet. Crazy!

[@SeriousKeto]

I suspect that it would be hard for anyone to strictly adhere to it for 30 days.

[@rochelles.8387]

While a serving of grains is in cups that is using a volume measure not meaning a serving is actually 1 cup. I taught a diabetes education class a number of years ago and a serving of cooked brown rice is 1/3 cup. A serving of cornbread is a 1-3/4 inch cube and a serving of potatoes is 1/2 cup. Who on a SAD or even a type 2 diabetic that follows the suggested diet actually eats 1/3 cup of brown rice for a serving? My guess would be a serving is at least 1 cup. It was laughable to suggest 1/2 cup of cooked pasta was a serving. I couldn't stand the protocol being taught so I quit. It always amazes me that they think drugs need colorings in them. Great content today, Steve.

[@TraciRancier]

My thoughts on the My Plate are this is what the government subsidizes, this the high level of grains and more processed cheese vs natural cheese.

[@SeriousKeto]

If you read "Lies I Taught in Medical School" by Dr. Robert Lufkin, he talks about just how much influence outside political lobbies have over the food pyramid / MyPlate.

[@anon-5321]

I would absolutely love what you eat in a day vids.

[@truthinthefaceoftyranny]

If I had the wealth to back it, I would fund that study. I read some medical research study papers some 10 years ago. Two of the studies were very interesting; one from UK and another one in Netherlands concerning obese individuals versus average sized individuals that never gain weight. They were given the same diet based on commonly known healthy food. The average sized individuals lost weight but the obese group gained weight. 😮 This study fostered the idea of varying metabolism.

[@SeriousKeto]

There are so many variables to control for, and unfortunately, most longer term food studies are observational and self-reported.

[@mgaddini8363]

Love your extra info tidbits!❤

[@billmonday3532]

On painting your ceiling: I call it pulling the string. Oh! Let me pull this dangling string, oops I longer have a sweater, it's now a ball of yarn. Somethings I don't begin unless I have the whole thing in the plan. New carpet makes paint, window treatments, furniture look bad. I try to consider the unintended consequences of each project before I start. Fear of pulling that string is sometimes paralyzing. Do I have the time, patience and money to start this journey?

[@SeriousKeto]

Great metaphor. This "one day" project is now entering its second week. 😉

[@JAdams-jx5ek]

"Creeping elegance" you clean/repaint one place.... and suddenly you've cleaned/repainted the whole place. Been there.

[@SeriousKeto]

That's a better name for it than anything I've come up with.

[@amydavis7951]

I’d love to see examples of what you eat in a day. Always good to get fresh ideas.

[@alanacreates]

yes! I would enjoy seeing some sneak peaks of your meals! suggestion: if you do have a recipe for what you are making , please put note on screen with " see XYZ recipe below". if no recipe available, only put dish name on screen, so we know what to call it in order to ask for it. TY!

[@barbarasnow4304]

I love that experiment idea!! Three ounces of protein?!?! It’s almost like My Plate is a representation of lobbyist power 🤔

[@robertamorrison3462]

@@barbarasnow4304 Because it is. I'm looking for big changes with the new Administration.🫰

[@sandymartin1952]

Thanks for the video! Great idea about showing some of your meals - it will give us ideas!

[@andreal840]

From what I was told is they put different colors in/on medications to differentiate them from other medications.

[@mariondunlop651]

I thought they banned it years ago….. I am allergic to that dye.

[@SeriousKeto]

I think there was a different red dye that was banned. I recall M&Ms having to change the dye they used.

[@mariondunlop651]

@ oh. Perhaps. There are so many chemicals in the foods that we eat it’s hard to keep track of every single one of them. Lol

[@PinkLady54]

So happy for You having such close & intimate contact & relationships with Your descendants kind Sir. What an incredibly rich inheritance You are leaving. WOW! SO happy for the grandbabies too!! 🤗😍🙏🏼🗝️💎🖖🏼

[@emh8861]

My son would always wet the bed after drinking red kool aid. He also would cry of his legs hurting after swallowing toothpaste brushing his teeth. 😭

[@gabrielsyt]

They bad Red Dye 3 but it will be a couple years. Sounds like more concern for the industry than the populace. I doubt I eat anything with that coloring but will double check. Thanks for the updates, Steve.

[@tedmartinus3878]

Hello, me again (the Chicago guy)... I picked up on that Kraft Mayo a few months ago and saw the ridiculous front label as well... I always tell my friends, the selling of the product is the front, the details are in the back. By the way, those beef cheeks really looked tender and good! Too bad Da Bears took the Pack down! Love the Vlogs!

[@SeriousKeto]

The Bears came to play and they deserved to win.

[@ChrisBairKeto]

Off-white track lighting is TIGHT!

[@SeriousKeto]

It was more like “off-amber”, which means it doesn’t contain maltodextrin.

[@broadsword6650]

And it's super easy!

[@peanut2046]

Being Canadian and having universal healthcare I find that the government should have more of a vested interest in in what goes into food. The independent insurance companies and pharmaceutical companies don’t profit off of helping clean up the food industry. They a ton of money because people pay more. We pay for healthcare through taxes and I must say it’s a load off your worries. It is not perfect but our food is a little cleaner and could always be better. We can’t even get keto chow here because of ingredients ( I think it was too much potassium,not positive) so not saying it perfect but it is work in progress. 🇨🇦

[@SeriousKeto]

The issue, at least here in the US, is that when the government is involved in any sort of food regulation, it's often due to one of the big political lobbies (food, pharma, agriculture, insurance) rather than an actual concern for health.

[@toddshook1765]

Kind of scared me to see “ ingredients not normally found in mayonnaise”. Like seeing items not found in nature. Thanks for sharing your thoughts and remind us to use critical thinking skills.

[@SeriousKeto]

Well, now people can have fake mayo to go with their fake burger patties. 😉

[@bdogg197]

I made your Mayo yesterday. It’s perfect

[@collettesnoozy7950]

Remember pink pistachio nuts? In high school I ate those and had pink fingers a lot. Pink toilet paper was a different kind of red dye they got rid of too. Red Velvet cake originated with a ground up beetle. Saw that in a show years ago.

[@celestesuter1148]

The natural red dye used by fiber artists is from the cochineal beetle. I’m wondering if that was what used to be used for red food dye? Some bugs are actually great sources of protein.

[@natalierice6528]

My daughter realized in her teens that red food dye made her vomit. She has spent a lot of time finding foods and basic drugs that don’t contain it. Trader Joe's foods does not have it. When she went to the hospital to deliver her kids, she was asked to bring her own basic meds since they did not have dye free meds.

[@SeriousKeto]

Yikes. I'm glad she figured out the problem ingredient.

[@theastewart6721]

Interesting podcast Steve. I always read my food labels. I remember reading the mayo you showed and it was like, seriously? They make it sounds so healthy and it’s filled with junk!😊

[@SeriousKeto]

It almost left me speechless. It’s just crazy.

[@theastewart6721]

@ Definitely! It’s good of you to keep reminding people. 🤗

[@karynstouffer3562]

I've been reading the labels for years. Used to drive my mom nuts, now drive my husband nuts. I shop for myself, alone, these days. I hear you on the renovation front. It always tumbles into "fix everything!"😅

[@SeriousKeto]

Back in the corporate world, we called that "scope creep". 😉

[@karynstouffer3562]

@SeriousKeto 😂 I totally understand that.

[@starlightone6948]

Thank you again Steve ❤️🇨🇦🐕

[@MichaelJayCurtis]

I buy the Chosen brand avocado mayo, it's good except for the price. Thanks, Steve

[@fronniebealer7808]

My brother was 12 months younger than I. My mother must have been a special person to be able to handle that.

[@melkerner]

I always said the food pyramid was wrong and needed to be flipped upside down with the labels staying the same. My 4 eggs, leafy greens with avocado and MCT/Olive oil breakfast was awesome - Ignore the food pyramid propaganda

[@SeriousKeto]

Agree 100%

[@Shinypenny-i7o]

I feel I've already done the food pyramid starting years ago. Refined sugar is not even mentioned . I believed them, but now have diabetes. Trying to change now is difficult but I keep at it.

[@Redhead155]

I haven’t checked the pyramid in so long that I didn’t know it was now called My Plate!

[@carychiasson9834]

I can see what you're saying Steve we need an overhaul of our food not just red dye. That food pyramid is a joke. Which as a kid growing up in the late 70's and 80's I didn't have a problem with my health until I hurt my back when I was in the service and then became sedentary and then gained the weight. Now with the weight off a lot of my pains have gone away.

[@carychiasson9834]

Wonderful video as always

[@Kro_man_tx]

Steve, is your last name O'Malley? Because you had yourself some Irish twins! 😂 I had actual twins... talk about a handful, whew! But we are empty testers currently. 🎉🎉

[@Time_Traveler_Karen]

Good plans for 2025. Thanks for the updates Steve 👍

[@robynf.617]

Just dropping a comment “hi!”

[@SeriousKeto]

@@robynf.617 hello 👋

[@janetfisher5992]

Wow. After watching the red dye 3 show, turned to the mayo recipe blog. Double take. Who is recording Steve's channel. Really laughed out loud. My, your hair changed. But puts you in a very distinguished looking group. You will have to show the grandkids one-day. They will have a good chuckle . Regards from Alberta that is recovering from a polar vortex . Last night was minus 42C. Not sure what that is in F but bitter cold. 🥶 Hi to Terry.

[@SeriousKeto]

That's colder than us. We were down to -26C last night. Also, both of my grandsons will be in Wednesday's review video.

[@carychiasson9834]

The beet root powder and beets are supposed to help with nitric oxide

[@SeriousKeto]

I've heard that as well

[@carychiasson9834]

@@SeriousKeto Cool stuff

[@shdwbnndbyyt]

Note that a lot of red meat used to be treated so that it stays red... The oxygen that binds with the hemoglobin and myoglobin, is not strongly bound, and slowly gets released and the meat turns grey. Some places blast the meat with carbon monoxide, which strongly binds with the hemoglobin and myoglobin, keeping it red. Not enough Carbon monoxide to poison a person, as it is already bound to the beef hemoglobin/myoglobin and is not easily released (which is why it kills people... it binds 5000 times stronger to those molecules than oxygen does).

[@liekmacgillavry277]

Combination, red sugar, sugar and eggs even like cake, made my son drunk; could not walk strait anymore , crying, sweating; even in my whom it was already clear that my son was sensitive to melk for instance and even some vegetables because they made me sick oversuddenly … so I learned to read labels early on. It was hard to convince family and friends 😢 time after time I had to ask; what did you give them and see how he reacts ; sorry that there were no mobile phones then; I could have bombarded them with video’s 😅 After his birth food allergies stayed with me also, so we all did the same diet; there was hardly any sugerfree, so I learned to make candy, chocolate etc invented some wheels too. In 35 years my son overgrew most intolerances , I didn’t. With december I fell off the wagon but stepped back in. I feel better with keto and making things myself. 🙏🧸🍀

[@SeriousKeto]

Wow. I’m sure that was hard to work through.

[@liekmacgillavry277]

@ I was lucky as a stay at home mom, with thanks to his stepfather who is still supporting me and my son changed his name for his at his 18th for gratitude 🥰 Did it with love and as you I like a challenge 🤓

[@JoanEB]

I think in drugs it's a visual identification thing, not aesthetics.

[@SeriousKeto]

Maybe... I hadn't thought about that.

[@jilbertb]

I dunno. Sudafed type pills-bright red, Benadryl-bright pink, most children's liquid antibiotics-bright pink... and those are just the ones I've used over the years. Cough syrup was another one they mention.

[@tinafrus7249]

Olive oil was actually the second ingredient after water.

[@SeriousKeto]

That's why I put the note up on the screen.

[@koko4kosh960]

Any update on CGM since we can order them without an Rx.

[@SeriousKeto]

I don't understand what kind of answer you're looking for.

[@koko4kosh960]

@@SeriousKeto Like where you can purchase them and best prices. Been looking around but not coming across much.

[@SeriousKeto]

I don't know. I get Dexcom G7's through the Levels Health program. I know that both Dexcom and Abbott offer subscriptions for them on their respective websites. I recommend checking out the KZbin channel "Type One Talks". He has tons of info on CGMs.

[@koko4kosh960]

@ Also found a perfect medium shirt. The one Coffevillia should through his fund raising event. Wish I know the brand.

[@galebrooks6700]

I find chosen foods Mayo with olive oil pretty terrible. Is homemade better?

[@SeriousKeto]

I sure think so.

[@dorriejunior4426]

The what I eat in a day I think would be great

[@terrib7911]

😊

[@alanacreates]

Red: freeze-dried strawberry powder?

[@mgaddini8363]

That actually sounds good!❤

[@chrispeden979]

In regards to food dye. I see absolutely no reason we need food to be aesthetically pleasing. I don’t need something strawberry flavor to be bright red.

[@mystic8merlin]

👍

[@pattiearehart118]

Processed food in general has too many additives and unhealthy fats. The food industry needs to be investigated.

[@SeriousKeto]

I agree

[@catherinemahone8841]

❤

[@cashby1425]

Disgusting and wrong how these food mfg are allowed to falsely label their products. The front of the Kraft olive oil mayo and the ingredients on the back - horrifying and wrong.

[@SeriousKeto]

To speak the actual words that went through my mind when I looked at that would have made this podcast NSFW. 😉

[@cjcj6945]

Kraft products are Krap products!🥴

[@SeriousKeto]

They sure are into ultra processing their food-like products.

[@LucasTigy2]

imagine if we have just been interpreting things wrong and the reason they say you need more processed cheese is because it has less nutrition over regular cheese. as if the reason for them saying you need so many grains is because you need 7 servings minimum to get any amount of nutrition. would be a little funny i think

[@SeriousKeto]

You might be being a little bit generous on the motivation behind the folks that put together the food pyramid. 😉

[@Shinypenny-i7o]

Is this the same FDA that's allowing bugs in our diet, but banning red dye 3? Bugs are not good for consumption either, so what's up?

[@mpileggi4399]

Another misleading area is the new KETO cookbooks on the market. After looking through many keto cookbooks for recipes I have found that many of the recipes have carb counts that are way above a daily allowance of carbs. I am confused it seems to me that any recipe that has at least two days of carbs for one serving (and I am talking net, the total carbs are outrageous) should not be considered keto and if a cookbook has 50% non keto recipes it should not say KETO COOKBOOK.

[@SeriousKeto]

I've been seeing a lot of obviously AI generated "keto" recipes on the internet. The pictures are clearly not real and when you look at the ingredients, it's pretty obvious that it wasn't made by a human who actually does keto.

[@Leonardokite]

Wow, your expose on the mayo..... YIKES, that nearly borders on criminal. Absolutely ridiculous. But they get away with it and they keep on doing it.

[@MrCharlesEldredge]

I've been doing keto for 4 years and I still cannot lower my blood pressure. I went to a specialist, but she was not interested in finding the root cause. Next I'm going to a more natural, holistic or homeopathic practice.

[@SeriousKeto]

Please keep me updated. If you figure out the root cause, I'm sure other people will find it helpful.

[@clicquot2271]

I don’t think it is going to be any challenge at all for the food industry to give up Red 3. It has been banned for decades for food use in Europe, Australia and New Zealand, with a notable exception: maraschino cherries. The dye, a petroleum-based additive, has been used to give candy, soda, snack, cakes, maraschino cherries and other products their vibrant cherry red hue. It is used in foods, dietary supplements, and oral medications, like cough syrup. Although Red 3 is still used in hundreds of products, many companies have been switching to other food colorings, a move that accelerated after California in 2023 became the first state to ban Red 3 along with three other food additives linked to disease. In its place they,use beet juice; carmine, a dye made from insects; and pigments from foods such as purple sweet potato, radish, and red cabbage, according to Sensient Food Colors, a US-based supplier of food colours and flavourings. Under federal rules, the F.D.A. is prohibited from approving food additives that cause cancer in humans or animals, rats in this case. The dye has also been linked to health concerns for children. Consumer advocates said the F.D.A.’s decision to revoke the authorization was long overdue, given the FDA’s decision in 1990 to ban the chemical for use in cosmetics and topical drugs. Sources: NYTimes and AP with Euronews.

[@SeriousKeto]

Thanks for sharing

[@paularaulinaitis3068]

Why do we need any type of dye in any product? Is my question! Our daughter and I are allergic to Red dye 40, and one of the blue dyes (don’t recall which). Eat REAL food ppl!

[@Clint3029]

The Food Pyramid/My Plate has already shown results whether directly or indirectly. Compare the disease rate (or even obesity or Diabetes Type 2 populations) from the 1970s (or before) to current records. While food cannot be proven to 60 % of more of diseases directly, food is a major contributor! For non-believers all they need to do is do one month of Keto and check their own results. The non-believers typically come back with - but do not know the long term results of Keto. But today's state of diseases should show the Food Pyramid/My Plate is not a positive, and add the fact that many doctors recommend the Mediterranean diet says a lot about the American nutrition standards.

[@SeriousKeto]

I always reply, "but we know the effect of the standard American diet" and then list the stats on obesity and type 2 diabetes over the last 50 years. It's funny how a way of eating that was considered normal for over 99% of human history is now a dangerous "fad".

[@jenniferl4407]

OMH! I didnt know the new guidelines...obsurd even to the uneducated