Author: Cari Kamp

You are at the grocery store looking for healthy choices to bring home.  You see on the packages “Natural”, “Keto”, “Low Fat”, “No Added Sugar” however when you read the ingredients you have no CLUE what the ingredients are. If you wanted to make the product at home, you couldn’t even buy the ingredients at the grocery store! Now that is a FOOD CLUE for you!

What hidden ingredients are in your food that may be making your body sick or stalling your weight loss goals?  Did you know there are over 60 different names of sugar?  Sugar is extremely inflammatory for the body and brain as well as highly addictive.  Sugar is not just sweet sugar and treats; it is high carbohydrates that break down in the body to sugar as well.

Do you know not all fats are healthy fats? Canola oil and vegetable oil, to name a few, are as inflammatory to the brain as eating sugar or smoking daily. There are eight different oils to eliminate from your diet however unfortunately many of them are the main ingredients in salad dressing, sauces and mayonnaise.

One of my favorite parts of private coaching clients is helping them learn to find hidden sugar, gluten, and inflammatory oils in our foods.  Learning to make supportive choices that help you feel better, have more energy and a clearer mind are just a few benefits of a healthy ketogenic lifestyle. My philosophy is healthy meats, low carbohydrate vegetables and a moderate amount of healthy fats. A healthy keto diet is NOT about large amounts of fats that make you more sick and inflamed. That is called Dirty Keto which I do not support.

With my 30-day private coaching program, I evaluate your macronutrients specifically for you and your goals. Macronutrients are your personal daily intake for calories, protein, fat, and total carbohydrates. Finding the challenges & unknown common mistakes that are stopping you from reaching your goal is what my coaching program is all about.

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Growing up in Minnesota, my mom would make a cold wild rice & fresh dill salad on a hot summer day. Over the years I have changed her delicious recipe to fit my ketogenic lifestyle. Top this tasty salad with lemon pepper chicken, grilled steak, or shrimp for an easy high protein meal. It is dairy free and divine.  Enjoy!!

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Cauliflower & Dill Salad a recipe by Kamp Tidbits

1 large fresh head of cauliflower, approximately 3 cups of chopped, & put in food processor and pulse until you get small pieces of “rice” cauliflower. This will make approximately 2 cups

OR

2 Organic Frozen Cauliflower packs (I bought mine from Costco) Thawed, no need to cook.

1 jar of marinaded artichoke hearts (read ingredients to make sure there is no added sugar or maltodextrin), tough leaves removed and chopped. ***Save the marinade**

1 large fresh zucchini, chopped

1 small can of organic water chestnuts, chopped

1 small bunch of organic scallions, chopped

1 cup of fresh dill, chopped

½ cup of sliced kalamata olives

1 Tablespoon of Frontier CO-OP Organic Adobo Seasoning

1 Tablespoon of fresh lemon juice

Zest of one lemon

2 Tablespoons of Organic Apple Cider Vinegar

3 Tablespoons of Organic Dijon Mustard (read ingredients for no added sugar)

Sea Salt and Pepper to taste

Place cauliflower, marinated artichoke hearts, zucchini, scallions, fresh dill & kalamata olives in large bowl.

Mix in separate bowl the artichoke hearts marinade, lemon juice and zest, apple cider vinegar, Dijon mustard, adobo seasoning.  Mix well and pour over cauliflower. Salt and pepper to taste.

Options: Top with tomatoes, grilled shrimp or steak, lemon pepper chicken, or fresh salmon.

Omit: Zucchini and substitute with hearts of palm

This blog is for general informational purposes only and does not constitute the practice of medicine, or other professional health care services, including the giving of medical advice. No clinician/patient relationship is formed. The use of information from this blog or materials linked from this content, is at the user’s own risk. The content is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Users should not disregard or delay in obtaining medical advice for any medical condition and should seek the assistance of their health care professionals