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Re:Patients say keto helps with mental illness. Science is r... by elliotec on Tuesday January 30, 2024 @03:16AM (#39187571)
Interesting. Is that all you eat in a day? It looks like the lowest carb flavor is unsweetened and unflavored at 65g net for the daily 5x meals/servings (assuming there are no sugar alcohols, which they don't list on the label). That's pretty close to my maximum but definitely doable if I'm active. I could see doing 2 servings or half a day's worth and then continuing with the old eggs, avocados, and meat. Wouldn't be crazy to do vegetarian with something like that. I love the idea - have a vegan keto book too, and let's just say it's hit or miss at best.
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Re:Patients say keto helps with mental illness. Science is r... by tmikaeld on Tuesday January 30, 2024 @03:27AM (#39187663)
Yep, eventually I combine it with - as you say - the standard eggs/avocados/meat.

It varies though and I use keto-sticks to check what level I'm at. And like you say, depends on daily activity.

I'm not a fan of vegan food in general (hard to get tasty), Huel is what I can tolerate.

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Re:Patients say keto helps with mental illness. Science is r... by tudorw on Tuesday January 30, 2024 @03:46AM (#39187784)
I get on pretty well with Huel, pro-tip, get used to the unflavoured unsweetened version, it's dull like porridge but not unpleasant, if you are going for every day, there's no flavour to get bored of. Also, while the idea of throwing a shot of espresso in there seems appealing and maybe a time saver, no...
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Re:Patients say keto helps with mental illness. Science is r... by cududa on Tuesday January 30, 2024 @04:01AM (#39187871)
How long have you done it for?
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Re:Patients say keto helps with mental illness. Science is r... by tudorw on Tuesday January 30, 2024 @02:08PM (#39194237)
As a breakfast replacement, well over 12 months, I would not try it as a 100% food replacement.
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Re:Patients say keto helps with mental illness. Science is r... by tmikaeld on Tuesday January 30, 2024 @05:05AM (#39188270)
I've tried it, but I couldn't handle the cardboard flavor, their flavor mixes are very good and I think that's part of why they're so popular.
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