You know what i love?

[3Berries]

It's been a long time since I smoked any rolled reefer.

[PRIMO]

Opposable thumbs. Can't roll a joint without em.

[3Berries]

What I do when looking at processed foods is the carb percent per serving. I limit to 4% and usually 3% or under.

WalMart dark chocolate chips is a great food.

[3Berries]

Stevia is pretty good though I only use it at 1/4 the rate they recommend (1:1). It can take the heat of baking. But it has an after taste and it's similar to cloves. The original pie recipe has some cloves added.

[alltatup]

Puglover1 I can't live without erythritol as my sweetener of choice: it makes everything easier.

[Puglover1]

I have a suspect gallbladder and pancreas issues from a one-in-a-million rare disease, fats are very iffy. I make homemade mango sorbet while Jonesing for real ice cream. Otherwise keto would be good for me, sucks.

[alltatup]

Going2fast Excellent summary, 3Berries Yeah, basically keto eliminates all starchy carbs from food choices, as well as all processed/preserved/packaged/enveloped in plastic food, and sugar of course. So berries are ok, but other fruits are too high in sugar content. And like 3Berries says, the body starts to burn fat cuz there are no carb supplies.

I have been doing around 30 grams of carb a day for over two years and I have never felt better in my life. I bake cakes and brownies with almond flour, I make whole cream ice cream, I use tons of butter to cook/bake with, I eat a lot of eggs and chicken and veggies, avoiding corn, rice, potato (the starchy veggies). I learned that the healthy fats keep you feeling nourished and full, while sugar is a monkey on one's back screaming for more more more. With a rebel yell.

One of my former students who's a pulmonologist in Austin, TX told me that studies demonstrated that a keto diet created more emotional stability in bipolar and schizophrenic people, and I totally believe it: nothing will make you crazier than sugar. Well, speed maybe. I feel better now than I did 10 years ago. Pretty fkn cool in my book. It has given me tons of energy and eliminated so many aches and pains, inflammation. My mind is sharper, stronger.

[Puglover1]

Is Morton the pumpkinfest town? Begins with an M, I don't think it's Metamora. Other than fake sugar that recipe sounds really good. I usually eat the filling and leave most of the crust.

[3Berries]

The human has evolved to use either sugar or fat for energy. It all gets converted to sugar when used though. But the fat is much easier to store.

But if you go keto then your body uses fat as it's energy from food, not carbs or complex sugars. Basically you limit carbs to a 10th of normal to kick start it. Around 30 grams a day! Very hard to do. I stayed low for about three weeks. Lost 10 lbs a week. Now I'm around 100-130 gr carbs a day.

But you will find that you can eat all the fatty protein you want, fiber is good too as it will off set carb grams 1:1 but takes a while and the carbs will hit first.

Salt will not be an issue.

[Going2fast]

Please someone explain keto to me. My mom's all about it.

[Going2fast]

Man that's just damn funny.

[alltatup]

Make your pie crust with almond flour and you have a fabulous keto pie!!! I'm gonna try it.

[3Berries]

Pumpkin Pie. It fits into my low carb diet. Nearly a meal in itself when topped with whipped cream.

1 pie crust.
1 can 15 oz 100% pumpkin
3 L eggs
1/3 cup coconut flour
1 cup unsweetened coconut flakes
1 can evaporated milk
1/4 cup Stevia artificial sweetener
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp ginger
1/2 tsp nutmeg

Coat pie pan generously with butter. Lay in pie crust. Dust with more cinnamon, nutmeg and ginger

Cook 450F for 15 minutes and then 350F for 50 minutes. Your oven may vary.

This is a modified WalMart pumpkin pie recipe. I've added blueberries before. That was interesting. I also add a couple table spoons of Fireball Tequila, got to use it up somehow and the fireball is like hot cinnamon, seems to settle in the crust.

WooHoo Illinois is the #1 pumpkin grower!

[Gingerbeard]

alltatup you murderer! How many extinct animals had to die for your personal vanity? Have any koala skin hats? Bat wing leather motorcycle jackets? Polar bear foot snowshoes?
Wait! You're going to sell them for another's personal vanity. Quit advertising your murdered extinct animals on GWE! Check out Etsy on the dark web. They don't care what dies.
And stay away from my fossil collection. They died of natural causes.

[Going2fast]

You know what I love............. Hawaiian pizza. That's right I said it. Pineapple and ham for the win......