70 Keto and Low Carb Holiday Recipes (2025)

FAQs

How to stay keto at Christmas? ›

To stay Keto during the holidays, there's just one rule to follow: Eat Keto-approved foods. Along with the usual suspects (meat, fish, eggs, nuts, healthy fats, low-carb vegetables), you can spice it up with low-carb holiday treats. There are so many Keto sweets to choose from.

“If you feel better off eating carbs occasionally and it doesn't seem to interfere with your weight, keto cycling may be a good fit for you. On the other hand, many people do seem to benefit from staying consistently keto or alternating keto with low carb (around 30-60 grams of net carbs per day),” she explains.

1.The First 10 Days May Be The Toughest

Before starting, you should be aware that if you drop carbs cold-turkey, the first few days you will most likely experience symptoms of your body adjusting to lack of glucose. Many people starting off keto will go through this and it's often referred to as the “Keto Flu”.

Severe carb limits can cause your body to break down fat into ketones for energy. This is called ketosis. Ketosis can cause side effects such as bad breath, headache, fatigue and weakness.

Eating more than 50 grams of carbs may disrupt ketosis.

With keto diets, however, carb restrictions vary from person to person. Some people can eat more and still stay in ketosis, whereas others may need to restrict their carb intake more in order to stay in ketosis.

However, a low carbohydrate diet can be beneficial for weight loss, diabetes, and cardiovascular risk, even if a person does not enter ketosis. By requiring people to limit carbohydrates to 10% or less, the lazy keto diet may help them avoid heavily refined foods and added sugars.

By researching keto-friendly restaurants and grocery stores, packing snacks and meals, sticking to protein and vegetable-based dishes, staying hydrated, and being prepared for unexpected situations, you can ensure that your travels don't derail your progress.

To Stick to a Diet, Make It a Lifestyle

To make keto work for your lifestyle, you'll need to ensure it fits within your schedule, household, and career goals. Rid your kitchen of high-carb foods, ask your friends to support you in your goals, plan for meals and social situations, and start with a strong purpose.

How do I not get kicked out of ketosis? ›

As a rule, focus on naturally high-fat foods and avoid highly processed foods labeled trans fats as much as possible. Foods that can disrupt ketosis pretty quickly include: Grains. Sugar and sweetened beverages.