What exactly is the keto diet?
According to Wikipedia
“The ketogenic diet is a high-fat, adequate-protein, low-carbohydrate diet that in medicine is used mainly to treat hard-to-control epilepsy in children. The diet forces the body to burn fats rather than carbohydrates.” – Wikipedia
This is a high fat, low carb diet. This diet helps blood sugar levels, weight loss, and much more.
Who doesn’t love mashed potatoes. One of the hardest things to cut out of your diet are potatoes and that is because they are so delicious and there is a huge variety of them. Fries, baked, tots, and mashed. A great and pretty similar solution to your mashed potato craving is cauliflower. Cauliflower has been coming up in the world of healthy foods because they are so good for you and delicious. Try these mashed “potatoes” and let us know what you think.
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Ingredients
1 Medium Head Cauliflower
4 TB Chives
1 TSP Garlic powder
4 TB Butter
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DIRECTIONS:
1. Chop a medium head of cauliflower into medium sized pieces.
2. Fill a pot with water, bring to a rolling boil and place a steamer on top.
3. Add cauliflower and steam for 10-15 minutes until softened.
4. Add to a food processor with butter, garlic powder and a pinch of salt.
5. Puree and serve with chopped chives.
