Going on a Keto Diet? Here’s Where You Need to Shop in Lagos & What You Need to Know!
If you’re looking for where to buy Keto products in Lagos, we’ve got some pretty useful advice.
Nigerian ketogenic diet is becoming a popular conversation in the weight loss world. It seems once you mention that you’re on a weight loss journey, the next question you will be asked is ‘are you doing Keto?’ However, doing a Keto diet in Nigeria can be quite tasking when you don’t know where to get your favorite Keto foods!
So, here are 4 places you can get great Keto products in Lagos;
Nellies
From Coconut Puff Puff to Almond ChinChin, Nellies has a great selection of products that will help you with your Keto diet.
Keto Naija
If you’re looking for tool and products for your Keto diet, KetoNaija.com is a great place to check out. They’ve got products like Keto Collagen, Keto Burn Diet Pills and more. Check them out here.
Keto Consult
This online Keto product store has a great collection of meals, recipes and advice for anyone who wants to join the Keto diet train. Take a look here.
What to Avoid on Keto
So, now that you know where to shop, here are some things you should avoid while on this Keto diet.
- Refined Sugar: Soda, fruit juice, smoothies, cakes, doughnuts, sausage rolls, meat pie, ice cream,candy,etc.
- Grains or Starches: Wheat-based products, rice, pasta, cereal, etc.
- Fruits: All fruit, except small portions of berries like strawberries.
- Beans or Legumes: Peas, No peanuts, kidney beans, lentils, chickpeas, etc.
- Root Vegetables and Tubers: Potatoes, sweet potatoes, yam, carrots, parsnips, etc.
- Low-fat or Diet Products: These are highly processed and often high in carbs
- Unhealthy Fats: Limit your intake of processed vegetable oils, mayonnaise, etc.
- Alcohol: Due to their carb content, many alcoholic beverages can throw you out of ketosis.
- Sugar-free Diet Foods: These are often high in sugar alcohols, which can affect ketone levels in some cases. These foods also tend to be highly processed.
To summarize in a Naija style: No fruits other than avocado, coconuts, and berries (2-3 is fine). No rice, oatmeal, yam, cocoyam, white/wheat flour, corn, cornstarch, potatoes (both Irish and Sweet), bread made from wheat, cracker biscuit, pasta, muffins, peanuts/groundnuts.
Nigerian Keto Foods
You should base the majority of your meals around these foods;
- Meat: Red Meat, Organ Meat, Steak, Ham, Sausage, Bacon, Chicken and Turkey.
- Fatty fish: Such as Salmon, Trout, Tuna, Mackerel, Tilapia, Sardines etc.
- Eggs: Look for pastured or omega-3 whole eggs.
- Butter and cream: Look for unsalted butter as much as possible.
- Cheese: Unprocessed cheese (Cheddar, Goat, Cream, Blue or Mozzarella).
- Nuts and seeds: Almonds, Walnuts, Flax Seeds, Pumpkin Seeds, Chia Seeds, Melon, etc.
- Healthy oils: Primarily Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Red Palm Oil, Coconut Oil, Fish Oil, and Avocado Oil.
- Fruits: Avocado, Raspberries, Strawberries, Blackberries, Cranberries, Coconut, Lemon, Lime.
- Low-carb veggies: Pumpkin aka Ugwu, Lettuce, Spinach, Kale, Tomatoes, Onions, Peppers, Cucumber, Cabbage, Eggplant, Okra, Garden EggA, asparagus, Cauliflower, Celery, Brussel Sprouts etc.
- Condiments: You can use Salt, Pepper, and various healthy herbs and spices such as Oregano, Rosemary, Thyme, Turmeric, Vanilla Essence etc.
- Sweeteners: Xylitol, Erythritol. Stevia
- Beverages: Coffee, Green tea, Black tea, Unsweetened Coconut milk, Unsweetened Almond milk, Plain Soda Water, Lemon/Lime flavoured water, Bone broth etc
- Others: Psyllium husk, Coconut flour, Garden egg flour, Flaxseed Flour, Almond flour
- You still need to eat these meals in the right portion, or you might end up not losing weight.
