What You Can Eat on Keto

Now that you know what foods to avoid on keto, here’s what foods you are allowed!

You may or may not have read through my earlier article on what not to eat on keto (aka the “purge list”).

The good news is there is a LOT of different foods you can eat on keto, and even better, I’ve finally produced the list that proves it! Sorry for taking so long.

Beef
Ham
Lamb
Pork
Veal
Venison

Keto meat recipes

Keto Poultry

Chicken
Duck
Goose
Pheasant
Quail
Turkey
Ostrich

Keto poultry recipes

Keto Seafood

All seafood and fish are keto, but you have to be careful about what it’s topped with or marinated in. Lemon, butter, dill, hot sauce, soy sauce, mustard, mayonnaise, oil, are all fine. No sweet sauces or breadings.

Herring
Salmon
Sardines
Sole
Tuna
Trout
Cod
Clams
Crabmeat
Mussels
Oysters
Shrimp

Keto seafood recipes

Keto Eggs

Fried
Hard-boiled
Omelets
Poached
Scrambled
Soft-boiled
Baked

Keto egg recipes

Keto Dairy Foods

Butter
Cottage cheese
Plain full-fat yogurt
Kefir
Parmesan/Romano cheese
Goat cheese
Cheddar cheese
Gouda cheese
Mozzarella cheese
Cream cheese
Swiss / Emmentaler cheese
Mascarpone cheese

Keto Vegetables

Artichokes
Asparagus
Avocados
Bamboo Shoots
Bean sprouts
Beets/Beet greens
Bell peppers
Bok choy
Broccoli/Broccoli Rabe
Brussels sprouts
Cabbage/Radicchio
Cauliflower
Celery
Chards/Collards
Greens/Kale
Cucumber
Eggplant
Fennel
Garlic
Green Beans
Hearts of Palm
Jicama
Kohlrabi
Lettuces & baby greens – all kinds
Mushrooms
Okra
Pumpkin
Radishes
Red/white onion/Shallots
Rhubarb (raw)
Sauerkraut
Scallions/Chives/Leeks
Snow peas
Spaghetti squash
Spinach
Summer Squash
Tomatoes
Turnips/turnip greens
Water Chestnuts
Yellow squash
Zucchini

Find some keto vegetable dish recipes here

Condiments

Mustard
Sugar-free ketchup
Sugar-free barbeque sauce
Soy sauce/Tamari/Aminos
Olive oil + vinegar dressing
Sauerkraut
Pickles (not sweet)
Olives
Sour cream

Keto condiments & sauces recipes

Herbs & spices

Cayenne pepper
Cilantro
Dill
Oregano
Tarragon
Parsley
Chives
Rosemary
Sage
Black pepper
Garlic
Onion powder
Marjoram
Coriander

Keto spice blend recipes here

Fats

Mayonnaise
Olive oil
Avocado oil
Coconut oil
Lard/leaf fat
Suet/tallow

Sweeteners

Eryithrtol
Sukrin
Monkfruit
Alulose
Xylitol
Splenda
Sucralose

Drinks

Water
Club soda
Cream, heavy or light
Regular coffee and tea
Decaf coffee and tea
Diet soda
Herbal tea
Unflavored almond milk
Sugar-free sparkling water/seltzer

Want a printable version?

Now available in two versions:

Excel Spreadsheet (.xls) and Adobe Acrobat Reader (.pdf) – Grab them now below:

Also coming soon – What You CAN Eat on Keto – Fast Food Options Edition