The ketogenic diet is a high-fat, adequate-protein, low-carbohydrate diet that in medicine is used mainly to treat hard-to-control (refractory) epilepsy in children. The diet forces the body to burn fats rather than carbohydrates.
Ration
Alcohol | Unsweetened drinks allowed |
Bread | |
Cereals | |
Eggs | |
Fish | |
Fruit | Limited |
Meat and poultry | |
Milk | |
Mushrooms | |
Nuts | |
Oil and butter | |
Sauces | Sauces without sugar and starch are allowed (limited) |
Soft drinks | Unsweetened drinks allowed |
Sweets | |
Vegetables | Root vegetables and tubers are limited |