Kellogg Co. is catering to keto consumers with the new Kashi GO Keto-Friendly Cereals, the brand’s first keto-friendly offering.
Many people follow different types of diet and trends, some are doing this for their health, allergies or to lose weight. Still, One of the food trends that followed hugely is the keto diet. A low-carb, high-fat diet that provides multiple health benefits is the keto diet. In reality, several studies show that it can help you lose weight, and improve your health with this type of diet. Keto diets can also be helpful for diabetes, cancer, epilepsy, and Alzheimer’s disease.
What is the Keto diet?
Keto diet is a very low carb, high-fat diet, which has many similarities with the Atkins and low carb diets. It includes significantly lowering and replacing the intake of carbohydrates with fat. This carbohydrate reduction places the body in a metabolic condition called ketosis.
Your body becomes incredibly effective at burning fat for energy. It also converts fat into ketones in the liver, which can provide the brain with energy. However, Major reductions in blood sugar and insulin levels can result from ketogenic diets. This has some health benefits, along with the increased ketones.
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Different types of keto diet?
Several variations of the ketogenic diet exist, including:
- Standard Keto Diet (SKD): Very low carb, moderate protein, and high fat. Usually, it contains 70% fat, 20% protein, and just 10% carbs.
- Cyclical Keto Diet (CKD): This diet requires cycles of higher-carb refeeds, such as 5 ketogenic days followed by 2 high carb days.
- The targeted ketogenic diet (TKD): You should add carbohydrates to workouts with this diet.
- Ketogenic high-protein diet: This is similar to a standard ketogenic diet, but more protein is included. The ratio is 60% fat, 35% protein, and 5% carbs.
The standard (SKD) version is the most researched and most recommended.
Food industries followed consumers demands and they started to produce different food products. Which is suitable for the keto diet, one of the companies that producing Keto products is Kashi.
About Kashi Company:
Kashi is a producer of whole-grain cereals and other foods sourced from regular farming practices that are based on plants. Established in 1981 in San Diego, the company manufactures over 90 products sold in the United States and Canada. Kashi announced in April 2012, that it would remove GMOs by the end of 2014. From all of its current GOLEAN cereals and Kashi Chewy Granola Bars. It later announced that by the summer of 2016, all its products would be Non-GMO.
A leader of natural foods, Kashi announces the launch of the brand’s first keto-friendly offering, Kashi GO Keto-Friendly Cereal. Consumers can enjoy the delicious grain-free cereals without guilt. Made with 12 grams of plant-based protein and one gram of sugar.
Kashi GO Keto-Friendly cereal:
This Kashi Keto cereals, sweetened with allulose and monk fruit, is suitable for customers adopting a keto diet or for those who are simply trying to reduce their consumption of sugar and carbohydrates. These Kashi GO keto-friendly cereals pack a crunchy and tasty punch packed with ingredients such as pea protein, lentils, and chickpea flour.
Dark Cocoa is reminiscent of an indulgent mug of hot chocolate, while Cinnamon Vanilla contains all the flavor of a freshly baked cinnamon roll. The cereal offers a strong source of protein and fiber content, making it ideal for breakfast or a midday pick-me-up, leaving people feeling energized and satisfied.
Other Kashi Keto Diet Products:
- Fat Snax Almond Flour Crackers: These new Fat Snax almond flour crackers come in classic cracker flavors such as Cheddar, sea salt, and “everything” seasoning. It contains only 2g of net carbs per 11-crackers (20g).
- Kalahari Crisps Air-Dried Beef Chips: Kalahari Crisps, those beef chips, contain less than 1 gram of carbohydrates and no added sugar in an entire bag (28g), unlike most beef jerkies. They are free of preservatives and chemicals as well.
- Gimme Organic Roasted Seaweed Sheets: GimMe’s salty and crispy roasted seaweed snacks are satisfying and tasty, providing just 25 calories and 0 grams of net carbs per pack (5 grams). They also come in a variety of flavors such as sea salt and avocado oil, extra virgin olive oil, and teriyaki, and each flavor is made with organic, vegan ingredients.
- Hungry Buddha Keto Bars: These fiber-rich bars feature pea protein and coconut as their star ingredients, and they’re sweetened with monk fruit. Chocolate chip, coconut cocoa, espresso brownie, and triple chocolate are the available flavors. They are also plant-based which have 9 grams of protein, 11 grams of healthy fat, and just 4 grams of net carbohydrates per bar (40 grams).
Conclusion:
High-fat, moderate protein, and low carb foods comprise of a typical Keto diet. In addition, a Hartman Health & Wellness report from 2019 found that 60% of respondents are looking to increase their protein intake1 while 84% are looking to decrease their sugar intake. Kashi and other food industries provide tasty keto-friendly food that helps people reach these nutritional objectives.
Sources:
- Healthline
- Ketomojo
- FoodBusinesNews
- CISION PR NEWSWIRE
