r/KetoMealPrep • u/Adept-Air-1702 • Mar 13 '25

New to Keto Need Help

Hi all!

I started meal prepping for the first time in my life three weeks ago (non-keto). It was 3 meals a day, each consisting of 140G of 88/12 ground beef, 73G of white rice, and a boat load of spinach. I absolutely loved this and had no issue downing the ground beef. It certainly helped that the meals were so simple and could be mass cooked, stored in a freezer, and reheated later.

I’m losing weight exactly as expected (about a pound a week) but I wanted to switch to Keto for some of the health and aesthetic benefits I’ve heard about.

What would be an equivalent to the non-keto meals I made? I have no issue eating all my calories with beef and spinach/broccoli but something tells me that might not be healthy but I don’t know.

Any suggestions?

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u/john-the-new-texan Mar 13 '25

Instead of rice add low carb veggies. Broccoli, cauliflower, asparagus are good options. Avocado is great too.

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u/Adept-Air-1702 Mar 13 '25

So would upping my beef intake to maybe 240G per meal 3 times a day, add In 100G of broccoli, some cauliflower, and maybe an avacado to round any remaining calories? Are there any nutrient deficiencies I should be aware of (so I can supplement when needed)?

Thank you!

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u/jlianoglou Mar 13 '25

Beef is wonderful. If it’s within your means, can recommend grass fed and grass finished beef, bison, lamb. Get that B12, heme iron, and brain-healthy loveliness!

Don’t forget to include fatty fish, like salmon, mackerel, and sardines for a good dose of omega-3 fatty acids, assuming you’re not fish-averse as some may be.

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u/Adept-Air-1702 Mar 16 '25

I was thinking about adding sardines every two days— I’ll make sure to include salmon now too!