Skeptical would be an understatement when I had the website eatthismuch.com recommended to me. The premise of the site is you type in a simple diet or eating style you want to follow, how many calories you want to take in for the day, and over how many meals. The site then generates a meal plan for you based on that information for your day. So is Eat This Much keto?
Learning About Eat This Much Myself
I wanted to see what it would come up with for keto as I was scared it would give misinformation on what is needed. The interface of the site is very easy to use and there was even a keto option along with Paleo, Mediterranean, Atkins, and many others.
Once you decide what style you want you type in the number of calories. For this exercise I went with 1800 spread out over three meals. You then hit generate and it gives you a full day of meal recommendations that can easily be subbed in or out based on your preferences. This whole thing took less then 25 seconds.
Keto Style Results
The results that came up were:
Breakfast:
Creme Fraiche and Chive Scrambled Eggs – 346 calories | 2 net carbs | 32g fat | 14g protein
1 oz Pecans – 196 Calories | 1 net carb | 20g fat | 3g protein
Lunch:
Tuna with Avocado – 591 calories | 22 net carbs | 38g fat | 33g protein
Dinner:
Big Firecracker Burger – 521 calories | 1 net carb | 32g fat | 53g protein
Fried Broccoli – 120 calories | 5 net carbs | 8g fat | 7g protein
That comes to a daily total of 1784 calories, 31g carbs, 122g fat, 110g protein. If you work that out it puts your percentages at: Carbs 7% | Fat 62% | 25%.
These macros don’t fit our keto as we don’t go over 20 carbs and the protein is higher than we normally take in, but I have to say for just one spin of the dice the site did a great job. These meals would easily put you in ketosis or help keep you there. I must admit I was impressed. With some filtering I’m sure I could get it to fit how we live our keto lifestyle.
Eat This Much Does Have Good Macro Tracking
The coolest part was each meal it recommends comes with the macros and the recipe. Yes… I said the recipe. You don’t even have to read about how they trekked through the mountains of Bangladesh to find out how it was made. It’s all right there with one simple click of the mouse.
Along with the recipe and macros there is an estimated cost feature. I can’t validate the accuracy, but it seemed close and could at least give you an idea of what your food is costing you daily.
It’s Free and a Great Tool
What shocked me was it’s free. And when I say free, I mean it. I didn’t even have to log in or sign up. You just start using it. As I said 25 seconds gave me all the information you see above. This could be a great tool for those just starting keto that are baffled by the math or the planning.
We have no affiliation with Eat This Much nor plan to. I have no idea who owns them or runs them, but I refuse to let this perspective tool pass you guys by. Go check it out and see what you think. At the very least it will give you some free recipes that will fit your eating style.
Time to eat.
Bill
