Trying Dr. Berg’s Healthy Keto Chili

Lately, I have been wanting to try out the Keto diet to lose some weight and also to reduce inflammation. A few friends told me about Dr. Berg’s Healthy Keto plan, so I decided to check it out and see if it’s doable.

I won’t bore you with the details of why Keto can help you to feel better and lose weight, because I have yet to actually understand it all myself. I decided to jump in with both feet though and start trying to eat this way the best I can.

After perusing through Dr. Berg’s recipes, I found a few that looked good and like they wouldn’t be too overwhelming to make. For me, recipes overwhelm me. Even though a recipe might be super easy to follow, when I see any long list of ingredients and measurement instructions, my brain goes haywire and the fog begins swirling inside my brain. I have no idea why I am like this, and maybe I am not alone in this, but when it comes to cooking and meal planning, I get easily overwhelmed.

Cooking comes naturally to some people. Some people find it relaxing to be in the kitchen preparing food all day long. I find it exhausting and overwhelming.

But I digress.

The whole point of this post was to share with you how I made Dr. Berg’s Ketogenic Chili and how it turned out.

The low-down on this chili recipe is:

225 calories per serving
16 grams of fat
6 grams of net carbs
15 grams of protein

Here are the ingredients. At first glance I was a tad overwhelmed, however, I had watched the video first, so when I looked at the list of ingredients, I could actually picture what I had seen in the video, which for some reason helped a lot.

Healthy Keto Chili Ingredients

Onion – 1/2 medium
Bell Pepper – 1 large
Celery – 1 stalk
Garlic – 2 cloves
Oil – about 2 tablespoons
Chili Powder – 2 tablespoon
Tomato Paste – 1 tablespoon
Stewed Tomatoes – 14.5 oz
Chicken Broth – 1 cup
Ground Beef – 1 lb

For Garnish (optional)

Green Onion
Sour Cream
Cheese

Here is the video I watched, which you can also find on his chili recipe page.

It turned out to be pretty easy to make. I actually doubled the recipe I wanted to have left-overs. I am so glad I did, because my family really enjoyed it. And I am still eating off it a few days later.

Here is a picture of how my keto chili turned out:

The only thing I would do different next time is either cook off the liquid or use more tomato paste to thicken the liquid up a bit. It tasted really really good, and I would recommend NOT skipping the optional garnishes. They are like icing on a cake!

Would I make this again? Most Definitely!

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