Ketostix and food preparation

What are ketostix? Are they used to indicate whether you are in ketosis? Where do you get them?

Also, I have a few diet questions:

- What is the best way to prepare meals for a day? Do you cook 10 chicken fillets in one go and keep them in the fridge for the next few days?
- What is the best way to cook chicken fillets - fry in olive oil?
- Same with veg, is it easiest to cook in bulk and then put in the fridge. Does it keep?

STUARTF wrote:

What are ketostix? Are they used to indicate whether you are in ketosis? Where do you get them?what ketostix do is test for ketones in your urine which are excreted as a by product of being in ketosis.yes they will tell u if u are in ketosis. i bought mine at dischem for about R65 for 50

Also, I have a few diet questions:

- What is the best way to prepare meals for a day? Do you cook 10 chicken fillets in one go and keep them in the fridge for the next few days?bulk cooking does help,i usually cook 6.5 days worth of chicken and 6 mince meals a week cos thats what i use in a week on keto
- What is the best way to cook chicken fillets - fry in olive oil?spray and cook and fry or grilled
- Same with veg, is it easiest to cook in bulk and then put in the fridge. Does it keep? if u are doing a keto diet becareful with veg,it contains carbs and can throw out of ketosis,rather stick to psylium husk as your fiber source as it is 100% insoluble fiber and doesnt digest and absorb into the body making the carb content null and void

Thanks DJ, do you not even have a bit of brocolli in the evenings while on keto?
I also forgot to ask where can I buy a food scale?

50g max i think its been said. click.digital food scale is +/- R350

R249.99 for a digital scale.
If you are in JHB, Fourways Mall Clicks currently just got stock.

DJ wrote:

STUARTF wrote:

What are ketostix? Are they used to indicate whether you are in ketosis? Where do you get them?what ketostix do is test for ketones in your urine which are excreted as a by product of being in ketosis.yes they will tell u if u are in ketosis. i bought mine at dischem for about R65 for 50

Also, I have a few diet questions:

- What is the best way to prepare meals for a day? Do you cook 10 chicken fillets in one go and keep them in the fridge for the next few days?bulk cooking does help,i usually cook 6.5 days worth of chicken and 6 mince meals a week cos thats what i use in a week on keto
- What is the best way to cook chicken fillets - fry in olive oil?spray and cook and fry or grilled
- Same with veg, is it easiest to cook in bulk and then put in the fridge. Does it keep? if u are doing a keto diet becareful with veg,it contains carbs and can throw out of ketosis,rather stick to psylium husk as your fiber source as it is 100% insoluble fiber and doesnt digest and absorb into the body making the carb content null and void

@DJ: Should i also get Ketostix?
Is it safe to cook all those meals 5 days in advance?? It would help me ALOT, as cooking every night for supper and the chicken for the next day is just dam irritating.
I bought a vacuum sealer from Game, as i thought i might start cooking in advance, but i just wanted to know if it was safe??

Can eggs be cooked the night before???

DJ wrote:

STUARTF wrote:

What are ketostix? Are they used to indicate whether you are in ketosis? Where do you get them?what ketostix do is test for ketones in your urine which are excreted as a by product of being in ketosis.yes they will tell u if u are in ketosis. i bought mine at dischem for about R65 for 50

Also, I have a few diet questions:

- What is the best way to prepare meals for a day? Do you cook 10 chicken fillets in one go and keep them in the fridge for the next few days?bulk cooking does help,i usually cook o6.5 days worth of chicken and 6 mince meals a week cos thats what i use in a week on ket
- What is the best way to cook chicken fillets - fry in olive oil?spray and cook and fry or grilled
- Same with veg, is it easiest to cook in bulk and then put in the fridge. Does it keep? if u are doing a keto diet becareful with veg,it contains carbs and can throw out of ketosis,rather stick to psylium husk as your fiber source as it is 100% insoluble fiber and doesnt digest and absorb into the body making the carb content null and void

DJ, do you keep 6.5 days worth of chicken in the freezer or the fridge?

no dont worry about ketostix mr_sa u are in ketosis so u dont need to worry about it... yes u can boil eggs the night before,i havent had any problems with my chicken cooked a week in advance

Do you keep the cooked mince and chicken in the fridge or freezer??
I make my eggs scrambled... that still okay to make the night before??

i keep it in the fridge,no i wouldnt eat scrambled eggs other than fresh cos it will probably make u want to vomit from tasting nasty,just cook your breakfast when u wake up...

Maybe you can buy the digital food scale on Amazon.

merrytang wrote: Maybe you can buy the digital food scale on Amazon.

Revived a 7 year old thread. Bravo

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Furk wrote: Revived a 7 year old thread. Bravo

Furk, play nice :lol: . Merry was up all night reading through posts looking for somewhere to impart knowledge... :whistle:

Maybe we should tell him Sharper Image gyms are no longer around as well...