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Chris Bair is a technology and computer geek. He became involved in the nutritionally complete "future foods" movement in January 2014, originally with a conventional recipe and later switching to a high fat, low carb "ketogenic" variant on October 2014. In January 2015 he created the recipe for Keto Chow and released it without restriction for anyone to use, at the same time he began mixing the recipe up for people that wanted a finished product and has seen steady growth in the business every month since.
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Effects of Keto Chow 2.0 On (My) Postprandial Blood Glucose

This entry is part 107 of 131 in the series Ketogenic Diet

Quite some time ago I tested Keto Chow 1.5 and how it effects (my) blood glucose levels. Time to run the experiment again! This time I didn’t forget to not eat so I started with a clean sample. My first meal was at 11 am, with my previous meal 17 hours earlier at 6 pm (18:00). I also recorded my ketone levels, which were kinda sad at 0.5 both times I tested (but up from the previous day). I’m using a KetoMojo ketone/glucose tester which has ketone strips that only cost $1 (compared to $2-5 a test depending on which tester you get). The short version of the results is: there wasn’t any significant change in my blood glucose following meals of Keto Chow 2.0. I’m also not anemic and not Diabetic, at least when I’m consuming Keto Chow =) One other interesting thing to note is that my average (mean) blood glucose last time I tested like this was 94, this time it was 87. Cool beans.

Keto Chow 2.0 Postprandial Glucose Blood Tests 10-23-2017

Here is the data table for my tests.

Time Glucose mg/dL HCT % HB g/dL Ketones mmol/L
9:30 83 49 16.6 0.5
10:00 77 46 15.6
10:30 89 39 13.2
11:00 83 41 13.9
Consumed Chocolate Keto Chow
11:30 77 45 15.3
12:00 82 41 13.9
12:30 88 48 16.3
13:00 95 44 14.9
13:30 96 49 16.6
14:00 95 41 13.9
14:30 85 46 15.6 0.5
Consumed Chocolate Keto Chow
15:00 88 41 13.9
15:30 89 39 13.2
16:00 90 40 13.6
16:30 90 43 14.6
17:00 84 43 14.6

You can expect another test like this in a week or so regarding Keto Chow 2.1 and its effects on (my) glucose!

By |2018-11-06T21:45:50-07:00October 24th, 2017|Categories: Keto Chow|Tags: , , , , |0 Comments
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n=me experiments – 100% Keto Chow, blood tests, dealing without a fridge

This entry is part 106 of 131 in the series Ketogenic Diet

I’m in the final stages of doing some changes to the Keto Chow recipe (v2.1) and I wanted to do a “burn-in” test to make sure that everything is working properly. Might as well experiment on myself, right? My plan for the next 4 weeks is to ONLY eat Keto Chow, drink only water, take fish pills, and have some salt if necessary. On Friday I went over to my local LabCorp and had 14 vials of blood drawn for 25 tests. Around vial 9, the vein in my left arm gave up and they had to pull the remainder from my right arm. Here’s what I got:

GGT Cortisol Heavy Metals Lipid Panel Thyroid Cascade Profile
Apolipoprotein A-1 C-Reactive Protein Hemoglobin A1c Lp-PLA2 Activity Uric Acid
Apolipoprotein B Fasting Insulin Homocyst(e)ine NMR LipoProf +Graph Vitamin A and E
CBC Ferritin, Serum IGF-1 Reverse T3, Serum Vitamin D
Comp. Metabolic Panel Free Fatty Acids Iron T3Free Zinc, RBC

My plan is to have 6 other tests done every Friday for the next 4 weeks:

NMR LipoProf +Graph Lipid Panel Comp. Metabolic Panel CBC With Diff. Fasting Insulin C-Reactive Protein

Today I’m running a test on my Postprandial glucose after eating. It’s something I’ve done before but it was time for an update I’ll probably report on that tomorrow.

Now, here’s where it gets fun: I started my experiment yesterday and it’s going well so far. Then I started thinking about what’s going on in the near future and realized I’m going to be heading off to San Francisco for the DreamForce conference in 2 weeks. Crap. “That’s like the worst timing ever for a test!” I thought, then I thought “Might actually be good timing for a test” The likelihood of me breaking keto traveling while I’m doing a nuts-o test on myself like this is actually lower.

Big problem is: the “hotel” I’ll be staying at does not have refrigeration available. I’m going to need to come up with a game plan during the 5 days I’ll be traveling. Here’s what I have so far:

  • I’m going to use avocado and MCT oil instead of heavy cream.
  • I’m going to portion out the powder for meals into individual bags ahead of time.
  • This week I’m going to test to see how adding the oil to the powder beforehand affects storage and taste.
  • If that works, I’ll put the oil right into each bag, making a sort of thin oily paste.
  • I’ll triple-bag the mix =)
  • I’m going to find a place that has ice and ice water available (they have it all over the place at the conference) and mix my keto chow in HydroFlasks, they should stay good for several hours, more than long enough for the “just mixed” taste to go away (which takes like 30 minutes).
  • I suspect I’m going to do some kind of intermittent fasting, maybe I’ll leave all of the stuff at my hotel and just eat 3 meals in a small window.
  • I’ll bring soap and a bottle brush and wash out my HydroFlasks every night.
  • I’ll have my magnesium supplements handy along with some salt. I’m planning on mixing salt with water to drink during the day if I feel like I need it.

Anyhow, that’s the plan. I’m posting this ahead of time to further decrease the likelyhood of me failing (accountability FTW!!!)

By |2017-10-23T12:53:44-06:00October 23rd, 2017|Categories: On Tour, Ketogenic Diet, Keto Chow|Tags: , , , , , , , , |7 Comments
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Flavor of the Week October 23-October 29: 10% off sale on Strawberry 2.0.1 week packs

For the next week, you can get 10% off the 21 meal “week” size of Strawberry 2.0.1. Check out the reviews of 2.0 Strawberry!

Speaking of reviews, you should check out our store reviews on Google, and the reviews of Keto Chow. Here’s a “taste”:

This product is awesome. I would recommend it to everyone. I make 15 shakes and have one for all three meals for the week. It is so quick and easy and tastes so good.

Here’s another, should be noted that I publish all of the reviews that come in – bad or good – as they are, typos intact. The only ones I remove are spam posts from people wanting you to buy pills to “enhance performance” and such:

As someone who already LOVES Soylent but hates the carbs, I now drink one Soylent and one Keto Chow for my breakfast/lunch and it keeps me full until my late dinner without any snacks in between with half the carbs!! Obviously they both have a very different taste but I find them to be equally delicious and super convenient!!!

By |2017-10-23T04:24:47-06:00October 23rd, 2017|Categories: Keto Chow|Tags: , |0 Comments
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Chris and Miriam on the “Be Well, Be Keto” Podcast

We met Tracee Gluhaich at KetoCon in Austin a few weeks ago – she contacted Miriam to see if she was willing to be on Tracee’s new keto podcast “Be Well, Be Keto.” Miriam said yes and asked if Tracee wanted us both on there – and she did =) About a week ago we recorded the interview via webcam and the podcast episode went live today! You can head on over to listen to the podcast here. Or you can watch the video from the interview below:

 

By |2017-10-18T07:37:56-06:00October 18th, 2017|Categories: Ketogenic Diet|Tags: , , |1 Comment
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Base Powder and Cookies & Cream back in stock!

Happy day, Base Powder and Cookies & Cream in the 21 meal “week” bags are back in stock – that means everything is back in stock (except for Peanut Butter samples but that’s coming in about a month). We also have the new packaging for the Base Powder. Check it out:

By |2017-10-17T18:16:06-06:00October 17th, 2017|Categories: Keto Chow|Tags: , , , |0 Comments
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Flavor of the Week October 16-October 22: 10% off sale on Salted Caramel 2.0.1 week packs

For the next week, you can get 10% off the 21 meal “week” size of Salted Caramel 2.0.1. Check out the flavor reviews of 2.0 Salted Caramel!

Speaking of reviews, you should check out our store reviews on Google, and the reviews of Keto Chow. Here’s a “taste”:

This product is awesome. I would recommend it to everyone. I make 15 shakes and have one for all three meals for the week. It is so quick and easy and tastes so good.

Here’s another, should be noted that I publish all of the reviews that come in – bad or good – as they are, typos intact. The only ones I remove are spam posts from people wanting you to buy pills to “enhance performance” and such:

Great experience, fast shipping, and wonderful customer service. I was able to chat with the owner prior to placing my order and he was very helpful.

By |2017-10-16T04:33:53-06:00October 16th, 2017|Categories: Keto Chow|Tags: , , , |0 Comments
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Flavor of the Week October 9-October 15: 10% off sale on Vanilla 2.0.1 week packs

I realize we did Vanilla just a few weeks ago but it’s what we have the most of right now! For the next week, you can get 10% off the 21 meal “week” size of Vanilla 2.0.1. Check out the reviews of 2.0 Vanilla!

Speaking of reviews, you should check out our store reviews on Google, and the reviews of Keto Chow. Here’s a “taste”:

I have been Keto for about 9 months, feeling good, no cravings, blood sugar finally under control and getting my A1c below 6 for the first time in years!! Keto clean eating did that for me. What I missed most was ice cream, but being diabetic it was out, and then came Keto Chow. All I can say is WOW

Here’s another, should be noted that I publish all of the reviews that come in – bad or good – as they are, typos intact. The only ones I remove are spam posts from people wanting you to buy pills to “enhance performance” and such:

I’ve been doing stronglifts 5×5 for 3 months now. For the first month I ate KetoChow and made solid gains with minimal pain. I stopped eating it because I thought I could buy zero carb proteins and with a multi-vitamin plus Lyte (and bouillion cubes) for electrolytes I could get the same effect while saving money. But I wasn’t recovering and was sore all the time. Worst of all my mind was fuzzy and dull. I went back on KetoChow and for the last couple weeks I am recovering and making gains again. I’m amazed at how much of a difference it makes in how I feel with the 5×5 workouts. Incredible. Highly recommend it.

By |2017-10-09T04:29:31-06:00October 9th, 2017|Categories: Keto Chow|Tags: , , , |0 Comments
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Base Powder availability update (still out of stock)

Quick update on the Base Powder. We were supposed to be getting a large shipment of the Base Powder to replace what recently ran out. Unfortunately, our production facility just informed me that the Acacia Gum we are waiting on did not ship as expected on Monday.  The reason given was that the FDA is holding the container, but we are trying to get more information because it was their understanding that the vendor already had the material.  Long and short of it is that material didn’t ship and we are trying to find out when we will get it.

So it could be next week or it could be the following week (around October 18th).

By |2017-10-04T15:46:46-06:00October 4th, 2017|Categories: Keto Chow|Tags: , |0 Comments
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Salt Lake and Utah Counties Keto “Meat”up

This entry is part 2 of 131 in the series Ketogenic Diet

I’ve been toying with the idea of doing a Keto Meetup Meatup for some time, I finally decided to do it. We’re going to hang out the 3rd Saturday of each month. We’ll be getting together to share HFLC recipes, treats, tips, tricks and more. Want more info about how to quit sugar, lower insulin and get healthy? Or maybe just hang out with people that understand.

We’ll be using the Keto Chow warehouse as a default location. If you have a suggested alternate location, let me know! I won’t be promoting Keto Chow at the meetings but I might have some mixed up in the fridge if people want to give it a try. I successfully convinced myself to have Keto Chow pay for the Meetup account fees, and I’ll make them pay for treats for the meetings – likely diet soda and heavy cream or something =) Be aware that I have no problem whatsoever talking about awesome keto products that I use and love, and you can feel free to do the same. The only exception to that is products marketed via Multi-Level Marketing (MLM), those guys have their own meetups where you can “hear a fantastic business opportunity” if that’s your style.

So, if you’re in Utah and want to come hang out, it’s the 3rd Saturday each month in South Jordan by Redwood and 114th South.

https://www.meetup.com/Salt-Lake-and-Utah-County-Keto/

By |2017-10-03T14:56:36-06:00October 3rd, 2017|Categories: Ketogenic Diet, Keto Chow|Tags: , , |0 Comments
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