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About Chris

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.

? Flavor of the week: Get 20% off the Savory Chicken Soup Keto Chow 21 meal packs April 6-12

 

Until April 12, you can get 20% off the 21 meal bulk pack of the Savory Chicken Soup Keto Chow. Normally, the Chicken Soup is $66 for 21 meals, this week it’s discounted down to $52.80 – that’s only $2.51 a meal!  Check out the flavor reviews of Chicken Soup. Now, the main thing to be aware of with the savory flavors of Keto Chow is that they are meant to be consumed HOT/warm; and work quite well with salted butter, bacon fat, and other more exotic fats.

We sometimes get asked: “what can I do with Keto Chow besides make shakes?” The best place to start is our Keto Chow Recipes page, here are some of the recipes that use Savory Chicken Soup Keto Chow:

You should check out the reviews of Keto Chow, we also get a lot of reviews on our Facebook page and on the Keto Chow subreddit. It should be noted that we publish all of the reviews that come in – bad or good – as they are, typos intact. The only ones we remove are spam posts from people wanting you to buy pills to “enhance performance” and such or reviews that divulge personal information. These are just a few of the real reviews we received in the last week

By |2020-04-06T06:03:11-06:00April 6th, 2020|Categories: Keto Chow|Tags: , |0 Comments

?? Sample size of Chocolate Peanut Butter now available

Chocolate Peanut Butter sample after testing

Been wanting to try Chocolate Peanut Butter Keto Chow but didn’t want to get a full 21-meal package? Today you can order the sample size! Note that the packaging is quite different: it may LOOK like a protein bar, it’s not =)

I honestly didn’t think this day would ever arrive. The last time we had samples of Chocolate Peanut Butter was version 2.0.0 (nearly 2 years ago) because the fat in the peanut flour would clog the packaging machine. The key to ultimate success was going BACK to the same style packaging we used so long ago but abandoned for the more “looks like a packet of protein powder” style we currently use. One of the reasons we switched to the other style packaging for the rest of the flavors is that this style causes a lot of confusion – people think it’s a protein bar and we will be getting that question again. I’ll take fielding those questions over the “why don’t you have Chocolate Peanut Butter samples?!!” questions we have gotten daily for the last 2 years (which is understandable – since it’s amazing!).

We will not be putting these into any of the bundles for a few months. This was done as a small run “proof of concept” to see if it would work (one of a half dozen such tests that were unsuccessful, until this one!) and we don’t have enough of them to put into the bundles. A larger quantity is in process but will take several months to arrive. I expect we will have sufficient quantity to put into the bundles by August or September 2020. Until then, they are available for purchase separately.

By |2020-04-03T08:11:48-06:00April 3rd, 2020|Categories: Keto Chow|Tags: , , , |0 Comments

Live Stream recording from Mar 31, 2020

This entry is part 10 of 37 in the series Live Streams

Every week we do a live broadcast where we answer questions, talk about fun stuff, and more! Starting in January 2020, we switched to a new platform where we can broadcast to YouTube and Facebook at the same time. It’s pretty cool, actually. You can find the stream on YouTube or Facebook

We talked about:

  • The Flavor of the Week is Orange Cream – it’s 10% off until Monday morning
  • Tomorrow we will be launching a sale on the savory flavor samples – all of them are 20% off for the entire month of April. If you’ve been wanting to try the savory flavors, now’s the time to give them a shot!
  • We won’t be having an “April Fools” joke post this year, though we have some from previous years that are pretty good: https://old.ketochow.xyz/tag/april-fools/
  • We have a giveaway going right now with Guy Gone Keto and Visionary foods until Thursday.
  • How’s the supply of Keto Chow with all the craziness?
  • After you mix up Keto Chow – what size containers can you use? Can you use mason jars? How many ounces of liquid is it?
  • Why don’t we have a Chai flavor? or Pina colada? or Marshmallow? or Cheese? Or…
  • How can you fix Keto Chow that mixed up clumpy? Why did it do that? https://old.ketochow.xyz/2019/05/having-issues-with-keto-chow-clumping-we-have-some-solutions-for-you/
  • Does KC have something addictive in it? Not addictive – just nutritious =)
  • How many meals a day do you use Keto Chow? 1? 2? All 3?
By |2020-05-19T13:52:09-06:00April 1st, 2020|Categories: Keto Chow|Tags: , , , |0 Comments

? Flavor of the week: Get 10% off the Orange Cream Keto Chow 21 meal packs Mar 30-April 6

 

Until April 6 you can get 10% off the 21 meal “week” size of the Orange Cream Keto Chow. Normally, the Orange Cream is $66 for 21 meals, this week it’s discounted down to $59.40 – that’s only $2.83 a meal! Check out the flavor reviews of Orange Cream.

We sometimes get asked: “what can I do with Keto Chow besides make shakes?” The best place to start is our Keto Chow Recipes page, here are some of the recipes that use Orange Cream Keto Chow:

You should check out the reviews of Keto Chow, we also get a lot of reviews on our Facebook page and on the Keto Chow subreddit. It should be noted that we publish all of the reviews that come in – bad or good – as they are, typos intact. The only ones we remove are spam posts from people wanting you to buy pills to “enhance performance” and such or reviews that divulge personal information. These are just a few of the real reviews we received in the last week

By |2020-03-30T07:38:41-06:00March 30th, 2020|Categories: Keto Chow|Tags: , , , , |0 Comments

Keto Chow Chocolate 21 meal bags 10% off for 24 hours!

We were looking at inventory yesterday and decided that we had enough of the single flavor 21 meal bags of Chocolate on-hand to do a quick 24 hour sale. As the most popular flavor, it’s actually pretty difficult just to keep in stock so a sale on Chocolate doesn’t happen very often.If you’ve been wanting to stock up, you have until 9:15 am (mountain time zone) on Sunday, March 29 – the sale will automatically revert back to regular price at that point.

Normally, the single flavor 21 meal bags of Chocolate are $64.00, with the 10% discount it’s down to $57.60 – that’s $2.74 per shelf-stable meal! (it lasts up to 2 years, by the way, we even had it tested to verify).

If you decide you REALLY want to stock-up, we have some additional discounts that come into play: if you buy 4+ bags, you get an additional 5% off and that will generally qualify you for free ground shipping within the contiguous United States. Your purchase also qualifies for our rewards program and even our military/first responder discount program.

This is a VERY time limited offer so if you want to take advantage, please act fast. We will not be extending the sale if you miss it, sorry.

We WILL have another “flavor of the week” on sale on Monday, though – so look out for that too!

By |2020-03-27T14:18:43-06:00March 28th, 2020|Categories: Keto Chow|Tags: , |0 Comments

Flavor of the week: Get 10% off the Beef Soup Base Keto Chow bulk packs Mar 23-29

 

Until March 29 you can get 10% off the 21 meal “week” size of the Beef Soup Base Keto Chow. Normally, the Beef Base is $66 for 21 meals, this week it’s discounted down to $59.40 – that’s only $2.83 a meal! Works well with just about every fat we’ve tried including butter, beef tallow, bacon grease, duck fat, heavy cream, avocado oil, and more! By the way, we call it a “soup base” because we’re anticipating that people will want to add other ingredients: cheese, ground beef, maybe some avocados.

The Beef Soup Base (and the other savory flavors) are NOT the same as the sweet flavors. If all you’ve had of Keto Chow so far are the sweet flavors, you might want to grab a sample before you buy the big bag. It should also be noted that the Beef Base Keto Chow is dairy free, has no sweetener, and is loaded with beef bone broth protein.

We sometimes get asked: “what can I do with Keto Chow besides make soup?” The best place to start is our Keto Chow Recipes page. Here are some of the recipes that use Beef Soup Base Keto Chow:

You should check out the reviews of Keto Chow, we also get a lot of reviews on our Facebook page and on the Keto Chow subreddit. It should be noted that we publish all of the reviews that come in – bad or good – as they are, typos intact. The only ones we remove are spam posts from people wanting you to buy pills to “enhance performance” and such or reviews that divulge personal information. These are just a few of the 150 real reviews we received in the last week

By |2020-03-23T07:23:55-06:00March 23rd, 2020|Categories: Keto Chow|Tags: , |0 Comments

FAT FICTION – Virtual Cinema Screenings ?

This film was shown at Low Carb Denver, they have it set up so that you can watch it online at your house in a premiere event with Q&A with an expert panel. It’s cool stuff! Here’s their description:

We are pleased to announce a series of VIRTUAL CINEMA SCREENINGS for the film, FAT FICTION. These screenings allow viewers to see the film from the comfort of their own homes, plus enjoy an exclusive Q&A session afterward with top experts from the film on nutrition, chronic disease reversal, including Type 2 Diabetes reversal, foods to eat and foods to avoid, disease resiliency, and more.
Go to www.fanforcetv.com to purchase tickets. Screenings will take place during the first two weeks of April. Buy tickets for any time than is convenient for you and stick around afterward to learn even more about the low carb lifestyle from some of the top experts in the world!
Screening Times
choose any day/time you prefer
United States:
  • 2nd April @ 6:30pm Pacific
  • 4th April @ 6:30pm Eastern
United Kingdom:
  • 9th April @ 6:30pm UK Time
South Africa:
  • 11th April @ 6:30pm SA Time
Australia:
  • 3rd April @ 6:30pm AU East Coast Time
  • 10th April @ 6.30pm AU West Coast Time
Q&A experts to include:
  • Journalist, Nina Teicholz
  • Journalist, Gary Taubes
  • Cardiologist, Dr. Bret Scher
  • Obesity Specialist, Dr. Eric Westman
  • Pediatric Endocrinologist, Dr. Robert Lustig
  • Athlete and LowCarbUSA Founder, Doug Reynolds
  • UK Practitioner, Dr. David Unwin
  • Physician, Dr. Brian Lenzkes
  • Nutritional Therapist, Kendy Radasky
  • Certified Diabetes Educator, Alyssa Gallagher
  • Nutritionist, Dr. Jonny Bowden
  • Professor, Tim Noakes
  • Fat Fiction Director, Jennifer Isenhart
By |2020-03-20T09:54:01-06:00March 20th, 2020|Categories: Ketogenic Diet|Tags: , , , |0 Comments

?Flavor of the week redux: Get 20% off the Root Beer Float Keto Chow bulk packs March 20-22

 

So this is a little weird, Natural Strawberry was on sale… but we ran out! So we’re putting Root Beer Float on sale for a few days to finish out the week, you can get 20% off the 21 meal “week” size of the Root Beer Float Keto Chow. Normally, the Root Beer Float is $66 for 21 meals, this week it’s discounted down to $52.80 – that’s only $2.51 a meal!  Check out the flavor reviews of Rootbeer Float.

We sometimes get asked: “what can I do with Keto Chow besides make shakes?” The best place to start is our Keto Chow Recipes page, here are some of the recipes that use Rootbeer Float Keto Chow:

You should check out the reviews of Keto Chow, we also get a lot of reviews on our Facebook page and on the Keto Chow subreddit. It should be noted that we publish all of the reviews that come in – bad or good – as they are, typos intact. The only ones we remove are spam posts from people wanting you to buy pills to “enhance performance” and such or reviews that divulge personal information. These are just a few of the over 100 real reviews we received in the last week

By |2020-03-20T11:20:03-06:00March 20th, 2020|Categories: Keto Chow|Tags: , |0 Comments

Keto Chow and COVID-19

We all understand that for many people, Keto Chow plays a significant role in their success on a ketogenic diet and is particularly vital in stressful times like this. Several customers of ours are nurses and doctors that really have no time for any other food right now and we are humbled to play a small part in helping them. We wanted to give everyone an update on how COVID-19 is impacting Keto Chow, so here you go! =)

Your ability to get Keto Chow

For many people, their primary concern is: “hey, can I still get my Keto Chow?” Currently, the answer to that is a resounding “Yes!” We have ample inventory of Keto Chow on-hand at our Draper Utah warehouse, with a good supply also dispatched out to Amazon fulfillment centers (and “grocery food” like Keto Chow is currently prioritized going into Amazon’s warehouses). Although you can buy Keto Chow on Amazon, it is far less expensive to get directly from us which also gives you the bulk discounts, loyalty program and other benefits that are not available on purchases through Amazon. We actually have enough inventory on-hand to last for several months even with a complete shutdown of our upstream production and we JUST got a new shipment of Chocolate, our most popular flavor. We’re doing exceptionally well in this regard.

Both carriers that we use (UPS and USPS) have indicated that they are still moving packages and are doing a great job handling the increased number of shipments. I haven’t seen statistics but I’m guessing it’s a lighter load than the week before Christmas.

We have an amazing team of people that are working at our Draper warehouse, shipping the orders, handling local customers that are picking up orders, and generally being awesome. The members of the Keto Chow team that can work outside the office are doing so to limit the exposure. If you call about an order or send us an email, we can help you out wherever we are.

Keto Chow – shelf stability, how long does it last?

As noted in a recent blog post, the shelf life of unopened Keto Chow is 2 years with no detectable change to the flavor or nutrition. Each package has a “best by” date printed on the package that lets you know how long it will last. We work hard to maximize the shelf life and cycle through the oldest product out first. The “Flavor of the week” program aids in this. If you have Keto Chow that’s past the “best by” date, you are still unlikely to notice any change; the main issue you might see is a slow degradation of certain vitamins that would make it unsuitable for ALL of your food for an extended period of time. In other words: don’t use ‘expired’ Keto Chow for 3 meals a day for weeks or months at a time with no other food; but using ‘expired’ Keto Chow for 1 or 2 meals a day is something that I have done in the past and will do in the future.

Mixing Keto Chow in difficult circumstances

By far, the easiest way to mix up Keto Chow is with heavy cream. It requires a simple shaker bottle and little else. Heavy cream is also somewhat readily available right now. Based on my own observations, it’s been difficult to find many everyday essentials but heavy cream has been in-stock at every grocery store I’ve been to this week.

Butter is more work to mix, but stores longer, is less expensive, has fewer carbs, and is delicious. I highly suggest you give it a shot if you can find butter. Personally, I use the cheapest salted (or unsalted but I like the salt) butter I can find. I don’t worry about grass-fed or anything else – you’re welcome to use that if you like the flavor more, but I haven’t seen compelling evidence of any metabolic advantage to grass-fed butter. You can also use the same method as butter to use other “hard” fats like coconut oil.

Avocado oil is a good choice if you have no access at all to refrigeration, I have a great write-up on my own experience using it while camping. Avocado oil is very shelf-stable and the sort of thing you could put in your basement with a bag of Keto Chow and rest assured that with some water, you’re set for days!

Powdered cream is also an option if you account for the particular issues it brings along: it’s shelf-stable but also costs more, is bulkier, has more carbs, and does not taste as good as liquid heavy cream.

Could I be infected by COVID-19 via a package?

The short answer is “probably not.” A NIH study found that the SARS-CoV-2 virus survives up to 24 hours on cardboard, which is shorter than the 2-3 days a typical package we ship takes. UPS simply says on their COVID-19 page that “The World Health Organization (WHO) and U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have stated that the likelihood of novel Coronavirus contaminating cardboard or other shipping containers is low.”

By |2020-03-19T15:10:03-06:00March 19th, 2020|Categories: Keto Chow|Tags: , , , , , |1 Comment

Live Stream recording from Mar 17, 2020

This entry is part 9 of 37 in the series Live Streams

Every week we do a live broadcast where we answer questions, talk about fun stuff, and more! Starting in January 2020, we switched to a new platform where we can broadcast to YouTube and Facebook at the same time. It’s pretty cool, actually. You can find the stream on YouTube or Facebook

We talked about:

  • Natural Strawberry is 20% off this week – it’s the one flavor sweetened with Monk Fruit.
  • We have canceled our monthly meet up due to the COVID-19 precautions. Sadly we will not be having our Brazilian BBQ. But we will have it another time.
  • Should you be carb cycling on Keto? Some people *might* need it but we think most do not. Here is a clip of our friend and fitness trainer Bronson Dant who says you need to have a purpose and plan if you are going to carb cycle.
  • Holly and Steve from Keto Chow left today to pick up their daughter in North Dakota. Along the way, they’re doing small meetups. They have already stopped in Idaho Falls and Butte. Subsequent stops include Billings (Mar 18), Bismarck (Mar 18), Rapid City (Mar 20), and near Mt. Rushmore (Mar 20). More details in the Keto Chow Facebook Support Group and the Keto Chow Instagram account.
  • What fats can you use? Can you use Cream Cheese? Any that you can order online?
  • One thing that this Covid-19 virus has really got us thinking about is being prepared. Keto Chow has a 2-year shelf life, it is something you can have in your food storage for such an occasion. Fat is a little harder to keep on hand; avocado oil, coconut oil, lard, and tallow will keep for a long time – some work better for different flavors and some do not. Fat Works has different fats in cute jars for storage. You can keep butter in the freezer for a long time. Also, you can use a powdered cream; though it usually has more carbs, it is a good option to have in an emergency.
  • We have a giveaway going on right now with Choc Zero and Nush. It runs through Thursday so make sure and go to our Facebook page or Instagram and enter.
  • For Keto Salt Lake we are working with our venue and our speakers to find a new date for the conference. We will let you know our Keto Salt Lake plans on March 30th.
  • Can you make a bunch of shakes on Sunday (or whichever day) and do meal prep?
  • We are working on a new food pyramid for our Keto Chow shirts.
  • Think positive, during this time of trial for our world, don’t let yourself get derailed, keep calm and keto on. You have a superpower that is helping you get your health in check. It can keep you healthy if you keep it up.
  • Our kids have 41 classes, I think I may be busy helping them with their online homework tomorrow.
By |2020-05-19T13:51:54-06:00March 18th, 2020|Categories: Keto Chow|Tags: , , , |0 Comments