Future Foods

Keto Chow Bars/Brownies (REVISED)

Personally I think Keto Chow is pretty awesome and works great for most situations. The major drawback I see is that it requires refrigeration and also a sealed container to transport it if you’re doing something like running around a conference or Disneyland – in which case you need to use an insulated container (which honestly works extremely well). But what do you do if you want to save space, reduce weight and (from what I can tell so far) not have to keep it refrigerated for the day?

Make some Keto Chow Bars/Brownies/Muffins.

The basics are: you’re adding eggs and baking soda to make it more substantial; and for the calories you’re using butter and peanut butter since both store well (and taste yummy). For my test I made 6 meals worth (2 days) so the pictures are double the recipe shown here (1 stick of butter instead of a half stick). I also used Rich Chocolate though you can easily use any of the other flavors – next time I’m doing it with snickerdoodle!

The one caveat with the bars: they are pretty dry – you’re going to want something to drink while you’re eating but water is easy to store, transport and locate on the fly.

This recipe has been updated with suggestions from the comments.

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Keto Chow Bars/Brownies (REVISED)

Portable, solid Keto Chow
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Total Time20 minutes
Course: Desserts, Snacks
Keyword: Chocolate, Chocolate Peanut Butter, Keto Chow
Keto Chow Flavor: Chocolate, Chocolate Peanut Butter
Servings: 3 meals
Calories: 505.86kcal
Author: Chris

Ingredients

  • 150 grams Keto Chow we recommend using Chocolate or Chocolate Peanut Butter for this recipe
  • 64 grams Adams Natural Peanut Butter 2 "servings" - it's far easier to weigh
  • 56.5 grams salted butter half stick
  • 2 large eggs
  • 10 grams powdered erythritol (Swerve)
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/4 cup cold water
  • 1/4 cup heavy cream

Instructions

  • Add the liquid ingredients to a mixing bowl.
  • Add dry ingredients and start mixing. I recommend using an electric hand mixer.
  • Spoon into a pan and smooth it out. For best results use a cupcake pan.
  • I baked it at 350 degrees for 15 minutes.
  • For maximum freshness, put each "meal" worth into a bag and refrigerate the bag. My guess is that it will keep just like the brownies you are familiar with. Out of the fridge they should be good for 1-3 days.
Nutrition Facts
Keto Chow Bars/Brownies (REVISED)
Serving Size
 
148 g
Amount per Serving
Calories
505.86
% Daily Value*
Fat
 
37.62
g
58
%
Saturated Fat
 
17.06
g
107
%
Trans Fat
 
0.87
g
Polyunsaturated Fat
 
4.36
g
Monounsaturated Fat
 
12.47
g
Cholesterol
 
205.8
mg
69
%
Sodium
 
1202.48
mg
52
%
Potassium
 
1947.92
mg
56
%
Carbohydrates
 
16.25
g
5
%
Fiber
 
8.87
g
37
%
Sugar
 
2.07
g
2
%
Sugar Alcohol
 
3.34
g
Net Carbs
 
4.04
g
Protein
 
37.4
g
75
%
Vitamin A
 
1958.86
IU
39
%
Vitamin C
 
139.69
mg
169
%
Calcium
 
799.97
mg
80
%
Iron
 
4.19
mg
23
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Nutrition

Serving: 148g | Calories: 505.86kcal | Carbohydrates: 16.25g | Protein: 37.4g | Fat: 37.62g | Saturated Fat: 17.06g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4.36g | Monounsaturated Fat: 12.47g | Trans Fat: 0.87g | Cholesterol: 205.8mg | Sodium: 1202.48mg | Potassium: 1947.92mg | Fiber: 8.87g | Sugar: 2.07g | Vitamin A: 1958.86IU | Vitamin C: 139.69mg | Calcium: 799.97mg | Iron: 4.19mg | Sugar Alcohol: 3.34g | Net Carbs: 4.04g
By |2019-11-12T12:47:49-07:00August 1st, 2016|Categories: Ketogenic Diet, Keto Chow, Keto Chow Recipes, On Tour|Tags: , , , , |14 Comments

Staying keto at Disneyland

This entry is part 53 of 131 in the series Ketogenic Diet

Phineas and Ferb taught me to be careful about what I post online (they carved it into a meteor or something so it was really important) so I usually don’t post anything about going on vacation until after I get back. I’m back.

UPDATE: here’s a video from our 2020 trip!

We finally took our kids to Disneyland. Some of the stuff was too immature for the older kids and some was too intense for the youngest. That didn’t deter us at all though. I also wasn’t deterred about staying keto while I was in Disneyland, also known as land of carbs.

I didn’t have very high hopes of finding foods I could eat there so I bought a few extra insulated flasks and brought along enough Keto Chow for myself and my wife. I was also prepared to do intermittent fasting (eat at night, drink during the day), ended up never doing it though. Following my previously established pattern from the last time I did Keto Chow in a hotel I brought:

  • Two bags of Chocolate Peanut Butter
  • a carton of heavy whipping cream
  • 4 blender bottles for mixing and chilling
  • MCT oil
  • Fish oil pills
  • Scale
  • Measuring cup
  • Bottle brush
  • Soap
  • Vacuum insulated flasks

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Happily it all fit into an Amazon box for easy packing:

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The Vacuum flasks do an excellent job of keeping Keto Chow cold all day in a backpack- provided it’s cold when you put it in there. Hence the need for the blender bottles. I would mix up enough to replace the ones used that day, stick them in the fridge overnight and in the morning pour the Keto Chow into the HydroFlasks. Wash out the now empty blender bottles (with soap and the brush) and leave them to dry. While we were there I had a GoPro strapped to my chest that took a photo every 30 seconds. I ended up with a bunch of fun photos of me eating keto chow (and other keto friendly foods):

Should be noted that if you’re willing to pay the $37/plate at Ariel’s Grotto for breakfast they will do a surprisingly good job adapting the meal for a low-carb diet. The server was fine removing the hash browns and toast and adding more bacon, then she asked if I wanted more sausage and some avocado slices. I also ate 3 of the smoked turkey legs – Allegedly they’re soaked in a brine solution with no carbs, I can’t find reliable information though.

On a side note, on our way to California we stopped in Mesquite Nevada for a night, we caught the buffet and I was surprised at the crab legs, I kinda ate a lot of them (did 3 plates like this):

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By |2020-03-12T05:05:46-06:00July 18th, 2016|Categories: Keto Chow, On Tour|Tags: , , , , , |0 Comments

Questions about alcohol on keto and using different oils/protein

This entry is part 52 of 131 in the series Ketogenic Diet

Got an email today, I took long enough to answer it I thought I might as well put my answer in a blog post.

The first question was about whether they need to give up alcohol

Well, there are a lot of reports on /r/keto about being on keto lowering tolerance for alcohol (just search for “keto cheap date” and you’ll see what I mean). “Liquid bread” drinks like beer have WAY too many carbs but distilled spirits don’t – and the aforementioned lower tolerance makes it less expensive too.

The second question was about if I had considered algal oil in powder form – it’s what Rosa Labs uses for Soylent 1.6

Rosa Lab’s motivation is a bit different than mine: they want to use vegan sources for everything. While that’s possible with keto, it runs counter to much of the philosophy. MCT oil and cream are better (tasting) and have definitive advantages for ketosis. Additionally doing powdered oils with keto is difficult to do because most powdered oils use starch (maltodextrin) and you’d end up with several times more carbs that the max amount. The only exception to that is the Quest powdered MCT/Coconut oil but it’s prohibitively expensive. I did some poking around and found that to get powdered coconut oil in palettes it ends up being almost exactly the same price as the end user simply buying it from Quest off Amazon.

The third question was about switching to soy protein

Rosa Labs was using rice protein in their powdered mix but it gives an icky silty gritty mouthfeel. Doing Soy protein is the best option if you don’t want to use whey protein. Again, I’m not interested in vegan (I eat a lot of bacon) – I want the best tasting and highest nutrition that’s economical, with emphasis on taste and texture. To that end I’m using whey protein. Doesn’t have the grit of rice or the (incorrect but whatever) public relations issues that soy has with the phytoestrogen scare.

So the short answer to the 3rd question is simply: Keto Chow already has superior nutrition, flavor and mouthfeel; it’s better than the new stuff Rosa Labs is using.

By |2016-10-14T07:17:52-06:00June 29th, 2016|Categories: Future Foods, Keto Chow|Tags: , , , , , |0 Comments

A Keto Vacation

Got back yesterday from vacation at Bear lake (because we’re the BAIR’s! get it?! …sorry, “dad” joke) My parents came along which made meals interesting – 4 adults eating (mostly) keto and 6 kids eating regular food. We only cooked 5lbs of the bacon we brought but we did power through an awful lot of rotisserie chicken, mayo and boiled eggs for chicken salad. It was a fun time. My wife said:

You should make a post with the big bacon pictures in Minnetonka Cave. Then you can geekily talk about the minerals and stuff

Well, I’m not going to geek out about minerals and stuff – our guide did that enough for everyone. =) The “Cave Bacon” was pretty cool though, here’s another picture of the surrounding area

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I did set up a time lapse both times we went down to the “beach” (which consisted of tiny shells that got into your shoes and was the equivalent of walking barefoot across a floor of legos) – the kids still had fun.

 

By |2016-10-14T07:17:52-06:00June 24th, 2016|Categories: On Tour, Ketogenic Diet, Keto Chow|Tags: , , , , |0 Comments

Want to participate in the “eaters survey”?

There is a survey for people who have tried products like Keto Chow. If you want to participate you can at http://www.instant.ly/s/d6Eug?source_type=email (and if you don’t, that’s cool too).

At the end of the survey there’s a bunch of coupon codes for Keto Chow along with other powdered foods. If you’re interested, there’s some more info about the survey in the reddit thread about the survey.

 

By |2018-06-26T08:51:11-06:00April 19th, 2016|Categories: Keto Chow, Future Foods, Ketogenic Diet|Tags: , |0 Comments

Interview I did about Keto Chow and Ketosis

This entry is part 46 of 131 in the series Ketogenic Diet

I linked this in another post but didn’t want it to get lost in the shuffle, so it’s getting its own post! Check out the interview at http://ieet.org/index.php/IEET/more/pellissier20160105

The interview was done via email, which was nice since it gave me time to think well about my answers and re-read them. My responses were largely completely unaltered, just some minor tense changes so it would fit an interview style. I should have added more hyperlinks =)

Great write up about mixing Keto Chow

This entry is part 38 of 131 in the series Ketogenic Diet

Same guy who did that excellent review of Keto Chow posted another (hilarious yet informative) write up about how he mixes up Keto Chow: http://www.insignificant.info/blog-native/2015/6/29/ketochow-prep-accessories

It’s a good read, make sure you don’t miss the footnotes.

By |2016-10-14T07:18:00-06:00July 7th, 2015|Categories: Ketogenic Diet, Keto Chow, Future Foods|Tags: , , |2 Comments

Hey, I be famous! Article on Forbes that quotes me (a couple times)

This entry is part 34 of 131 in the series Ketogenic Diet

Did an interview with Maggie Zhang a short time ago, she published the article today: How Soylent’s Meal-Replacement Competitors Got A Not-So-Bland Taste Of Success. It’s a good read.

In other related news, the guy in the cube next to me who is mixing his own Keto Chow is now down 33lbs since he started 5 weeks ago. That’s awesome!

By |2015-06-12T14:30:01-06:00June 12th, 2015|Categories: Weight Loss, Future Foods, Keto Chow|Tags: , , , |4 Comments