What Foods are on the Ketogenic Diet?
The diet consists of three categories of food: unrestricted, fatty, and restricted. Some examples of unrestricted foods include vegetables, such as broccoli, carrots, lettuce, and spinach, artificial sweeteners; and unsweetened fruit. The fatty foods include bacon, hot dogs, potato chips, nuts, cream, eggs, mayonnaise, and butter. Restricted foods include candy and items containing sugar. A vitamin supplement is necessary to ensure that adequate nutritional needs are met. Snacking between meals is not allowed. A dietitian provides the patient and family with a foods list that must be strictly followed. Food portions are weighed to keep in harmony with the diet’s delicate balance. Why Try the Diet? The Ketogenic Diet is used for patients whose seizures have not been well controlled by antiepileptic drugs (AEDs). The diet, while difficult to comply with, has had positive results. About one-third of the children who are on the diet gain full control of their seizures, while another one-th
