Yes, you CAN have a keto garden that IS fully keto! Veggies are an incredibly important part of a healthy and sustainable keto diet. Find out what to grow!
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What I grow in my keto garden
If you ever thought you can no longer have a garden with keto, you are wrong! Let me show you exactly what I grow in my keto garden – you might be surprised!
One of the most common mistakes in my opinion with how keto is implemented is that many people leave out veggies “because they have carbs”. This is not the right answer. You can read more about keto and veggies to find out just how important they are!
There is NO reason why you can’t have a garden FULL of veggies and even a few fruits! Let’s not forget the spices either (although I tend to neglect those a bit, but they are resilient)!
So, let’s get to it!
Garden Areas
First of all, I have 3 garden areas.
The first is a raised garden bed that my husband built off our fence so that I didn’t need to bend over to garden (he’s pretty awesome, isn’t he?)! He even decorated the front with funky panels made from old fence boards. Again – he’s awesome!
The second garden area is raised beds on the ground that is surrounded by a high fence so my dogs don’t get in there!
And the third is my herb “garden” that is temporarily housed on a table on my upper deck! The hubs is building me another raised box and these will go there.
Let’s quickly go through all my keto fruits and vegetables so you can get going on YOUR keto garden!
Most of these are photographed early so you won’t see much other than the beginning of a beautiful plant. If I waited, then summer would be over! You can see some peppers, artichokes, blueberries, etc…
Red Bell Peppers
Carbohydrate Info
One Medium Red Bell Pepper
Calories: 25
Total Carbs: 6g
Fiber: 2g
Net Carbs: 4 g
Keto Red Bell Pepper Recipes
Jalapenos
Carbohydrate Info
One 2″ long jalapeno
Calories: 1
Total Carbs: 0 g
Fiber: 0 g
Net Carbs: 0 g
Keto Jalapenos Recipes
Yellow Bell Peppers
Carbohydrate Info
One medium yellow bell pepper
Calories: 32
Total Carbs: 7.5 g
Fiber: 1.1 g
Net Carbs: 6.4 g
Keto Yellow Bell Pepper Recipes
Smoked Salmon and Pesto Zoodles
Orange Bell Peppers
Carbohydrate Info
One Medium Bell Peppers
Calories: 32
Total Carbs: 7.5 g
Fiber: 1.1 g
Net Carbs: 6.4 g
Keto Orange Bell Peppers Recipes
Celery
Carbohydrate Info
One medium celery stalk
Calories: 6.4
Total Carbs: 1.2 g
Fiber: .6 g
Net Carbs: .4 g
Keto Celery Recipes
Cauliflower
Carbohydrate Info
One medium head
Calories: 147
Total Carbs: 29.2 g
Fiber: 11.8 g
Net Carbs: 17.1 g
Keto Cauliflower Recipes
Seasoned cauliflower “tater” tots
Broccoli
Carbohydrate Info
One medium bunch
Calories: 206.7
Total Carbs: 40.4 g
Fiber: 15.8 g
Net Carbs: 24.5 g
Keto Broccoli Recipes
Smoked Cheesy Broccoli and Cauliflower Rice
Yellow Squash
Carbohydrate Info
One 3″ squash
Calories: 14.3
Total Carbs: 1.4 g
Fiber: .1 g
Net Carbs: 1.3 g
Keto Yellow Squash Recipes
Butter Herb Chicken over Zoodles
Zucchini
Carbohydrate Info
One 3″ squash
Calories: 14.3
Total Carbs: 1.4 g
Fiber: .1 g
Net Carbs: 1.3 g
Keto Zucchini Recipe
Artichokes
Carbohydrate Info
One medium artichoke
Calories: 63.6
Total Carbs: 14.3 g
Fiber: 6.8 g
Net Carbs: 7.3 g
Keto Artichoke Recipes
Coming Soon since I just harvested a TON!
Limes
Carbohydrate Info
One small lime
Calories: 20.1
Total Carbs: 7.1 g
Fiber: 1.9 g
Net Carbs: 5.1 g
Keto Lime Recipes
Lemons
Carbohydrate Info
One small lemon
Calories: 16.8
Total Carbs: 5.4 g
Fiber: 1.6 g
Net Carbs: 3.7 g
Keto Lemon Recipes
Blueberries
Carbohydrate Info
1/4 cup blueberries
Calories: 21.1
Total Carbs: 5.4 g
Fiber: .9 g
Net Carbs: 4.5 g
Keto Blueberry Recipes
Beans
Carbohydrate Info
1/2 cup beans
Calories: 15.5
Total Carbs: 3.5 g
Fiber: 1.4 g
Net Carbs: 2.1 g
Keto Beans Recipes
Some sort of leafy green
And I say “some sort” because I don’t know what kind this is. I did NOT plant any this season. I did last year and I have a feeling that this is a leftover from the compost that we put down – which is HILLARIOUS! More power to it! I actually have a few green onions that this happened to as well.
Carbohydrate Info
One cup (generic) leafy greens
Calories: 30
Total Carbs: 3 g
Fiber: 2 g
Net Carbs: 1 g
Leafy Green Recipes
SALADS!
Herb Garden
I don’t have specific recipes for the herbs, but let’s take a walk through my keto herb garden!
Cilantro
Sage
Thyme
Rosemary
Oregano
Basil
That’s it, folks! This is not an exhaustive list, but rather just what in MY garden!
Go plant something – even if your thumb is not green (mine isn’t)!
Oh, wait, I have radishes too but I forgot to photograph them. OOPS!
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Trina Krug is a Holistic Nutritionist, Integrative Health Coach and host of the Carbless Conversations Podcast. With a Master’s Degree in Complementary and Alternative Medicine, her single mission in life is to facilitate self-healing in herself and those around her through awareness, lifestyle shifts and low-carb eating. As a current Doctor of Science student, she continues her studies in functional nutrition.