Good to see that we agree on something, and I admit then that I do not have much or any real understanding of the differences between Keto and Atkins type diets. The emphasis that I have heard from my pals has usually been on high protein and they just have not cared much about whether they were eating lean protein or protein with a lot of fat.
My concern however has been that they are obsessed with cutting out nearly all carbohydrates which I believe contributes to a lack of healthy variety in their diet. Everything we grow in our garden is a carbohydrate and I know that I feel better and have more energy when I have been eating fresh produce. I grew up with horses, cows, pigs, chickens, geese, goats, bunnies and just about every other farm animals you can think of. We usually knew the name of the animal we were eating.
I am not sure how that affects the mental health of a child, but it certainly is good when you know the exact ingredients of what you are eating. So many foods these days have a list of ingredients that are difficult to pronounce, let alone understand what they do inside of your body. I am not afraid of chemicals and know that many can be beneficial, but I am more comfortable reading ingredients like, apple, plum, carrot, chicken, beef, pork, radish, lettuce, corn, and wheat, or even, salt, sugar, and yeast, than Metatartaric acid, Magnesium diglutamate, and Ammonium ferric citrate.
In fact, Dr. Berg basically says don’t even count carbs from vegetables towards your 30 grams of carbs limit.