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That being said, that doesn’t mean you have to completely eliminate lentils from your diet altogether. As with eating grains on keto, since lentils are higher carb, it is safer to
just stay away from them altogether, but if you would like to incorporate them into your keto diet, it can be done so in moderation. As long as you don’t have a sensitivity to legumes, lentils could be added to your favorite keto soup (this sausage and bacon soup is the perfect candidate) in small quantities. Red and brown lentilsFor example, if a soup recipe calls 1 cup of lentils, instead add ¼ cup of lentils and swap out the remaining portion for edamame, hemp hearts, cauliflower or shirataki rice, or lupini beans. As previously stated, however, it is a good rule of thumb just to avoid lentils altogether on a ketogenic diet,
especially when consuming foods that you did not prepare yourself. Lentil soups at restaurants likely contain more carbohydrates than if you were to prepare it at home.
