Going keto isn’t easy even for the most disciplined eaters. The low-carb, high-fat diet championed by the likes of Jersey Shore’s resident “Keto Guido” Vinny Guadagnino puts your body in fat-burning mode, known as ketosis, to help you drop weight. But that doesn’t come without sacrifice, like skipping some basic and beloved food items: sandwiches, pasta, and cookies. And who wants to live in a world without cookies?
But as Vinny can tell you, there are workarounds. The Staten Island native, who’s in the new season of the MTV show’s Family Vacation reboot (airing Thursdays), can’t cut out Italian staples entirely. He impressively manages to chow down on bread and pizza while sticking to his strict keto diet, thanks to low-carb recipes and alternative food products. And he loves to show off his indulgences on Instagram. Here are nine times it looked like Vinny cheated on keto, but he was actually in the clear.
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By now we’re all familiar with the bun-less burger, often served in a lettuce wrap. Vinny frequently goes bun-free, but here he ordered a burger with a Keto Buns roll, which is keto-friendly, gluten-free, and grain-free. That bacon looks awfully delicious, too.
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One nice thing about keto is the ability to remain full by gorging on fatty meats. For one lunch, Vinny threw cured meat, cheese, and arugula into what looks like an un-keto wrap. But no worries, that keto-friendly wrap is made of coconut.
“Anyone who thinks keto is difficult and isn’t sustainable… there is a way to tweak pretty much every one of your favorite standard American diet dishes,” Vinny said in the caption.
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Vinny sometimes likes to eat tacos (just like the rest of us) by stuffing eggs and bacon into a keto-friendly, grain-free tortilla from Siete Family Foods.
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No, that’s not a cracker or a chip. Vinny satisfies his craving for crunch by eating parmesan crisps. Cheese is okay on keto, and these carb-free chips do the trick.
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When Vinny goes back to see his Italian family in Staten Island, it’s all about pizza. For this “semi-cheat” meal, Vinny and his mom cobbled together a keto-friendly recipe for pizza with a low-carb, grain-free crust mostly made out of cheese. Smart move.
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Sugary desserts are by their nature anti-keto. But everyone deserves a little post-meal treat sometimes, and Vinny gave himself one with a low-carb, sugar-free chocolate chip cookie from Fat Snax.
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Vinny apparently loves keto sweets. These cookies from Know Foods have only three grams of net carbs.
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It just looks like Vinny is pulling a fast one, but these brownies with six grams of net carbs are keto approved.
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Vinny most recently teased his followers with a plate of piping-hot empanadas, which are usually very un-keto. But these are made with a low-carb dough and stuffed with seasoned grass-fed ground beef. Damn, if this is keto, it’s suddenly looking tempting.
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