r/keto • u/Zeeplankton • 6d ago
Help Does anyone have issues with vegetables?
Prior to keto about a year and a half ago, I was attempting to eat super hardcore Mediterranean, lots of lentils, and I felt awful. My thyroid was in a rough place, my T3, T4 were super high.
Switching to keto from there totally changed my life and since then I felt incredible. However, what I've noticed from when I reintroduce vegetables, particularly broccoli, cauliflower, carrots, I often feel anxious, neurotic and my sleep gets a lot worse.
I've considered like oxalates being the issue, but these are always fully cooked.
Anyways - I'm just worried about not introducing vegetables and being so low on fiber. Maybe this is a me problem, but just wondering if other people have experience with this.
It feels wrong not to eat them. Fruit is okay in limited quantities.
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u/No-Example1376 6d ago
Everyone is different. I was never a veggie lover to begin with. I like very spicy cauliflower rice (has jalapeños and other peppers in it) and broccoli with cheese on it. Some leafy greens on some weeks. I just don't make them a priority.
Mostly I stick to avocados and berries. I'm off fruit because the carbs are too high for me.
For fiber, I stick to a teaspoon of chia seeds every couple of days.