We had 17 Ketonians attend this meetup on May 5, 2018 held at the Brookdale Library in Brooklyn Center.

Small Talk

We had small talk for a few minutes while people gathered.

Introductions

We each introduced ourselves and answered the question: What was your most memorable recent keto meal?

Some of the answers included Chicken Alfredo using Shirataki noodles, steak on a stick cooked over an open fire, butter herb steak, carrot cake, egg roll in a bowl, cabbage in bacon fat with bacon, lamb chops cooked in an instant pot, breakfast with eggs and bacon, sous vide ribs, and a sheet pan meal in an oven.

Announcements

The next meetups will be:

June 2 at the Oxboro Library in Bloomington
July 7 at the Brookdale Library in Brooklyn Center
August 4 at a location to be determined

Ro has gotten permission to use her work facilities in Eagen to host our meet up group. We may try to host our August meetup at those facilities.

Ro is also working on locating teaching kitchens that we could use to have keto cooking lessons. More to come on this topic later.

We are still working on organizing a keto picnic this summer. More details to come.

Glucose and Ketone Meters

Brenda brought a blood glucose meter, a blood ketone meter and a Ketonix breath ketone analyzer. Ro also brought her Ketonix breath ketone analyzer. They were able to help anyone interested take measurements and describe how the meters work.

Keto Treats

Ro brought Frittata Muffins.

Beth brought some chocolates.

Brian brought some carrot cake cup cakes.

Lynn brought some soup.

Tara brought some macadamia nut bread (video) featured in the documentary "The Magic Pill".

Main Topic / Additional Discussion

The main topic was: How to convince family members or friends to try keto.

The main answer appeared to influencing others by our own success.

Other items mentioned over the course of the meeting:

Simply Keto - a book by Suzanne Ryan
Dr. Michael Eades presentation at Low Carb Breckenridge 2018 describing how vegetable oils may by one of he main causes of obesity in the U.S.
Autophagy - This process of the body recycling or reclaiming old or damaged cells may be promoted by fasting. This may help remove loose skin and damaged cells.
Episode 24 (May 2, 2018) episode of The Obesity Code Podcast revisits a patient, John, using keto and fasting to battle kidney disease. The good news is he recently received a kidney transplant.
Cholesterol Code - More discussion of hacking your cholesterol numbers by feasting on fat for the three days prior to your cholesterol test. This all comes from Dave Feldman's work.
Dexa Fit Scans - Dexa fit offers several fitness scans and services. You can often find groupons and/or can buy package plans to get multiple scans
- DXA Body Composition - Gives you an overview of your lean body mass and your fat and visceral fat. It also gives you an idea of where on your body your fat is located.
- RMR Metabolic Heath - Tells you your resting metabolic rate and will tell you how much fat your body is burning.

Next Topic

Introduction Question - The new introduction question will be: What is a recent keto success?

The next main topic will be: What are some of the biggest challenges for keto?

If I've forgotten anything or if there are any errors or updates necessary please contact MinnesotaKetonians@gmail.com.