Yeah, if we use "ordinary english" then keto is any level of any nutrient within which your body is able to maintain and even light ketogenic state. And that's going to vary for every body. And maybe even by the week or day. Which is pretty complicated.
I actually considered the so-called "zero carb" people to be the keto because they were not zero carb at all, they were usually around 8-15 or so -- because they used garlic and spices and such even if they ate almost nothing but meat. But then the term 'keto' came around, not meaning "ketogenic" (to me that was about <35 or <30 carbs, whatever protein power book had originally dictated) but less than 20. Oh well.
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Bonnie, people who publish recipes with too many carbs and call them keto are generally NOT KETO. They are usually just people who want the search engine and cross-linking benefits of the word 'keto' in the description. Nobody who eats keto is going to consider a 20 carb single-meal to be a keto meal. Even if you do eat intermittant fasting one meal a day, it needs to be a BIG meal, or you'd never get enough nutrients, which means for most recipes that would be 2-4 servings, not 1. And it wouldn't be a side dish for sure.
What's I've learned about keto recipes online is:
1. Find someone that makes food you can eat and do follow them.
One example I like: ketoconnect.net or their youtube
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzRYivTpUQ0r2qPPjfLoQiA/videos
Most these folks who do social media keto as their living will eventually hand you their version of every popular recipe so the various new ideas anywhere on the internet will eventually turn up in your menu too. :-)
2. When you find someone with truly great recipes but who uses a base you cannot eat, it's nothing but disappointment. Sadly, pinterest gluten-free keto is nothing but almond meal.
Example:
https://www.gnom-gnom.com/ if you can eat nut/seed meal, then this is the site to go to, because nearly ALL their recipes are based on a combination of almond meal and coconut meal, and they have a huge and fantastic list of them. Sadly I can't eat nut/seed meals anymore (intestinal misery) which made nearly their whole site pointless for me.
Keto Connect began that way, but Megha has had issues with almond meal as well so they shifted to doing more with coconut meal and protein powder.
I think both are gluten free. Gnom is paleo, Connect is not.
3. There are some fun youtube channels of keto cooks. A couple I like:
Headbanger's Kitchen
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZ...FVp0wiQWQedaShw
I should warn you that he is really, really into "death metal" music, plays guitar and sings, and so there's often clips of that in there. Also, death metal is stuffed with "satanic references" but humorously, he's actually an Atheist, it is all just a "stylistic" thing. So if that sort of stuff offends you, you can avoid it, but he has some great recipes and he's really the go-to guy for great keto asian recipes at this point I think.
(The back of my head tells me I am forgetting someone key in that category right now. A woman. Maybe someone will remind me.)
Highfalutin' Low Carb
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHhMFg6MNHc-VeqRHBghIJA/videos
This guy takes other people's recipes from around the web, makes them and "compares them" which is a very cool idea. And he generally does tell you when he thinks it tastes kinda bad, or too thin or bland or whatever.
Keto for Real Life People
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCf...bfuU1Bbg/videos
Her recipes vary and I can't eat all of them but I rather like her. She's just a laid back having a chat in the kitchen sort.
PJ