#KETO MACRO RATIO PLUS#

Each gram of fat provides the body with 9 calories, while each gram of protein or carbohydrate provides the body with 4 calories.įor example, let’s say that you need to consume 360 calories. If you compared fat, protein and carbohydrates according to the number of calories provided from each (rather than the number of grams of each), the ratio would be a little different because fat provides more calories per gram than protein and carbohydrates do. This is because the diet is calculated in grams, since foods are measured by weight using a gram scale.

Notice that the ketogenic ratio compares the amount of fat, protein, and carbohydrates in grams, a measure of weight.

#KETO MACRO RATIO PLUS#

Likewise, a 3:1 ketogenic diet contains 75% fat (3÷4=75%) and 25% protein plus carbohydrate (1÷4=25%).

Therefore, a 4:1 ketogenic diet contains 80% fat (4÷5=80%) and 20% protein plus carbohydrate (1÷5=20%). In other words, for every 5 grams of food consumed, there are 4 grams of fat and 1 gram of protein and/or carbohydrate. A 4:1 ketogenic ratio describes a ketogenic diet that is made of 4 grams of fat for every 1 gram of protein plus carbohydrate. The most commonly used ketogenic ratios are 4:1 and 3:1. Many keto parents will tell you that managing their child’s ketogenic diet revealed math and cooking skills they never knew they had! Also, keep in mind that the ketogenic dietitian who you work with will very carefully design and calculate your child’s diet, helping you to manage it at every step along the way, so you are by no means on your own. Don’t worry if math is not your thing- the fundamentals will come back to you quickly. If the last paragraph didn’t trigger long-forgotten memories of middle-school math class, the remaining paragraphs surely will. If you are a visual person like me, this infographic to the right, which was created by the awesome keto team at Lurie’s Children’s Hospital, will help explain the concept better. This ratio, often referred to as the “ ketogenic ratio”, represents the amount of fat in the diet, in comparison to the amount of protein plus carbohydrate. The classical ketogenic diet for epilepsy is designed according to a ratio.

Keto macro ratio