At A Glance: Below you will find a chart highlighting the similarities and differences between the diet discussed
| Ketogenic Diet | Modified Atkins Diet | Low Gylcemis | |
| Low Carbohydrate & High Fat | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Calorie Restriction | Yes | No | No |
| Protein Restriction | Yes | No | No |
| Weighing Food | Yes | No | No |
| Based on Ratio | Yes | No | No |
| Hospital Admission | Yes | No | No |
| Fasting Required | Varies Among Hospitals | No | No |
Typical menu
Compare and Contrast
| Ketogenic Diet | Modified Atkins Diet | Low Gylcemis Index Treatment | |
| Breakfast | 20 grams of egg 18 grams cheese 10 grams cooked bacon 6 grams butter 16 grams olive oil |
Scrambled eggs made with cheese, bacon, hot tea, and water. | Broccoli and cheese omelet with one half slice light whole wheat toast. |
Lunch |
27 grams beef bologna 5 grams mayonnaise |
Chicken salad lettuce wrap (made with chicken, celery, and mayonnaise wrapped in a large leaf of lettuce) | Sliced turkey and cheese roll ups with 4 ounces of plain yogurt. |
| Snack | 75 grams avocado 1.5 grams agave nectar |
1/2 cup air popped popcorn with melted butter | Red pepper slices and 2 tablespoons hummus. |
| Dinner | 24 grams chicken breast 15 grams cooked cauliflower 30 grams butter |
Hamburger or cheeseburger with no bun, half cup broccoli, water | Pork Chop with mushrooms and onions, with water or a diet beverage. |
| Dessert/Snack | Ketocal cranberry apple cobbler 36 grams raw apple without skin 9 grams cranberries 17 grams butter 8 grams Ketocal 4:1 |
Sugar free jell-o with heavy whipping cream on top. | ½ cup cherries |
Food Groups
* What kinds of foods are "carbohydrate"? *
Carbohydrate is in a lot of very common foods. It is easiest to breakdown this large group into four sub-groups.
| Starchy Foods | Fruits/Fruit Juices | Milk/Yogurt | Sweets/Simple Sugars |
| Foods including bread, rolls, bagels, cereals, rice, pasta, pretzels, potato chips, crackers, waffles, pancakes, etc | Any kind of fresh, frozen, or canned fruit. Any fruit juice. | All milk (whole, 2%, 1%, skim), all yogurt, all ice cream. * This does not include cheese products other than cottage cheese. | Foods such as candy, cookies, cakes, brownies, gum, etc. |
* What kinds of foods are "fat" foods? *
The fat group is the food group where you get the most calories for the smallest amount of food – 9 calories for every gram.
Some common high fat foods include:
Butter - margarine - oil - heavy cream - sour cream