Recommendations
Low-carb pantry staples, cooking fats and practical products Paul actually uses and buys regularly.
Ghee
Organic, grass-fed British clarified butter. Ghee has a higher smoke point than regular butter and is completely seed-oil-free — ideal for high-heat frying. The lactose and casein are removed during clarification, making it suitable for most people who are sensitive to dairy. Rich in fat-soluble vitamins A, D, E and K.
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Hunter & Gather certified organic ghee from grass-fed British cows. Sugar, gluten, and seed-oil free with low lactose content. This is the larger format of the two ghee options I keep stocked — the 450g jar is better value for daily cooking use.
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PDO Kalamata EVOO from Greece in a 5-litre tin. I buy olive oil in bulk because I use a lot of it — dressings, finishing, low-heat cooking. A tin is better than a bottle because light degrades olive oil; the 5-litre format also brings the cost per litre down significantly. Odysea is a reliable brand with genuine provenance.
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Rendered beef fat from grass-fed British cows — a single-ingredient, seed-oil-free cooking fat that was standard in British cooking before the vegetable oil industry lobbied its way into every kitchen. Exceptional for roasting vegetables, frying eggs, and cooking steak. The glass jar means it stores well in a cool cupboard for months.
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A 1:1 sugar replacement blend of stevia and erythritol that bakes and sweetens like sugar without the insulin response. Erythritol is a sugar alcohol that is largely not metabolised by the body; stevia is a natural zero-calorie sweetener. I use this in low-carb baking, sauces, and anywhere a recipe calls for sugar.
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Pure C8 (caprylic acid) MCT oil — the fraction of coconut oil that converts most efficiently to ketones. Triple steam-distilled, organic-certified. I add a tablespoon to black coffee in the morning for sustained energy without an insulin spike. C8-only formulas are significantly more effective at ketone production than mixed MCT blends.
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The larger-format C8 MCT oil for better value on regular use. Ketosource publishes third-party lab testing confirming purity — important given the number of adulterated MCT products on the market. 99%+ C8 purity, 100% coconut-sourced. If you use MCT oil daily, the 1-litre bottle makes sense economically.
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Sweetened with xylitol only — no aspartame, no artificial sweeteners. Xylitol also has evidence for dental benefits. This is the gum I use after meals when I want to suppress the urge to snack. The spearmint flavour is clean and long-lasting.
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Unsweetened almond milk with a clean ingredient list — just almonds and water, no seed oils, no thickeners. I use this in coffee and low-carb baking when a dairy-free milk alternative is needed. The pack-of-8 format is the most economical way to buy it.
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Sugar-free, zero-calorie, vegan, keto-friendly. Yerba mate provides a smoother, more sustained energy lift than coffee — with theobromine as well as caffeine, which avoids the sharp spike-and-crash pattern. The Strawberry & Lime flavour is genuinely good. A much better option than conventional energy drinks.
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Just 1g net carb per bar, 64 calories, no added sugar. A diabetic-friendly chocolate crunch bar that actually tastes like it should not be low-carb. I keep these for the moments when you want something sweet and chocolatey but do not want to blow your carb budget.
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High-nitrate concentrated beetroot juice shots. The research on dietary nitrates for athletic endurance is solid — they increase nitric oxide production, improving oxygen efficiency during exercise. These are not everyday low-carb food (they contain natural sugars), but used strategically before training they provide a meaningful performance benefit.
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