Keto Jake/ Keto Bars

[Astrid]

It would be so awesome if you guys would create a keto bar. It seems like there are very little keto options in the market, whilst more and more people are doing the keto diet. I reckon that keto Jake (shake) would be a bit harder due to the high amount of fat, but should that be possible nevertheless, that would of course be great as well. Do you have any plans to bring a keto product to the market? What are your considerations?

For those who have no idea what I'm talking about, the keto(genic) diet is basically a diet very low in carbohydrates. Forcing your body to burn (protein and) fats for fuel (which is called ketosis).

[Emilitoo]

Are you currently on a keto diet? How is ketosis like? Don't you feel completely worn out all day?

[Astrid]

Hi @emilitoo, I feel good. Starting the diet I was a mess. Not just because of the transition from carbs to fats, but mostly because I wasn't really on speed about nutrients. I figured that I'd be on LCHF by ditching my main carb sources, but I was actually still eating a lot of carbs regardless (hidden sugars and whatnot).

It took me a while to get a proper keto diet going, the web helps enormously, and now I can say that I feel more energetic, but most of all steadier. Not as many ups and downs, neither in my energy level nor in my weight, which is nice. However, I do feel a bit restricted in the things I can eat. I've recently noticed that a lot of things that are crispy are full of carbs. And I kind of love crispy foods.

A keto complete foods bar would make it easier. Especially because any food-related cravings occur only when I'm actually hungry, when I'm not, I hardly think about (/crave) food at all.

[Frank_Official]

Thanks for the question @Astrid. Keto Jake is definitely interesting for a future Jake. Differentiation can address specific demands for specific populations or even specific variations in line with various diets (i.e. fodmap, IF, keto, etc.).

One of the beauties of the complete food concept is that there are almost infinite possibilities to differentiate. Keto is a good option, but currently a very new option as well. Although the results that are coming from the keto dieters are very promising, they're still very early-stage.

We're not currently in the process of developing a Keto Jake bar, but we are tracking the progress the diet is making. You could say that we're in the research phase of R&D. Should we decide to launch such products you will definitely hear about it here.

[gilimanjaro]

Any updates on Keto Jake food?

I used to Jake, then discovered Keto and it's almost magical. Losing weight without being hungry while increasing my muscle mass, and maintaining energy. But it's so damn hard to navigate around carbs.

Having a Keto Jake-shake (Lite or normal) would make life so much easier..

As for it being new; it's not new at all... It was just buried my the anti-fat lobby. But Atkins, South-Beach, Paleo are all low-carb-high-fat diets. Keto is just the same but backed by actual science.

I'd recommend reading The Art and Science of Low Carbohydrate Living and maybe then re-evaluating.

I'd subscribe for life...

Cheers, G

[gilimanjaro]

The worn-out feeling is just the early phase of keto-adaptation. You're low on glucose (and possibly electrolytes), and not yet producing sufficient ketone bodies for your brain to function optimally. It will pass, after which your brain will actually function fine if not slightly more efficiently.

[Tolipo]

Me too!
I like the Keto Jake idea.

I'm using Jake Light for Keto already,

I add fats (mix of olive oil, mct oil or powder, coconut oil) to a Jake Light meal, making 2 high fat meals.
Not perfect, but usefull.
Each meal with 400 Kcal (more or less), I think.
No problems with taste.
I have to test with cream also.

I don't eat only Jake with adiitional fats.
I use 1 pack a day.

[NXS]

How do you do it? Is Jake Low carb enough to use it for keto? Can you please share the nutrition specs?

• edit - it seems that I'm reviving an old thread, wasn't my intention, my bad

[dino]

Although the Jake Light seems to be going in the right direction, I'd love to see a true "low carb" version too. It's been almost 2 years since this topic was raised and Jake saying they were in "the research phase". Since then Keto and other low carb food regimens have only continued to grow and prove their worth.
Any updates from Jake on that "research"?

[Joanne]

Seems like the decision was a no .

Then again two years isn't really that long considering

[Stefan_Segers]

Keto bar of Keto shake... really hope this will be coming soon!!

[Eva]

A small update on this subject: We have been in contact with our suppliers about introducing Keto products. At the moment, we're actually investigating the possibilities to produce a Keto shake at first and then possibly later a bar that complies with Keto.

We will come back to this within a few months!