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Keto Dairy and Fats: 12 Best + 5 Low-Fat Traps

Keto dairy and fats are the foundation of any well-formulated ketogenic diet — and getting them wrong is the #1 reason beginners stall. Low-fat dairy is often higher in net carbs than the full-fat version (sugar replaces fat to maintain taste), yogurt labeled 'low-fat' often has 12g of sugar per cup (vs 4g in full-fat Greek), and 'fat-free' cream cheese has added starches for body. This page lists 12 keto-safe full-fat options (heavy cream at 0.4g net carbs per tbsp, cream cheese at 1g per oz, sour cream at 1g per tbsp, butter at 0g, ghee at 0g, full-fat Greek yogurt at 4g per cup with high fat, hard aged cheeses at <1g per oz, mascarpone at 0g, MCT oil, avocado oil, extra-virgin olive oil, beef tallow) and flags the 5 'low-fat' dairy traps that often appear in shopping lists. Useful for answering 'does keto include dairy?' and similar queries routed to this page.

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