Building Your Eating Window on a Budget

You do not need expensive food to eat well inside your window. Break your fast with something filling and cheap. Two or three boiled eggs cost little and keep hunger away for hours. Omena fried in a bit of oil gives you protein and healthy fat without touching your M-Pesa hard. Sukuma or spinach cooked with onions and oil fills your plate for very little. Add half an avocado when they are in season and cheap at the market. The trick is to eat enough fat and protein during your 8 hours so you are not tempted to snack later. Skip the ugali and chapati during this keto phase, since those raise your blood sugar and bring hunger back fast. One or two solid meals inside the window is usually enough. Plan your shopping around eggs, omena, greens, and whatever cheap protein your local market offers that week.