Keto alternative on every recipe
Not a separate keto section, a swap note on each dish, so the same recipe works low carb or traditional.
Cookbook · Keto & Low Carb
Healthy recipes with keto alternatives, one dinner, everyone at the table.
The Balanced Plate is 267 pages and 100 vibrant full color recipes by Chef Monika Jensen, a nutritional label with every recipe, a keto alternative under each dish, an education on ketosis, and 3 pages of meat temperature readings.
- Recipes
- 100
- Keto notes
- Every page
- Nutrition
- Per serving
Chef technique, home kitchen
Restaurant methods written for one pan and a weeknight, from a chef who has cooked professionally for decades.
Nutrition facts you can trust
Calories, fat, protein, carbs and net carbs printed per serving, no app required to track your day.
Inside the book
Featured healthy & keto recipes
Soups
Asparagus Soup
Silky spring asparagus simmered with shallot and finished with cream, a low carb soup that eats like a restaurant starter.
6 g net carbs per serving
Salads
Greek Salad with Feta & Basil Pesto
Cucumber, tomato, olives and feta tossed in a bright basil pesto vinaigrette. Naturally keto, ready in 15 minutes.
9 g net carbs per serving
Chicken
Keto Chicken Tenders
Almond flour and parmesan breading gives these tenders a shatter-crisp crust with none of the flour.
3 g net carbs per serving
Beef
Tenderloin on Tomato Salad
Seared tenderloin rested over heirloom tomatoes, basil and good olive oil. Protein-forward and weeknight fast.
5 g net carbs per serving
Sauces
Authentic Mexican Salsa
Charred tomato, chili and lime blended into a smoky salsa that upgrades eggs, chicken and steak alike.
2 g net carbs per serving
Seafood
Cioppino Seafood Stew
A San Francisco classic loaded with shrimp, mussels and white fish in a fennel-tomato broth.
8 g net carbs per serving
Meet the chef
Monika L. Jensen, chef, author, artist
Monika cooks the way she paints: colour first, balance second, nothing wasted. After years of cooking professionally and for family members managing diabetes and weight, she wrote the cookbook she could never find, one where healthy eating and keto eating live on the same page.
Reader reviews
Why cooks keep this one on the counter
“I bought this for my husband's diabetes and ended up cooking from it every week. The keto notes mean I make one dinner instead of two.”
“The photography alone is worth it, but the nutrition facts on every page are what changed how I shop. I lost 14 pounds without feeling like I was dieting.”
“Finally a low carb cookbook written by someone who can actually cook. The lamb and the cioppino are restaurant level.”
From the blog
Keto, low carb & weight loss guides
Keto Soup Recipes
Meatball Soup Recipe | Lamb Meatballs + Keto Option
Tender lamb meatballs, fresh vegetables, herbs and a rich beef broth come together in this comforting homemade meatball soup with a simple keto swap.
Keto Seafood Recipes
Macadamia Nut Crusted Halibut | Restaurant Recipe, Gluten Free & Keto-Friendly
A buttery macadamia crust, a flaky halibut fillet and four grams of net carbs. This is the dish that convinces people keto cooking is not a punishment.
Low Carb Salads
Easy Greek Salad with Feta and Basil Pesto
Fifteen minutes, one bowl, seven grams of net carbs. The basil pesto is what separates this from every other Greek salad you have made.
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FAQ
Common questions about The Balanced Plate
- What is The Balanced Plate cookbook?
- The Balanced Plate: Healthy Recipes with Keto Alternatives is a full-color cookbook by Chef Monika Jensen containing 100 healthy recipes. Every recipe includes complete nutrition facts per serving and a keto alternative, so low carb and traditional eaters can share the same meal.
- Are the recipes keto and low carb friendly?
- Yes. Every recipe carries a keto alternative note showing exactly which ingredient to swap, and most main dishes land between 2 and 8 grams of net carbs per serving.
- Is this cookbook good for weight loss?
- The recipes are built around protein, vegetables and healthy fats with per-serving calorie and macro counts printed on the page, which makes portion control and calorie tracking straightforward for weight loss.
- Where can I buy The Balanced Plate?
- The paperback and hardcover editions ship worldwide through Amazon, and the digital edition is available as an instant download on this site with a private link valid for 7 days.