The Food
Bold, indulgent, proper food that happens to be keto. Butter Chicken, Thai Green Curry, Slow Braised Beef Short Rib and desserts worthy of Saturday night.
Cookbook & lifestyle guide
This Can't Be Keto
Real food. Real results. Real life.
Join the waitlistDelicious food nobody believes is keto, plus a lifestyle guide for focus, energy, mental clarity and living without restriction.
60 keto recipes
ADHD benefits
Fasting made simple
Coming soon
to Amazon
to Amazon
The one-line pitch
The keto cookbook for people who don't believe keto food can be extraordinary.
What if the food you ate could change not just your body, but your brain? This book began when Lucy, a 42-year-old mum of five with ADHD, started eating keto and found the mental noise quieting, the fog lifting and the food becoming the thing nobody could quite believe.
This can't be keto. That is the whole point.The Mind
The connection between ketones and the ADHD brain, explained simply, honestly and through lived experience.
The Fast
Intermittent fasting introduced gently as a natural progression, with rituals that support energy, clarity and real life.
Food & focus
Nutrition research is beginning to show that what we eat can matter for attention, behaviour and the brain.
A 2023 PLOS ONE study found that a ketogenic diet improved ADHD-like behaviours in a rat model, while Pelsser et al. reported that 60% of children in a few-foods diet study showed clinically significant ADHD symptom reductions after five weeks. The few-foods study was not keto, but it supports the wider point that food can be a meaningful part of the conversation.
Why this book is different
Not a diet book. Not a punishment plan. A way of eating that finally feels like it works with you.
No calorie counting. No misery. No beige food from a packet. Just extraordinary recipes, honest science, lived experience and a practical guide for busy people who want their brain and body to feel better.
01Real recipes tested, loved and photographed by Lucy.
02The ADHD and keto connection in cookbook form.
03Written for busy homes, weeknights, leftovers and repeat meals.
04A morning ritual and supplement guide for sharper focus and sustained energy.
What's inside
Food that makes people stop mid-bite.
Spicy Chorizo Courgetti
Weeknight quick, big-flavour, low-carb comfort.
Butter Chicken
Rich, fragrant and properly satisfying.
Rhubarb Cheesecake
Dark chocolate, no sugar, full dessert energy.
Dark Berry Compote
Vanilla yoghurt and a spoonful of disbelief.
For foodies, busy mums, ADHD minds and the keto-curious.
Who it's for
Anyone who has ever felt like food was working against them.
This is for people who want to eat extraordinarily well, think more clearly and live without restriction. It is not about perfection or a before and after. It is about finding a way of eating that actually works for your life.
I wouldn't have had the brain capacity to even consider that keto might help me before it happened. Things just became clearer, and when they did, everything else followed.
This book isn't about becoming someone new. It is about understanding your body, your mind, and finding a way of living that actually works for you.
— LucyComing soon
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Join the waitlist for launch news, sample recipes and updates as the cookbook gets ready for Amazon. You'll hear from Lucy as soon as the book is ready.