What We Ate Last Week

Hey there! First of all, I apologize for the lack of posting lately. My excuses are summertime travel and the fact that I don’t have any perfected recipes to share with you.

As I’ve mentioned, I’m experimenting with a carnivore diet and it truly has been a lot of experimenting. Either our meals are really simple (like plain ground beef) or a recipe I’m developing.

In lieu of official recipe write-ups, for now, I’m going to show you what we’ve been eating. Most of these meals are very, very simple and my hope is that they will inspire you in your own kitchen.

Here’s what we’ve been eating lately:

Grilled burger with a slice of Colby jack cheese. Oven fried zucchini and yellow squash on the side. These squash are sliced, coated in beaten egg with a little almond milk and then almond flour. I spray them with avocado oil, place on parchment lined sheet pan and bake at 425 until browned. Flip once half way through. I ate these without any side effects. Win! The squash were from my garden so I don’t know if that had anything to do with it. I’m trying to figure out if some of my issues with vegetables may have to do with pesticides and other chemicals on the vegetables. I do wash thoroughly and almost always buy organic, but just trying to eliminate all possibilities!

Bacon and eggs. Look up Gordon Ramsey method for scrambled eggs. Very yummy! I apologize for the chipped plate. I have children.

These are pork rinds, toasted in the oven with a little cheese and then topped with ground beef seasoned with taco seasoning.

Carnivore chicken fries: canned chicken, shredded cheddar, an egg and some pork rind crumbs or almond flour. Form into “fries” and bake at 425 until browned.

This is my beef stroganoff recipe. I substituted onion powder for the fresh onions because I’m pretty sure onions are one of the foods causing me trouble currently. I did fine with this.

Here is my 4th of July feast and below is what my family ate. I simply show you this to demonstrate how I am making this carnivore diet work for a family. I had two grilled burgers and two hotdogs. The sauce is a combo of homemade mayo, hot sauce and liquid stevia.

My family had the hotdogs and hamburgers as well, but with buns. They also had corn on the cob, sweet potato fries (the frozen ones from Costco – so yummy!), broccoli salad and pickles.

And finally, a bowl of ground beef, a little pimento cheese under the beef (I shopped at Costco hungry and that’s why the pimento cheese came home with me), served with a few pork rinds to scoop up the meat and cheese.

So how am I feeling? Really good actually. When I am eating mostly animal foods, I feel great. I have lots of energy and no digestive issues. I am dealing with a case of eczema for the first time in my life so I’m hoping that will clear up soon. I know that I need to eliminate the dairy and that will help the eczema. As a health coach, I give this advice all the time! But I also advise my clients to do what they can, step by step, if necessary. Some people can go all in and others have to take baby steps. I think switching from a pretty liberal Whole Foods diet to a carnivore diet is pretty extreme. I need the variety that dairy brings in order to stay committed to this. I do go days without dairy and have the desire to eliminate it altogether for a time, but I’m not there yet.

As I get some of these recipes perfected, I’ll write them up for you. The chicken fries will probably be first. I have lots more in the works. For now, I’ll be posting these “what we eat in a week” posts for you and hope that inspires you. Please ask questions in the comments if you want details on any of these meals before I get the recipes up.

I hope you’re well and enjoying your summer!