Family of 4 on carnivore. (I’m a poet)

(Richard M) #1

This article says carnivore but more likely Ketovore. It was interesting to see how people spend their money. I wish they would have given the extra amount or weight, not just price. For example Fully-cooked bacon, $17.40.

https://www.thekitchn.com/grocery-diary-courtney-california-23710605

(Bob M) #2

We get those salmon from Costco.l When I first started keto, I got the fully cooked bacon all the time. I can’t remember the size though.

Also, $15/pound for ground beet from Good Ranchers? That seems expensive.

Carnivore Bars are great, if expensive.

(Edith) #3

Yeah… well… looking at the grocery list, they are not carnivore. I would just say they are keto.

(E P) #4

Interesting! We’re a family of 7 and eat similarly (carnivore wife, keto husband, kids add fruit and other carbs sometimes)…except on half that budget. But we’re not in CA and nothing is organic.

(Bob M) #5

Yeah, bananas, rice cakes, and jam are probably not great for keto. Might be able to stay keto, if those are infrequent. Or if you’re exercising a lot. Or both.

I did a test where I ate 100g carbs per day, and was still producing blood ketones. The problem was that if I ate that amount of carbs after a workout, I felt fine. When I ate that amount on a day I did not work out, all the bad effects of carbs came back: I was hungry, tired, moody, etc.

(KM) #6

In the article it seems that the kids are eating the carbier stuff, so ketovore or carnivore parents, lower carb / more natural foods for the kids. I haven’t sampled Buffalo Wildwings in a long time, but my experience with commercially prepared wings is that they’re usually prepped with corn starch or flour, sometimes quite a lot, before frying.

I haven’t done a food budget in years but I’ll bet our per capita cost is similar or even a bit more, it adds up fast.

(Bean) #7

That’s for a week? I’m glad I don’t live in California.

I started this thread a few months ago. One of my youngest kiddo’s college friends found himself in a tight money situation with some mental health concerns since then… and did it. He’s still mostly carnivore even though his financial situation has eased a bit.