I Have Farm Fresh Eggs, What Else Can I do to Clean Up My Keto?

#21

you know it is interesting we get to that point that we want ‘to go further’ and go more ‘clean wholesome grown/produced food’ and I sure get that but in the bitter end of it all…we all gotta do what we gotta do. I was a farmer did my own beef/chicken/hogs/chick egg production sales, etc. but when we closed the farm ‘finding’ our local contacts were also closing out and no other younger group were replacing us it got sad in that farming like it was is not what it is now ya know…in my area!

So I just went store bought and pick best I can but I don’t ‘do that final thought’ of going ‘all in’ better like with the grass fed vs full production meats…or buy eggs that ‘are better’ etc. but if I had a friend doing eggs yea I would cause we had like 400 layers and we sold eggs by the boatload and they ARE better than longer store bought sitting in the cooler but…

now I am all about what I can afford, eat well, I am ‘over the ‘‘buy the best’’’ and better of what I am eating. I just go by me now and doing fine doing just that.

So that ‘eat cleaner’ is a walk we all share but do we need it? with our finances, our lives, our cooking and desires on our food choices etc?

I just do me on it all now and don’t go there in that other form of ‘better’ and trying to hit some mark I put out there for me on every food I eat in my day…now, cause I am years on plan and doing fine :slight_smile:
but we each walk our food choice path ya know and it changes up alot!

(Laurie) #22

Re the original question:

Even if you don’t have access to “local” farms, you might have a farmer’s market in your city. You can ask the sellers what they feed their animals, etc. Or they might have signs providing that information.

I do live rurally, and in theory I could buy good quality meats. But the availability is irregular, or I don’t feel like driving to the farm or dealing with other factors.

So I buy meats at Costco. They have ground beef that is labeled “organic”; apparently it is also mostly grass fed, but they don’t label it as such. Because of seasonal variations, etc., they can’t guarantee that every morsel was grass fed.

In addition, the Kirkland frozen beef patties come mostly from the same (organic/maybe grass fed) sources, although the label doesn’t say so.

In many large stores, some meat products are labeled organic, raised without antibiotics, no added hormones, etc. I buy these when possible.

Always read the nutrition facts and ingredient list. You might be surprised at the difference between items that appear to be similar (e.g., sausage, burger patties, ham).

Even if the label is not visible (e.g., an item behind the deli counter), you might be able to look it up on your smartphone while you’re in the store.

If you eat salmon, buy “wild caught” only. There is a big difference in nutrition (and other health considerations) between wild and farmed.

Eggs are seasonal (chickens don’t lay as much in winter or summer), but to me there is such a huge difference between farm eggs and industrial eggs, I just won’t buy store eggs any more. I’ve learned that farmers with larger flocks (50+) are a more reliable source than farmers with just a few chickens.

Lots of people (even in cities) have gardens and an excess of produce, depending on the season. Ask around. In stores, frozen vegetables might be better quality than “fresh.”