Non-dairy keto?

(Edith) #21

I think part of the problem is that many of the foods we eat as adults, we’ve been eating since we were kids. It doesn’t even enter our minds that something we’ve been eating or drinking our whole lives could actually be the cause of our health troubles.

(Bob M) #22

I think I’m like @amwassil and can eat dairy.

I have tried A2 dairy, such as goat’s milk or sheep’s milk cheeses. While they seem fine to me, I also don’t seem to have a problem with regular dairy…so I’m not the best person to test.

For a long time, I thought the A2 protein theory wasn’t great, but I was listening to a podcast where the host was interviewing a dairy farmer. She couldn’t eat her own products, until they bred cows that produced only A2 proteins, and they she could eat her dairy. They then went into breeding cattle so others could get the benefit.

I have seen anecdotes on Twitter that some people can’t handle A2 dairy either. And people in this thread also can’t.

As to @VirginiaEdie, we have an acquaintance who eats tons of salads (every meal other than breakfast) and who has digestive issues. I’d love to say “have you considered that salads are causing you issues”, since they cause me issues. But you only realize this when you stop eating them and restart. Also, there’s so much propaganda out there about salad greens being good for you, even “the most nutritionally dense food”, that it’s hard to counteract that.

(Robin) #23

This logic led me to pay attention to the signals my body was sending loud and clear to eliminate specific foods. What a difference. Some are foods I swore I could not give up. But when I compare how much I love the food versus how much better I feel, there is no problem giving it up. Pretty awesome.

(You've tried everything else; why not try bacon?) #24

I would look very closely at that statement, and make sure that they clearly explain what they mean by “nutritionally dense.” For at least a century and a half, it has been meat that was generally considered the most nutritionally dense food, so this is a big change.

(Bob M) #25

I’m 110% with you there. I think of salads as tasting good. My dad could make a great salad. But I consider them near devoid of any nutrition, particularly because of the anti-nutrients they have. They’re more of a limited treat.

But if I make a salad, it’s not bad. I add a lot of meat, then things like olives, red onions, pepperoncini if I have them (rare), puffed cheese, even sliced nuts sometimes. Way more of that stuff than the greens.