Why I’m Quitting Keto - A Post For Myself

(Brian) #214

That actually sounds interesting to me. LOL!! But I know it’s kinda off topic.

(Empress of the Unexpected) #215

I know this is somewhat out of order, but I would say keto is slightly more expensive for me. Because, for one thing, I eat meat at every meal now. And my husband and I haven’t really gotten the shopping coordinated. We buy tons of meat, keep changing our minds on what goes in the freezer, and what gets eaten in the next two days - then he goes off and eats out, leaving me with more meat than I can eat. We had a steak-fest the past few days - I had to throw out some hamburger that had been in the fridge about five days - ouch!!

(Brian) #216

Regina, it’s been similar here at times, too. But we rarely have anything go to waste. Stuff that expires soon either gets eaten or frozen.

But we’ve ended up with a good bit of stuff in the freezer, too. And other than specific things bought for a specific meal (like the hunk of beef I bought to make a corned beef out of for New Year’s Day, it’s marinating as we speak), we’ve abstained from most meat purchases as we have a good stock in the freezer already. We figured we really should eat through some of that before buying more. Now if I happen to find something deeply discounted, I’ll certainly consider it. But with the stock on hand, it’ll have to be a really good deal.

(Empress of the Unexpected) #217

Yeah, that’s the part we don’t have down pat! :rofl::rofl: Years ago I had a separate freezer - that wouldn’t be a bad idea to consider. I may just be way to sensitive to “eat by” dates. Growing up I remember hamburger in the fridge for a week, and I’m still alive! Today I read to eat by day two. Am I being paranoid?

(Brian) #218

I dunno. My wife is more sensitive to that little date than I am and if it’s even close, it’ll go into the freezer even if I had intended to use it like that day or the next. (It’s happened more often than you’d think.)

I love finding deals, though. Went to Kroger one Sunday afternoon on a whim and found 2 packages that were expiring, one that day, one the next. 1 pound of ground beef, 1 pound of ground lamb. Each was marked $0.99. Dang, I wish I could find some more deals like that. Immediately came home and made some of the best meatballs (used both the beef and lamb, mixed together) I’ve ever had. A little homemade marinara sauce, some parm and some mozz… Wow! Had company over thinking there would be leftovers. Um, no. Licked that platter clean! (Same thing happened with a chuck roast that had been in the sous vide for 2 days. Was planning on steak & eggs with the leftovers the next day. They licked the platter clean on that one, too! Never did get my steak & eggs the next day.)

It may not be cheap, but we eat well. :slight_smile:

(Empress of the Unexpected) #219

The butcher says day three is the LAST. And don’t even get me started on the fact that they take food away from people in isolation wards after 20 minutes because the bacteria starts growing. On the other hand, my husband will make black beans, leave them out overnight, and he is still alive. I once found someone had put butter in the pantry. :scream: Since learned from the forums that butter can be left out. Who knew? Same with eggs that haven’t had their coating washed off.

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(Empress of the Unexpected) #220

I would kill for ground lamb. Those meatballs sound awesome. I’m in So Cal, so no Kroger’s, though I understand they own Food for Less. All we get here is ground turkey.

(Brian) #221

I wouldn’t have expected that. I figured that So Cal would have everything a person could ever want. (I’ve been to all but just a handful of the US states and California is one I haven’t been to. Closest is Arizona, around the Phoenix area.)

I hope to be able to experiment some more with lamb. What I had was really good, and had it once since. But never got to venture into chops or steaks. It’s typically more expensive than even the organic ground beef around here so it’s rare to find a bargain.

(Empress of the Unexpected) #222

We can only find chops at Costco - from New Zealand. Each about three inches square!

(Diane) #223

Yep. Love adding nutmeg to creamed spinach and creamed cabbage.

#224

Agree on the spinach but have yet to try it with cabbage! It’s now on the list :slight_smile:

#225

Caraway seeds are lovely with cabbage :slight_smile:

(Daisy) #226

I haven’t really been full keto since before thanksgiving (getting back strict in a couple days), but when I was, keto was MUCH less expensive than my previous WOE. I ate 6-8 times a day previously (and almost that much currently). On keto I eat once or twice a day, if that.

(Jennibc) #228

Oh wow, we have boneless leg of lamb at our Costcos in Texas. I bet you could find lamb at middle eastern markets in parts of So Cal. Google to see if there are any in your area. I grew up there (Los Angeles) and even back in the 70s and 80s you could find just about anything there because of all the immigrants living in the area.

(Full Metal KETO AF) #229

I’ve been working on getting my girlfriend on keto. She’s into loosing some weight but is struggling with the diet.

I made an awesome frittata with lots of Italian spices and a topping of an Italian salsa with oregano green onions and fresh tomatoes and some dry garlic. She said wow this tastes like pizza but better!

You can still make food with the flavors you love and satisfy some of those cravings for things that you’re not eating anymore. :cowboy_hat_face:

(Running from stupidity) #230

Should I alert the [spoiler]pretentious[/spoiler] wankers here who get off on typing errors?

Nah.

So much this. I’ve never actually like “Italian food” [spoiler]in the past(a)[/spoiler], but I love our cabbage lasagna and really like the fathead pizza. #gofigure

(Full Metal KETO AF) #231

I don’t get it???

(Running from stupidity) #232

Oh, there’s a whole thread here somewhere with people feeling superior about themselves because every so often someone double-types an “o” turning “lose” into “loose,” (which obviously isn’t flagged as a spelling error as it’s a real word), and they really piss me off so I whack them when the opportunity arises :slight_smile:

But I only took the opportunity to kick them because I was posting to agree with your other food points :metal::metal::metal::metal::metal:

(Bacon is a many-splendoured thing) #233

Proof-read much? #THEPOTCALLINGTHEKETTLEBLACK

(Running from stupidity) #234

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