I am not carnivore nor keto, strictly. I am not strict anything, really. Because strict requires restrictions and restrictions are like dogmas in many ways that keep us from trying new things that may work for us as individuals. I never bought into a one size fits all anything. Look at humans, even twins, have so much different from one to another. How can it be that with bodies so dissimilar, we can proclaim a food or food group to be the one and only thing for each individual? This never made much sense to me.
I am a parent of two kids in a nuclear family of four and we all have such varied preferences and dietary needs, it’s hard for me to make such broad health recommendations for the whole of humanity. Aside from “eat real food as opposed to processed, food-like substitutes that fill most of our grocery store shelves today where food should be,” I rarely make dietary suggestions. Nevertheless, I am always on the lookout for things I haven’t tried and suggestions on diet that can pack a lot of nutrients into the body with fewer garbage, processed components. When I find ones that I enjoy or appreciate, I share them.
This is how I have stumbled on the following video. I am not carnivore, like I said. I’m not even close to it. However, through this helpful video series I have found some good tips to get more nutrition in your family’s diet. I often hear how to get more nutrition from a plant based diet, but rarely have I heard how to get the most nutrients from a meat based diet. So, this was intriguing. I always assume if I am eating well-sourced meats, I’m just automagically getting enough of whatever the plant based diet is lacking. But, it should be pretty obvious that some parts of the animal and some types of meat are more nutritious than others. Organs over muscles might be an example of this. Anyway, here is the Practical Carnivore channel’s answer to how to get more potassium and magnesium from meats. After the video, read on for a recommendation of something I tried personally today.
Ok, so I found the “Kipper Snacks” in my Smith’s (Kroger chain), but they only had the herring. I just ate it for my lunch. It was mighty tasty. It’s very little smoked herring, so if the flavor isn’t your favorite, think of it like swallowing a pill. It’s not much to suffer through to get the nutrients you desire. I feel confident it is a fish that isn’t exposed to the radiation in the Pacific as herring tends to be found in the far northern Atlantic regions where waters are cleaner. You really don’t eat much to get the nutrition you may need. I mixed it with mayo and mustard and some black pepper. I found it delicious. I could have easily consumed it plain. I highly recommend it for taste (I don’t love fishy tasting foods) as well as knowing it is a cleaner source and of course, nutrient density.
Now, I’m headed to the kitchen to have some bone broth followed by a vegan chia pudding and some kombucha. Told ya I wasn’t restrictive. Stay healthy, my friends!
I absolutely love these and sardines. Sometimes I have them with a bit of chopped onion and tomato, sometimes I have them with either crackers or bread, and sometimes I just eat them as is.
When you say you have confidence in the herring having less radiation, you're saying that simply by the type of fish it is, not by virtue of the particular brand you found in your local Grocer's, correct? I ask because local Publix carries something similar, but I'm unsure about the company/brand.