Primal eating

[EmeraldRose]

My husband and I have decided to return to a more primal eating style. We did this for over a year very successfully, and our combined weight loss was huge! Unfortunately he lost his job and has been out of work for a very long time now, and we had to move back to a cheaper way of eating.

What I mean by primal is this:

-high animal protein

-higher animal fats

-very low carb

-little to no processed/pre-packaged foods

-no grains

I am excited to go back to this because I felt SO MUCH BETTER when we ate this way.

I am more than a little nervous about the cost involved, and we still have to keep some grains and quicker stuff in the house (three little boys who can be extremely picky eaters).

Anyone else around here eating primally, one way or another?

[Colinm39]

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@EmeraldRose wrote:

My husband and I have decided to return to a more primal eating style. We did this for over a year very successfully, and our combined weight loss was huge! Unfortunately he lost his job and has been out of work for a very long time now, and we had to move back to a cheaper way of eating.

What I mean by primal is this:

-high animal protein

-higher animal fats

-very low carb

-little to no processed/pre-packaged foods

-no grains

I am excited to go back to this because I felt SO MUCH BETTER when we ate this way.

I am more than a little nervous about the cost involved, and we still have to keep some grains and quicker stuff in the house (three little boys who can be extremely picky eaters).

Anyone else around here eating primally, one way or another?

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@EmeraldRoseIt's a fact of life that it is costly to eat healthy, but I'm approaching 75 and our method of eating is not as severe as Paleo, but a balance and we rarely get unwell. I will preface that because a test group I was in for adult onset diabetes told us it was our genes. As one older Fitbitter posted in one of my Groups, "If it won't rot, don't eat it".  We very rarely have takeaway and I only have it as a healthy wrap from McDonalds with a Soy latte.

I watched this last night on our TV,  and I was surprised at the results on another program  this was on TV

I also partially follow Jonathan Bailor's,  "The Calorie Myth" which approaches Paleo.

I enjoy snacking on Nuts and Chobani no fat Greek yogurt which is double the protein of others, I have frozen blueberries in that. This way I get a good supply of the correct fats and protein.

Let's see what others post on this topic, thanks for bringing it up as it was timely with my TV viewing

[carl669]

i've been doing low carb for a little over a year now.  the cost is definitely higher.  this is mainly because high quality, grass-fed/pastured meat is incredibly expensive (when we can even find it).  so, we buy the best we can afford at the time.  if the budget is tight, i've read that you can buy leaner cuts of lower quality meat and then add quality fat to it (like coconut oil or butter made from grass-fed/pastured cows).  you can get a 6lb jar of organic coconut oil at cost for around $23 and it lasts a LONG time.  grass-fed butter is more expensive, but it's comparitively cheaper than grass-fed/pastured meat.

i also believe costco is now selling organic meats, so that might be more cost effective.

do the best you can with what you can afford.  and be creative.  buy a cheaper, leaner steak and then throw a healthy pat butter on it.

[EmeraldRose]

Yeah, I just got a costco membership last weekend, and bought lots of meat and fruit. It is definitely going further than the grocery store meats, and the quality seems better too.

Lunch yesterday:

thinly cut pork tenderloin (oven roasted Monday night)

garlic sauteed in olive oil

almonds

all tossed together and sauteed for a few minutes, then added in a couple handfuls of mixed greens and tossed again

It was very awesome! Might need to do it again today for lunch. 🙂

[Colinm39]

They are building a Cosco a few minutes drive from where I live in Australia so we can enjoy your savings. 

Fish, particularly Salmon, how is that cost compared to lamb and beef.? 

[carl669]

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@Colinm39 wrote:

Fish, particularly Salmon, how is that cost compared to lamb and beef.? 

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assuming the quality is the same, the price difference can depend on your location.  i live near Seattle, WA so i have good access to high quality seafood.  i also have decent access to high quality beef/chicken/pork, but it's a bit more expensive than fish.