Stop Eating Toxic Plants 🌱

Avoid High Toxicity Plants

Kale - deemed a super food, is highly inflammatory, containing toxic sulforaphane.

Last week I went over the simplicity and effectiveness of the Carnivore Diet.

Eating like our ancestors requires a meat-centric approach.
But what if you want to add carbohydrates?

My guidelines are straight forward, but do require some planning.

Adding Carbs 101:

1) Focus on consuming non-toxic plants

Choose carbs that are low to medium on the toxicity scale.

These include:
Low toxicity sweet & non-sweet fruits which trigger a minimal inflammatory response.

Medium range plants like white rice, sweet potatoes, coconut and fermented veggies.
Be cautious and take note of any inflammatory response, often it will be digestion related.

Avoid High toxicity plants such grains, leafy greens, cruciferous veggies, seed oils, nuts, soy, legumes. These plants will cause inflammation that can manifest in a multitude of ways.

2) Track your intake

Adding carbs requires a controlled approach with a quantitative method for measuring intake. Use a food scale and tracking app.

I recommend a carb range of 60g to 120g a day.

Example:
100g Apple = 12g carb (52cals)
100g Banana = 23g carb (89cals)
50g Blueberries = 8g carbs (29cals)
50g Strawberries = 3g carb (16cals)
21g Honey = 17g carbs (60cals)
170g Yogurt = 5g carbs (115cals)

Total: 68g carbs (361cals)

You can EASILY overeat carbs if you are not tracking.

3) Pivot to low-fat protein sources

Steak and eggs are Carnivore Diet staples.

Based on the example above, adding carbs can quickly lead to caloric surplus. 

If your goal is weight loss, avoid this.

This is where low-fat sources of protein will come into play.
Low-fat protein sources will deliver on your daily protein needs while reducing calories from dietary fat, thus allowing for an increase in carb intake.

Low Protein Substitutions:
Egg whites, instead of whole eggs
Ground turkey instead of ground beef
Chicken thigh, chicken breast, or pork instead of steak
Deli Meat: turkey instead of roast beef
White fish or shrimp instead of salmon

You can include one to two high-fat protein sources, just be aware of overall calories.

Example day (proteins only):
Breakfast: egg whites + 1-2 Whole Eggs
Snack: Deli meat (turkey)
Dinner: Burgers, no bun

Note:
Dietary fat and cholesterol are not harmful, they’re essential for metabolic function.
The “cholesterol and fat is bad” narrative has been propagated since the 1960's and stems from corrupt research.

The main objective is to reduce the amount of inflammatory foods.
The Carnivore Diet, paired with low-to-medium-toxicity plants, achieves this and optimizes health and longevity.

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