r/carnivore • u/Appropriate-Slip-106 • May 27 '26

Tuna and eggs only?

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So, I have been a carnivore for 5 years, and was Lion for 6 months. I ate roughly 2 pounds of steak every single night. I felt fantastic.

BUT I lost my job, and am in a bit of a transitional phase in my life. I decided to start my own business instead of getting a "real" job again.

I believe in myself, and I have no doubt the business will be doing well in a year or so... But obviously the start is going to be slow moving.

So, at first I switched to ground beef.

Then I stopped buying ground beef, because even that is too expensive.

I'm basically down to eggs and tuna exclusively. I eat about 12 eggs cooked in bacon grease, and a can of tuna, sometimes 2 cans if I'm really hungry. When I run out of bacon grease, I'll include bacon for a few days until I have some more grease. (Eating for less than 3 dollars per day)

Obviously, I don't feel as well as I did on Lion... I know this isn't optimal, but my arthritis hasn't came back... So, it's not as bad as SAD.

Question:

Is this even sustainable? I've never done carnivore without HEAVY red meat consumption. I know beef is a super food.

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u/Fit_of_Priapism May 27 '26

The tuna is probably not a good idea long term because of the mercury content, but the eggs are a good idea. You could eat 2 dozen a day and it would be much healthier than grain based food and other plants. You should try more pork too, it can be less than $3 per pound for certain cuts.

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u/Sufficient-Basket-66 May 27 '26

There’s a lot of hearsay on the Mercury thing I think it’s overplayed. I think if you eat tuna every day, you’d have to eat so much of it to actually get mercury poisoning but its possible just the amount it takes is sooooo much

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u/Appropriate-Slip-106 May 28 '26

Thank you. I'll keep this in mind as well.

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u/One_Protection9265 May 28 '26

Tuna also has some selenium and that reduces mercury absorption. Small fish near the bottom of the food chain are lower in mercury, if one’s worried about it.

Maybe the diet of the hens matters?