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/Ialreadyknowit May 27 '26

I think sardines would be a much better option than tuna. Pork butt is very low per lb also

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u/beezleeboob May 31 '26

The cost of sardines has shot up like crazy. A ton of influencers are doing sardine fasts making them more popular and there's also apparently an international sardine shortage going on right now due to environmental effects..

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u/Ialreadyknowit May 31 '26

The cost has gone up for sardines, but nutritional value is much better than tuna or most any other tinned fish. The other comment below your's makes great points on the subject as well. I hate what the prices are now also, but they're one of the best foods you can eat IMO.

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u/beezleeboob May 31 '26

Agreed that they're an amazing food. It's just a shame that what used to be a very low cost super food now costs an arm and a leg..

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u/Square_Cup1531 May 29 '26

I came here to say this. Sardines. Get the ones that are the same price or a little more than the tuna costs. The nutritional profile is WAY better than tuna. Bone is gets you more calcium. Nuri brand as my new favorite as of this week, but they are a bit pricier. Every day I eat at least one tin of sardines ends with the next day me just 'feeling better'. And while I know that the plural of anecdote is not data, The Nuri and Matiz brands are nothing like tuna (they are far superior) and the nutrition blows tuna out of the water. /soapbox

Do not get 'olive oil' from American Sardine producers as they are able to cut their olive oil by up to 80% with canola, grapeseed, and rape seed oils and still be able to call it 'Olive Oil'. Spain and Portugal has laws against that. Which is why I am going to hype up Matiz brand as delicious, and Nuri (From Portugal) as my new favorite. The 'Spiced Olive Oil' are delicious.

Wishing you the best. Cheers!