Kat

Please watch this because people are being blindsided.

Interesting! My Dad had it. He was treated with the acupuncture therapy a few months ago and is now eating venison, beef, pork, elk, ect. without issue.

Awesome! I've read about it having 90-95% success rates but never heard from anyone that had it. So, that's good to hear.

Interesting! My Dad had it. He was treated with the acupuncture therapy a few months ago and is now eating venison, beef, pork, elk, ect. without issue.

A couple weeks ago I added 1/4 scoop of equip caramel protein powder to an iced coffee, because I was exhausted and wanted the pick me up while watching a 2 hour class. The equip caramel has no sugar, but some stevia. I had cravings for sweets the rest of the day. I don't normally use anything with any sort of added "sweetener" and that little bit made a big difference for me. Definitely eye opening. Though, I can have a glass of champagne, and it doesn't cause me to crave sweets terribly.
The carnivore ice cream is definitely a go-to for me sometimes when I am craving a "treat".

We also have lots of chickens- some of which still aren't laying (teenagers). However, eggs are definitely a staple in our diet. My husband is carnivore as well, and the kids are mostly animal based. With the price of beef, I sure hope we at least break even. We bale hay on some land leased for other purposes, and we had lots of hay this year. Since the hay was at little cost (other than sweat and time), we thought this might be the year to take the leap and get some cows. However, it is looking like a soaring leap with the price of cows right now.

We try to make it to Sam's just before close, or in the morning to catch the "short date" mark downs. We pick what we like and freeze whatever we aren't going to use soon.
We just bought two cows that have been bred. It will be a long time before we see meat from that but still looking for some steers to feed out (this market is crazy expensive right now). Not sure how much money we will save this year, but hopefully the investment eventually ends up providing great meat at equal or less cost.
Totally agree on chuck steaks- I think when they are thin sliced, they might be even more tender.

In the morning I will be going to the Columbus Ohio Healing Humanity Meatup....
https://healinghumanity.movie/event/columbus-ohio-healing-humanity-meatup-august-23rd-2025/
According to the website, Dr. Robert Kiltz, Kerry Mann, Jen Mann, Adam Lacy, Ashley Rogers, Dr. Nelson Vazquez, Ed Coleman, Russ Mitchell, and Robyn Herron will all be there. I bought the VIP pass so I can wine and dine with them afterwards, lol.
I might try to vlog the experience.

Here, if you own a certain amount of acres, you get a certain amount of tags for deer and turkey. Both archery and gun. I have, said certain amount of land. But the last few years, I let one or two fellas hunt and get a share of the rewards. I like when the amish friend gets two deer cuz he brings me one all cut up and all I havta do is package it. The only thing I don't have is fish and it's not too far away. About five or so miles in two directions is a reservoir. So no, I don't spend much for fish and game. I am pretty cheap. I usedta say it cost me about $3.80 to go fishing. That was for a gallon of gas and an RC cola. I spect it's still about the same. A gallon of gas and a jug of water. 😀

Fishing is my therapy. I just like to be by or on the water in my kayak. If I happen to catch something for dinner, then It's a bonus. Sometimes it won't even make it to the house, as I carry a frying pan in the truck.

No hunter in his right mind ever addd up the cost per pound of meat. Ignorance is bliss in this regard. I just love to hunt and it’s my therapy. My success is not counted in how much game I take but how much satisfaction and enjoyment I get out of it. I love living off the land as much as possible.
I dropped my deer lease this year because I bought a big enough place that I can now hunt my own land so there will be a savings there especially if I process my own meat. But yeah, game meat is the most expensive food there is.

I was in a hunting conversation once and I said there are not much savings in meat cost when hunting deer. The came at me like a lynch mob out for justice. Now if you own your land, you don't lease land, or pay for a club membership, don't buy a new gun every other year with the latest in optics, or feed a pack of hounds year around, and don't spend a boat load of money on the 'best ever dog box' and you can get around your annual tags/limits, there is probably some savings.
If one were to factor in his passion for hunting and it is what he will be doing anyway, there is some value in that and knowing where your meat comes from most definitely carries value as well.
Adding up all the money spent then do the math on the number of pounds in the freezer and for the average hunter it is much cheaper to go to the grocery store.
As Geezy has said, that way of life is slowly eroding/being eroded, similar to the small farmers/ranchers. If they were giving sausage/pork chops/hams/bacon/pork bell/side meat/fat back/chitterlings/pig feet away at the store for free my father-in-law would much rather be at the pack house in sub-freezing temperature with the only warmth coming from a scalding box scraping hair knowing the food that was to come rather than take advantage of free meat at the grocery store.
Not many like that left.
Scott

I raise or hunt most of the meat I eat so I don’t have many shopping tips.Raising your own or hunting isn’t really that much of a cost savings it’s just what I like to do and it keeps my taxes down. It’s also nice to know where my food comes from and what’s in it.
The one shopping tip I have is to always buy on sale and in bulk. When I do buy meat I will generally buy a whole rib roast and cut my own steaks. I might spend two hundred dollars on one roast but I’ll get 10 to 15 one pound steaks out of that roast. You can’t buy the individual steaks for that price.

We try to make it to Sam's just before close, or in the morning to catch the "short date" mark downs. We pick what we like and freeze whatever we aren't going to use soon.
We just bought two cows that have been bred. It will be a long time before we see meat from that but still looking for some steers to feed out (this market is crazy expensive right now). Not sure how much money we will save this year, but hopefully the investment eventually ends up providing great meat at equal or less cost.
Totally agree on chuck steaks- I think when they are thin sliced, they might be even more tender.

We also have lots of chickens- some of which still aren't laying (teenagers). However, eggs are definitely a staple in our diet. My husband is carnivore as well, and the kids are mostly animal based. With the price of beef, I sure hope we at least break even. We bale hay on some land leased for other purposes, and we had lots of hay this year. Since the hay was at little cost (other than sweat and time), we thought this might be the year to take the leap and get some cows. However, it is looking like a soaring leap with the price of cows right now.

We try to make it to Sam's just before close, or in the morning to catch the "short date" mark downs. We pick what we like and freeze whatever we aren't going to use soon.
We just bought two cows that have been bred. It will be a long time before we see meat from that but still looking for some steers to feed out (this market is crazy expensive right now). Not sure how much money we will save this year, but hopefully the investment eventually ends up providing great meat at equal or less cost.
Totally agree on chuck steaks- I think when they are thin sliced, they might be even more tender.

We also have lots of chickens- some of which still aren't laying (teenagers). However, eggs are definitely a staple in our diet. My husband is carnivore as well, and the kids are mostly animal based. With the price of beef, I sure hope we at least break even. We bale hay on some land leased for other purposes, and we had lots of hay this year. Since the hay was at little cost (other than sweat and time), we thought this might be the year to take the leap and get some cows. However, it is looking like a soaring leap with the price of cows right now.

We try to make it to Sam's just before close, or in the morning to catch the "short date" mark downs. We pick what we like and freeze whatever we aren't going to use soon.
We just bought two cows that have been bred. It will be a long time before we see meat from that but still looking for some steers to feed out (this market is crazy expensive right now). Not sure how much money we will save this year, but hopefully the investment eventually ends up providing great meat at equal or less cost.
Totally agree on chuck steaks- I think when they are thin sliced, they might be even more tender.

Yep.
Prices were up this week at the market. My brother-in-law carried 6 this past week. He said he did pretty good, all things considered. He is mostly just trying not to feed them this winter.
It seems like it is high on whichever end we are on. LOL
Scott

Chuck steaks and hamburger is usually the go-to's for me when saving a few dollars.
I also hit the marked down red-meats whenever I see them. Most of the time I don't care which cut, just the reduction in price is the key. The fattier the cut the better but I can always add some bites of butter to get the fat content up.
Around here pork and chicken are cheap in comparison to red meat and I stock up, especially leg thighs or quarters, whenever they go on sale.
I also check out ads at different stores. I don't drive to three or four stores to catch their sales but if one has a particularly good sale, I will do the remainder of the shopping at that store.
Sams's is also a good choice. The closest one to me is about 35 minutes away but on the way home from work. My wife and I seldom shop together there because is it does not make a lot of sense to drive 35 minutes (gas and time) to save (maybe even less) on food. (the time carrying most of the weight). I usually stop by there on the way home from night shift. It is convenient with that approach and sometimes convenience can carry some dollar value.
Our chickens produce more eggs than we can eat but not enough to off-set the cost of feed and time. I feed the extras to the dogs so it sort of off-sets their expense some. This one the value is in knowing where they came from and what went into them being made. I can't tie it to a dollar amount but I feel like there is some 'value/savings' in just knowing.
We used to do our own cows and pigs but have gotten away from it several years ago. Between my Mom's restaurant and another in town my feed cost for the pigs was just the gas and time. Just an opinion and never had the heart to do the math. We always seemed to need one or two more cows sold or butchered to break even. Every time it looked like we were going to be on the + side of the equation it would stop raining. A drought or semi-drought meant I had to buy hay and when people know you have to buy hay, that price goes up too. By no means did we have the Yellowstone, nor was it a large cattle operation, but by the time we did the math I always hoped we just could break even. My wife and I have talked about getting more and spacing their ages out, so we have one aged/grown enough each fall. Go from there.
Great topic.
Scott

We try to make it to Sam's just before close, or in the morning to catch the "short date" mark downs. We pick what we like and freeze whatever we aren't going to use soon.
We just bought two cows that have been bred. It will be a long time before we see meat from that but still looking for some steers to feed out (this market is crazy expensive right now). Not sure how much money we will save this year, but hopefully the investment eventually ends up providing great meat at equal or less cost.
Totally agree on chuck steaks- I think when they are thin sliced, they might be even more tender.

Here are three things my wife and I have done to make our carnivore diet a little more affordable.
1) We shared a cow from a local farm. We bought 1/6 of a cow for about $700 which worked out to $11 lb
2) We discoverd a huge pack of rump cap in our grocery store meat section. Rump cap is also called Picanha in Brazilian steakhouses and is tender with a big layer of fat across the top. Once cut into steaks, they resemble NY strip but are way better IMO
3) We also discovered whole ribeye and cut 8 or 9 thick steaks out of a $111.00 pack...way cheaper than the normal $25 lb or so.
Bonus: a lot people are unaware of chuck eye steaks, which have been called "the poor man's ribeye". Almost as good has ribeye, half the cost!

Hello! I am excited to get to interact with this group. My husband and I have been carnivore since Jan 1st this year. Prior to that, he was consuming a typical diet, and I had been consuming a very clean ketogenic diet for about 3.5 years. Between the ketogenic and carnivore diets, I have seen great improvement in my kidney function and narcolepsy symptoms. Polycystic Kidney Disease is what brought me to keto, and a sugar addiction brought me to carnivore from there. In truth, I really wasn't eating many carbs anyway. Really using "my allowance" strategically to include plenty of wine, cheese, and homemade keto treats. I was happy and surprised to find that Carnivore gives me more steady energy and less food noise.
Currently, I homeschool our kids and work very part time in Clinical Microbiology. However, I am currently taking a Certified Health Coach Course because I love helping others find health improvements using nutrition! I am excited to see where God leads us with this- I just took a leap and started Kairos Health, LLC. Kairos is a Greek word meaning the right or opportune time for decision making. I truly hope I can be helpful in someone's health journey.
Here is the link to my interview with Dave Mac in case anyone is interested

A couple weeks ago I added 1/4 scoop of equip caramel protein powder to an iced coffee, because I was exhausted and wanted the pick me up while watching a 2 hour class. The equip caramel has no sugar, but some stevia. I had cravings for sweets the rest of the day. I don't normally use anything with any sort of added "sweetener" and that little bit made a big difference for me. Definitely eye opening. Though, I can have a glass of champagne, and it doesn't cause me to crave sweets terribly.
The carnivore ice cream is definitely a go-to for me sometimes when I am craving a "treat".

I was talking to a retired doctor at the gym on Sunday. I am a big fan of experience and knowledge and those being based on time.
We were talking kids and doctors and prescriptions and the internet and some of everything. One of the older guys mentioned that doctors were once held in a much higher regard. And another mentioned pills seem to be the answer for everything.
The retired doctor chimed in and I thought what he said was sort of enlightening. I was the youngest in the group at 56 so he was talking to my age group and older.
In so many words.....there is only one generation that has been born in the internet age with any and all information at their finger tips. For the most part, anyone 30 and under was born with the same access to medical information as their doctors. We never had that. In the 70's and 80's we had a set of the 1978 World Book Encyclopedias, the school library and the public library. Our medicinal knowledge was limited to those resources. The person that went off to medical school had accesses we did not have and thus were on another level. When someone knows something you don't, and uses that knowledge to help you, especially in a time of need, they get to another level really quickly. Once the doctor gets to that next level his word is not only golden but it becomes the gospel. Then overtime Big Pharma and Big Insurance starts their version of "practicing medicine" and that money started to dictate patient care. When their world is the gospel and the newer method is to prescribe pills the unknowing went with what they have trusted. To refer to those people as 'sheep' is really an unfair criticism.
Fast forward to the groups (around age 40's and up) who have internet access for a large portion of their lives there is the movements away from the norm (carnivore being one).
Doctors in turn trained new doctors, kids trusted their parents/grandparents and in most cases learned to trust the people (doctors) that their parents trusted.
It was almost the perfect storm. As the internet becomes more and more of a factor in everyday life there is a break from the norms and people are challenging doctors and medicine because they now have access to the very same information as everyone else. Taht has not always been the case. The playing field is more level now than ever and people can now arm themselves with knowledge and information that actually rivals that of their doctors.
It was an interesting conversation. Sort of a new perspective.
Scott