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Are you eating nose-to-tail in your carnivore diet? If so you will get all the nutrients that your body needs without the need to add fish. However, if your carnivore diet doesn't encompass nose-to-tail eating, considering the addition of fish, such as nutrient-rich sardines, could be beneficial.

It's worth noting that my insights are based on my personal readings and research, as I'm not a certified nutritionist or health coach. Nonetheless, I wanted to share the knowledge I've acquired while navigating the carnivore diet journey.

Mabardino 🍀 2y ago

Can you define what nose to tail means?

I started off doing this elimination diet www.liondiet.com but after 10 days my heartburn and swelling in my knees went away so I assume I wasn’t severe and didn’t need to “cleanse” for around 3 months like they said you should do it up to on their website. So on the 10th day I reintroduced eggs and just yesterday on the 16th day I reintroduced fish by having some wild smoked mackerel which was extremely satiating and yummy since it’s very oily and fatty😋lots of omega 3 and such. So at the moment my diet consists of ruminant meat(beef, lamb etc), eggs, and oily fish such as sardines, mackerel and salmon(wild caught only) I love shellfish though like prawns and stuff so if I find some wild caught I will have some here and there too, but unfortunately in the UK where I currently live almost everything is farmed so I have to avoid!!

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Duchess 2y ago

"Eating nose-to-tail" is where one consumes all parts of an animal, including traditionally less commonly consumed parts like:

- Organs: liver, heart, kidneys, and tongue. Also other parts like tripe (the lining of the stomach), sweetbreads (thymus or pancreas), and even the brain.

- Bones: bone broth or stock

This approach aims to minimize food waste and make use of all available parts of the animal. But in the case of a carnivorous diet it can also provide a wider range of nutrients and flavors, although it may not be a preference for everyone due to the different tastes and textures of these less common parts.

I personally try to eat nose-to-tail, but I also eat fish like you said if it’s freshly caught, not farmed. However, when it comes to fish choices at home, sardines are my go to option.

1. They won’t smell (cooking fish at home for me is a nightmare with smells)

2. They cannot be farmed (as far as I know)

3. Sardines are among the fish with the lowest mercury content

4. They are packed with a wide range of nutritional benefits.

- Omega-3 Fatty Acids

- Protein

- Vitamins: vitamin B12, vitamin D, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, vitamin A, vitamin E, & vitamin K

- Minerals: Calcium, Phosphorus, Selenium, Iron, Magnesium, Potassium, & Zinc

- Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10)

5. Healthy Fats like Monounsaturated fats

6. Antioxidants like selenium and vitamin E

7. Low Mercury: Sardines are a low-mercury fish, making them a safer choice compared to larger fish species with higher mercury levels.

Mabardino 🍀 2y ago

Thanks for the info! Yes I am eating nose to tail, although I haven’t had any organ meats yet but I love liver anyway I used to eat that a lot before I started the cleanse. I’m actually planning on having a bbq on Sunday and will be having some beef liver then so I’m excited for that🤣🤣

In terms of the fish I agree with you when it comes to the mercury content, that’s definitely important to keep an eye on. Do you eat oily fish with skin on? I normally do but I have been advised against it due to the mercury.

With the eggs I am fortunate to not react badly(not sure whether it’s the quality of the eggs I’m getting from local British farmers or just me being a little more resilient to them, but they’ve got some healthy fats too so I like having 3-5 for breakfast just scrambled.

Duchess 2y ago

A BBQ sounds nice 🏆

I didn’t know the skin held more mercury 🤷‍♀️ but I’ll read up about it. Sometimes I eat the skin if it’s crunchy or flavorful and other times I just leave it. But with the sardines, I buy the ones in a can (only olive oil) and I eat the skin on those.

Mabardino 🍀 2y ago

Cool that’s good to know :) thank you for all the advice really!! Appreciate you🤙🏻

Duchess 2y ago

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Duchess 2y ago

I get a rash from most eggs, but if it’s from a friends farm then no rash. So I only eat eggs if I know the farmer 🤷‍♀️