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Also considering adding peanut butter intentionally back into my diet.

Why the fuck would I do that? Aren't I supposed to be #carnivore?

Well, piss off. I've varied how strictly I've adhered to the cult of carnivore from the beginning. Sure, I go days and weeks without eating any plants, but I still occasionally eat things that are not non-plan.

I actually started carnivore as just low-carb, and would snack on peanuts. I found that was a bad idea, as I could easily "snack" a whole jar of peanuts in a day. So I dropped them.

But I would occasionally get a late night craving for something, and a couple spoons of peanut butter was a better option than many others I tried.

Here's what I know. I'm definitely not allergic to peanuts. PB has been a satisfying late night option. I can get it with no added ingredients, just peanuts, pretty easily. Peanuts have protein and fat. They have a low glycemic index. A couple spoonfuls of PB isn't that much in carbs. Peanuts are not animals, and our ancestors probably didn't eat them. Carnivorous animals do not eat them. Whole peanuts do not completely digest in our stomach/intestines. I don't have kin issues or oxalate issues I'm concerned about triggering. Smooth PB generally has palm oil added, and I'm not cool with that. Peanuts can inhibit iron and zinc absorption, but I don't plan to eat them when eating other things, just late at night.

So I'll probably do it. Then I may stop. Or I won't. PB may actually help when I'm getting stricter in other areas (likely stopping pork, cured meats, dairy (except butter), spiced/sauced/breaded meats when offered to me, quitting nicotine, etc).

But if anyone has any concerns about peanuts or peanut butter they feel I should be aware of, I'm listening.

Dr. Fernando Morales 1y ago

Hey! I don't know if you've had an oxalate heavy diet in the past but oxalate dumping can occur to those who suddenly adopt a low carb or carnivore diet. The thing is, it can appear relatively soon after starting this diet or many months after, it's still not known why. Peanut butter is an oxalate bomb, so you never know if you can develop oxalate problems later on if you start eating it regularly, but the poison is in the dose. Anyways, I'd just be aware of any symptoms developing over time and if they appear, it would probably be the peanut butter. Cheers.

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Sedj 1y ago

This is great information. I've been on an extremely low oxalate diet for over a year, and didn't have many symptoms that I would consider oxalate related. I doubt PB will actually become part of my day-to-day diet, but will definitely be looking out for oxalate symptoms.