I am very obviously not the original poster, but I love reading other comments!
I'd love to try the carnivore diet long term, but with mainly fish instead of the traditional red meat that tends to get the normal treatment. The problem with fish, is it is tough to get good quality stuff that isn't laden with mercury build up (I love salmon and tuna) - and well, its a lot more expensive in the quantities I'd want to eat it in than something like beef or chicken.
Plus, I might be strange, but I love broccoli way too much!
About fish, yeah when I tried it that was a problem as well - to get it for a good price, you have to live close to the sea - I should say, close to an active fishing community - but I used to love fish, with a little bit of butter, fried in a pan - I used to have it with a little bit of bread, and that was it - but now I skip anything that is wheat - I was surprised how much better I felt when I gave that up - even though its only been a short time. When I tried carnivore - I felt good, but felt like I was missing something - it changed when I added potatoes - so I used to eat, just chicken and potatoes - with of course other meat when I got it - that really made me stop craving other foods - I don't go the low crab route, because of the electrolyte thing. Of course, you could just add fruit instead of potatoes - like Pumpkin - I felt great on that. Meat / chicken and pumpkin.
Sounds like an incredible way to live, by the sea, fishing rod in hand, with a source of butter nearby, and some sharp knives to gut your catch. :) Too bad I don't live by the sea, and I'm a terrible fisherman :D
The other thing about fish is so much of it (at least here) that is commercially available is either battered or crumbed. or grilled. No such thing as just a CHUNK of any white fish without it being "stretched" for value with the addition of carbs.
There is nothing wrong with grilled fish, a squeeze of lime, and pepper. In fact, its an ideal meal to me! I also LOVE squid. Particularly in an Asian hot pot. They always look at me strange when I asked for the hottest spice level. I look anglo, I can't blame them.
I really like pumpkin, as well as sweet potato. I haven't had them roasted properly, and well for a long time. I think I'm going to go out of my way to buy some next month when I do my ... monthly grocery shopping trip.
I just dislike how long it takes to prepare pumpkin compared to everything else, but I guess it is very much worth it from a nutritional perspective. (Or maybe I need something sharper!)
Potatoes are always amazing, and with their trace protein and other aminos, they're so good as well - if a European (although now, are they still European?) nation survived famine using them, there must be something in them that's good for us!
I love new (baby potatoes). I'm a member of the air fryer cult and I have found that 500 grams of new potatoes with a simple mix of paprika, salt, pepper, olive oil and pepper... put in the air fryer for 20 minutes at 200 degrees is something I just can't get enough of. The fact that they are so cheap to the point of being basically free, is just an added bonus.
I kind of have the same issue with fish.. That and the fact that I am afraid to try to cook it and the little bones can really hurt if they get that sweet horrible angle where it shoves up into the gums.
I feel the same about tuna and salmon. I have seen some shorts about how the industry is inundated with really bad versions of that fish and that is why it remains cheap.