Paleo Diet and Paleolithic Diet Questions & Answers

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So I'm working on a farm and making shit money (only $500 a month eeek!). I just found out that I'm going to have to get some work done on my car that is going to cost way more than I expected.

My internship only lasts 7 more weeks. One of the perks of the internship is that I get as many pastured eggs and as much raw goats milk as I want. So I'm thinking...do you think I could live off of eggs and raw milk kefir for that period of time? I desperately need to save money and food is very expensive where I live. I would also be able to supplement my diet with coconut oil, coconut milk (I have a ton of both left over since I buy in bulk) and some veggies from my garden.

Anyone have any thoughts on the health ramifications of such a diet? I'm young and robust.

Thanks!

flag	asked Sep 21 2011 at 17:37 JeezLoise 1,787●3●22

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people have lived pretty well on only milk for durations longer than this. Milk has a pretty impressive macro-breakdown so you'll have your carbs at least somewhat covered. With eggs in there too I'm sure you'll be fine. – ben61820 Sep 21 2011 at 19:13

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Plus one for 'robust'. – Joan Sep 21 2011 at 19:14

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Sometimes at the end of the night, meat counters will highly discount old ground beef. Also, there are meat packs from Angel Food industries, although, apparently, they have fallen on hard times. I personally eat 8+ eggs per day, and love the heck out of them! And goat's milk is delicious! Another idea, bacon ends and pieces from Walmart, although bacon seems to have gone up in price recently. – Cody Sep 21 2011 at 19:16

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I think you would be fine and if you start to not feel well.. you'll be able to amend your food with some other things, right? Hey, is there anyone that you could do a mini-trade with? Eggs for some meat? Just a thought... – jesuisjuba - paleorepublic.com Sep 21 2011 at 19:18

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You can survive on mountain dew and cigarettes for 7 weeks. – Jay Sep 21 2011 at 21:47

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sarah-ann · Answer 1 · 2011-09-21 17:57:44Z UTC

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Add some potatoes and butter in there and you pretty much have the diet of Irish people for hundreds of years.

You might get a little 'egged out' though, so be prepared to have to eat eggs when you reeeally don't want to.

Edited to add: Some liver once a week would help too!

answered Sep 21 2011 at 17:57

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If s/he adds the potatoes in you can mash them, misx with an egg and fry into potato pancakes like my grandpa makes. :-) – Aughra Nov 20 2011 at 0:43

Travis Culp · Answer 2 · 2011-09-21 22:04:50Z UTC

If you start to get bad stomach aches, try only eating the yolks as people are more likely to react to the whites than yolks. I can't eat egg whites at all but I eat several yolks a day with no issues.

To answer your question, yes, you'll probably be completely fine.

P.S. I'm relieved that you didn't use the word "falsify" even once.

Ambimorph · Answer 3 · 2011-09-21 19:02:18Z UTC

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I don't see why not. Eggs are nutrient powerhouses, and anyway it's a short duration.

Also, if you're not feeling good after a couple of weeks, you could certainly add something at that point, right?

answered Sep 21 2011 at 19:02

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Diane · Answer 4 · 2011-11-19 05:13:14Z UTC

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You would actually be in EXCELLENT health at the end of 7 days of eating Raw Eggs from free range chickens and home made Kefir !!!!

answered Nov 19 2011 at 5:13

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7 Weeks, not days, but I still think with the garden veggies it would be ok – missionman Aug 22 at 16:50

Lutfisk · Answer 5 · 2011-09-21 17:55:01Z UTC

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sounds good to me.

answered Sep 21 2011 at 17:55

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try dumpster diving. – Lutfisk Sep 21 2011 at 18:33

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vdh1979 · Answer 6 · 2011-09-21 17:59:35Z UTC

Well this will probably be quite a life experience for you that you will learn from.

You should do fine for that period of time on those things. However, you can probably go to grocery stores or the farmer's markets and talk to the manager and tell them of your plight. They may be able to give you produce or meat that they can't sell.

majkinetor · Answer 7 · 2011-09-21 20:20:28Z UTC

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Since people can survive only on potato, then I think you can even thrive on eggs + kefir :)

answered Sep 21 2011 at 20:20

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jess6 · Answer 8 · 2011-09-21 22:19:41Z UTC

Make sure you're getting enough vitamin C. Depending on what exactly you grow in your garden, that could potentially be an issue. But supplements are cheap, and if you have even a little room in your budget for produce or you can utilize some sort of food distribution program, it shouldn't be a problem.

Rhubarb · Answer 9 · 2011-09-22 00:00:26Z UTC

I'm going with the general trend here to say over a 7 week period you should be fine. Obviously raw milk and eggs are very nutritious.

However, personally, I need to rotate eggs in and out of my diet, if I have them every day for weeks they start to irritate my gut and really effect my digestion. I usually end up having a week on a week off, and during an on week on I only have them 3 times during that week.

Of course many people, whom I'm jealous of, have absolutely no issues eating huge quantities of eggs daily.

Paul Salisbury · Answer 10 · 2012-08-22 05:24:36Z UTC

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I'm happy to read this

Paul

answered Aug 22 at 5:24

Paul Salisbury
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Can I survive on eggs and kefir for 7 weeks?

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