Atkins//Paleo can be expensive but doesn’t have to be. You can get great quality vegetables and fruit from your local farmer’s market for less than the grocery. Healthy grass-fed meat is available in bulk online for reasonable prices. And you can always go take a deer in season. Get a used freezer on Craigslist and you have months of healthy meat for the cost of a round of ammo.
For your second question, beans are out. Nuts are okay in moderation, but you want to watch your Omega 3/Omega 6 ratios (another area where grass-fed meat or game will help) and nuts tend to be high in Omega 6. A good fish oil supplement is also recommended to help with Omega 3 intake, about 3.5 g/day for optimum results.
Well, I live in Japan, so hunting is not an option, and beef prices are horrendous, so it’s going to be fish, chicken or pork for me.
Rice is mandatory several times weekly, but I’ll cut it back even more and keep adding the barley. As for veggies, I’ll see what I can find in the local shops. Fortunately I love spinach and other greens.
These days I take a Nature Made Fish Oil softgel (EPA-180/DHA 120) and the accompanying Multiple Vit/Min tablet with my breakfast each day.
Still and all, the freezer is a good idea. Today I picked up two big packs of chicken breasts for half price. That will last me a week or so.
I’ll get the book.