the michael phelps diet…almost

Tom Cowan–founding board member of the Weston A Price Foundation

DAY 3 – 4850 calories: 16% protein, 23% carbohydrate, 60% fat

Breakfast: 2 scrambled eggs, 4 pieces thick bacon, 2 slices homemade sourdough bread with 3 tablespoons almond butter, 1/2 cup sauerkraut.

Lunch: 2 slices homemade sourdough bread with 4 ounces raw cheddar cheese, 1/2 cup sauerkraut, 1/2 cup pecans.

Dinner: 16 ounces steak with 2 tablespoons butter, 1 large sweet potato with 4 tablespoons butter, 1 cup steamed spinach with 2 tablespoons butter, 1/2 cup lacto-fermented beets, 4 macaroons.

Sally Fallon–head of the WAPF

Day 3 – 2300 calories: 10% protein, 27% carbohydrate, 63% fat

Breakfast: 1/2 grapefruit, 2 fried eggs with 1 ounce sausage, 1 fried tomato, 1 cup whole milk, 1 cup beet kvass, 2 teaspoons cod liver oil, 1 teaspoon butter oil

Lunch: 1 cup cream of vegetable soup, 1 ounce feta cheese, 1 tablespoon butter, 2 whole grain crackers

Dinner: 2 1/2 cups salad with oil and vinegar dressing and 1 ounce blue cheese, 3 ounces pot roast (in sauce of beef stock, tomato paste and wine), 1/2 cup each carrots, turnips and parsnips roasted in butter and olive oil, 1/2 cup sauerkraut, 3/4 cup homemade vanilla ice cream, 6 ounces kombucha, 1 cup beet kvass.

From: How We Eat: Food Journals of the Weston A Price Foundation Board of Directors

EXTRA, EXTRA

Two orders of business:

1. I was featured in Myninjaplease’s Ninja Roundup. Alrighttttt!!! MNP is like the plate you compile from the salad buffet at Howard Johnson’s: strange, colorful and well-balanced. They feature insightful and funny articles on everything from “politricks” to science to music. Don’t forget to check out their excellent architecture section.

2. Thanks to Cheeseslave for pointing out the recent article about Sally Fallon (head of The Weston Price Foundation) in The Washington Post. One small step for nutrient-dense foods, one big step for mankind!!