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Week of April 19, 2026
Okay so the community is NOT holding back this week. The big mood? People are done apologizing for eating meat. That thread about sustainability accusations blew up, and honestly the comments were fire. Everyone's tired of being lectured about their ribeye while the person doing the lecturing is eating ultra-processed garbage. If you've been feeling that same whiplash, you're not alone. The social pressure post we ran last week clearly hit a nerve, because the Reddit energy this week is basically a sequel to it.
On the fun side of things, carnivore pizza is apparently a thing now. Chicken breast and cream cheese crust, eggs holding it together, and people are genuinely excited about it. Same energy as the chicken skin "Carnivore Doritos" post that went off this week. The community is getting creative, and it's actually kind of great to watch. Shawn Baker dropped his top 5 foods and the comments turned into everyone sharing their own lists. Beef, bacon, eggs, salmon. No surprises, but also? There's something comforting about how consistent everyone is.
And then there was the 65-year-old who's been carnivore for two years and is now grossed out walking through the junk food aisle. Two years of this and depression nearly gone. That kind of story is why people share this stuff. So what's on your list this week, and has anything in a store ever made you stop and think "how did I used to eat that"?
New to carnivore? Our health coach Sarah put together a free 7-day starter plan β one email a day covering what to eat, what to expect, and how to make it stick. Get it here β
Content of the Week
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3-Ingredient Breadsticks That Actually Work
Emma keeps it simple: cheese, egg, seasoning. That's it. What's interesting here isn't just the recipe, it's what the comments reveal about how people actually eat carnivore long-term. People are using this as a pizza crust, a burger bun, a vehicle for more fat. The community has essentially crowdsourced a dozen variations in the comment section alone. If you're hitting a texture rut and missing something bread-like, watch it here and check the comments for ideas people have already tested.
Shawn Baker's Top 5 Carnivore Foods
Real talk: whenever Shawn Baker posts a "top foods" video, the comments become their own whole thing. People show up with their lists, their hot takes, their "but what about organ meat" arguments, and it's genuinely one of the better comment sections in carnivore YouTube. Beef, bacon, eggs, and salmon are dominating everyone's answers this week, which lines up with pretty much every "what I eat" post on Reddit too. It's weirdly reassuring when the community converges like this. Watch it here and drop your own top 5 in the comments.
Bacon Fat Is the Secret to Eating Carnivore at 63
Mitch has been doing this for five years and he's 63. That context matters. A lot of the carnivore conversation centers on younger folks, but the metabolic case for high fat eating actually gets stronger as we age. Bacon rendered in its own fat, eggs cooked in the drippings -- it sounds indulgent until you understand that dietary fat is essential for hormone production, brain function, and fat-soluble vitamin absorption. The top comment pointing out that the adult brain is roughly 60% fat isn't trivia, it's the whole argument. Watch it here if you want a grounded, no-frills look at what sustainable carnivore eating can look like decades in.
Protocol Tweaks That Actually Move the Needle
291 comments on under 10k views. That ratio tells you everything. When someone documents real protocol adjustments and shares results, the community shows up. Carnivore Quest isn't selling a starting point, they're showing iteration in action, which is what year-two carnivores actually need. Stop treating carnivore like a static protocol and start treating it like a system you test. Watch it here and pay attention to what they changed and why.
What a New Carnivore Study Actually Found
Dr. Tony Hampton is a metabolic health physician and he's walking through the actual findings of a recent carnivore diet review -- which is exactly the kind of content this community needs more of. Anecdotes are powerful, but peer-reviewed data is what moves the needle on credibility. If you've ever wanted to send a skeptical friend or doctor something grounded, this is a good candidate. Watch it here and pay attention to how he handles the nuance -- he doesn't oversell, which is why it's worth your time.
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Over 100k views on a veggie casserole recipe tells you something pretty interesting: the low-carb crowd is massive and hungry for practical meal ideas, even when it's not strictly carnivore. Patricia Delicious Nutrition found the sweet spot between approachable and actually useful. The core message, that you can eat a decent volume of food and still manage blood sugar, is something carnivores talk about constantly but this video reaches people who aren't quite in the meat-only camp yet. Worth a watch here if you've got a friend who's low-carb-curious but not ready to go full carnivore.
- Chloe