Budget Costco MEAT Grocery Haul - How to Shop the Cleanest Cuts 

As u may know cuz I’ve said before I’m new to keto due to health reasons (type2 diabetes). I WAS excited I lost 17 lbs in a month so I thought then my scale ( digital, could be wrong but I have a regular scale on the way via amazon) but now it show I only lost 10. Was it the scale or am I gaining weight back😩? I’m getting discourage. First two weeks I ate 3meals a day keto mostly meat and veg only. Boring. Then next two weeks ate OMAD cuz I don’t be hungry and seem like I gained BUT THE BEST PART IS MY NUMBERS ARE FANTASTIC ( I took myself off my meds it’s been a week now, no problems there) Blood sugar apprx 91-120 no higher and BP 116/72 (71). I never got these results even w/ my meds so I’m good there.....WHY AM I NOT LOSING WEIGHT?!!!! I ONLY EAT TWO MEALS A DAY NOW (example no Brkfst cuz I fast from 6pm to 2pm plus I’m not hungry. Then 2pm I have a protein shake and cheese stick, then dinner grill chicken w/ 1c green beans and I’m stuffed . Help Please why am I stuck already in a month?

Thanks for the in depth review of the fresh meat. Costco's frozen grass fed hamburger patties are an excellent option and probably the best ground beef at Costco. Also, the frozen wild caught Alaskan sockeye salmon filets are excellent. Were you only focused on fresh meat, or meat at Costco? I always bypass the fresh hamburger at Costco for the better quality patties and always grab a bag of the wild caught salmon filets. Usually head over to Aldi for the grass fed & finished hamburger. I enjoyed the detail on the video.

I want to learn more about nutrition. Any good books anyone recommends? This guy knows a crap load, if you read my comment any books you recommend sir? Thank you in advance.

FYI - Lamb in meat products usually refers to young sheep over 1 yr. old not baby sheep.

If you like Costco meat, you should check out a Costco Business Center. There’s only 17 locations (I live in San Diego, but I know there’s one in Dallas) in the US, but their meat prices are even better than your run of the mill Costco because they are catering to small businesses and restaurants. I also find halal lamb, duck, and pork riblets, which are becoming some of my favorite pieces of meat. I save the disc bones and use them for making stock. They also have pork belly slabs with the skin on, so you can make homemade cracklin’s, which I will do eventually. This allows them to have different products, so instead of electronics, they’ll have commercial and/or industrial kitchen gear. Instead of clothing, toys, and seasonal items, they’ll have a massive selection of beverages, some of them keto friendly. This also allows them to have a gigantic refrigerator section for cheese, dairy, and meat (select, choice, and prime). I think a prime brisket is something like $40 for 18 lbs of meat.

Angelika Maria Morris - you may be able to check with a local farmer to get grass fed grass finished no antibiotic ever meats. Sometimes they can give you a better deal if you save up for a while and buy a larger portion at one time.

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You're doing a wonderful job Angelika! I hate that covid has made life to difficult for people like yourself on fixed income and doing part time work. Heck! It's made things difficult and unaffordable for most people. But it's especially upsetting when people like yourself who have contributed to society for so long and deserve better are suffering. I hope you are doing well, in good health, and that things have gotten better for you.

You voted for it, don't complain

@@sandman8996It doesn’t matter who you vote for. Neither side is going to help us. We have to help ourselves and make smart choices when spending our money and the food we eat.

Congrats on your weight loss! What helps me with sugar craving, drink apple cider "Bragg Organic" every morning.

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Um, the point he was making was that wild caught sockeye is darker pink than farm raised...

@@Lucinda_Jackson I may be wrong, but I believe he said it was because of wild caught was more active by swimming up stream.

@@myreasoning Which makes your assertion that farmed salmon is pinker at odds and not what he said. That’s all I was responding to. I just didn’t want anyone going “Oh, I guess I heard that wrong.”

@@myreasoning Whatever. My point still stands. Which was clarifying what he said.

@@Lucinda_Jackson Wild salmon tends to be reddish-orange, while farmed salmon is pink. The point I was making is the color difference is because the farmed Salmon is fed antibiotics that have coloring to keep them from getting sicker because they are being raised in unhealthy ways. I don't think a colorblind person cares about the hue of the Salmon they want to know why. My understanding may be out of date from years ago, but to me the pills sound more logical than activity levels. Thomas is 100 times more educated on nutrition than I am I respect his knowledge, but that doesn't mean he can't make a mistake

What’s the point of having an expensive piece of paper declaring you have a level of knowledge that you already have without it?

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Researched this term used WILD CAUGHT some time ago. What I found out is that WILD CAUGHT is farmed raised and released to be caught. This is their way to skirt the law. To be able to label it WILD CAUGHT and not just FARMED. This means they are also fed when young pellets. The bottom line is this .... if you don't hunt it yourself and butcher it yourself .... you may never really know and even then it could be self corn fed

Very delicious 😋

Are they still doing that? I’ve seen videos warning against their tender cuts, but they are all dated 2 years ago. It is a stupid practice for tender cuts since it lowers safety to that of ground meat. Their disclaimer to cook a prime rib steak to 160°F is ridiculous!

@@Shelby2880 I saw them as recently as a few weeks ago.

Excatly pork has a very inflammatory profile it's the worst meat you can get I don't understand why he ranked better than chicken. He also forgot to mention that bass has relatively high mercury levels so it's something you can't consume often .

Flash frozen is a much better alternative than frozen in regard to the freshness of food and the amount of nutrients it still retains. Check out Adam Raguseas videos on fish he talks about the process of flash freezing and how it’s the best way to keep fish fresh since most of it travels long distances

Frozen is better than fresh , it is instantly preserved !

That’s nice if you live someplace where you can get these. The nearest TJs for me is 2 1/2 hours away.

Direct from the farmer >>> other sources. (Does require a freezer for the best buys. At least a quarter animal is much more affordable than by the cut)

Does Trader Joe's have good quality pork?

@@jond.6816 lol. No.

Butchered lamb isn't even young. It's like 5 months old

That’s for grass fed grass finished meats. Here he’s showing you how to get the best value for your health at Costco.

Cut off grain fed conventional raised fat, eat grass fed (100%) and pasture raised fat.

Costco had wild caught sockeye salmon for $9.99/lbs in the frozen section. 3 lb bag for $29.99, individually frozen in about 6oz portions. Absolutely great deal and it’s a shame he didn’t see it

@@kaydenl6836 Yeah, I buy it all the time. It's the best deal Costco has on wild salmon, being already individually wrapped. The only drawback is that I end up scaling the portions myself because the supplier does a lousy job of scaling them. Still, the opportunity to thaw a portion as you need it is great. I used to buy salmon and create my own portions, and the extra work sucked.

Yes the grass fed beef patties are a great find

Eat a lot of calories. Keto as a diet for weight loss still requires a caloric deficit

Some people add a limited number of carbs by using meters to see just how many carbs they can actually eat and stay in ketosis. I found that, for the most part, I didn’t need to make much of any adjustment at all. But I had lowered my calorie intake a tiny (and I mean tiny) bit a couple of times during my loss. I lost a few pounds more than I was planning for but found that it pretty much righted itself on its own. I did a minimal amount of extra calories, but only in the form of protein and fat - no carbs. Like another slice of cheese here, an extra slice of bacon there, a few extra pepperoni crisps or another half an avocado there...

Agree I raise my own lamb yum when I run out of lamb I buy New Zealand lamb

Yeah i dont know whats the big deal here. Its not like veal. Its just like eating any other meat as far as I know.

@@LiberationofSins Aldi's has the best deal on grass fed Lamb

@@keithrichard391 yes sir! the prices are crazy cheap. Its like 6-7 bucks a lb when i see them on sale. They must fly off the shelf because I almost never see them in stores

@@LiberationofSins Agree! They aren’t restricted and force fed - what’s the hang up between whether you eat the animal younger or older? 🤷🏼‍♀️ Either way, it’s been raised as a food source.

I eat it, too, but only if it’s from at least organic chicken. And I was buying pastured chicken locally until the pandemic and I didn’t worry about that at all. They did occasionally supplement with organic feed, but no soy and it wasn’t often - I live in an area with a climate where chickens can be outside pretty much year round.

@@Lucinda_Jackson even as little as a quarter acre is absolutely enough land to drag a chicken tractor across to raise some pastured chicken of your own. Say it's a small, 30 bird tractor (load it with a few extra at the start to account for losses) most places have enough growing season to raise 3 batches. That's 90 birds per year for your family that you know 100% what they ate and how they lived.

@@priestesslucy3299 Thanks so much! I wish I could! I’ve always wanted to keep some chickens. Unfortunately, I cannot, so it’s either back to farmers or organic grocery store chickens. I’m hoping someone who can raise chickens sees your comment and asks you for details and raises some!

@@Lucinda_Jackson lumnah acres has a great 6 foot by 6 foot design that's light and easy to move. Maxes out at 25 fully mature birds, but it's easy to pick out one of the biggest for dinner a few times during the last two weeks to make room. 7x7 is heavier and more expensive with more waste material, but it easily houses 30+ from brooder to processing day

Actually you should eat the chicken skin while on keto!👍

When it's only $1 cheaper...better off going for the NY Strip

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The other thing that Bobby pointed out is that most Costco beef is blade tenderized (the fillets aren't). Since blade tenderizing punctures the the surface the meat, you need to cook the meat thoroughly. Personally, I do not want a well-done rib-eye.

@@airplaychay1612 well-done rib-eye (doesn't have to be THAT well-done. Has to be over 130ºF for an hour or 131ºF for a short time) isn't THAT well-done. It's pretty much medium rare. As for pretty much any other cut, you're right.

@@airplaychay1612 really?! I love their prime or AAA grade strip steaks and always cook to medium rare, so far no problems and the taste is great. I’m in Canada. The meats seem intact?

@@user-mp2vu6xl8p Here is a link to the FlavCity video "The SHOCKING Truth About Buying STEAKS At Costco - Blade Tenderized?!" ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-hELeD0mPdnE.html