If You Could Only Live On 7 Foods, What Would They Be?

May 31, 2011 by 49 Comments

The question continues to get tougher and tougher. In May last year I asked you to tell me your 10 survival foods. Three months ago I asked you to tell me your 9 survival foods. Today your challenge is to come up with 8. You may look at your list from February (if you left a comment) and delete 1 food. Or, feel free to come up with an entirely new list.

It started with 10 foods. Now it’s down to 7 and will eventually be 1. Feel free to view the previous posts in this awesome series. Or simply leave a comment below with your top 7 survival foods.

You do this how you want to. Feel free to list “beef” as one of your foods or list porterhouse steak as one and chuck roast as another food. It’s up to you.

2 Rules

  1. Have fun
  2. Share with others

Ok. Enough with the fun. No. Wait… I need to come up with my list! Check out the previous 2 posts (here and here) to see what I came up with. I have desires to start from scratch. I guess my taste buds change over time.

My 7 Primal Survival Foods

  1. King Crab
  2. Chicken Eggs
  3. Avocado
  4. Onion
  5. Beef Steak
  6. Coconut
  7. Broccoli

How did I come up with my list?

My list is in order of preference for today. When creating my list I think of all the factors. I ask myself if I think I could actually live on these foods for a long time. I enjoyed king crab for the first time in my life about 2 weeks ago and was immediately hooked. It is now by far my best choice. Eggs are incredibly nutrient dense and add fat. Avocados are nutrient dense and add fat as well as fiber. Onions are a cleanser and give me starch.

Check back in about one month if you wish to submit your top 6 survival foods. This is getting damn hard but is a lot of fun so pass it on!

Now it’s your turn. If you could only live on 7 foods, what would they be?

This post has been shared at Slightly Indulgent Tuesday, Hearth & Soul Hop, Traditional Tuesdays, Real Food Wednesdays and Fight Back Friday.

 

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  • http://Www.nuttykitchen.com Henry svendblad

    Check the sodium content of King Crab and you might reconsider… I would replace that with ground beef and agree with you on the others.

    • http://primaltoad.com Toad

      Interesting. I’ll keep it at #1.

      Did you know that sodium is an essential nutrient? The ONLY reason why experts say to limit your sodium content is because its in every damn processed food imaginable. In HIGH amounts. If you add zero salt to your foods then I believe you have no worry about your sodium content. Its just best to get your blood pressure checked every so often.

      WIth those 7 foods I would not be intaking excessive amounts of sodium. That is the point here too. There is hardly any sodium in the remaining 6 foods so the sodium content in the king crab is needed. Sodium, along with potassium, is an electrolyte.

  • http://anikaskitchen.blogspot.com/ Anika

    1. eggs
    2. olives
    3. avocados
    4. coconut
    5. turkey
    6. zucchini
    7. strawberries
    I think I could live off those foods for awhile but some non-primal dairy products would certainly make things more interesting

  • http://www.paleoerin.com PaleoErin

    Ok, i did my list on http://www.paleoerin.com ;)

  • Melody

    beef
    eggs
    cheese
    oranges
    bacon
    spinach
    onions

    I took my 8 and removed chocolate. I would miss it, but could survive without it…it wouldn’t be as happy of a life, though…

  • http://www.cookingtf.com/ KerryAnn

    1. Eggs from my own, pastured chickens
    2. beef
    3. coconut
    4. kale
    5. nettles
    6. blueberries
    7. goat milk

  • Sue

    Ground beef
    Chicken breast
    Spinach
    Eggs
    Walnuts
    Onions
    Cantaloupe

  • Nichole

    1. Eggs
    2. Coconut
    3. Bison
    4. Salmon
    5. Broccoli
    6. Spinach
    7. Olive Oil

    • http://primaltoad.com Toad

      You reminded me of something… I need to make that trip to Byron Center meats to buy some bison! I may just do that this weekend! :)

  • Maryanne

    1. Eggs
    2. Coconut oil
    3. Avocados
    4. Beef
    5. Almonds
    6. Spinach
    7. Butter

  • Alex Good

    1)Angus Beef
    2)Salmon
    3)Eggs
    4)Bacon
    5)Venison
    6)Strawberries
    7)Apples

  • Jenny

    1) Potatoes
    2) Coconuts (Oil, milk, water)
    3) Unrefined Salt
    4) Eggs
    5) Fully ripe Oranges
    6) Fresh, whole milk (Cream, Cheese etc)
    7) Coffee

    • http://primaltoad.com Toad

      Salt?! Crazy.

      • Jenny

        Yup, real SALT! It’s vital to good health. NaCl and trace minerals. Cl for making stomach acid (HCL) and Na for nutrient transport through the intestinal wall.

        • http://primaltoad.com Toad

          Salt is vital to health and guess what? There are now canned goods that tell us a diet low in sodium might lower heart disease. It’s seriously getting out of hand. If most people limit their sodium intake now then it will probably be beneficial. But for someone who is healthy, does not eat many processed foods…. not enough salt will KILL YOU. The government are complete idiots.

  • http://joshealthcorner.blogspot.com/ Jo at Jo’s Health Corner

    Hm, this is kind of hard..Let me see:

    Liver
    Chicken eggs
    Avocado
    Onions
    Wild caught salmon
    beef bones to make bone broths
    blueberries

  • Rachel

    Naturally smoked salmon
    Beets with greens
    Walnuts
    Beef bones
    Garlic
    Raspberries
    Eggs

  • http://www.thewildernesschilde.com Deanna Eberlin

    1) Coconuts
    2) Avocados
    3) Durian
    4) Eggs
    5) Pigs
    6) Fish
    7) Chocolate.

    Yes, chocolate.

    • http://primaltoad.com Toad

      Lol. I love chocolate! I think it would be in my top 20 for sure.

  • http://groundcherry.wordpress.com stephanie

    Blueberries
    Chocolate
    Olives
    Buckwheat
    Kale
    Sweet Red Peppers
    Tuna (Pacific Naturals canned or fresh)

  • http://www.maidinak.com Megan @ MAID in Alaska

    1. coffee (top of the list, mind you!)
    2. almonds
    3. bananas
    4. strawberries
    5. fresh Alaska salmon
    6. spinach
    7. coconut

  • http://www.maidinak.com Megan @ MAID in Alaska

    BTW… love the picture of the king crab!!

  • http://itiswhatitisgg.blogspot.com GiGi

    Spaghetti Squash
    Salmon (all parts)
    Eel
    Butternut Squash
    Spinach
    Hamachi
    Eggs

    • http://primaltoad.com Toad

      What about the salmon’s eyeballs?! ;)

      • Sarah

        FYI they taste quite good!

  • Dave

    Eggs
    Bacon
    Beef
    Spinach
    Avocados
    Almonds
    Tomatoes
    Sea Salt

  • http://www.urbanprimalist.com Timothy

    My first crack at this, in descending order of importance:

    Eggs
    Bison or beef (I’m not picky as long as it’s grass fed)
    Sardines
    Kefir (wow, I’m the only one who chose kefir? You all are missing out!)
    Pork
    Broccoli
    Coconut

    That seems to cover all the nutritional bases. It wouldn’t be optimal, but I could survive on those indefinitely (although I would miss whey protein, and especially macadamias drowned in Himalayan pink salt.)

    • http://primaltoad.com Toad

      I’ve had kefir. I like it with smoothies. Have you ever tried cultured coconut milk?

      • http://www.urbanprimalist.com Timothy

        Good idea! I haven’t tried it, but I know a place that sells coconut milk kefir. Next time I go there I’ll pick up a jar. Probiotics are a daily essential.

  • http://www.sunshineandsmile.com kankana

    7 survival food that i can think of at the top of my head would be egg, cheese, bread, chicken, fish, potatoes, cilantro.. :) But there are many more food i cannot stay without . Thanks for sharing this post with hearth and soul hop

    • http://primaltoad.com Toad

      Bread? Why not some steak? ;)

  • http://mutritiousnuffins.blogspot.com/ Meagan

    Eggs
    Avocado
    Nuts
    Beef – ALL kinds and all parts
    Chickens
    Coconut – All parts
    Apples – All kinds

  • laura

    Pastured pork
    coconut
    Onion
    Chicken eggs
    Raw milk
    Japanese sweet potatoes
    Wild Shrimp
    I think I could cook just about everything I want to eat with these ingredients in some combination. The only thing is no seasoning! Hope I could get used to it.

    • http://primaltoad.com Toad

      Is there a big difference between “japanese” sweet potatoes and US sweet potatoes?

  • Wenchypoo

    For years, I’ve been using my “Magic 8″ list to winnow down the available produce to select purchases, but never took Paleo eating into account. My “Magic 8″ list includes berries (black-, blue-, and straw-), plums, navel oranges, red bell peppers, and broccoli.

    These foods (at the time) happened to be the common denominators of the TAC, ORAC, and Ape Diet lists. Now the TAC and ORAC lists include new foods and spices as well, making the invention of a list almost moot.

    Now you’ve given me food for thought (pun intended) to rethink these, and include ALL foods in a “magic” list, and not just produce. Still, I had to come up with a nutrient-dense way to get more bang for my grocery buck.

    No, I’m not vegetarian or anything–I ate and still eat meat, as well as leafy greens and yellow squash, but these weren’t difficult to select from at the grocery store. The question of which produce to buy was the one of the day…back in the day.

    Now it’s a new day thanks to you. I’m going to be getting even more nutritional bang for my grocery buck, and plan to share this article with my readers, so they may do the same.

    Cavewomen weren’t coupon queens—they didn’t have to be! :)

    • http://primaltoad.com Toad

      Lol. Thanks!

  • http://momssundaycafe.blogspot.com Melynda@Moms Sunday Cafe

    Interesting food for thought! Thanks for linking with the hearth n soul hop!

  • Kevin

    Pork
    Eggs
    Beef
    Spinach
    Garlic
    Broccoli
    Butter

    I wanted to get almonds on there, but thought the butter would go better with the broccoli.

  • http://www.freshhealthycooking.com Lorraine

    BUTTER!!!
    Grass-fed Local Beef
    Pastured eggs
    Raw Cheese
    Sea Salt
    Sauerkraut
    Dark Organic Chocolate

  • Kim

    Just discovered your blog! I started a primal-esque diet last week and feel fabulous! Thanks for all the info you share here. I’m going to add my list:
    1.Butter (I’m still doing dairy. Mostly raw milk and yogurt.)
    2.Alaskan Salmon
    3.Swiss Chard
    4.Pastured eggs
    5.Coconut
    6.Steak (I was a vegetarian for fifteen years and now I can’t get enough of it!)
    7. Strawberries
    8. Avocado

    • http://primaltoad.com Toad

      Good luck on your journey!!

    • http://primaltoad.com Toad

      Wait, you used to be a vegetarian?! Really? Would you want to do a success story on my blog?

      • Kim

        Really. I was a vegan for about two of those years. It seems there are a lot of us that have renounced that sort of lifestyle. LOL. Sure, I’ll do a success story. Changing my diet has successfully healed me of many, many health problems.

        • http://primaltoad.com Toad

          Yea there are truly countless former vegans/vegetarians who are now primal. eMail me, Todd@PrimalToad.com to submit your success story.

        • http://primaltoad.com Toad

          Awesome! I am sending you an eMail right now!

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