When keeping to zero carb keto, one is only eating meats and fats. It is important that they be very high quality and nutrient dense, so you will get all the antioxidants, vitamins, and minerals necessary.
For this reason, I choose only 100% grassfed ruminant meat and fat, and wild-caught fish, ideally. I have recently also added in pastured pork, chicken, and chicken eggs. "Pastured" meaning the animals are free-roaming and foraging, in addition to supplemental feeding. I still believe that pastured meats and fats from pork and poultry are not as healthy as 100% grassfed ruminants such as beef, lamb, and bison. However, as long as they don't make up one's entire diet, it is probably fine.
So, where can you find these high quality meats and fats?
First, if you have any local health food grocery stores, you could try there. Whole Foods, Fresh Market, Earth Fare, Lucky's Market, etc. all may have some small selection of 100% grassfed meats, marrow bones, and wild caught fish. They may also carry some 100% grassfed ghee, or butter, possibly. I know that the 4th and Heart brand ghee is 100% grassfed, and I was able to find it at Lucky's Market. There are also a few 100% grassfed butters: Allgau and Smjor, but I have not found them locally.
Another source would be your local farmers market. There you may be able to find farmers who raise 100% grassfed animals, pastured animals, marrow bones, and even possibly raw dairy from 100% grassfed animals. "Raw" dairy refers to non-pasteurized. non-homogenized dairy. There is a lot of controversy over raw dairy because of possible safety concerns, which I won't go into now. On the other side, some people believe that dairy is more digestible in its original form. I am not dogmatic about it myself, but I have been using raw, 100% grassfed dairy.
If you can't find any of these options locally, try the websites www.eatwild.org and www.realmilk.com. The first site even has a handy mapping function so you can see where the 100% grassfed producers are nearest to you! The second site will direct you to raw dairy producers, although they may not necessarily be 100% grassfed. You can contact the farmers directly and see if they go to any farmers markets around your region, or they may sell to you directly from their farm. I always enjoy actually seeing the farm and the conditions of the animals! I also really prefer to have a direct relationship with the farmer, and to be able to have them keep all of the profits rather than giving a share to the farmers market. And it's enjoyable to take a nice drive out into the beautiful countryside instead of just going to a grocery store, or a busy farmers market.
It is well worth getting quality meats and fats, to ensure high levels of antioxidants. You will taste the difference too!
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Pastured pork ribs with smoked salt and homemade 100% grassfed clotted cream
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