Zero Carb Keto Travel Lessons

I got back from my air travel and wanted to share what worked and what did not work for traveling while on zero carb keto!

I had made some beef heart jerky in my dehydrator. That worked great! I just wish I had brought more! I had done one heart, and it lasted me only a few days (mostly because I love it so much, I could not stop eating it).

Then for fats, I brought some beef marrow in a little tupperware container. That actually worked well. I was worried that it might get runny in warm weather and might not be shelf stable. But it was fine! The only thing was that I had to use a spoon to eat it. I should have brought napkins to clean off the spoon after each use. And it didn't last very long either.

I was going to try making clotted cream to bring as a side fat, but I did not make enough plus it was too runny (no liquids allowed through security for air travel).

Then as a backup fat, I had brought a box of coconut cream. That and my box of salt caused my bag to be set aside for special checking at the airport security. They even did a chemical test of the salt! However, I used both during my travels, so it was worth the trouble.

One other food item that I was able to get at the airport and at a local market was hard boiled eggs.

While I was at my destination, I was able to finally buy some picanha cut! I found a Brazilian and Portuguese market. Picanha is a top sirloin roast with a fat cap on it. I also decided to try some carne del sol, although I did not know what to do with it. We sliced the picanha into steaks and grilled them and the carne del sol. The carne del sol was good but extremely salty. Of course, it is meant more for stews, not to eat as-is. I was surprised that the picanha was rather flavorless. But that was probably because it was grain-fed, not grass-fed. I am used to a lot more flavor, especially in the fat!

Grassfed ground lamb with sea salt