We had 26 Ketonians attend the March 7, 2020 meetup held at the Southdale Library in Edina. There were a few new people as well as several returning members.
Small Talk
We had small talk for a few minutes while people gathered.
Introductions
We introduced ourselves and answered the question: What is a recent ketogenic success or what brings you here today? A few of the responses include:
Attended Fire & Ice retreat with a cold plunge
Keto as a way of life
Better health
Good HbA1c
Reached One-derland (below 200 pounds in the one hundreds)
Found sugar free candies
Supportive workplace
Starting a podcast - Tea with Empathy
Mostly carnivore
Off Prednisone
Back to High School weight
Doing Intermittent fasting
Announcements
Next meetups will be:
April 4 - Plymouth Library
May 2 - Augsburg Library
June 6 - Location TBD
Keto MinneFest was not funded. There will not be a MinneFest on May 9.
Recipes
Fathead crackers were shared
Ketonian Story
No story was shared this month.
Main Topic / Additional Discussion
Bill Herrington the Meat and Seafood Supervisor for the Northern Region at Hy-Vee discussed lots of interesting details about the meat industry and Hy-Vee in particular.
He started as a butcher at Hy-Vee and has been with the company for 35 years.
He encourages to talk to supermarket managers, they are very responsive
6 stores are under construction
Hy-Vee carries quality meats and seafood.
All Hy-vee meats are Choice and prime cuts. Everything is Angus or Charolais. Target 12-16 month old cattle.
All Pork comes from Austin, MN.
All chickens by Pilgrims in cold Spring, MN all grown within 100 miles of Cold Spring.
Brats - asked what’s in their brats, he didn’t know off the top of his head, but he can get the ingredients.
Sashimi grade - For sashimi, ask them to use a newly cleaned knife on a fresh block to tell them what you’re using it for. Special preparation is necessary to make sure fish is sterile to eat raw.
Shrimp sources all over the world. None of the shrimp in the case on ice will not have a tripolyphosphate, but some in the frozen sections might. It will be clearly labeled and it’s used to increase weight.
Hy-Vee is #2 company for responsible seafood provider.
HyVee is only company who has an FDA inspector coming into their warehouses.
Hy-Vee owns their own bank, own insurance company, own sourcing, etc. This way they can control what’s in their stories.
They have salmon from Chile, it’s farm raised but it’s not done in a pond anymore so they don’t have to use antibiotics, etc. It’s raised in the ocean in a pen.
Everything they buy is Humanly Certified Organ Meats - can get Heart, Liver, etc if you want it. Including Sweet Breads.
Chicken Skin - can we get it? Bill will find out if they can get it.
Each store has a fair amount of autonomy to stock what customers demand. Robinsdale is most diverse store in twin cities. They have chicken feet and other things due to the area who need food which are not common In other areas.
Brian mentioned he sous vide’s his burgers at 140 degrees to kill bacteria for like 3 hours then cook/brown it.
Trident - (The Deadliest Catch), provides seafood to Hy-Vee.
Developed new noodles, made from white fish . Coupons handed out at meeting. Can find in seafood department in refrigerated case.
Cottage Grove store - meat manager is Jason and has a large amount of experience. Lots of butcher knowledge. Seafood manager is Jeff.
HyVee owns Walburgers in MOA
HyVee is one of the largest privately owned companies in US which allows them some autonomy at each store
Alaska is the only state that has sustainability clause in the state bylaws. They are very tightly regulated.
True Chicken is about as close as you can get to organic without being certified.
Other topics mentioned throughout the meeting:
Keto Friendly Doctors
Dr Tim Noonan of Woodbury was mention as a good supportive local doctor.
Brad Watts was mentioned as a good local functional medicine doctor.
Dr Ken D. Berry was mentioned as a doctor that will treat remotely after a local visit.
Michelle Christian is a good Nurse Practitioner at Dakota Child and Family in Burnsville, MN
Dr. John Northwood works out of Hugo and is supportive.
Virta Health specializes in diabetes care and has great outcomes.
DietDoctor.com is an excellent resource for the keto diet. The science there has been vetted to be as accurate as possible.
Dr. Sean O’Mara is performing visceral fat scans using an MRI to help optimize health.
Coronary Calcium Scan is one of the best ways to evaluate heart disease.
Folio
Fire & Ice Retreat - https://thepointretreats.com/ hosted this event.
It featured Thaddeus from primalhacker.com
Sean Sherman author of The Sioux Chef’s Indigenous Kitchen was there.
Breathing techniques, Meditation, Ice Plunge, Saunas and great food was involved.
There will be a Keto Retreat September 10-13. Use discount code KETOHEATH for 20% off.
Plans for Next Meetup
Date and Location - April 4 at the Plymouth Library in Plymouth, Minnesota
Recipe walk through - None
Keto Story - None
Main Topic(s) -Open