In an Instagram<\/a> post, Saladino compared the nutrient-density of a typical fast food meal worth 1170 calories with a large selection of ingredients, including asparagus, bananas, and bell peppers, alongside meat, butter, and eggs, also worth 1170 calories.<\/p>\n His followers\u2019 comments underneath ranged from supportive to critical, and one user wrote, \u201cDon\u2019t tell me asparagus is a fruit or I\u2019m never watching another health reel again.\u201d Saladino responded and said, \u201cAsparagus is not a fruit. I\u2019ve been experimenting with them but fruit still makes up the majority of my diet.\u201d<\/p>\n In a more recent video shared to YouTube, Saladino broke down his daily calories. Compared to his previously strict carnivore diet<\/a>, it highlights a number of plant foods.<\/p>\n \u2018Being keto on a carnivore diet didn\u2019t work for my body\u2019<\/p>\n Saladino\u2019s go-to plant foods include blueberries, asparagus, watermelon, cantalope, bananas, and yucca, or cassava root, which Saladino said he now eats twice per day. He revealed that he has also \u201cexperimented\u201d with oats, white rice, potatoes, and bread.<\/p>\n \u201cBeing keto on a carnivore diet didn\u2019t work for my body,\u201d said Saladino. \u201cI had electrolyte insufficiency and felt generally horrible. In the beginning, it was great. Then it went downhill at the end. So, I feel better with carbohydrates.\u201d<\/p>\n He added, \u201cFor most of the last four and a half years, I\u2019ve eaten exclusively fruit for carbohydrates. Fruit and squash. Squash is technically a fruit.\u201d<\/p>\n Saladino has been talking about the introduction of plant-based foods into his diet for some time. In 2024, he claimed that \u201cpickles are animal-based.\u201d<\/p>\n Read more: Leading Doctor On Why The Carnivore Diet Is Bad For Health<\/a><\/p>\n The carnivore diet and plant-based foods<\/p>\n Despite the addition of fruit and certain vegetables, Saladino\u2019s diet still appears to be primarily based on animal-derived foods. According to the video, his daily food intake includes whey protein<\/a>, honey, raw liver, raw milk<\/a>, butter, yoghurt, and of course, beef<\/a>.<\/p>\n Last year saw the publication of a number of scientific studies<\/a> supporting plant-based or primarily plant-based diets for human health, planetary health, and animals.<\/p>\n![\"Photo](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/carnivore-diet-paul-saladino-fruit-3-1200x800.jpeg\")
Adobe Stock The carnivore and ketogenic diets have both been widely debunked<\/p>\n