Have you heard of the 72 Hour Sardine Challenge? If you are struggling with High blood glucose and can’t get into Ketosis, this might be for you! Get all the sardine fast details here!
I was inspired to do the challenge when I saw Dr. Annette Boz’s youtube video where she went over the results from her clients who did it.
On the Sardine Challenge you will eat sardines for 72 hours. The 72 hour clock starts with your first can and ends with your last can.
I’ve got lots of info here as well as ways to make it easier and a section on how to ease yourself into sardines if you are still thinking No Way! So keep reading!
Scroll down to Sardine Challenge Resources to get your free Sardine Challenge Cheat Sheet pdf!
Guidelines for 72 Hour Sardine Challenge
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Nothing but sardines. Apparently herring and mackerel are close enough as well!
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No limit on number of cans, eat more sardines if you are hungry
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No other foods but water, black coffee and tea
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When hungry eat sardines
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Sardines can be packed in water or olive oil. You can choose to drain or not drain. You can drain and add your own oil.
- Do not use sardines packed in seed oils or soya oils!
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The sardines in tomato sauce or mustard are ok, just check the ingredients for sugar. Or add your own zero carb condiments to make it more pleasing to you.
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Smoked or kippered sardines are fine too
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You can eat them hot or cold or room temperature.
What is the Goal of the Sardine Challenge?
- The goal is to boost ketones and lower blood glucose and apparently it works really well for those that are insulin resistant.
- If you have a way to test those things that’s great but if you don’t it’s not a reason to not do it.
- Some are calling it a sardine fast and hoping for autophagy.
- Dr. Boz seems to infer that autophagy can occur. I don’t know if that is true or not. So if that is your main goal I would do a traditional water fast instead.
- What you CAN get though is an amazing GKI which will put you in the healing and therapeutic ketosis zone and it seems to carry over a couple days after the challenge is over.
- You will also get a flood of omega 3’s into your body which is very anti-inflammatory.
- People are saying it absolutely killed their cravings for carbs!
Sardine Challenge Resources:
- >>Download Free PDF Sardine Challenge Sheet here<<
- Watch me do 3 Days with Results here
- Dr. Boz video here
- GKI Calculator (to determine level of ketosis, see below for chart)
GKI Levels of Ketosis
- <9 Not in Ketosis
- 6-9 Low level Ketosis
- 3-6 Moderate Ketosis
- 1-3 High Nutritional Ketosis
- <1 High Therapeutic Ketosis
How to Ease Your Way Into Sardines
Ok, I get it! Not everyone out there is ready to embrace eating canned sardines. Out of the can. For 3 days! I get it!
Here are some tips that just might help you to learn to enjoy sardines!
- Not all brands taste the same! Try buying a few different varieties before condemning them all to your cats or the back of the apocalypse pantry shelf! My favorite is the King Oscar Brisling in Olive Oil!
- Put a can in the fridge and eat it cold with drizzle of mustard and ACV or even some hot sauce
- Pan fry the little tiny Brisling sardines in butter until crispy and dip in Keto tartar sauce
- Try my Air Fryer Sardine Bites
- Check out these breaded fried sardines!
I hope some of those tips help to expand your palate! I can’t tell you how many people have told me they were afraid to try sardines but once they did, they became hooked! That could be you!