One of 20 Gene Food diet types

California Coastal

Healthier low carb

Spike the volleyball, not your bad cholesterol! The California Coastal diet is a heart healthy system of eating that has the added benefit of easy weight loss or maintenance for most people.

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At a glance

Carb style

Low-glycemic carbs

Fat style

Moderate fat

Protein style

Flexible protein

30%

Fat

45%

Carbohydrate

25%

Protein

Go-to breakfast: Poached eggs, sautéed spinach and black beans.

Quick answers

Red meat?Limit

Yes, as an occasional supplement. Red meat should not be a staple for California Coastal dieters but some may find they benefit from a 4-5 oz. piece of grass fed beef a couple of times a month.

Keto?No

No. California Coastals do not have the fat metabolism for the traditional keto diet that is high in saturated fat, however, they may be able to get away with a plant based version of keto if they are so inclined.

Carnivore?No

Nope.

Fermented foods?Yes

Absolutely. Fermented foods can be included as a staple on the California Coastal diet. California Coastals are lucky in that they score well for both dairy and histamine. Of course, this doesn’t mean they will do well with unlimited amounts of yogurt and kimchi, but it’s more likely they will feel great with these foods as staples.

Pancakes and refined grains?Depends

Birthdays and celebrations are an exception, but in most cases, the perfect pancake recipe for the California Coastal genotype is lots of nuts, seeds and berries, hold the pancakes. Anything made with flour is suboptimal for this diet type.

Biggest challenge

Balance. The California Coastal diet is low glycemic, not zero carb. Assuming the California Coastal’s digestion can handle some grains, finding hacks to make some of these higher sugar carb sources lower on the glycemic scale can help round out the diet and not cause our California Coastal friends to rely too heavily on protein and fats for all of their calories.

Closest relative

Not quite you? The nearest type is Forager. Foragers are very likely lactose intolerant whereas California Coastal dieters can tolerate some dairy, at least in theory. Many California Coastal genotypes will find they do better with goat and sheep dairy than with cow dairy.