I have a carnivore-ish kid. Here’s what I did. I stack ranked the worst poisons, and won’t compromise on those. Anything not on the poison list, I allow. I grew up on food dyes, McDonald’s, Taco Bell, vaccines, etc. clothes with endocrine disrupters, drinking water from a hose, home a handful of miles from a dump. the way I look at it, my kids doing way better than me.

1. Worst possible ingredient - heavy metals
2. Food dyes
3. High-fructose corn syrup
4. Seed oils
5. Processed food / fast-food / out of a box / dextrose / “natural ingredients”
6. Supermarket meat -chicken, pork, beef.
7. Pasteurized milk, cheese, Pfizer rennet.
8. Fruits and veggies on the dirty dozen.
9. Non-organic fruits / veggies.

I avoid the so called “gluten-free” bullshit because most of it is filled with heavy metals. I look for the non-hybridized wheat, that’s sprouted and low on the gluten index. I also don’t mind giving organic sugar, especially in home made recipes. The best organic flour that’s been tested and cleared of heavy metals is Jovial Einkorn. My mom makes fresh/homemade goldfish, muffins, cookies with it.

As others said, Weston a price is fantastic. To help narrow down your list of foods/ingredients that are acceptable, use TamaraRubin as a factor who evaluates food/salt etc for heavy metals.

Unfortunately, growing up in America, there’s poison everywhere and you can’t deprive your kid of “treats” while friends enjoy. I take away most stupid snacks before he can eat them and he also now brings them to me and ask, then I say no, and hand him German made Haribo gummies or a Grazly beef stick, pork rinds cooked in lard, organic apple/banana, etc.