The Bachelorette’s Elly Miles raises eyebrows by promoting controversial all-meat diet that brands fruit and vegetables as ‘toxic’
Bachelorette star Elly Miles has raised eyebrows by promoting a controversial meat-only diet online over the weekend.
In a now-deleted Instagram Story post, the reality star, 26, re-posted a graphic that set out the ‘toxic’ foods that are considered off-limits by followers of the ‘carnivore diet’ – a trendy eating regimen that consists entirely of meat and animal products.
Her post featured a colourful table that categorised everyday foods into either ‘most toxic’ or ‘least toxic’, but offered no explanation as to why they were placed there.
Raising eyebrows: Bachelorette star Elly Miles, 26, (pictured) has raised eyebrows by promoting a controversial meat-only ‘carnivore diet’ over the weekend
The ‘most toxic’ foods included capsicums, tomatoes, eggplants, leafy greens, onions, broccoli, nuts, and grains.
‘Least toxic’ foods included avocados, honey, berries, cucumbers and dates.
Confirming that she’s currently following the carnivore diet, Elly wrote next to the image: ‘I’m getting heaps of Q’s in my DMs about Carnivore! I’ll edit my 2 week IGTV tonight and try to get it up!’
Limits: In a now-deleted Instagram Story post, the reality star re-posted a graphic that set out the ‘toxic’ foods that are considered off-limits by followers of the ‘carnivore diet’ – a trendy eating regimen that consists entirely of meat and animal products
She continued: ‘PS everyone always asks whether I can eat any veg at all – and while I keep it to a minimum, if I did, below is an example of what that could look like [love-heart emoji]’.
Elly’s now-deleted post sparked confusion and frustration among her followers, with one Instagram user commenting: ‘What was with the toxic vegetable thing?’
‘So do you eat raw meat for all your meals, or do you cook it in oil made from ‘toxic’ plants and season it with ‘toxic’ plants? Get a job,’ another griped.
Restrictive: Confirming that she’s currently following the carnivore diet, Elly wrote next to the image: ‘I’m getting heaps of Q’s in my DMs about Carnivore! I’ll edit my 2 week IGTV tonight and try to get it up!’
Confused: Elly’s post sparked confusion and frustration among her followers, with one Instagram user commenting: ‘What was with the toxic vegetable thing?’
A more extreme version of the keto and paleo diets, the carnivore diet has received criticism from health experts who claim restricting entire food groups can be unhealthy in the long term.
Proponents of the diet claim it can aid weight loss, mood problems and blood sugar regulation, but there is no scientific evidence to back up these beliefs.
‘[The carnivore diet] is absolutely ridiculous,’ dietitian Nichola Ludlam-Raine previously told Insider.
‘It’s massively devoid in nutrients, carbs, and fibre which will most likely leave you feeling lacking in energy (with headaches) and constipated too.’
Daily Mail Australia has reached out to Elly’s management for comment.
Controversial: A more extreme version of the keto and paleo diets, the carnivore diet has received criticism from health experts who claim restricting entire food groups can be unhealthy in the long term