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What have you eaten today? (Low carb forum)

maglil55 said:
Don't think it is as simple as Almond flour. I suspect a mix would be required. I would use a mix of Almond flour, golden milled flaxseed and a small amount just a few g of whey protein isolate (or you could sub psyllium husk). 1/2 teaspoon of xanthan gum would stabilise it. I'd suggest the Almond flour and flaxseed should be very fine milled (just from my memory of these). You're right though everything else is OK. Instead of cream how about almond milk? I'd also be inclined to use gruyere cheese and a wee bit of your new favourite paprika wouldn't go amiss.
I've come around to the idea that a mix works far better than just Almond flour or coconut flour. Texture is immensely improved and my milling attachment for the Kenwood is a godsend. Mind I love the dicing attachment too.
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@Brunneria has bought a mix for profiteroles, it might have on the packet the ingredients for their choux pastry which could help with the gougere choux pastry ?
 
Breakfast: my usual low carb coconut ‘porridge’ with strawberries and cream washed down with a black coffee.
Lunch: 2 soft boiled eggs with Marmite soldiers made from 1/2 slice of Burgen soy and linseed bread toasted, followed by Greek yoghurt and raspberries.
Mid afternoon: coffee chia pudding and black coffee.
Dinner: bbq style cold chicken with cauliflower and broccoli salad, coleslaw and pork scratchings followed by SF jelly, cream and LC chocolate granola and a small piece of Lindt dark choc Easter egg.
 
@Chook great news on your jacket I love my charity shop finds. Much easier to find the bargains now I’m much smaller
Breakfast bacon and egg and lots of coffee with cream much missed while away.
Lunch a few bits of cheese, nuts and two squares of montezumas 100% absolute black choc
Dinner trout in lemon butter, cauliflower cheese, asparagus(love local Worcestershire asparagus) with white wine spritzer also cooked some of own rhubarb with ginger and a bit of monk fruit served with Greek youghurt and double cream. First crop ready so will probably feature a fair bit over next few weeks - love it.
 
Today I had some left over lamb with veg, a fried piece of chicken, some Morrison’s organic salted butter, Co Op Feta cheese, Tabasco, Mayo, black pepper. Finished off with half Greggs short bread biscuit which has about 7-8 carbs.

Had this with some Zero Sprite, ran out of Diet Coke and I won’t be bulk buying anymore.

Had a cup of tea with Morrison’s cream.

Going to try and do a 24 hour fast then extend it to 7pm as I’m meeting a friend for a steak.
 
Just noticed a tv program scheduled for Monday at 7:30 Channel 4 - Food Unwrapped.
Apparently talking about how low carb affects the body. No idea if it’s pro or con but maybe worth a watch.
 
Lunch yesterday: Cheese and onion toasted sandwiches.
Dinner: Pork belly strips, veggies.
Breakfast: Cheese and mushroom omelette, bacon, tomato, reheated spudlite.

Drinks: Black coffee no sugar / sweeteners, water.

Online grocery delivery came the same time as the meat and pharmacy delivered our stuff, busy thirty minutes getting that sorted out.
 
Thanks @maglil55 ! I have digestive issues with almond milk, maybe soy. Also any substance with the words "protein isolate" won't be in my cupboards so psillium it would be. Or oat fiber maybe! That I have. I'd have to crack open a bunch of fiber capsules. Too fiddly! Haven't ever had really good gruyere, Laughing Cow was about as far as the budget would go the last time I bought it. So worth a try now!
Bfast sm handful pecans, 1/2 avocado, one batch "Crispy Dunnies", DWGoatM, 1 lg sq 90% choc.
Lunch started in car 4:30. Made impulse purchase of goat milk kefir, tried a few mouthfuls and had to put it out of reach! The first instantaneous impression was "that's what Dannon yogurt tasted like in the early 70's!!". It really was that tart. And I'm talking flavored/sweetened. So a little kefir and 1.5 smoked salted paprika Crispy Dunnies.
Supper will probably be (geez, in 15 minutes! I just finished off the crackers!) the last of the quiche, painstakingly scraped off the crust, and wilted spinach w/hm dressing. Hope Kroger has celery tomorrow.
Mom's glasses snapped right in two today. My evening will be finding how to get replacements.... arrghh
 
Chook said:
No, they didn't - I couldn't find any ethnic foods except for a small section of Polish foods. We won't go there again, it was a weird supermarket with quite a small real meat section.
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It's not a place I go to often to be honest.
 
Because of Mr C's shift pattern today (Saturday) is the day we have as our Sunday. So today's menu is

Breakfast: Boiled eggs and buttered Livlife soldiers
Lunch: Usual bit of cheese
Dinner: Slow roast lamb shoulder studded with garlic and rosemary, sprouts, broccoli, cauliflower, a few bits of carrots, one roast parsnip, gravy
Drinks: BDC, SSW, RW
 
One of my friends has just, in the last month, had 3 chickens come to live with them, They're doing a fab job systematically de-mossing one of their lawns. Apparently, they are all laying double yokers most days.

I must visit,.......... ;)
 
Apologies for posting now and catching up later....
for any who think that decaf has no caffeine, my zooming and high self humbly begs to differ!
Bfast 1/2 salted avocado, handful pecans, a cinnamon Crispie Dunnie, DWGoatM, two immoderate mouthfuls of Neufchatel as I laid out the dairy ingredients for LC almond pound cake
Working on an overfilled "tall" Starbux decaf Americano w H&H while grocery shopping zoooommmm
Lunch will involve olives, a Crispie Dunnie, a little kefir
Supper will involve CELERY!!!! Spinach w hm dressing, maybe some Cremont cheese, and depending on how rushed I am, either a Crispie Dunnie (you're batting a thousand here @dunelm !) or a piece of brown bread from the pan I baked the other day
Here is how you cat-proof butter, cream cheese, and eggs: a Rubbermaid cake/pie holder!
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