What have you eaten today? (Low carb forum)

[PenguinMum]

Hello everyone behind again. A warm welcome back to @DJC3 and as always your food sounds delish. I’m not sure I would like milk chocolate anymore tbh. Re DGF I am a convert BUT agree with @Mrs T 123 about cost and my absolute bugbear is that a box of same cake (unlike the mixed box) has to be rewrapped in twos by me to put in freezer. I asked them if they could start doing that and they said they couldn’t be ause they were such a small outfit with only a few staff members. Right back to thread!
Yesterday usual brekkie of slice HiLo toast, good butter, lots of tea.
Lunch was carton Covent Garden Veg soup because needed comfort food and it was the worst of all evils available! Supper was two Green Cuisine plant burgers and two large Portobello mushrooms on top. A couple of gin & sodas.
Today just had same brekkie.
Lunch will be two hardboiled eggs, mayo and salad.
Supper will be chicken, chorizo, red pepper stir fry smoked paprika and cauli rice.
Looking forward to Good Friday and meeting of the clan and will be cooking up a storm hopefully.

 

[shelley262]

How are the homemade probiotic yoghurts working out? Have you noticed any obvious beneficial effects? Quite hard to quantify I expect, especially with a lot of stress going on in your daily life at present.
I only let myself buy the packs of 3 HC batons for exactly the reason you describe. May not be cost effective but it saves me from myself!
On the subject of chocolate has anyone tried the DGF milk chocolate?

Hiya generally my homemade probiotic yoghurts are working really well and love the flavour. Although had a masive fail using a new recipe (US) to make some using Yakult - I followed all instructions but did not work out Im not sure bacterial were that live !
I keep making the L Reuteri yoghurt using bio gastrus as my starter and love the flavour of that one but also making different bio yoghurts using some starter culture of different strains from a company
www.yoghurtathome.com
or via amazon
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Yogurt-Starter-Cultures-Freeze-Dried-Culture/dp/B011050G20/ref=sr_1_3_sspa?adgrpid=52121766894&gclid=Cj0KCQjwxtSSBhDYARIsAEn0thRUbZCY3ysU6yzELj-EimVNho6SPiEaDcSwnb3AeRBZGxlrbAKGbxUaAgMAEALw_wcB&hvadid=259035388491&hvdev=c&hvlocphy=9041129&hvnetw=g&hvqmt=b&hvrand=4551012487677486884&hvtargid=kwd-297662318298&hydadcr=18484_1754399&keywords=yogurt+culture+starter&qid=1649759142&sr=8-3-spons&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUEzQ0RNWVlZODROQ0VZJmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUEwNzQyMDI0RVhaWUdMT1NZUzUxJmVuY3J5cHRlZEFkSWQ9QTA0NzM5ODMxQVJQU1lUVUIySzM2JndpZGdldE5hbWU9c3BfYXRmJmFjdGlvbj1jbGlja1JlZGlyZWN0JmRvTm90TG9nQ2xpY2s9dHJ1ZQ&th=1
their mixed bio culture bifido and their mix of L Gasseri and LRhamnosus I have used very succesfully and always seem to work plus re-ferment about 5 times so quite cost effective vs the L Reuteri. They need to be kept in fridge but good long dates on ones I had as ordered a mix to try.
Not tried DGF chocolate yet so will be interested. I did try to order some for OH for Easter as he likes the sweeter stuff but had a bit of an order mix up so not sure if it will arrive with the cakes I ordered!! If it does I will try a small piece for Easter but will stick as much to 100% as poss as even 90 and 85 chocolate is a bit tempting when going through higher stress levels than normal
So far this am had a few spoons of my HM yoghurt - @DJC3 you asked about benefits and yes it has helped my gut plus it does help to keep hunger pangs at bay!
plan for lunch is a couple of hard boiled eggs with a SLC roll followed by some hm yoghurt
Dinner will be mediterranean marinated chicken - its marinading in olive oil, rosemary basil and lemon at the moment - served with some salads.
as for any chocolate consumption well I am well aware of the prescence of a few 85% choc batons in the cupboard so who knows !!

 

[Tori71]

Breakfast: low carb granola, one slice low carb bread, mocha
protein bar
Lunch: chacuterie platter with friends
Dinner: olinas seedy crackers, cream cheese, berries and a small eclair!
Montezumas dark ginger chocolate

 

[Annb]

Em's experimental NOT sushi for breakfast. We couldn't get seaweed to wrap them in and I'd forgotten to do the cauliflower rice (Em doesn't like rice rice so was happy to try the cauli variety). So, basically we had chunks of cucumber wrapped in Parma ham, topped with Philadelphia cheese and then rewrapped in smoked salmon. Em was very happy with the result and scoffed more than half of the bites. I had enough of them to satisfy my hunger. Forgot to take insulin, but I'll leave it and see how it goes since the carb level was minute.

There will be a second meal today. It will be stuffed cabbage leaves (stuffed with anything I can find in the fridge) and braised in chicken stock. Might have a slice of bread with it. That should still stay below my carb limit.

 

[valuator]

(April 11th)

Breakfast (9am): Black coffee
Snack (10:30am): None
Lunch (12pm): Homemade instant pot chicken soup (minimal potatoes)
Snack (7pm): Small serving of peanuts at the rink watching my daughter skate
Dinner (9pm): Sliced pork belly with small amount of potatoes
Evening Snack (10pm): Two low carb beers

Walked 4.83km to bring my YTD total to 458.95km.

 

[DJC3]

Strangely no - have caught similar numbers before and been ok (apart from extreme hunger) but a couple of times in recent weeks I’ve had v low numbers and felt ‘off’. There’s definitely something going on with my BG levels, even when firmly on the straight and narrow.

@DJC3 I tried the Scoundrel (by Paleo Canteen) milk chocolate - similar concept to DGF choc - and really didn’t like it. So much so that most of it went in the bin! V unusual for me and chocolate.

Yesterday I had the remains of my pot of Fage 0%, 2 cold sausages and some cold chicken wings for lunch at work.
Dinner was air fried pork belly pieces.

Do you think it might be to do with the speed of the fall? I’ve felt ‘off’ sometimes even when BG is pretty normal but has dropped after a high carb food which has spiked me, if BG falls quickly to whatever level it seems to make me feel weird.

 

[DJC3]

Thanks for the yoghurt feedback @shelley262 I’m hoping to experiment a bit more when things calm down a bit here, I’m really glad to hear it’s helping your gut health.
Thanks for the welcome too @PenguinMum I’m looking forward to reading about your Good Friday menu. How did the plant burgers affect your BG?

Todays food:
B on the go - cold sliced beef spread with mustard and rolled up with Emmental slices.
L: M&S Honduras prawns and a Waitrose crab pot with M&S seedy crackers followed by …… 2 squares DGF milk chocolate ( review at the end)
D: h/m cheeseburger, mushrooms, celeriac chips and salad. Couple of glasses of wine.

DGF milk chocolate- way too expensive, as others have said. It’s only 100g bar which isn’t v big. Looked and smelled nice and wasn’t actually overly sweet but texture was a bit grainy. It reminded me of the old cooking chocolate (Kake Brand I think) The aftertaste was great though and this is the worrying thing - I could have eaten the whole bar quite easily. I broke the rest into 2 square portions and put in the freezer. I won’t buy it again, wasn’t worth it in my opinion.

 

[Mrs T 123]

Brunch - 2 slices slc bread toasted & filled with cheese & ham. 2 squares 90% Lindtt. Mug of earl grey tea

Dinner - 5 chicken strips drizzled with piri piri sauce with Side salad which included cheese & coleslaw. 1 dgf notella brownie heated up in microwave with kefir over the top

I have just had a handful of mixed nuts & a glass of pepsi maxi and I now fancy some cheese ... I blame the weather it's dark and miserable outside

 

[MrsA2]

B: 2 scrambled eggs with pecorino.. coffee with cream. Trouble was I'd woken early and eaten early
Had drive to visit a relative and was hungry all the way.
Luckily relative has finally understood low carb ( last time was fish and chips and ice cream) and did cold meats, eggs, cheese and salad and had even found m&s seedy crackers for me. She's type 2 too and ate the bread she'd provided... but at least it's a start. Lovely berries and yoghurt for pud, first British strawberries from m&s actually had some flavour.
I'd taken a hm lc brownie bake which was rich, and as it was left on the table I think I had 3 small pieces.
I small glass red.
D: salmon with carrots, Brussels and hm tzatsiki. Still hungry so 2 sqs hm lc cinnamon cake.

 

[MrsA2]

this is the worrying thing - I could have eaten the whole bar quite easily.

Yes I think there are certain sweetners or other ingredients that trigger that "feed me " response. I just can't work out which, or whether it's a combination. But they certainly spark a binge type response.
Funnily enough i don't seem to get from things made from ordinary sugar and can eat small amounts without wanting more. Don't like to test the theory too often though.

What's the nutrition and ingredients info on that chocolate please @DJC3

 

[Jayne1983]

Hi any one know a low carb wine please red or white I’m getting sick of vodka it’s to strong I do like a drink on a weekend Lmao

 

[Antje77]

Hi any one know a low carb wine please red or white I’m getting sick of vodka it’s to strong I do like a drink on a weekend Lmao

Most dry wines are low carb.

 

[Jayne1983]

Most dry wines are low carb.

Oh really I didn’t know that thank you

 

[Jayne1983]

Breakfast: my usual low carb coconut ‘porridge’ with strawberries washed down with a black coffee.
Late morning: black coffee and a PE bar.
Skipped lunch.
Mid afternoon: black coffee and an Atkins bar.
Dinner: tuna melts with Brussels, broccoli and a couple of small carrots followed by SF strawberry jelly and cream.

Hi have you tried the fulfil protein bars I’ve just bout some bloods are ok with them they taste so good I like the peanut one

 

[Riva_Roxaban]

Two hard boiled eggs, couple of slices of low carb toast and vegimite for breakfast.
Three small sausage rolls for smoko.
Steak, mixed veggies, gravy, orange jelly with osmolax for lunch.
Small pot of Woolies pea and ham soup, couple of slices of toast for supper at six.

Glass of single malt whisky and a early night as I was not feeling real bright in my gut.

Hi any one know a low carb wine please red or white I’m getting sick of vodka it’s to strong I do like a drink on a weekend Lmao

No carbs in the malt whisky I drink, in red wine there is about 2.5 grams per standard drink.

 

[DJC3]

What's the nutrition and ingredients info on that chocolate please @DJC3

INGREDIENTS: Cocoa Butter, Cocoa mass, Milk Powder (Milk), Soluble Fibre: Inulin, Erythritol, Whey Powder (Milk), Cream Powder (Milk), Steviol Glycosides, Salt.
A whole 100g bar is 10.4 carbs so each square is around 0.4
I’ve just noticed an email saying it’s on sale now at £4:99 which a bit better if you just want to try it out. They are also doing a 70% bar but I think I’ll stick to the Montezuma’s 100% in future

 

[PenguinMum]

Here we are two days before the Easter holidays and its warming up thank goodness. Just had my usual brekkie of HiLo toast and on my second mug of tea. Not sure what lunch will be today will be a cold plate salad with some protein added. Supper will be chilli meatballs with green veg.
@DJC3 I don’t think the Green Cuisine plant burgers have a big reaction, they are mainly pea protein and I find them very tasty and easily digestible. I looked at lots of different plant burgers, fresh and frozen, and they varied hugely in the carb content. Two of these are 7.8g carbs and if I have had a lc lead up they make an occasional treat.

 

[RosemaryJackson]

Morning all. Lovely day and I am going on a coach trip, first outing since before first lockdown! Sooo looking forward to it. Bf was 2 slices of Livlife toast. Todays lunch is going to be a carvery so can be good. Teatime, not the foggiest .... yet. But I will be good. My bedtime reading was 6.8 last night so that's encouraging. Have a lovely day everyone.

 

[maglil55]

It is expensive, I’m more worried that it’ll trigger sweetness cravings. I used to love milk chocolate, but now I can quite happily eat the bitter 100% stuff It’s probably a bit of a risk to try milk chocolate again. Nevertheless I have impulsively ordered a bar. I will report back.

I still can't cope with Lidl's 100%. If there were such a thing it's more a 120%. Incredibly bitter! Lovely that you are back xx

 

[valuator]

(April 12th)

Breakfast (9am): 0% greek yogurt with keto granola, black coffee
Snack (10:30am): None
Lunch (12pm): Homemade instant pot chicken soup (minimal potatoes)
Snack (3pm): Brogie with peanut butter
Dinner (9pm): Two grilled sausages
Evening Snack (10pm): Two low carb beers, small handful of peanuts

Walked 8.45km to bring my YTD total to 467.40km. My foot is feeling better, but not 100%. Just taking it easy to avoid further injury