What have you eaten today? (Low carb forum)

[maglil55]

Had 1st meal about 11.30. It was some more of the ratatouille with a couple of fried eggs on top. Still have another serving of the ratatouille to use. Might add some peas and some kind of meat (chicken possibly) to make a kind of minestrone (without the pasta) for tomorrow.

I thought I had some gammon steaks in the freezer but searched for it last night and couldn't find it, but I did find a pre-baked chunk of gammon and it's defrosting ready for my 2nd meal today of gammon and courgette in mustard sauce with some quickly cooked cabbage in butter.

The reason I was looking for ways of cooking courgettes was that I asked Neil to buy me one moderately sized courgette but all he could get was a pack of 3 very large courgettes, so I'm looking for ways to use them up before they go off. Still have one to use so am trying to invent something for that and am thinking in terms of something layered with onion, tomato and another vegetable, the name of which escapes me at the moment (it's white, turnippy kind of thing - not kohl rabi, often used instead of potato). You know the one I mean. My memory often fails me this way - worse these days than it used to be, but I've always had problems this way.

Just looked it up - celeriac!

Courgetti carbonara! Means spiralling the courgette.

 

[shelley262]

I also found this site too. Like LuckyVitamins they are based in Calfornia. They do say they have new low cost shipping rates to the UK but you also have to watch for tax on incoming goods. That has to be paid once you get notification before the courier can deliver. @shelley262 did you get a request to pay tax before you got your liquid Lakanto from lucky vitamins?

https://www.allstarhealth.com/en-gb...6yd52tmFVNUji2pnMU351ioDYR9Aao6RoCeKUQAvD_BwE

They do appear to have Golden in stock.

Correction @Goonergal was lucky vitamin not @shelley262 (although I suspect that was from the USA too).

Hiya I got it from U.K. company
https://www.ketofitnessclub.com/collections/food-products
But note that seems to be no longer available so they must have sold out! Monkfruit clearly a U.K. shortage had I realised I’d have bought several as I really like the liquid version just a few drops needed for things like my stewed rhubarb. Luckily a few drops go a long way -hoping will become available again by time need more. Mind you I’m happy too with a small amount of powdered eyrithritol so would sub monkfruit with this if needed
@Rachox and @MrsA2 hugs for your illnesses.
I had shingles 6 years ago @Rachox at a very emotionally stressful time of my life do take care of yourself it’s very painful and debilitating,
@MrsA2 hope you manage to get away on holiday.

 

[Goonergal]

Feel better soon @MrsA2 and @Rachox

@Goonergal - much as I enjoyed the travelling when I was working, I don't miss it now. Especially, when I was away 3 or 4 days a week. The lifts out immediately put a number of memories in my head. I was evacuated so often from hotels, it got to the stage my colleagues preferred not to travel with me. They reckoned I was cursed. In the midst of all the fire evacuations I also had 2 bomb scares. One in Manchester and one in Leeds.

I hear you! Most of my work related travel was long-haul, and while I enjoyed much of it, my long-haul travel for leisure dipped in proportion to the work travel. No evacuations but I do boast a month stay in a hotel in Ghana where I shared the room with a mouse. The hotel staff were not convinced, but a few weeks after returning home, I had a message passed on by a colleague based out there to ‘tell Miss Goonergal we’ve found her mouse’!

D. I'm turning into @Goonergal I think. A carnivorous meal of 4 double loin lamb chops (air fried) with mint sauce.

Yum! But hold the mint sauce for my portion.

Haven’t posted for a couple of days.

Still away and hotel breakfast each day is a 3 egg omelette with ham, onion and cheese with a side of bacon. The ‘side’ seems to be getting larger

Dinner yesterday was a large beef gymbox from German Doner Kebab. Followed by extra thick double cream, almond butter and Lindt 90% in my room.

Today was lemon pepper wings from Wing Stop, with the same dessert back at the hotel.

 

[MommaE]

I haven't made kedgeree for ages and it works well with cauliflower rice. I put boiled egg through mine too. The trouble is that it makes me think of coulibiac, and I love love love coulibiac! Until I find a LC pastry mix that is edible, however, coulibiac is off the menu.[/QUOTE
Had to Google that one. A bit like salmon Wellington? Oh the memories.

 

[maglil55]

Pretty much. Very similar to kedgeree but in a Wellington type casing

 

[MrsA2]

Still feeling grotty, but not quite as much as yesterday.
Stayed in bed most of the day.
Had one hot cross bun and ff greek and seeds and blueberries for breakfast
L: cold salmon and salad. 1 piece hm lc choc cake with cream
D: very slow cooked lamb. Son had put it in at 10. I thought he had forgotten as I couldn't smell it cooking, but apparently everyone else could, even the neighbours!
Served with slow cooked whole celeriac and whole swede. Few carrots and gravy. Lots left for a wonderful sheperds pie tomorrow .
1 scoop ice cream
Looking back at food for today have had way too many carbs and sweet things which I couldn't even really taste. Needed to comfort myself think.

Thanks for all the good wishes, lovely people

 

[maglil55]

Saturday 16 April bed 6.7 FBG 6.5

Busy day Hubby had to be convinced nit to go to football. He was recovering from a bug and was still wobbly. He saw sense and was fine at home. Usual trip to jujitsu then took youngest grandson with me to visit my SIL, niece, her hubby and little girl. I haven't been able to visit for a few weeks due to my "bugs".

B. TAG and 1 M&S Wheaten cracker with salmon pate (no time for anything else)

L. 2 cups of black tea a SILs
Much later when I got home SLC bread sandwich with whipped cheese and ox tongue.

D. Rack of pork ribs (overdid paprika again) with coleslaw.

 

[Tori71]

Breakfast; l/c granola and toast with butter, mocha
Lunch: asparagus and cheese wrapped in proscuitto then fried in butter. protein bar
Dinner: Bacon, egg, mushrooms, tomato, low carb roll, berries and cream, a few squares of green and blacks ginger chocolate

May try making the low carb pasta tomorrow

 

[Rachox]

Breakfast: my usual low carb coconut ‘porridge’ with strawberries washed down with a black coffee.
Late morning: black coffee and an Atkins bar.
Skipped lunch.
Mid afternoon: black coffee and a phd bar.
Dinner: Brie and cranberry sandwiches with coleslaw followed by DGF ginger cake and cream.
Comfort eating today was Cheesies!

Hugs @Rachox for shingles, I’m sure it’s more than ‘uncomfortable’ I hope it clears up soon.

Yes you are right the shingles are more than ‘uncomfortable’, however if I said what I really think I’ll fall foul of forum language censorship!

 

[shelley262]

Another tired day after losing sleep but took our youngest sons dog back today so crossing fingers sleep will go back to normal. Mind you had a laughing session during the night when woken by a dreadful noise and worried about OH that he was breathing so heavily and making very weird scary noises I checked him and was told no that wasn’t him it must have been the dog!
Breakfast unusual for me but needed something before went out had scrambled eggs on slice of my new SLC toast - at 0.6 g of carb I was impressed and also did like the taste of the new V2 loaf.
Lunch SLC sandwich 2 slices with ham and cheese with mustard and an Easter treat of four squares of 90% chocolate
Mid pm hm yoghurt and poached yoghurt
Dinner roast chicken dinner with asparagus cauliflower mash and a few carrots with glass of dry white wine followed by lc chocolate brownie warmed and served with hm yoghurt.

 

[DJC3]

Breakfast: my usual low carb coconut ‘porridge’ with strawberries washed down with a black coffee.
Late morning: black coffee and an Atkins bar.
Skipped lunch.
Mid afternoon: black coffee and a phd bar.
Dinner: Brie and cranberry sandwiches with coleslaw followed by DGF ginger cake and cream.
Comfort eating today was Cheesies!



Yes you are right the shingles are more than ‘uncomfortable’, however if I said what I really think I’ll fall foul of forum language censorship!

Winner for being restrained in your language! I do hope it clears up soon.
I found a whole drawer of Cheesies earlier in the week. I’d totally forgotten I’d put them away. They won’t last long now I’ve found them of course.

 

[DJC3]

There's an issue getting Lakanto Monk Fruit currently in the UK. It is some kind of hang over from EU approval rules. It was supposed to be reapproved 2020 but then a certain pandemic got in the way. I had to get my last batch brought over from the USA It's on sale in Australia too but they've been unable to travel for a while. I always got mine from mydietshop before these issues started.

Thank you. I had a feeling it was mydietshop. I’ll keep checking back. I just had a craving for those instant pot creme brûlées but the golden monkfruit is the only sweetener I like in them.

 

[DJC3]

Breakfast of ham and eggs. Lots of black coffee
Lunch -chocolate! A substantial chunk of my Hotel Chocolate 100% cocoa egg with fruit and nuts in. I’ve hidden the rest away from myself in my wardrobe.
Dinner - very slow roast lamb shoulder. Garlicky cavolo nero, puréed swede, cauli cheese, roast broccoli. Couple of glasses of wine.

 

[Jayne1983]

Protein shake with almond no sugar milk. Skipped lunch late tea chicken and pork turnip broccoli cauliflower sprouts 2 small lidl Yorkshire puddings gravey. Low carb brownie then we went the beach and walked walked loads I ask done 1 hour on my bike on the morning had a fibre one protein bar at the beach. Chicken leg and home I had 3 cans of coors 33 carbs and a few vodkas we have to many Easter eggs int he house 4 kids lots of eggs lol they haven’t bothered me yet

 

[Riva_Roxaban]

It's on sale in Australia too but they've been unable to travel for a while. I always got mine from mydietshop before these issues started.

@maglil55 Your Australian rellies might be able to end a couple of baggies of monk fruits sweetener from Woolies for you.

It's on special this week as well.

https://www.woolworths.com.au/shop/productdetails/108123/whole-earth-monk-fruit-sweetener-granules

 

[maglil55]

@maglil55 Your Australian rellies might be able to end a couple of baggies of monk fruits sweetener from Woolies for you.

It's on special this week as well.

https://www.woolworths.com.au/shop/productdetails/108123/whole-earth-monk-fruit-sweetener-granules

That's a cracking price.

 

[Riva_Roxaban]

Bacon and a two egg omelette, fired up leftover veggies for breakfast.
Eatsre bunnies right ear, lemon / lime cordial with a big scoop of osmolax for smoko.
Savoury mince, with mushrooms and tomatoes, green veggies mixed in for lunch.
Small pot of pea and ham soup, two slices toast for supper at six.

 

[Goonergal]

A substantial chunk of my Hotel Chocolate 100% cocoa egg with fruit and nuts in.

Where did you get that? I went looking for one a few weeks ago and was told they no longer make them. Probably just as well!

 

[ultradad]

A substantial chunk of my Hotel Chocolate 100% cocoa egg

I would definitely be trying half of that egg, i would check my bloods 2hrs later just not tell anyone

 

[PenguinMum]

Hi everyone very jealous of all the roast lamb but OH just doesn’t like it so might need to get a chop soon. Not quite the same though! Maybe a roast lunch out!
We did big meat bbq Saturday which was more than enough for the two days. Found some chicken breast slices marinated with lemongrass and coconut, chicken tikka kebabs, wagyu burgers and high meat sausages. Just needed a good salad to accompany the meat. Now today I have had enough of meat so lunch will be scrambled eggs and supper will be my fave Lo Dough pizza with goats cheese, cherry toms and mixed olives.
@Rachox and @MrsA2 hope you both soon on the mend and the shingles doesn’t go on for long and @MrsA2 your holiday can go ahead.