What have you eaten today? (Low carb forum)

[Annb]

Pork scratchings (dipped in aioli); chicory leaves with hummus; 85 or 90% cocoa chocolate; chocolate truffles made with very dark chocolate; cheese crisps (grated or thinly sliced cheese popped in the microwave for a few minutes, they get as crispy as potato crisps when cooled); nuts; any salami like sausage; a cheese platter with different cheeses; nuts.

I try just to stick to meals, although the dietician says "3 small meals and 2 snacks". Often I don't get beyond the one meal and no snacks. Some of Antje's look really yummy though - especially the cheese crisps.

 

[saky]

Lunch - salad 2 helping, sauerkraut, 2 egg omelet with mushrooms, 1 spoon peanut butter

 

[saky]

out of curiosity, what is everyone's favorite snack

nuts - walnuts, pistas, peanuts, cashews, hazel nuts .....

 

[RosemaryJackson]

Morning all. My favourite snack used to be chocolate, couldn't live without it. Now I don't touch it. I like the cheese crisps and the babybel cheeses. Today my granddaughter and I are meeting my grandson for lunch and it's definitely a carvery. I'm not changing my mind! This Omad is really working for me. My bg is down in the fives for the first time ever. The best thing is, I don't get hungry. Have a great day all

 

[Annb]

Breakfast: more egg mayo, but this time with a spring onion chopped into it, on the last of the wholemeal loaf, buttered.

I have a duck breast for later in the day. One frozen cube of gooseberry sauce - frozen last summer. I wonder if I dare braise some leeks to go with it. Have to have a think about that.

 

[Antje77]

I try just to stick to meals, although the dietician says "3 small meals and 2 snacks". Often I don't get beyond the one meal and no snacks. Some of Antje's look really yummy though - especially the cheese crisps.

Glad I don't have a dietitian!
If I had one, they would most likely be horrified by my eating habits. I tend to have a small first meal (small slice of low carb bread or 2 low carb crackers with lots of toppings) between 1 and 3 PM, my main meal between 7 and 10 PM, and a substantial amount of 'snacks' (almost always including chicory leaves with hummus to get some more veggies in) in bed, right before sleeping, making up a kind of third meal.
I don't think this would be advised by any dietitian, ever!

Works for me though, and at my last yearly appointment I found I had even lost 2 or 3 kilos. I don't own scales so those appointments are the only time I get weighed.
I guess if I simply claim that I have my breakfast VERY early (like, before sleeping instead of after) I'm following quite the recommended pattern!

Forgot to post yesterdays meal. I filled a low carb wrap with a lot of raw grated celeriac, some egg mayo, arugola and halloumi, very tasty!
My supermarket has changed brands of low carb wraps from Atkins (very cardboard like) to another without a clear brand, and the new ones taste very good!

 

[jamescaron]

What are some low-carb alternatives to traditional popcorn seasonings?

 

[Antje77]

What are some low-carb alternatives to traditional popcorn seasonings?

What do English people traditionally season their popcorn with?
In the Netherlands it's usually just salt, so no carbs except from the popcorn.

 

[saky]

Glad I don't have a dietitian!
If I had one, they would most likely be horrified by my eating habits. I tend to have a small first meal (small slice of low carb bread or 2 low carb crackers with lots of toppings) between 1 and 3 PM, my main meal between 7 and 10 PM, and a substantial amount of 'snacks' (almost always including chicory leaves with hummus to get some more veggies in) in bed, right before sleeping, making up a kind of third meal.
I don't think this would be advised by any dietitian, ever!

Works for me though, and at my last yearly appointment I found I had even lost 2 or 3 kilos. I don't own scales so those appointments are the only time I get weighed.
I guess if I simply claim that I have my breakfast VERY early (like, before sleeping instead of after) I'm following quite the recommended pattern!

Forgot to post yesterdays meal. I filled a low carb wrap with a lot of raw grated celeriac, some egg mayo, arugola and halloumi, very tasty!
My supermarket has changed brands of low carb wraps from Atkins (very cardboard like) to another without a clear brand, and the new ones taste very good!

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Chicory leaves.....
Must try them....had heard of Chicory with coffee only..didn't think Chicory leaves could be eaten...

 

[Annb]

What are some low-carb alternatives to traditional popcorn seasonings?

Melted butter with salt and paprika or salt and chilli powder.
Black pepper and chilli flakes.
Garlic, rosemary and chilli, all bashed together to make a dry paste.
Chopped up curry leaves with curry powder.
Crisp, chopped up, streaky bacon (corn kernels popped in the bacon fat).

Unfortunately, I find the popcorn itself is too carby for me, so don't make it any more. If I made it, I would have to eat it all myself - and I probably would, all in one go - so I would get too many carbs from the portion size I would eat. I just don't do it any more.

Edit: often eaten as a sweet treat in UK, Antje. ie Caramel, or butter and sugar. Sometimes just salted.

 

[MommaE]

What do English people traditionally season their popcorn with?
In the Netherlands it's usually just salt, so no carbs except from the popcorn.

Well this English person in Canada likes to toss her popcorn with nutritional yeast flakes and truffle oil. However, I eat popcorn with a spoon because I don’t like the mess on my fingers so I might not be your definition of “ usual.”

 

[Antje77]

Chicory leaves.....
Must try them....had heard of Chicory with coffee only..didn't think Chicory leaves could be eaten...

I meant these.

 

[Antje77]

Help!

I just got a whole chicken (cleaned at least, thankfully), still warm, from neighbour-in-the-garden.
I never make chicken, not even chicken legs so this is quite the adventurous challenge...

Neighbour said to wash it, fry the whole thing in butter for a bit and leave to slowly cook.
I need a bit more guidance though.

I'm now at this stage, fried it for a bit and moved it to the bathroom to slowly cook away from cats and dogs. Haven't done anything else yet, no seasonings, nothing, because I thought to get the scary part over before I lost the nerve.

So what do I do now? Do I add water? Seasoning? Onions?
I have no idea what I'm doing here!



edit:
I had to do something so I hope I did something right.

Crushed some cloves of garlic and sautéed them and added salt, pepper, dried thyme and half a lemon, and I put that up the chicken's behind.

Then I sauteed an onion with a bit of leek, celeriac and tomato purée, added a stock cube, some water, half a bottle of beer, and a spoonful of the Branston pickles for good luck, and added all of this to the pot with the chicken.

Am I going in the right direction?
How do you even eat this? I mean, do I pull pieces of the chicken off when it's done? Cut it? What about the skin? The chicken is more boiled than fried I guess, do you still eat the skin in such cases?

Dogs are happy, neighbour gave them a chicken foot each to chew on.

 

[Goonergal]

Help!

I just got a whole chicken (cleaned at least, thankfully), still warm, from neighbour-in-the-garden.
I never make chicken, not even chicken legs so this is quite the adventurous challenge...

Neighbour said to wash it, fry the whole thing in butter for a bit and leave to slowly cook.
I need a bit more guidance though.

I'm now at this stage, fried it for a bit and moved it to the bathroom to slowly cook away from cats and dogs. Haven't done anything else yet, no seasonings, nothing, because I thought to get the scary part over before I lost the nerve.

So what do I do now? Do I add water? Seasoning? Onions?
I have no idea what I'm doing here!

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edit:
I had to do something so I hope I did something right.

Crushed some cloves of garlic and sautéed them and added salt, pepper, dried thyme and half a lemon, and I put that up the chicken's behind.

Then I sauteed an onion with a bit of leek, celeriac and tomato purée, added a stock cube, some water, half a bottle of beer, and a spoonful of the Branston pickles for good luck, and added all of this to the pot with the chicken.

Am I going in the right direction?
How do you even eat this? I mean, do I pull pieces of the chicken off when it's done? Cut it? What about the skin? The chicken is more boiled than fried I guess, do you still eat the skin in such cases?

Dogs are happy, neighbour gave them a chicken foot each to chew on.

I’d tend to have it in smaller pieces but if you add plenty of stock/water plus onions/any other veg you fancy plus seasonings and cook it very low and slow you will likely get a decent casserole.

@DJC3 and @maglil55 likely have some good ideas

 

[Antje77]

I’d tend to have it in smaller pieces but if you add plenty of stock/water plus onions/any other veg you fancy plus seasonings and cook it very low and slow you will likely get a decent casserole.

@DJC3 and @maglil55 likely have some good ideas

The meat doesn't need to be completely under water, does it?

 

[Antje77]

I’d tend to have it in smaller pieces

That's what all the recipes on google say as well. They also say to put it in the oven.
Neighbour always does it on the stove and uses a whole chicken so I thought to do that as well. Besides, using smaller pieces would have meant cutting up the dead and naked chicken, handling it whole was just as far as my courage went...

 

[Goonergal]

The meat doesn't need to be completely under water, does it?

No, especially if you have a lid on the pot, it will steam in its own juices.

 

[maglil55]

Friday 10 February - bed 8.7 (can't have been GF haggis) FBG 7.1. One heck of a day! Dropped eldest at school then straight off to eye Pavilion only to encounter road works but, worse a lorry decided to wedge itself at a 45° angle under a railway bridge blocking access from 6 roads on a roundabout! One of these roads I was on. Thankfully, I know the area, so I got turned around and, after a 20 min detour, made it to the hospital.

B. Just TAG. No time for anything else.

L. Nothing - negotiating my way back avoiding obstacles. Lorry took all day to dislodge.

D. DD recipe - cheese stuffed chicken breast. Cheese mix of cream cheese, grated cheese, chopped red pepper, jalapeño. I had it with lettuce, guacamole, sour cream, and a LC wrap, which I damped with water, popped in the oven, and it puffed up nicely.

The afternoon was just as busy as the youngest had a birthday party and I was transport. Good news though, 2nd eye operation is 2 March. Consultant has been great getting me back on the list this quickly.

 

[maglil55]

The meat doesn't need to be completely under water, does it?

It doesn't need to be swimming. If you are slow cooking in an oven, get your meat/veg/stock into a lidded casserole but, inside put a circle of greaseproof paper on top of the food, then replace the lid. It helps retain the liquid. You are cooking very slow (about 160°C) for a good 3 hours. Meat is very tender. There's a recipe on my CMT - featherblade steak that uses this method.

 

[Antje77]

It doesn't need to be swimming. If you are slow cooking in an oven, get your meat/veg/stock into a lidded casserole but, inside put a circle of greaseproof paper on top of the food, then replace the lid. It helps retain the liquid. You are cooking very slow (about 160°C) for a good 3 hours. Meat is very tender. There's a recipe on my CMT - featherblade steak that uses this method.

I'm slow cooking the old fasioned way. I guess the meat is done by now but I'm still not sure how I'm going to eat it.
The skin is rubbery so that doesn't look very tasty to me. Perhaps I need to take the chicken apart and do a quick fry before eating?
Or try to clean all the meat from the chicken and put it back in the pot to make a chicken soup?

I don't think I've ever felt this much out of my depth when cooking before!