What have you eaten today? (Low carb forum)

[jessj]

@MrsA2, do hope you're feeling much better.

Talking of bread...does anyone else have trouble buttering LC rolls? It's like Teflon, the butter won't stick & end up putting slices of butter instead & it's the same when they're warmed.

I'm more of a macadamia gal, occasionally have a few with a grind of salt. I'm pleased to say, a kg has lasted me quite a while, but I could do serious damage & shocked that I haven't.

Dinner was supposed to be lamb stew, but I happened upon some ratatouille portions when trying to find room for a SRSLY bread & roll order. So, I had air fried lamb 'nuggets' with ratatouille & a warmed roll on the side. I also browned another pack of diced lamb at the same time & little slow cooker is out for stew tomorrow.

 

[ravensmitten]

fbg 5.1

B: 3 Bacon, Scrambled egg with grated red Leicester mixed in, chives & onion powder, half a little gem lettuce, 4 tomatoes. Forgot my tablet but took it with some celery and a few bits when got back from swimming.

Although feeling far more nimble and a bit 'different' after cutting back, had a banging head all morning, I could tell it's from ongoing neck/shoulder issues rather than anything else, managed to stretch it out with a towel roll exercise and some chin tucks to get some relief once got home.

4:30pm, guess carb withdrawal kicked in as crashed out, had alarm set for 90 min nap at most, woke up 4 hours later. Must have needed it.

8pm: Tin of mackerel with the other half of the lettuce to take my medication.

Some yoghurt with a wee sprinkle of cocoa powder mixed in as my daughter had powered through the remaining raspberries after swimming earlier in the day.

felt like was going to crash out again not an hour after I woke (and maybe should have taken the opportunity then*) but drank a cup of bouillon, which seemed to sort me right out

got hungry and had a midnight feast of a minute steak in butter and pepper, and a gherkin.

*I'm still awake at 1:40am, and ravenous after all that I've eaten today!

 

[mojo37]

Tummy wasn't so good after lasts night's delivery curry. Meant I could not go to sleep when I needed, so very late night

Heading for early yoga so had small ff greek with seeds and 6 blackberries but that back fired as sparked off pains again. In the middle of yoga when we were bending forward I felt quite nauseous and sweaty. Had to sit down for a good few minutes.

Shopping. Yay 3 livlife loaves from the bigger Waitrose, now safely in the freezer.

L: celeriac mash with butter fried mushrooms. A chocolate protein pot.

Slept 2 hours in chair.

D: steak with a small salad. 2 sqs 85% and 1 full sugar truffle

Not sure all that bending after a curry would be a safe thing to do

 

[mojo37]

Thank you for the link. Gary Taubes' book 'The Big Fat Lie' first opened my eyes about fats.

I'm being haunted by recipes where people have said "After xx years of searching this is the best low carb version of bread..... blah blah'. As I had to make hubby a sourdough loaf, I thought I'd have a go at a couple of such recipes, one that my brother sent me, and one that came recommended on FB. The one my brother sent was a no go, but the one from FB has possibilities. The recipe was made with yeast and after spending the night in the fridge, it did taste better today, although it tastes more like a brioche. So if I make this again (and I might) I'll leave out quite a lot of the erythritol and use egg whites instead of whole eggs). But why have a yeast recipe and use eggs? It seems strange to me.

Yesterday's food was a couple of tasters of the so called bread above.

Dinner was Boursin Garlic and Herb cheese with salted celery.

Also had 3 coffees made with cream throughout the day.

Today's food was more or less the same (presently hubby appears to have lost his appetite again which has left me with that 'can't be bothered' feeling about dinner.)

Throughout the day I ate 150g of the yeast low carb bread I made (8.7g of carbs) with thick layer of butter on the slices.

Dinner was the same as yesterday, I finished off the packet of Boursin cheese with sliced celery.

Had a treat of a couple of chunks of Blue Dragon Coconut Cream - it comes in a block and tastes like it's loaded with carbs, but it's only 1g carbs in a 50g chunk.

The coconut cream sounds lush .

 

[sueh21]

Morning all,
Yesterday
B Yog and keto granola
L Scrambled egg, mushrooms and tomatoes on livlife toast
D Prawn stir fry,cauli rice
Beef stew for dinner tonight, has anyone had any success with dumplings? I tried almond flour ones last time but they disintegrated.

 

[RosemaryJackson]

Good morning. Hope everyone is in good form. Yesterdays main meal was 2 sausages from the butcher, bacon and eggs. Wasn't hungry last night so just had some cheese and a couple of crackers. Today I'm having a lamb steak with sprouts and mashed celeriac. Might be boiled eggs for tea, haven't had them for a while, grated with mayo and cress. Have a good day folks.

 

[Annb]

Already had my main meal of the day. Minced pork with shredded onion and Brussels sprouts. this is because I had a message last night that a friend is taking me to her son's house where they will be holding a memorial "service" for her husband (today is the anniversary of his death). They will be serving a lunch of soup and bread but I have no idea what might be in the soup, so don't expect to share that. So - make sure I don't get too hungry by having my meal before I go.

That might be enough for the day.

 

[IanBish]

A Thai red curry with chicken, mushrooms, broccoli, and baby sweetcorn, accompanied by fried cauliflower rice:

 

[Antje77]

A Thai red curry with chicken, mushrooms, broccoli, and baby sweetcorn, accompanied by fried cauliflower rice:

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Don't eat it all, I'm on my way!

 

[IanBish]

Don't eat it all, I'm on my way!

Too late (!) The picture didn't do it justice, though, it was lovely.

 

[filly]

Coffee and cream x 2
Tea
Ham and cheese slices
Yogurt (too much)
Lamb and mint
Red Pepper

 

[shelley262]

Mid am breakfast kefir then one slice of bacon, an egg and a few mushrooms
Lunch kimchi with some cheese and three lc seeded crackers
Dinner roast chicken and one sausage with cabbage - I also cooked cauliflower cheese, usually really enjoy but had no cream ( I normally par cook cauliflower, put in oven safe dish with large glug of double cream and cheese and cook in oven.) Made decision to use yoghurt as no cream and it dried out so could only eat a bit! Think cauliflower mash next time! Also had large glass of red wine. Pudding had two squares of 90% chocolate with decaffeinated black coffee.

 

[MrsA2]

Forgot to mention the other day when I made poached eggs that I was very pleased to find both eggs were double yolkers! Haven't seen a double yolk in years. Presumed they were screened out somehow.

Well after a small early breakfast of ff greek with blackberries and milled seeds, my early lunch was a 3 egg omelette with cheese and ham, and YES all 3 eggs were double yolkers! That's 5 out of a box of 12...very keen now to see if they all are.
Exercise good today, an early hours walk then 3 hours dancing, though I did sit out quite a few.
Feeling exhausted and rough generally, think the adrenaline I've been living on is seeping away.

D: a very welcome 3 90% sausages with broccoli, cabbage and aa half a carrot with gravy. Small coffe ice-cream and 2 small glasses red.

 

[Antje77]

Too late (!) The picture didn't do it justice, though, it was lovely.

Dang, so I had to cook my own meal again. A shame, if it tasted even better than that mouthwatering picture!

Rather chuffed with myself I actually did cook a meal, I was sure it wouldn't happen.
Having my usual mental health struggles which are always worse this time of year, plus the yearly diabetes blood draw last friday, and the coming up yearly appointment with the endo in ten days, an MRI on my back the day after endo, a follow up appointment with the rheumatologist a week later or so, and the yearly visit with the diabetes nurse. Any one of those things is enough to get me out of kilter for a bit, all of them at the same time is proving to be an ordeal, even though I love my endo (the rheumatologist not so much).
I'm quite good at cutting out activities when my head gets too full, but there's nothing much here to be cut so I'll plough on. I will cut the diabetes nurse if the endo doesn't have a very good reason for me visiting though, I don't have questions, my feet are fine, and I definitely don't need guidance on insulin use.

Anyway, I surprised myself by boiling the giant cauliflower and making a tasty cheese and mustard sauce, I had already given myself the all clear for skipping cooking!
Had it with half a 'fish fillet a la bordelaise' from Aldi.

More than enough left for tomorrow, so tomorrow's only chore is putting the rest of the cauliflower in the freezer. And going to the gym at 7 pm, followed by a short cold swim.

 

[maglil55]

@MrsA2, maybe your luck is changing? I remember when Tesco and Sainsburys used to sell double yolkers. I had visions of eggs being X Ray'd before being packed.
14 January - bed 7.7 FBG 7.2. I got back just after midnight. I had spent a while along the road with both dogs and 2 of the cats, all trying to sit on me or beside me!

B. TAG and 2 slices of SRSLY toast. One with egg mayo, one with coronation chicken. Benecol dairy free.

L. After returning from grandson's swimming lesson, 3 M&S crackers with wensleydale & port salut.

D. Campari and soda. IP gammon (finished off in oven with a LC glaze), mashed carrot & swede (plenty of black pepper), cauliflower cheese. CC little chocolate pot and a couple of raspberries.

I also managed to give my existing range a clean & sort out the trays I had stored in it.

 

[LivingLightly]

Forgot to mention the other day when I made poached eggs that I was very pleased to find both eggs were double yolkers! Haven't seen a double yolk in years. Presumed they were screened out somehow.

Eggscellent! @MrsA2. Good fortune is on the way

 

[LivingLightly]

Evening all

Today:

B: Two eggs scrambled in butter with a generous dollop of double cream, sautéed chestnut mushrooms and baby plum tomatoes, all seasoned with black pepper.
Water to swallow tablet.
Espresso.

L: Aperitif: dry tawny port.
Baked whole sea bass, belly stuffed with sprigs of thyme and garlic, drizzled with olive oil.
A medley of baked broccoli, cauliflower, leeks, onions and sweet red peppers.
Water to drink.
Skipped pud.
Four squares, Montezuma's Absolute Black 100% cocoa chocolate.

S: Tea with dash of milk (gave me something to do with my hands while OH tucked into refreshments, none of which were diabetic-friendly).

D: Salad made with anchovy fillets, eggs, avocado, lettuce, Padrón chillies, salad onions, lemon verbena and a touch of lemon juice, with a dollop of home-made aioli for dipping, topped with pecan halves.

 

[DJC3]

Evening all.
Late morning I had a couple of slices of cold roast beef, some blue cheese and my allotted portion of nuts.
Mid afternoon - main meal of chicken pie, cabbage sauteed with bacon and steamed broccoli. My pie was made with pastry from Keto chefs but I wasn’t keen on it. It had that slimy mouthfeel that psyllium husk and xanthan gum always gives. I’ll stick to fathead pie crust in future.

 

[JenniferM55]

Oooooo so many lovely dishes. It's not too bad being low carb is it.

Found a little nugget re making DIY onion and garlic powder today, apparently if I save onion and garlic skins, even though they are very papery, wash them (to get any chemicals off them - or buy organic), dry them thoroughly, then blitz them into powder with a grinder or liquidizer, I'll get some very healthy onion or garlic powder. The skins are packed with vitamins and antioxidants.

Breakfast was a treat of hm sourdough bread accompanied with 2 back bacon rashers, and one fried egg.

For dinner hubby had an old fashioned home made beef pie out of the freezer, while I had smoked salmon with some hm ricotta cheese. I'd never made ricotta before and it turned out very tasty. It's something for nothing (as is the onion powder above) as the milk was getting past it's use by date.

 

[DJC3]

Oooooo so many lovely dishes. It's not too bad being low carb is it.

Found a little nugget re making DIY onion and garlic powder today, apparently if I save onion and garlic skins, even though they are very papery, wash them (to get any chemicals off them - or buy organic), dry them thoroughly, then blitz them into powder with a grinder or liquidizer, I'll get some very healthy onion or garlic powder. The skins are packed with vitamins and antioxidants.

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Breakfast was a treat of hm sourdough bread accompanied with 2 back bacon rashers, and one fried egg.

For dinner hubby had an old fashioned home made beef pie out of the freezer, while I had smoked salmon with some hm ricotta cheese. I'd never made ricotta before and it turned out very tasty. It's something for nothing (as is the onion powder above) as the milk was getting past it's use by date.

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I’ll be interested to see how the onion powder works out. I don’t think my food processor would manage it, I expect you’d need something like a Nutribullet maybe?
Your dinner looks good - how do you make the ricotta? I’d no idea you could make it at home.