How low do you go?

[AvaK]

@AvaK I don't count carbs, just eat to my meter. Use Lidl rolls, can only manage half a roll, one slice of Burgen bread on Sundays to make a bacon sandwich, a potato never passes my lips nor pasta or rice. I was useless at cooking but I've found cooking with ground almonds is better than flour and I don't have many failures. There are lots of sites, including here on this site, that have lots of recipes, just be careful of the ones that include honey and other 'natural' sweeteners. I use some of the recipes on
alldayidreamaboutfood.com

Thank you very much, I'm just getting used to cooking, baking will have to wait for wee while. Luckily I've never ate pasta so that's one I'm not missing he he

 

[AvaK]

It is a little tricky to turn around lifelong habits, but it's worth it. You don't need to get fancy in the kitchen. Tesco (no, I don't work for them but there's a superstore a few minutes away ) have a range of chicken breasts in various sauces with very few carbs. Or buy a couple of chicken thighs or stewing steak and a Spice Tailor curry sauce. No nasty additives, a tiny bit of sugar in some but only about 12g of carbs a portion. Or just choose some meat and sling in a tin of tomatoes and some onion and chilli or some frozen cheapo veg and cook it up for a couple of hours. The toms and onion have some carbs but a small portion shouldn't rock your meter. Do check, though.

I've never eaten so well, and so cheaply.

Yes, I'm definitely finding it a challenge that's for sure. I'm missing my fruit very much at the moment. I love apples, satsumas, pomegranates, all of which are high in either carbs or are very sweet.

 

[AvaK]

You can make some great meals in a slow cooker, A piece of meat and a bag of mixed veges out of the freezer make a nice homecoming at the end of a cold journey. I check the carb content of the various mixtures, and by avoiding those which claim that sweetcorn is a vegetable it is possible to get low carb, and tasty variations.

I work for myself from home but that doesn't mean I spend a lot of time in the kitchen, usually, lol, apart from snacks - which, of course, I've mostly cut out.