Italian meal tonight, what can I eat?

[berylc]

Happy New Year everyone, a bit late I know.
I'm going to an Italian restaurant tonight and wonder what I can and can't eat. I'm back on the LCHF diet as after good results before I've put on 8lbs and of course by BS levels have gone up. I'll have the avocado and mozzarella starter, but what for a main? I love seafood and lots of garlic. It's a local restaurant owned by a lovely Italian man who will adapt the meal if possible. I will give the lovely garlic bread a miss sadly, but I can eat olives I think?
Your help will be greatly appreciated.

 

[Juicetin]

Anti-pasti to start, including olives.
Usually lots of nice steak, veal, chicken dishes as a main. Order with veggies. I sometimes order a side salad as well, like with mozzarella, tomato, olive oil.
Some of the sauces the meat dishes come with may be sugary, so watch that. You should probably skip potatoes, or pinch just a few of someone else's if you're feeling daring.
Yummy.

 

[berylc]

Anti-pasti to start, including olives.
Usually lots of nice steak, veal, chicken dishes as a main. Order with veggies. I sometimes order a side salad as well, like with mozzarella, tomato, olive oil.
Yummy.

 

[lovinglife]

Olives are great - how about a fish dish? Can you look at the menu before you go? - steak, fish, chicken - plain or in cream or butter sauces with lots of lovely veg, salad, Italians do some great salads. Avoid the obvious pasta, bread, tomato sauces are ok in small portions. The most important thing is to enjoy the evening in good company - the food is second to that always - have a lovely time

 

[slip]

Why limit yourself, why not treat it as a learning session, yes see if you can adapt a dish that you like the sound of and ask if they can either leave out the pasta or what ever is the carbs, or reduce the amount and increase the no carb content like the meat balls or something?! test before, and after, then you'll have an idea what to do or ask for next time?

A special night out? don't go crazy but have an enjoyable not quite care free night out!

 

[berylc]

Anti-pasti to start, including olives.
Usually lots of nice steak, veal, chicken dishes as a main. Order with veggies. I sometimes order a side salad as well, like with mozzarella, tomato, olive oil.
Some of the sauces the meat dishes come with may be sugary, so watch that. You should probably skip potatoes, or pinch just a few of someone else's if you're feeling daring.
Yummy.

Anti-past I,forgot about that! I'm not a potato lover so can skip them. Most days I have grilled red peppers (the long pointed ones), spinach or broccoli and a Portobello mushroom, sometimes with meat or not.

 

[berylc]

Olives are great - how about a fish dish? Can you look at the menu before you go? - steak, fish, chicken - plain or in cream or butter sauces with lots of lovely veg, salad, Italians do some great salads. Avoid the obvious pasta, bread, tomato sauces are ok in small portions. The most important thing is to enjoy the evening in good company - the food is second to that always - have a lovely time

A fish dish with a creamy sauce sounds great, along with a salad. No more spaghetti with loads of garlic for me! Not too keen on tomato sauces.

 

[berylc]

Why limit yourself, why not treat it as a learning session, yes see if you can adapt a dish that you like the sound of and ask if they can either leave out the pasta or what ever is the carbs, or reduce the amount and increase the no carb content like the meat balls or something?! test before, and after, then you'll have an idea what to do or ask for next time?

A special night out? don't go crazy but have an enjoyable not quite care free night out!

I've been bad over the past few weeks (hence the weight gain), so I will have to be a bit good! I was due to see the diabetic nurse tomorrow but put the test off for another 2 weeks!

 

[Nicksu]

I went out recently to an Italian for dinner, had the vegetable soup for starter, sea bass for main (only had a couple of potatoes and plenty of greens) and treated myself to the Tiramisu (you have to live a little!). We did have dinner very early (it was around 5pm), so my sugar rush from the dessert had time to come down over the course of the evening. (bad I know but sometimes you have to keep yourself motived).

 

[berylc]

I've been bad over the past few weeks (hence the weight gain), so I will have to be a bit good! I was due to see the diabetic nurse tomorrow but put the test off for another 2 weeks!

I went out recently to an Italian for dinner, had the vegetable soup for starter, sea bass for main (only had a couple of potatoes and plenty of greens) and treated myself to the Tiramisu (you have to live a little!). We did have dinner very early (it was around 5pm), so my sugar rush from the dessert had time to come down over the course of the evening. (bad I know but sometimes you have to keep yourself motived).

Not keen on veg soup, but love the sea bass. I'm not eating until 7pm so will maybe miss the pudding. Though if there is a creme brulee type pud I might have to persuade my husband to share one with me!

 

[Nicksu]

Why limit yourself, why not treat it as a learning session, yes see if you can adapt a dish that you like the sound of and ask if they can either leave out the pasta or what ever is the carbs, or reduce the amount and increase the no carb content like the meat balls or something?! test before, and after, then you'll have an idea what to do or ask for next time?

A special night out? don't go crazy but have an enjoyable not quite care free night out!

A good idea that - asking the restaurant to accommodate. I went out recently to pizza express (I know - carbs galore). Only had the pizza - no dessert - just coffee. Levels the next morning weren't too outrageous either, despite the pizza (it had been 4 months since I'd had one - but it was nice!)

 

[berylc]

Before I went for my meal I went for a 45min walk and took my BS at the restaurant 7.00 (I had a rice biscuit before I left as I was really hungry).
I shared a starter of avocado, fresh tomato slices and mozzarella. Main meal squid with lots of salad and grilled veg (declined tatties).
Small cappuccino with cinnamon on top. Took BS at home 1 hr after meal and 9 forgot to take 2 hrs after. Drank a large bottle of water instead of wine.

 

[slip]

so not the car crash it could have been!