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The Scotch Egg test ...

PenfoldAPD

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Always been a fan of Scotch Eggs but avoided recently due to breadcrumbs etc ...

Decided to try one today - no carb content listed as they are an 'artisan' brand in our local Budgen

So before eating BG 5.1, one hour later 4.9, two hours later 3.9 .... I have been working on the garden since eating it. Now thinking I'll see what the scores are at 3 hours - by which time it will be dinner time.

So no need to make Low carb Scotch eggs, I can (hopefully) enjoy the right thing. Shows how important testing is!


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That's brilliant.

I was delighted last week on holiday to find I can eat ice creams (no cornets). Virtually no effect at all, and I was wearing a Libre sensor to confirm matters.
 
PenfoldAPD said:
Decided to try one today - no carb content listed as they are an 'artisan' brand in our local Budgen
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As a guide the Tesco Scotch Eggs we buy have around 17g of carbs.
 
Ooh I do love a scotch egg! Maybe I'll try one from the deli counter at the farm shop and see what happens
 
I think it was a good test. I guess we are all different but it seems to work for me!
 
I've been eating them for a while now with negligible affect on my BG.

I usually get the better quality ones with better coatings, I dread to think what is in the bright orange cheap versions



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That's great. I love them but haven't touched them for 8 weeks or so.

We have Budgen's in Cambridge


Diagnosed 13/4/16: T2, no meds, HbA1c 53, FBG 12.6, Trigs 3.6, HDL .75, LDL 4.0, BP 169/95, 13st 8lbs, waist 34" (2012 - 17st 7lbs, w 42").

6/6/16: FBG AV 4.6, Trigs 1.5, HDL 2.0, LDL 3.0, BP 112/68, BPM 66, 11st 11lbs, waist 30".

Regime: 20g LCHF, run 1 mile daily, weekly fasting.
 
I used to get the Happy Eggs ones, but I haven't seen them in ages. Won't buy them unless I know the chickens have decent lives, which rather reduces the brands available...

Scotch Eggs are even nicer with mayo, which helps slow the carb dump, if there is one...
 

I feel I am leading you astray @KevinPotts first ice cream, now Scotch eggs ... just you wait until my low carb Beer arrives and I test that (obviously just for research for the forum!)
 
Possibly the Rolls Royce of SE http://www.scotchtails.com/ ... have a runny yolk, made from Burford Brown eggs. I had one once, amazing ... sadly no carb content on their website. Might try these next! £4.50 a shot though
 

Am wondering about a carb dump later, or would it have passed - or is it different for everyone? Good LCHF dinner so guess I'll known with tomorrow's FBG ...!
 
PenfoldAPD said:
I feel I am leading you astray @KevinPotts first ice cream, now Scotch eggs ... just you wait until my low carb Beer arrives and I test that (obviously just for research for the forum!)
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I have had a delivery of Marstons Resolution, its drinkable, even though its 4.7% abv it lacks body, but the days of drinking pints of Copper Top are gone sadly
 
Brunneria said:
I used to get the Happy Eggs ones, but I haven't seen them in ages. Won't buy them unless I know the chickens have decent lives, which rather reduces the brands available...
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But how about happy pigs? I've not yet seen any scotch egg that is made with free-range pork, factory-reared pigs are even more tragic than chickens, they're so intelligent it's terrible.
 
ChrisSamsDad said:
But how about happy pigs? I've not yet seen any scotch egg that is made with free-range pork, factory-reared pigs are even more tragic than chickens, they're so intelligent it's terrible.
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Scotchtails Scotch eggs are made with free range port
 
walnut_face said:
I have had a delivery of Marstons Resolution, its drinkable, even though its 4.7% abv it lacks body, but the days of drinking pints of Copper Top are gone sadly
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Mm, don't dissapoint me before I try it!! I want to take it to France in August for when tI've walked back from the beach to the campsite, it's a hot day and the thing I really need is a nice cold beer!
 
ChrisSamsDad said:
But how about happy pigs? I've not yet seen any scotch egg that is made with free-range pork, factory-reared pigs are even more tragic than chickens, they're so intelligent it's terrible.
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The pork used for happy scotch eggs was happy too. From what I remember. But it must be 18 months ago that I read the packaging. Don't even know if they are still produced, because I haven't seen them for ages.
 

You got a 3.9 after eating a scotch egg... well done indeed..I've never had a 3 anything.... see you didn't need that metformin...
Regards
M
 
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