Type 2s: What have you eaten today?

cdpm

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Homemade slow cooker "slop".
Containing- 1 large can of tomato sauce and 1shredded carrot and 1 shredded onion and 2 shredded potatoes and 3 tiny shredded beets and 2 mild flat Italian sausage rounds.
It all turned out very very soft.
Hoping it settles OK cause of the meat.
 

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Yesterday:

B: Two poached eggs and two scallops, plus asparagus spears smothered with butter, all seasoned with a good grinding of black pepper.
Water to swallow tablet.
Espresso.

L: Aperitif: dry white wine.
Tuna steaks rolled in finely chopped celery and sage, baked with sweet red peppers and aubergines, moistened with double cream and topped with extra mature Cheddar cheese.
Steamed runner beans with a knob of butter and toasted pine nuts.
Water to drink.
Skipped pud.
Two squares, Montezuma's Absolute Black 100% cocoa chocolate.

D: Seafood salad made with king prawns and mussels, avocado, garden tomatoes, salad onions and Kalamata olives with home-made aioli for dipping and topped with roasted macadamia nuts.
Water to wash down tablets.
 
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Yesterday:

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

L: Aperitif: dry white wine.
Whole sea bass baked en papillote, belly stuffed with sprigs of French tarragon and garlic, drizzled with olive oil.
Steamed asparagus spears smothered with butter.
A medley of baked broccoli, cauliflower, onions, garlic and sweet red peppers.
Water to drink.
Skipped pud.
Two squares, Montezuma's Absolute Black 100% cocoa chocolate.

D: Salad made with anchovy fillets, quail's 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 walnut halves.
 
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Yesterday

Lunch :
One small bowl of plain yogurt

Dinner :
Half flat bread (mix grains), luffa gourd curry. one cucumber and one tomatoes salad

Today

Breakfast :
Three slice of brown bread, one small bowl of plain yogurt, and two fried eggs in mustard oil


I use mustard oil for curry and fried eggs, and one/two spoons olive oil on vegetables salad
Luffa gourd sounds intriguing @iFaisal. I believe this vegetable has undergone studies for antidiabetic action.
 

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Yesterday:

B: Two poached eggs topped with a knob of butter, four tiger prawns and avocado, all seasoned with a good grinding of black pepper.
Water to swallow tablet.
Espresso.

L: Courgetti alla Carbonara made with chestnut mushrooms, eggs, double cream, Parmesan, nutmeg, butter and spiralised courgettes, finished with extra Parmesan and flat leaf parsley.
Steamed French beans and mangetout smothered with butter.
Water to drink.
Skipped pud.

D: Seafood salad made with brown shrimps, mussels, lettuce, finely shredded red cabbage, apple peel, celery, garden tomatoes, salad onions, kalamata olives and mint, with a dollop of home-made aioli for dipping, topped with toasted pistachios.
Water to wash down tablets.
 

cdpm

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Greetings @cdpm. Are Canadian potato chips the same as potato crisps in the UK?
My digestive system cannot handle spuds, but at least yours were salt-reduced and haven't caused gastric issues.
I'm not sure if they are the same. I've never tried them.
 
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Yesterday:

B: Two poached eggs with a knob of butter and avocado, all seasoned with a good grinding of black pepper.
A wedge of Teifi, unpasteurised, cow's milk cheese from Wales.
Water to swallow tablet.
Espresso.

L: Salmon fillets baked with calabrese, chestnut mushrooms, double cream and lemon verbena.
Steamed French beans and mangetout smothered with butter.
Water to drink.
Skipped pud.

D Seafood salad using tiger prawns, brown shrimps, lettuce, garden tomatoes, Romano peppers, Kalamata olives, mint and salad onions, dressed with an olive oil, balsamic and garlic vinaigrette, topped with roasted macadamias.
Water to wash down tablets.
 

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Yesterday:

B: Two poached eggs with a knob of butter and avocado, all seasoned with a good grinding of black pepper.
A wedge of Teifi, unpasteurised, cow's milk cheese from Wales.
Water to swallow tablet.
Espresso.

L: Salmon fillets baked with calabrese, chestnut mushrooms, double cream and lemon verbena.
Steamed French beans and mangetout smothered with butter.
Water to drink.
Skipped pud.

D Seafood salad using tiger prawns, brown shrimps, lettuce, garden tomatoes, Romano peppers, Kalamata olives, mint and salad onions, dressed with an olive oil, balsamic and garlic vinaigrette, topped with roasted macadamias.
Water to wash down tablets.
 

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B: Two poached eggs with a knob of butter and avocado, with a good grinding of black pepper.
A wedge of Gorwydd Caerphilly.
Water to swallow tablet.
Espresso.

L: Prawns in white wine sauce with sun-dried tomatoes, spinach, leeks, double cream, rosemary, butter and parmesan cheese.
Steamed runner beans smothered with butter.
Garlic woodland mushrooms.
Water to drink.
Skipped pud.

D Seafood salad using crab, brown shrimps, lettuce, vine tomatoes, chicory, Romano peppers, Kalamata olives and salad onions, dressed with an olive oil, mint, balsamic and garlic vinaigrette, topped with toasted sunflower hearts and pumpkin seeds.
Water to wash down tablets.
 
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cdpm

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I prefer this thread so I will try hard to just list my food eaten.
Today will be homemade slow cooker meatballs. Containing ground Italian sausage I rolled into a meatball shape then put a can of pasta sauce in after I dumped the grease a few times.
 
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Today will be homemade slow cooker meatballs. Containing ground Italian sausage I rolled into a meatball shape then put a can of pasta sauce in after I dumped the grease a few times.
Sounds tasty @cdpm. Fingers crossed it settles.
 
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Yesterday:

B: Two poached eggs topped with a knob of butter, avocado and four tiger prawns with a good grinding of black pepper.
Water to swallow tablet.
Espresso.

L: Mushroom and spinach frittata made with eggs, grated Cheddar cheese, onion, cream and thyme.
Salad using chicory, sweet cicely, celery, mint, Kalamata olives and salad onions, dressed with an olive oil, garlic and balsamic vinaigrette, topped with roasted cashews.
Skipped pud.
Water to drink.

D: Seafood salad made with brown shrimps, king prawns, lettuce, garden tomatoes, celery, Halkidiki olives and Welsh onions dressed with home-made mayonnaise, topped with toasted sunflower hearts and pumpkin seeds.
Water to wash down tablets.
 
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Chris24Main

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Looking forward to trying to make my first home-made jerky today.
I'm generally trying to broaden my meat-cooking and eating horizons; did my first brisket and pulled pork recently, so Jerky is next..
 

cdpm

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Today will be
Sugar free vanilla yogurt
2 nutritional drinks
 
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Looking forward to trying to make my first home-made jerky today.
I'm generally trying to broaden my meat-cooking and eating horizons; did my first brisket and pulled pork recently, so Jerky is next..
I tend to rotate the same tried and tested, diabetic-friendly meals quite a bit @Chris24Main.

Although my pool of recipes changes through the year as and when new ingredients come into season, there is quite a lot of repetition with just the occasional experiment every now and then.
 

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Looking forward to trying to make my first home-made jerky today.
I'm generally trying to broaden my meat-cooking and eating horizons; did my first brisket and pulled pork recently, so Jerky is next..
Keeping our blood glucose levels in check is a daily challenge @Chris24Main.

I'm always on the lookout for new, mouthwatering recipes and this forum provides lots of inspiration. It's important to enjoy our low-carb lifestyle, otherwise we'd never stick to it, would we?
 

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Yesterday:

B: Two poached eggs topped with a knob of butter and avocado seasoned with a good grinding of black pepper
A wedge of Gorwydd Caerphilly.
Water to swallow tablet.
Double espresso.

L: Packed lunch made with leftover mushroom and spinach frittata.
Lettuce cups, Romano peppers, celery sticks and garden tomatoes with a dollop of home-made mayonnaise for dipping.
Almonds and hazelnuts.
Water to drink.
Wild blackberries picked on the hoof to round off lunch.

Mid-afternoon: black filter coffee

D: Smoked salmon and cream cheese salad made with sweet cicely, vine tomatoes, lemon verbena, Kalamata olives and mustard cress, dressed with olive oil and a touch of lemon juice, topped with toasted pistachios.
Water to wash down tablets.
 
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