Type 2s: What have you eaten today?

LivingLightly

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Monday:

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

L: Blue cheese stir-fry using pointed cabbage, Blue Stilton, chestnut mushrooms, onion, thyme, double cream, white wine vinegar, topped with flat-leaf parsley.
Steamed French beans and mangetout smothered with butter.
Water to drink.

D: Seafood salad made with crab, brown shrimps, lettuce, apple peel, celery, vine tomatoes and mustard cress with a dollop of home-made aioli for dipping, topped with flat-leaf parsley and toasted almonds.
Water to wash down tablets.
 

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Cooking from scratch and avoiding UPFs works a treat for me.

Today:

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

L: Salmon fillets baked with calabrese, mushrooms, double cream and lemon verbena
Steamed asparagus spears garnished with a generous knob of butter.
Salad made with sweet cicely, chicory, celery, green peppers, salad onions and flat leaf parsley, dressed with olive oil, garlic and a touch of lemon juice, topped with roasted macadamia nuts.
Skipped pud.
Water to drink.

D Seafood salad using king prawns, mussels, lettuce, garden toms, Romano peppers, Kalamata olives and salad onions, dressed with an olive oil, balsamic and garlic vinaigrette, topped with toasted pine nuts.
Water to wash down tablets.
 

LivingLightly

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Wednesday:

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

L: Sweet peppers cut in half lengthwise, stuffed with feta cheese, eggs, nocellara olives, chopped mint and baked until golden on top.
Salad using chicory, Romano peppers, radishes, salad onions and mustard cress, dressed with an olive oil thyme and balsamic vinaigrette and topped with roasted macadamia nuts.
Low carb pudding made with milled flax seeds, home-made granola, unsweetened almond milk and double cream.

D: Seafood salad made with crab, king prawns, lettuce, fennel, garden tomatoes, celery and salad onions dressed with olive oil, a squeeze of lemon juice, flat-leaf parsley and garlic, scattered with toasted sunflower hearts and pumpkin seeds.
 

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Thursday:

B: Two poached eggs with a knob of butter, avocado and three crevettes, with a good grinding of black pepper.
Water to swallow tablet.
Espresso.

L: Packed lunch of mushroom and spinach frittata, made with eggs, chestnut mushrooms, spinach, Cheddar cheese, onion, double cream and thyme.
Salad using chicory, celery, mint, Kalamata olives and salad onions, dressed with an olive oil, garlic and balsamic vinaigrette, topped with roasted almonds.
Water to drink.

D: Seafood salad made with brown shrimps, king prawns, vine tomatoes, celery, Halkidiki olives and salad onions dressed with home-made mayonnaise for dipping, topped with roasted macadamia nuts.
Water to wash down tablets.
 
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Unfortunately last I went to buy some it had increased in price by 1 dollar. So it's pretty hit and miss.
Today will be a can of pasta in sauce.
That's a big jump in cost! @cdpm. Ricotta cheese is diabetic friendly and may be more economical.
I hope the pasta settled without causing gastric distress.
 

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Friday:

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.
Celery sticks and baby plum tomatoes with lettuce cups for scooping and a dollop of home-made mayonnaise.
Prawns and brown shrimps.
Almonds, hazelnuts. and walnuts.
Water to drink.

D: Smoked salmon and cream cheese salad made with rocket, celery, baby plum tomatoes, salad onions, Nocellara olives and Romano peppers, dressed with olive oil, lemon verbena and a touch of lemon juice, topped with pecan halves.
Water to wash down tablets.
 

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Saturday:

B: Two poached eggs and scallops with chopped, flat-leaf parsley, 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 grated, extra mature Cheddar cheese.
Steamed runner beans and mangetout topped with a knob of butter.
Water to drink.
Skipped pud.
Two squares, Montezuma's Absolute Black 100% chocolate.

D: Seafood salad made with tiger prawns and brown shrimps, avocado, cucumber, baby plum tomatoes, mint, salad onions and Halkidiki olives with home-made aioli for dipping and topped with roasted macadamia nuts.
Water to wash down tablets.
 

cdpm

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1 pasta in sauce can (later at 5).
My favorite food and it doesn't always bother me.
 

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Sunday:

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 topped with a knob of butter.
Baked calabrese, leeks, 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, 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.
Water to wash down tablets.
 
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cdpm

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Today will be a 1cup size of dented can of chicken noodle soup with the required can of water added.
And a special treat! Some frozen raspberries I found cheap. My fav fruit. :)
 

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Today will be a 1cup size of dented can of chicken noodle soup with the required can of water added.
And a special treat! Some frozen raspberries I found cheap. My fav fruit. :)
I love raspberries too @cdpm. What's more, not only do they eat well, they're packed with valuable nutrients and diabetic friendly as well.
 
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LivingLightly

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Yesterday:

B: Two poached eggs topped with a pat of butter, avocado and three crevettes, seasoned with black pepper.
Water to swallow tablet.
Espresso.

L: Clams and tiger prawns in white wine sauce with sun-dried tomatoes, spinach, garlic, leeks, double cream, rosemary, butter and parmesan cheese.
Steamed French beans and mangetout smothered with butter.
Garlic chestnut mushrooms.
Water to drink.
Skipped pud.

D: Seafood salad made with brown shrimps, mussels, finely shredded red cabbage, apple peel, celery, white cup mushrooms and baby plum tomatoes with a dollop of aioli for dipping, topped with toasted pistachios.
Water to wash down tablets.
 

cdpm

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Scrambled eggs with cheese slices melted in.
From the family.
Did not settle well.
I've learned that it isn't certain foods caused. It's caused by the act of eating itself.
(Sorry--i said more but I couldn't find the other food group where some chat is allowed. I'm not good with forums.)
 
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Scrambled eggs with cheese slices melted in.
From the family.
Did not settle well.
I've learned that it isn't certain foods caused. It's caused by the act of eating itself.
(Sorry--i said more but I couldn't find the other food group where some chat is allowed. I'm not good with forums.)
You can record anything you eat and it’s affects on you in one of your own threads @cdpm, that would be absolutely fine :)
 
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