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Type 2s: What have you eaten today?

Yesterday:

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

L: Mushroom and spinach frittata made with grated Cheddar cheese, eggs, leeks, cream and oregano. Mixed green salad using lettuce, chicory, sweet cicely, celery and salad onions, dressed with an olive oil and balsamic vinaigrette, garlic and mint, topped with cashews roasted in butter.
Low carb pudding made with milled flax seeds, homemade granola, unsweetened almond milk and cream.
Water to drink.

D: Seafood salad made with crab, lettuce, fennel fronds, cherry tomatoes and salad onions dressed with olive oil and a touch of lemon juice, parsley and garlic, topped with toasted sunflower and pumpkin seeds.
 
Yesterday:

B: Two poached eggs topped with a knob of butter, slices of avocado and crevettes, seasoned with black pepper.
Water to swallow tablets.
Espresso.

L: Courgetti con sugo di melanzana made with aubergines, celery, carrot and onion, oregano, canned tomatoes, garlic, butter and spiralised courgettes, topped with grated Parmesan.
Salad using lettuce, watercress, Romano peppers, celery, salad onions and black olives, dressed with an olive oil, oregano, garlic and balsamic vinaigrette, topped with toasted almonds and pecan halves.
Raspberries and Greek full-fat yoghurt.

D: Seafood salad made with brown shrimps, mussels, lettuce, fennel fronds, celery, cherry tomatoes and mustard cress with a dollop of aioli for dipping, topped with parsley and toasted pistachios.
Water to swallow tablets.
 
Yesterday:

B: Two poached eggs topped with a knob of butter, slices of avocado, seasoned with black pepper and a wedge of Caerphilly.
Water to swallow tablets
Espresso.

L: Packed lunch made with leftover mushroom and spinach frittata, lettuce, Romano peppers, celery and cherry tomatoes dressed with an olive oil and balsamic vinaigrette plus almonds and hazelnuts.
Strawberries to round off lunch.
Water to drink.

D: Smoked salmon and cream cheese salad made with lettuce, fennel fronds, celery, cress and vine tomatoes, dressed with olive oil and a touch of lemon juice, topped with toasted pumpkin seeds.
Water to swallow tablets
 
Coffee and cream
Coffee and unsweetened almond milk
Feta cheese and tomato
Smoked salmon
Beef and tomato
Cheese
 
Evening all

Yesterday:

B: Two poached eggs and scallops topped with chopped, flat-leaf parsley and asparagus spears with a generous knob of butter, all seasoned with one or two grindings of black pepper.
Water to swallow tablets.
Espresso.

L: Tuna steaks rolled in chopped celery and oregano, baked with red peppers and aubergines, moistened with cream and topped with grated Cheddar cheese. Salad using watercress, chicory, avocado, radishes, oregano, salad onions and black olives, dressed with an olive oil, garlic and balsamic vinaigrette and topped with macaadamia nuts roasted in butter.
Skipped pudding,
Water to drink.

D: Seafood salad made with tiger prawns and mussels, lettuce, fennel fronds, Romano peppers, celery, cherry tomatoes, salad onions with aioli for dipping and topped with toasted pumpkin seeds.
Water to swallow tablets.
 
Evening all

Yesterday's plans included a family picnic. I made spinach and goat's cheese pie to pass round. My husband looked at the forecast and decided we would have 'gazpacho' weather. (My husband's party piece is gazpacho, especially welcome in hot weather).

B: Two eggs scrambled in butter with a generous dollop of double cream, sauteed chestnut mushrooms and a tomato, all garnished with chopped, flat-leaf parsley and seasoned with one or two grindings of black pepper.
Water to swallow tablets
Espresso.

L: Spinach and goat's cheese pie, using almond flour, sesame seeds, oat fibre, butter and an egg for the pie crust and spinach, garlic, nutmeg, eggs, sliced goat's cheese and a little grated Cheddar for the filling. Salad using cucumber, salad burnet, salad onions, rocket, raspberries, strawberry halves and mint, with olive oil, garlic, a squeeze of lemon juice and topped with toasted sesame seeds.
Gazpacho to drink.

D: Seafood salad made with king prawns, brown shrimps, lettuce, sweet cicely, Romano peppers, celery, cherry tomatoes, salad onions, oregano and black olives with a dollop of homemade mayonnaise, topped with pecan halves and macadamia nuts roasted in butter
Water to swallow tablets.
 
LivingLightly said:
Wow! Thanks for the compliment.

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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They sound amazing. I wouldn't even think that they were low carb!
 
LL, I am really enjoying reading your meal plans also. So many of newly diagnosed are distraught at the idea of leaving carbs out of our diets, and your take on it should inspire them!
 
Coffee and cream
Fage yogurt and sour cream
Smoked salmon
 
Outlier said:
LL, I am really enjoying reading your meal plans also. So many of newly diagnosed are distraught at the idea of leaving carbs out of our diets, and your take on it should inspire them!
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I hope so. I was diagnosed back in 2003, but still vividly remember the shock when told, whilst in hospital undergoing treatment for something else, that I was diabetic.

I really enjoy my meals, it must be said, and don't feel deprived with a LCHF lifestyle. It helps to focus on the many delicious foods we can safely eat and not dwell too much on those high carb 'goodies' that we really shouldn't have.
 
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Yesterday:

B: Two poached eggs topped with a knob of butter, slices of avocado, seasoned with black pepper and a wedge of Caerphilly.
Water to swallow tablets
Espresso.

L: Baked whole sea bass, belly stuffed with lemon verbena and garlic, drizzled with olive oil and accompanied by asparagus spears with a knob of butter, garlic mushrooms and a medley of broccoli, leeks, and red peppers.
Skipped pudding,
Water to drink.

D: Seafood salad made with tiger prawns and mussels, lettuce, fennel, Romano peppers, celery, cherry tomatoes, salad onions and mustard cress, with a dollop of aioli for dipping and topped with toasted pumpkin seeds.
Water to swallow tablets.
 
Mine pales into insignificance compared to @LivingLightly but tonight I had crispy bacon with mushrooms fried in butter, with a few squares of 85% dark chocolate (not pictured). I hope my BG reading approves later!

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Evening all

Yesterday:

B: Two poached eggs topped with a knob of butter, slices of avocado and crevettes seasoned with black pepper.
Water to swallow tablets.
Espresso.

L: Cheese-crusted omelette stuffed with mushrooms, cherry tomatoes, spinach, oregano and cream cheese plus grated Cheddar cheese for the crust. Salad using lettuce, watercress, celery, salad onions and black olives, dressed with an olive oil and balsamic vinaigrette, garlic and mint, topped with walnut halves.
Skipped pud.
Water to drink.

D: Seafood salad made with king prawns, mussels, lettuce, fennel fronds, tomatoes, celery and salad onions dressed with olive oil and a squeeze of lemon juice, parsley and garlic, topped with toasted sunflower and pumpkin seeds.
Water to swallow tablets.
 
Evening all

Yesterday:

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

L: Salad using salmon fillets poached first thing with black peppercorns, salad onions and lemon juice, then refrigerated. For lunch, combined with lettuce, watercress, avocado, tomatoes, celery and sweet cicely, dressed with olive oil plus a touch of lemon juice, lemon verbena and garlic, topped with toasted almonds and walnut halves.
Raspberries and Greek full-fat yoghurt.
Water to drink.

D: Seafood salad made with brown shrimpss, mussels, lettuce, fennel fronds, celery, Romano peppers, salad onions, black olives and mustard cress, with a dollop aioli for dipping, topped with toasted pine nuts.
Water to swallow tablets.
 
Evening all

Yesterday:

B: Two poached eggs topped with a knob of butter, slices of avocado and crevettes, seasoned with black pepper.
Water to swallow tablets
Espresso.

L: Roasted cauliflower 'tabbouleh' using goat's cheese, salad onions, tomatoes, flaked almonds, flat-leaf parsley, mint, olive oil, lemon zest and seasonings, topped with toasted pistachios. Salad made with cucumber, salad burnet, rocket, salad onions, raspberries, strawberry halves and mint, dressed with olive oil, garlic, a squeeze of lemon juice and topped with toasted sesame seeds.
Skipped pud.
Water to drink.

D: Seafood salad made with king prawns and mussels, lettuce, fennel fronds, Romano peppers, celery, cherry tomatoes, mung bean sprouts and salad onions, with a dollop aioli for dipping, topped with toasted sunflower and pumpkin seeds.
Water to swallow tablets.
 
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