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Visiting relatives. Very low carb vegetarian ideas to suggest (as suitable for me a keto near carnivore)

HSSS

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Blimey. I’m off to visit relatives I rarely see next week. They are proposing lunch at theirs. I’m trying to explain my food preferences at their request without freaking them out or making myself a royal pain in the proverbial to feed. This is one of the biggest hurdles I face eating low carb/keto.

The chef of the house is doing Zoe and eliminating simple carbs. Unfortunately all their suggestions revolve around complex ones (beans, pulses etc) as the other person is vegetarian so that works for them. I’m feeling very fussy and embarrassed right now. I’m desperately trying to claw back control after another bout of covid which sent things haywire after a long slow falling off the wagon before that. I’ve been doing quite well and know that I’m easily sent back down that slippery slope so I really don’t want to do the “just one meal thing” as I know myself well enough to know it won’t be just one. I’ve suggested eggs (shashuka/quiche/omlettes) with salad. Or eating out or that I can bring something.

Anyone got any other easy vegetarian ideas that will work for us all that I can suggest that really are low carb?
 
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A buffet style lunch with devilled eggs, cheese platter, strawberries and cream (more cream for you, more strawberries for them), spicy crispy tofu thingies, have to look them up in an ancient thread, various raw veggies with dips like aioli, guacamole, and zaziki, bread to go with the dips for the ones who believe in bread if necessary, a nice green salad with olives, avocado, feta and olive oil and vinegar.
 
Antje77 said:
spicy crispy tofu thingies, have to look them up in an ancient thread
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Found them! Wow, that was a long time ago, I must be getting old...
Very good on a salad as well, very low carb.

Baked Tofu Bites

Making these to go with lunch: https://itdoesnttastelikechicken.com/baked-tofu-bites/ We're having them with some pepperoni seitan (not much, just enough for a real flavour kick) plus salad and raw veg. I've done fried crunchy tofu before but this is entirely baked. The recipe is adjustable...
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Evening @HSSS. A mushroom and spinach frittata made with grated Cheddar cheese, eggs, leeks, cream and thyme, if available, is easy to make, accompanied with a selection of vegetables or a nice green salad as above.
 
I'm another vote for a vegetable and cheese frittata ( no potatoes or beans) with a cheese platter on the side. Take your own crackers if you need them.
I had a vegetarian for 5 days over Christmas, just rang the changes with different cheeses and fruits/nuts to make it look pretty and different each day.
 
These posts are making me feel hungry.

Eggs, cheese and green salad, can't go wrong with that...
 
And taking decent cheeses as your gift is very acceptable, especially if they open them and add them to the table right there and then. I find it nice smelly camembert often gets opened straight away as it's too smelly for fridge...a nd I can then eat most of it!

This year's guest bought 4 good pieces, but still nowhere near as revered as the one 2 years ago who bought a whole Yarg!
 
I find it much easier to feed a vegetarian (I ’m married to one lol but he definitely doesn’t restrict carbs) than be the guest of one as a low carber.
 
Bring some nuts, too, with the cheeseboard and maybe olives and a few low carb crudités. Guacamole too. Baked aubergine dip (Baba ganoush). 90% chocolate or dipped strawberries with the same dark chocolate.
 
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