"What have you eaten" Parallel Chat

[DougDyl]

Vegan coffee cake is surprisingly successful - and tastes very good. There was far too much of the mixture for just a dozen cupcakes, so there's an 8" square chunk of coffee cake plus about 8 cupcakes, waiting to be disposed of. Alistair, on Monday, I guess.

Vegan cakes freeze very well. I put mine already iced into freezer and bring back up to room temperature 1 at a time. I usually put a box of 6 into freezer in the cupcake box.

 

[Annb]

Vegan cakes freeze very well. I put mine already iced into freezer and bring back up to room temperature 1 at a time. I usually put a box of 6 into freezer in the cupcake box.

Thanks for the advice. I have put the cakes in packs of 6 - not iced yet - in the freezer. Unfortunately, I'm short of freezer space, so extra ones are in a big plastic box in the fridge. The 5 packs of 6 are the important ones - the rest are extras made with the mixture - I only need to provide 20 assorted cupcakes for vegans. The non vegan ones - a much bigger task (5 lots of 20) are normal cakes and will keep in the fridge from Wednesday to Friday, when they are needed.

 

[DougDyl]

Thanks for the advice. I have put the cakes in packs of 6 - not iced yet - in the freezer. Unfortunately, I'm short of freezer space, so extra ones are in a big plastic box in the fridge. The 5 packs of 6 are the important ones - the rest are extras made with the mixture - I only need to provide 20 assorted cupcakes for vegans. The non vegan ones - a much bigger task (5 lots of 20) are normal cakes and will keep in the fridge from Wednesday to Friday, when they are needed.

I could be doing with a small fridge just for baking in the summer as I never have room in my main fridge. The hot weather plays havoc when trying to ice cakes. Unfortunately I've not got enough room in my small house for any more fridges. Boo hoo xx

 

[Annb]

I could be doing with a small fridge just for baking in the summer as I never have room in my main fridge. The hot weather plays havoc when trying to ice cakes. Unfortunately I've not got enough room in my small house for any more fridges. Boo hoo xx

My main fridge (in the kitchen) isn't very big and is only used for the immediate needs. At present, though, there is just enough room in the big fridge in the back porch/utility for a couple of big boxes of cakes; maybe three, if I can move stuff around a bit. Hardly an inch left in the big freezer out there though.

 

[Annb]

Yesterday I made some stuffed burgers and they were the best burgers I've ever had - much better than the ones I usually make and better than I ever remember a commercially made burger being. However, last night I felt pretty sick (just felt but it didn't develop into anything) I had another one this morning with eggs for my breakfast and now I feel pretty sick again. I don't understand - it's just beef mince, onion, salt, spices, held together with an egg stuffed with tomato and cheese. I have that in different form quite often. I suppose my inside is still a bit delicate after the last couple of weeks.

That may be the only meal today.

 

[Annb]

It was the only food for the day. Oddly, BG was 8.9 when I went to bed, but it was down to 4.7 by the time I got up again.

Breakfast was some lentil crackers (about 24g carbs) with cottage cheese. Unfortunately, the cottage cheese that Neil bought for me was low fat. I hadn't realised that until I got it out of the fridge. So add a few carbs to the 24. That and my 3rd cup of coffee brought BG up to 8.9.

I've put a whole chicken in brine for a few hours and then I'll cut it into joints and make different dishes with it. Buttered chicken will be one, fried chicken will be another, cream of chicken and mushroom soup is 3 and I'll have to think about the last one or two things.

US liver scan this afternoon, so that will cut down my food prep time and energy.

Talking to my brother, I'm wondering whether I should be taking vit D3 supplements. He says it is good to help prevent inflammation, which seems to be my main issue with arthritis, diabetes, irritated digestive system, inflamed gums, liver, kidneys, etc. I've never got on with taking supplements, thinking that good, fresh food should be enough, but he and my SIL, have taken them for years, and they seem to be doing better, healthwise, than me.

 

[shelley262]

It was the only food for the day. Oddly, BG was 8.9 when I went to bed, but it was down to 4.7 by the time I got up again.

Breakfast was some lentil crackers (about 24g carbs) with cottage cheese. Unfortunately, the cottage cheese that Neil bought for me was low fat. I hadn't realised that until I got it out of the fridge. So add a few carbs to the 24. That and my 3rd cup of coffee brought BG up to 8.9.

I've put a whole chicken in brine for a few hours and then I'll cut it into joints and make different dishes with it. Buttered chicken will be one, fried chicken will be another, cream of chicken and mushroom soup is 3 and I'll have to think about the last one or two things.

US liver scan this afternoon, so that will cut down my food prep time and energy.

Talking to my brother, I'm wondering whether I should be taking vit D3 supplements. He says it is good to help prevent inflammation, which seems to be my main issue with arthritis, diabetes, irritated digestive system, inflamed gums, liver, kidneys, etc. I've never got on with taking supplements, thinking that good, fresh food should be enough, but he and my SIL, have taken them for years, and they seem to be doing better, healthwise, than me.

@Annb just spotted your D3 query. I regularly take a combination of D3 and K2 and have over much of the past five years. I researched it and found they work better in combination. They are very beneficial for me .A lot of research out there support regular supplements of D3 and K2 especially for those in more Northern,less sunny climates and\or those not spending time outdoors in the sunlight. I also saw a study a few days ago saying that people with obesity and inflammation are often very low in their levels.
If you are concerned about taking it could you ask your Dr to test your levels of D vitamin to see if you are low? You can also take concentrated drops under your tongue which may be better for you as doesn't go through digestion - it may be the fillers in supplements that affect your digestion and makes taking them difficult?
Hope your liver scan has gone well today

 

[Annb]

@Annb just spotted your D3 query. I regularly take a combination of D3 and K2 and have over much of the past five years. I researched it and found they work better in combination. They are very beneficial for me .A lot of research out there support regular supplements of D3 and K2 especially for those in more Northern,less sunny climates and\or those not spending time outdoors in the sunlight. I also saw a study a few days ago saying that people with obesity and inflammation are often very low in their levels.
If you are concerned about taking it could you ask your Dr to test your levels of D vitamin to see if you are low? You can also take concentrated drops under your tongue which may be better for you as doesn't go through digestion - it may be the fillers in supplements that affect your digestion and makes taking them difficult?
Hope your liver scan has gone well today

Thanks so much for that very informative reply. I do have to try to get an appointment with my GP because both the dentist and the dietician have asked me to get blood tests done. I was actually going to get on to the practice manager to find out some way of getting an appointment - their booking system makes it impossible for me to arrange one - but now my use of the car is limited until we get it fixed, so it will have to wait. I'm going to try D3 capsules and add them to my pile of pills I take in the mornings.

 

[MrsA2]

@Annb I too take vitamin D and K together in liquid drop form. Yes it's more expensive than tablets but i think its absorbed better. I always take them in the winter but only sporadically in the summer as I am outdoors a lot
Hubby takes them too, he's non diabetic but is indoors more than me

 

[MrsA2]

Sunday was working in garden then a dancing event so loads of exercise. Think lunch was pate, dinner was steak and green beans. 1 very watered down wine as my drink at the event.

Monday was fasted exercise class. Lunch pate and cream cheese spread on lettuce to make roll ups. Dinner was out at another social event. I had lamb shank and veg. 1 very watered down wine.

Tuesday. Broke my fast at 10:15 with a spoonful cream cheese while rushing out of the door! L was 2 boiled eggs, some ff greek with chopped chocolate cherries ( carby addition which are far too moreish). Hubby was instructed to hide them from me, but all he did was put them in the kitchen cupboard while I watched him do it

Later helping at old people's club, a slice of the cake they thought I'd made (had to check it was OK, was actually better than I normally make!)

Spoonful of cream cheese before an appointment. Late supper of 2 sausages , cream cheese and a mini icecream.

No alcohol today (trying restrict it to social events only)

 

[Annb]

I was going to have breakfast early and get going on the baking that has to be done today - about 100 cupcakes of various flavours. That hasn't worked out. Feeling really off at the moment. I did have a cup of coffee at 5 am - still groggy from sleep. After that I started feeling nauseous again so had a cup of water to calm it down - didn't work. Eventually I thought a dry cracker might help and it did, for a while. On my 2nd cup of water now to try to calm it again but the message I'm getting from my tum is "what's happening up there - I'm empty". Maybe I'll let it have another dry cracker.

BG is back to its old tricks - up in the 8's despite no food to speak of and it's 6 hours since the coffee. Tut!

It might be a fasting day.

 

[MrsA2]

Started the day with an online pilates class, then a walk with a friend, all fasted, except for 2 cups tea (no milk)
Lunch was a rare perfect avocado with 2 slices bacon. A nut bar, greek yoghurt with raspberries
Dinner was 2 chicken thighs with garlic cream cheese in, wrapped in bacon served with green beans.

At an event tonight was food demonstration had tasters of hummus, a lovely dip/spread made of walnuts and red peppers, bulgar wheat tabbouleh and finally tiramisu. All very tasty but 2 of the salads had a fair amount of pomegranate molasses in, and the 3rd was chick peas. The tiramisu had very little added sugar but of course there was plenty in the sponge fingers.

Probably too many carbs, and meant I ate outside my usual eating window. No wonder I'm struggling to lose the weight I've gained.

 

[Annb]

It was a fasting day yesterday.

Just broken my fast, having returned from my leg appointment. A whole avocado - perfect condition - some cucumber and tomato plus a cup of coffee.

There's cold chicken in the fridge for later, if I want anything.

Cakes all baked but still to be decorated. That's this afternoon's job. With the state I'm in now, I know I'll be half dead tomorrow so will have to call off going to the reception tomorrow.

The car is going in to the garage for its repair job on Thursday morning. It's going to be a huge job but it'll be better than getting a 2nd hand vehicle for what I can afford, which will just break down shortly after buying it. Our record in this family was a car, bought privately so no guarantee, which pretty well blew up on its first run - less than 12 hours after it was bought. I don't trust private sales any more.

 

[MrsA2]

10:00 2 scrambled eggs
Double dancing
Then double supermarket shop. We're catering event Saturday, so one load for that, then a shop for us.
14:30 2 hard boiled eggs with garlic cream cheese. A quarter pear. Half a mango chia pudding.
16:00 2 squares hm lc coffee cake
18:30 fish grilled with parsley and lemon. 2 lidl veg gratins at 7g carbs each. 2 cherries and 2 sqs chocolate

Another no alcohol day

 

[Annb]

Chicken and mushroom soup for breakfast. Now feeling rather nauseous again.

Day off today. I phoned and asked for someone to come today to pick up all the cupcakes but told them I couldn't go to the reception. Just resting. Neil very kindly cleared up the kitchen after all my efforts left a bit of a disaster area.

Once again, may or may not eat again today.

 

[Annb]

Neil had fun using up left-over offcuts of cake, vegan cream which didn't whip to piping consistency, raspberries, whipped double cream and cream cheese. He made one large and one small kind of cheesecake (more cake crumb cheesecake) which are now freezing. I don't think they will make set cheesecakes, but might make something that can be used as ice cream. Not sure who will eat them. I won't, nor will Neil. He just hated to see it all getting thrown out.

Feeling a bit better now, so I am boiling some eggs and will make some kind of salad with one or two of them.

 

[MrsA2]

Neil had fun using up left-over offcuts of cake, vegan cream which didn't whip to piping consistency, raspberries, whipped double cream and cream cheese. He made one large and one small kind of cheesecake (more cake crumb cheesecake) which are now freezing

There's something called a "semi fredo" which is a frozen dessert, served slightly mushy. I call any mixture like yours a semi-fredo and my guests think I'm wonderfully skilled! I hope you find someone nice who really deserves Neil's semi fredo

 

[MrsA2]

Woke early.
B: full fat greek with milled seeds and the remaining half of mango chia pudding.
A long day in the garden, lots of bending and crouching. Hubby very stressed with the task we were doing. Made me stressed too. Dread to think what that did to my bg.
Very late lunch, half an avocado, 1 slice bacon. Chunk cheese. 1 mini icecream.
Later a small pack of dark chocolate coated almonds
D: 3 lamb kofta (ready made, too spicy) on salad.
A large glass white wine with soda (it's Friday!)

 

[Antje77]

I studied English at both school and university and barely managed to pass the exam, so I can imagine what it is I can read, but it's very difficult for me to speak (so if anyone wants to break down my language barrier, you're welcome). I came to the class and the first topic was about health. Haha, I was so good at it !

I loved the video call with you this evening, @Zhnyaka , and we could understand eachother much better than either of us expected!
I think it's amazing that the internet allows us to speak with people around the world.

I also think you have the coolest cat, biting you on camera because you chose to talk to me after coming home from work instead of giving her your undevided attention.

Today was yesterdays planned meal: a very lazy vegetable soup. Bought a pack of pre-seasoned minced meat to save me the trouble of kneading in flavours, rolled small balls of it and threw them in a pot of boiling water, added a herby stock cube and a bag of reduced price precut 'soup vegetables' and called it a meal with an added slice of LC toast and store bought garlic butter.



I made the soup yesterday afternoon, dosed for the toast and reheated it in the evening, and right when I was about to plate it my neighbour asked if I wanted to join a barbecue with some friends later on.

Perfect timing.
So I turned off the gas under the soup, ate a slice of toast because I dosed for it, and had a wonderful barbecue in the garden some two hours later!

 

[Annb]

I had my boiled egg salad - felt a bit off afterwards but not too bad. Then had a brainwave! Mint tea. I have all this mint growing now (to keep flies away from the front of the house) so why not pick a few leaves and make mint tea. Mint is good for the digestion - isn't it? Duly made the tea and drank it. That made me remember why I never, ever, take mint in anything. When I was in my early teens (about 13), I used to love a certain peppermint sweet called Peppermint Creams - basically a mint flavoured fondant, allowed to harden, no chocolate involved. One day, I bought myself a packet of them - about 8oz weight, I suppose and ate the lot! I was as ill as I deserved to be after that and could never face peppermint again. That's 67 years with no mint being consumed. Why did I think I could take it now? Well, I can't. Love the smell of it but it certainly doesn't aid my digestion. I wonder if my aversion to the leaves of mint are connected to my severe reaction to things like Stevia, which is also based on the leaves of a plant.

NOTE: BG was in the 6's all day - until I had the mint tea, when it jumped to 8.4.