What have you eaten today? (Low carb forum)

Had a baking spree yesterday to restock freezer. Tried some granola bars as found my favourite branded "Yes" bar spiked me. Trouble is have eaten 2/3 of them already
2 went in yoghurt for breakfast
Another 2 or 3 got eaten after a walk. Realising how hungry I was I then ate crackers with mackerel pate and called it lunch.
Long afternoon on the computer. Couple more granola bars.
D: hubby cooked a recipe from his Portuguese book, sausages in cabbage rolls. The sauce had bacon and wine in, which my usual everyday version doesn't. Did add a certain richness to it.
Finished with a ready made 10 cal jelly. Probably a bit silly as on the verge of a migraine from the computer

Breakfast: my usual low carb coconut ‘porridge’ with strawberries washed down with a black coffee.
Late morning: black coffee and a PE salted caramel bar.
Skipped lunch.
Mid afternoon: black coffee and an Atkins coconut bar
Dinner: Low Carb Food Co pork pie with leafy salad, one cherry tomato and coleslaw followed by SF blackcurrant jelly and cream.

breakfast; lc granola, hi lo toast with butter
lunch; SLC chicken salad roll, protein bar
dinner; chicken fajitas on lc wrap with cheese and greek yoghurt (instead of sour cream), blackberries and cream
snack; mocha and a small handull of salted popcorn

Ordered a chacuterie board from local deli to pick up tomorrow. Looking forward to not cooking. Decided that after husband finally getting in for his op after 15 months wait, we should really try and minimise contact with folks and not go out to eat! Hope that hasn't jinxed it . Can't quite believe our wonderful NHS has managed to fit us in with all the problems at the moment so taking no chances......

B-scrambled egg, crispy bacon and avocado.
L- deconstructed bacon cheeseburger ( fried bacon, mince, mushrooms on lettuce leaves topped with grated cheese and cherry toms)
D- husband’s birthday celebration - no3 daughter bought her raclette round. It’s a fun and sociable way to eat. Meat and veg are cooked on a tabletop grill and little boats containing cheese slide underneath so the cheese melts and you can pour it over your food. We had steak, chicken, asparagus, tender stem broccoli and mushrooms ( also mini corn cobs for some) . Cheeses included gruyere, truffle infused gruyere, St Agur and Emmental.

Goonergal said:

I dread to think what would happen to eggs in the air fryer

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I have pierced / broken the yolk before putting a egg into the microwave, no explosive reaction happens.

Should work the same way in the fryer thingy, I can't try it because we do not have one.

Two slices of middle bacon, two egg and cheese and omelette, mushrooms. two slices vegimite on low carb toast.
Half a slice of cake that Isabella the Blue Care nurse from PNG brought with her, lemon cordial osmolax mix for smoko.
Cottage pie with mashed JAP pumpkin on my bit, green veggies for lunch.
Cold chicken leg and a bit of salad for supper at six.

Had to fix the hot water heater yesterday, the heating element burnt out and had to replace it. Had to phone my old company for one, they came around in the arvo and fitted it for me. Mates rates I hope.

Edit: To many fixes.

Tori71 said:

sorry if this is repeating anyones comments on the thread!
@Jayne1983 I eat Fibre one protein bars. They are 4.4g per bar and come in two flavours. They are small but if you want that chocolate hit do the job. Also just trying Adonis bars which are more expensive. These are nutty and hover around the 5-6g mark depending on flavour. Links below to ocado, but fibre one are in Sainsburys, Tesco and Morrisons too. Or try amazon for bulk buying.
https://www.fibreone.co.uk/product-category/protein-bars/
https://ketonis.co.ukc

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Hi thanks I went to Asda today and the cookies and cream once’s were £1.25 for a box of 3 so I got 7 boxes I’m going give the kids the weight watchers ones they weren’t worth it lol

Rachox said:

Thanks for the tag @shelley262 , yes @Jayne1983 I love the low carb protein bars. There are more available now than when I first discovered them 4 plus years ago, and are getting into more mainstream shops, rather than just health food stores. Even Costa sells a small selection of Carb Killas now.
Breakfast: my usual low carb coconut ‘porridge’ with strawberries washed down with a black coffee.
Late morning: black coffee and a PE protein bar from Holland and Barrett.
Skipped lunch.
Mid afternoon: black coffee and a Food Dr protein bar bought in Tesco bar.
Dinner: scrambled eggs on marmite LC toast followed by SF strawberry jelly and cream.

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Hi thanks yes I got the protein ones to day from Asda I’ve given my kids the weight watchers ones I’ve also bought a couple of the carb killa bars they r quite big so I will just have half of one x thanks

Breakfast black coffee.: plant based protein 2 carbs with almond milk.. dinner low carb bread with chicken bacon mayo protein crisps (sweet chilli) from my protein world.. snack 10 cal jelly with protein bar black coffee 2 crab sticks.. tea cheese and ham omelette 2 x dark low sugar chocolate. Supper 3x vodka n zero spite with some cockles and mussels

Jayne1983 said:

vodka n zero spite with some cockles and mussels

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That's different, I usually just have a slice of lemon in my vodka

Brunch - 2 slices slc bread toasted, buttered and filled with cheese & ham. Mug of earl grey tea

Dinner - Large mushroom & onion omlette. 2 slices of a roast beef joint & couple of pieces of kebab meat that I pinched from other peoples plates ...

Our Woolies online groceries have just been delivered, we were notified of a couple of substitutions one of which was low carb wraps.

They gave us a new brand called Simpsons Pantry High Protein Low Carb wraps instead of Helga's.

They are a lot less carb with only 5 grams per wrap, plus being cheaper

https://www.woolworths.com.au/shop/productdetails/179435/simson-s-pantry-high-protein-low-carb-wraps

Riva_Roxaban said:

I have pierced / broken the yolk before putting a egg into the microwave, no explosive reaction happens.

Should work the same way in the fryer thingy, I can't try it because we do not have one.

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I wouldn’t expect an explosion, but having seen what happens to ‘loose’ pepperoni, I would expect scrambled egg attached to the sides of the fryer!

Antje77 said:

Thank you for the recipes, @Annb !
I'm just about to be off to the kitchen so your timing is perfect.

I did some googling, and some say to add egg, and some don't, so not sure yet what I'll do. I think I'll add some mushrooms as well (they really need to be eaten or I'll have to throw them away - guinea pigs don't eat mushrooms) and perhaps some onion.

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I sometimes use cabbage as a substitute for pasta. So, whatever pasta sauce (meat/tomato/cream) would work well with cabbage. One can be creative!

catinahat said:

That's different, I usually just have a slice of lemon in my vodka

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It’s nice with sprite and 7up zero

Mrs T 123 said:

Brunch - 2 slices slc bread toasted, buttered and filled with cheese & ham. Mug of earl grey tea

Dinner - Large mushroom & onion omlette. 2 slices of a roast beef joint & couple of pieces of kebab meat that I pinched from other peoples plates ...

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That sounds nice

Long post because I'm so happy with my discovery, and I completely forgot to tell you!

jape said:

I sometimes use cabbage as a substitute for pasta. So, whatever pasta sauce (meat/tomato/cream) would work well with cabbage. One can be creative!

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The thing is, I've never made or eaten spaghetti carbonara either, so it was mainly the sauce part I needed to know about!
I've used crème fraîche, because that's what I had in the fridge, and I added onion, mushrooms, garlic and black pepper, and I did add the egg in the end.

Very yummy, so good thing I've made enough for at least two days!
Please ignore the messy plate, I had to defend both plate and pot from a very single-minded cat when transferring food from pot to plate.

Antje77 said:

Cauliflower purée with boeuf bourguignon. Although I seemed to have scooped mostly vegetables in this particular freezer container. Still tasted lovely though!

I have a little left over still, about half a portion of purée and haf a portion of sauce. So what to add to that tomorrow to make a full meal?

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And I've forgotten to update you on what happened to the leftover boeuf bourguignon.
Not only did it turn out very tasty, using some of your suggestions, it also lead to a very happy life-changing discovery!

I added cheese and cream cheese, and a some sorry looking cubed bacon dug up from the depths of my freezer and mixed everything. While this likely added enough calories to make a filling meal, it didn't do much to make the portion look bigger, and I wanted a hearty plate of food.
No matter what your stomach says, if your eyes say it's not enough, it's likely to be disappointing.

I still had some andijvie (I don't dare translate, as it comes out as chicory, so I'll add a picture of a head of andijvie. It is family of chicory and has a bitter taste.) for the guinea pigs, so I cut some and added it raw to my plate before heating.

Not only did this work out very well, it also means my beloved stamppot andijvie is back on the menu!
It's a traditional Dutch food: mashed potatoes and lots of raw andijvie, eaten with bacon, a thin gravy and sometimes rookworst (a Dutch sausage) or meatballs, and I like to add cheese cubes too.
My little experiment proves I can do this with mashed cauliflower instead of potato, and I'm very much looking forward to eating it again after five years!

Pic of andijvie. Anyone know what it's called? Or is it something not generally used outside the Netherlands?

I think it’s endive, a type of lettuce from the chicory family