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What have you eaten today? (Low carb forum)

Today:

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

L: Tuna steaks rolled in chopped celery, thyme and sage, baked with sweet peppers and aubergines, covered in cream and topped with grated Cheddar cheese. Salad made with watercress, cherry tomatoes, radishes, salad onions, avocado and black olives, dressed with an olive oil and balsamic vinaigrette.
Skipped pudding, Water to drink.

D: Seafood salad made with tiger prawns and mussels, lettuce, fennel, Romano peppers, celery, cherry tomatoes, salad onions, dressed with olive oil plus a touch of lemon juice and topped with roasted almonds.
Water to swallow tablets.
 
PenguinMum said:
Morning All
first of all @DJC3 I felt completely fine when my BG went down from 9.2 to 4.6 within a short time after the bacon bap.
Last. night’s Indian experience was awful for various reasons. I chose Tandoori King Prawns and broccoli & cailiflower Tandoori florets. A large white plate was delivered with TWO prawns and a side plate with half a dozen florets. The prawns cost £18 so I expected at least 4. Then I managed to dribble some of Mr P’s sauce down the front of my favourite Joules Harbour top and then made the big mistake of dipping the napkin in my glass of water and rubbing it, only the napkin was RED. So I have bought emergency Vanish but though the curry stain is gone the big red patch remains. All in all an expensive and disappointing evening.
This morning usual brekkie of LC toast and two mugs tea.
Lunch will be dressed crab from the fish shack
Supper unknown but hoping tonight’s place can do a simple bit of fish with some veg.
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Glad to hear your BG dropped so quickly and without any wobbly feelings. What a rotten night at the Indian restaurant though. I once ruined a pale green upholstered dining room chair in exactly the same way: something spilled on it as I put it on the table, unthinking I tried mopping it up with a red napkin and was left with a permanent red stain.
I do hope tonight’s meal is better all round.
 
shelley262 said:
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Back home after a wonderful wedding experience and of course was given cake on the day and to take away. Will get back to normal LC posting tomorrow but yes yesterday at wedding and today when back shared a slice of this cake with OH. We had a slice of the raspberry layer yesterday and the blueberry layer today. I avoided the frosting though as not a fan and had a small sliver both times but the cake was delicious.
Otherwise ate broadly low carb. I so enjoyed going with the flow had happy days and my bgs seem if anything lower - but I did about 25k steps a day didn't sit down much and felt so so happy sure this helped. I'm sure also though that this is a rare occasion so I'll also be happy to go back to my usual food from tomorrow - oh whoops that's if I can avoid the last slice of cake in the fridge!
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What a fabulous looking cake! Great to know that your step count and total absence of stress meant you could indulge a bit and join in the celebrations in style.
 
Thursday 1 June - bed 6.6 FBG 7.1 Gee whizz, is it really June already?? This was a chaotic morning. Took the eldest to school, then thanks to Hubby getting the gardeners in, I had to make a detour to the Farm Shop for fresh rolls for bacon rolls to be made (by Hubby!!) Dropped them off, then had to scoot up to the garage and get my car in for a service & MOT. Picked up a courtesy car and then back home to get my swimming bag. Back up town for Aqua.

B. TAG, Benecol Dairy free, and I managed to squeeze in a slice of SRSLY bread with a cheese triangle.

L. After picking up eldest for his lunch on the way back from Aqua, I grabbed a bit crustless quiche and some almonds.

D. Pork ribs& coleslaw. CC little chocolate pot with raspberries.

Boys were most entertained watching the police arresting a man while we were stuck in traffic on the way home from school. He rather daftly tried to escape and nearly knocked himself out on the roof of the van!
 
Friday 2 June bed 7 2 FBG 6.8 - 1/2 Day Friday, although I am going to get my shopping in this morning after drop off, then son wants to go at 5pm as he is working with the band all weekend.

B. TAG and I stuck with the slice of SRSLY bread a cheese triangle. Benecol dairy free.

L. Made a SRSLY sandwich with ox tongue and coleslaw. Some almonds.

D. I had these M&S rose veal meatballs. I've added the base recipe to my CMT, but me being me, I changed it for today's version. I added broccoli, green beans, red pepper, red jumbo spring onion, spinach, and I added mascarpone to a batch of tomato ragu I had in tge freezer. Italian herbs & percorino to serve. I also had a slice of SRSLY bread to mop up the sauce. CC Little chocolate pot with raspberries.

Loving the bacon twists @DJC3 . I reckon twisting around a metal skewer will give a lovely crisp bacon dipper. Hope everyone has recovered. Diabetes%20Forum-1048769895_378x504.jpg
 
shelley262 said:
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Back home after a wonderful wedding experience and of course was given cake on the day and to take away. Will get back to normal LC posting tomorrow but yes yesterday at wedding and today when back shared a slice of this cake with OH. We had a slice of the raspberry layer yesterday and the blueberry layer today. I avoided the frosting though as not a fan and had a small sliver both times but the cake was delicious.
Otherwise ate broadly low carb. I so enjoyed going with the flow had happy days and my bgs seem if anything lower - but I did about 25k steps a day didn't sit down much and felt so so happy sure this helped. I'm sure also though that this is a rare occasion so I'll also be happy to go back to my usual food from tomorrow - oh whoops that's if I can avoid the last slice of cake in the fridge!
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Sounds like you had a wonderful couple of days.

Congratulations to the happy couple and lucky you to have a new addition to the family.
 
maglil55 said:
That rolling method with the quilt gets quicker when you get used to it. I did get a bit fed up with the quilt dislodging when it was in place, so I got a box of "pins" on Amazon that you push through the duvet/quilt (just pin size) and it holds it firmly in place. View attachment 61251
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It wasn't difficult to do but the trouble was, it involved me standing and bending down to the level of the bed to set it up and then to do the rolling. That's what took me the time - had to rest 10 minutes to recover from every 5 actually doing the job to get over the pain of actually standing and bending. My hips and knees were crunching and grinding the whole time so stopping after short bursts of action was essential.

Had my few bits of gouda this morning but haven't bothered with anything else apart from a few tastes of the low carb things I was making. They didn't turn out as expected but were quite acceptable. Prepped quite a lot of veggies, hard boiled some eggs, steamed some salmon and made some smoked mackerel pate (intended to include some anchovy in it, but forgot), made some banana and peanut butter muffins and some cheese biscuits. Had to cook off the chicken thighs and make stock from the bones and skin - those 2 were the last I am doing today and are just about done so I can turn it all off and go to bed now.

BG has been too high all day despite no meals. Also forgot to take my normal pills but that shouldn't have kept my BG high.
 
B: 1 fried egg served on ham
L: bits of things as I was preparing for visitors: seedy crackers, cheese, salads. Nothing carby , just too much overall
D: preceded by 3 glasses prosecco and a handful crisps. Then salads with kofta and greek pie. Dessert for me was blackberries with cream. Guests had a tiramisu thingy. All had more wine, cheeses and port. More cheeses.
Very indulgent and very enjoyable. We drank/ate from 6 pm until 10!

I have an hba1c on Monday, whoops! Might try omad tomorrow, fasting until dinner
 
Breakfast: One of my experimental keto cheese biscuits - they truly are biscuits because they were cooked twice to achieve the intended crispness. I didn't really feel like eating anything but I can't offer anything to guests that I haven't tested myself - at least, when it is something experimental. Just about to make my first ever oatcakes, having reduced some porridge oats to powder. It looks like a good recipe - not one of mine. One of the guests coming this afternoon is diabetic and won't eat wheat but does eat oats. these will be available if she doesn't bring her own.

2nd meal: probably some salads with my guests.

I did manage to cook my chicken last night but it was a bit of a rush and I just cut the flesh from some thighs, made stock with the bones and skin, tossed the chunks of chicken in the last of the French dressing I'd made for the cauliflower salad and dumped them, covered, in the oven. So now I have quite a lot of cooked chicken ready for using up as well as the beef hotpot and some cold pork sausage "cakes". Protein overload! Sadly, no space left in the freezers.
 
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Annb said:
It wasn't difficult to do but the trouble was, it involved me standing and bending down to the level of the bed to set it up and then to do the rolling. That's what took me the time - had to rest 10 minutes to recover from every 5 actually doing the job to get over the pain of actually standing and bending. My hips and knees were crunching and grinding the whole time so stopping after short bursts of action was essential.

Had my few bits of gouda this morning but haven't bothered with anything else apart from a few tastes of the low carb things I was making. They didn't turn out as expected but were quite acceptable. Prepped quite a lot of veggies, hard boiled some eggs, steamed some salmon and made some smoked mackerel pate (intended to include some anchovy in it, but forgot), made some banana and peanut butter muffins and some cheese biscuits. Had to cook off the chicken thighs and make stock from the bones and skin - those 2 were the last I am doing today and are just about done so I can turn it all off and go to bed now.

BG has been too high all day despite no meals. Also forgot to take my normal pills but that shouldn't have kept my BG high.
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I put it sideways, so the bottom is at the side of the bed. That way, I'm not having to go from side to side (King Size). Then, when it's in place, I now pin it and put it back where it should be.
 
DJC3 said:
@maglil55 and @RosemaryJackson re the bacon twists. The metal skewer is a good idea but I think my bacon was just a bit too thick to stay twisted. Thinner rashers would be better. Also cutting the rind off first, which I can rarely be bothered to do, might stop it unravelling. Either way, they were crispy and perfect to dip, so I’d thoroughly recommend.
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You can probably push the end bit through the skewer to stop it unravelling.
 
Antje77 said:
How do you make them? (And more importantly of course, are they good and do I want to make them as well? :joyful: )
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They are made with coconut flour and you can tell. Just a kind of dryish coconut texture. But they tasted fine with the cheese (I used a fairly strong cheddar and mustard to support it). I kind of made it up as I went along so I'll need to try to remember how I did it and how it might be improved without resorting to almonds.
 
Antje77 said:
How do you make them? (And more importantly of course, are they good and do I want to make them as well? :joyful: )
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COCONUT FLOUR CHEESEY BISCUITS​

Ingredients​

  • 3 oz of coconut flour
  • ¼ teaspoon sea salt
  • 3½ oz of melted butter
  • 250 ml of milk
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 tsp mustard powder
  • ½ tsp (generous) baking powder
  • 10 oz grated strong cheddar cheese
METHOD

Preheat oven to 160C
Mix dry ingredients
Whip eggs in a separate bowl
Add milk to eggs
Mix well
Add fat to liquids and mix well
Fold in the dry ingredients
Pour the mixture into a square or rectangular baking tray
Bake at least 30 mins until the biscuit develops a crust
When you are happy with the crunch, use a plain cutter to cut circles (this will leave lots of bits to put onto soup or something) OR
Use a sharp knife to cut squares or rectangles
Allow to cool

You might need to put the biscuits back in the oven if you think they are too soft.

This is a revised version but I'm still working on it.
 
Mainly back to normal LC eating today with exception of a small taste of remaining slice of wedding cake OH ate the bulk.
Also a bit more wine than usual I try to have one glass but we were gifted at the wedding a bottle of Welsh white wine from the Sugar Loaf vineyard as a thank you with an instruction to drink soon ....don't need much more encouragement and pleased to report it was delicious, a lovely dry light wine that tasted like an Italian dry white.

Breakfast kefir with my usual supplements
Lunch one fried mushroom and egg on LC toast followed by wedding cake nibble
Pre dinner ACV in water and a few crudites with hummus.
Dinner roast chicken with salads and a couple of glasses of white wine. Just had LC cake and decaffeinated coffee.

@MrsA2 good luck tomorrow with your blood draw.
 
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