What have you eaten today? (Low carb forum)

Brunneria · Apr 20, 2015

Hedonista said:
Yogurt and berries
Last night's chicken, kale, ginger and chilli soup, but with prawns added.
Two slices of warm, freshly cooked almond bread with butter.
Now what....?!

I keep meaning to make that almond bread...

Welcome @Craig.smith1972 denial is a phase most of us go through. Have a good browse of the forum. You'll find a whole section of threads by people who are newly diagnosed - you are not alone!

Avocado Sevenfold · Apr 20, 2015

Dinner: Roasted broccoli with tahini garlic sauce, two Cauldron Lincolnshire vegetarian sausages (5.1g carbs per two)

Tweetypie · Apr 20, 2015

B: Herb tea with lemon. Chia pudding with cream and raspberries.
L: Mackerel salad, baby avocado and cashew nuts with olive oil dressing
Dark chocolate
T: Veg stirfry, cauli rice, baked wild salmon

Hedonista · Apr 20, 2015

Brunneria said:
I keep meaning to make that almond bread...

Welcome @Craig.smith1972 denial is a phase most of us go through. Have a good browse of the forum. You'll find a whole section of threads by people who are newly diagnosed - you are not alone!

The main thing is not eat it all as soon as it comes out of the oven!

Welcome Craig - I'm a relative newcomer and this thread has been so comforting and inspiring for me. Through the forum I've dicovered it's possible to still enjoy food and still indulge when I want to, but by eating different things. Just takes a while to get your head round it.

pms543 · Apr 20, 2015

B: eggs fried in coconut oil & bacon

L: Cos lettuce leaves with tuna / mayo and some salad, rolled up
Slice of almond cheese bread

D: due to dental work had a home made chicken soup followed by low carb pancake ( I dream of food all day website)

Hedonista · Apr 20, 2015

Avocado Sevenfold said:
Dinner: Roasted broccoli with tahini garlic sauce, two Cauldron Lincolnshire vegetarian sausages (5.1g carbs per two)

Roasted broccoli sounds lovely - do you just bung it in the oven with a bit of oil?

Weird Science · Apr 20, 2015

4 bacon

Leftover roast chicken with avocado & mixed salad, soft boiled egg.

Fillet of sea bass, mixed salad & few pork rib pieces fried in coconut oil (strange combo)

Sugar free jelly & double cream

Avocado Sevenfold · Apr 20, 2015

Hedonista said:
Roasted broccoli sounds lovely - do you just bung it in the oven with a bit of oil?

Hi Yes, that's right. The edges of the broccoli caramelise and a bit of flaked chilli at the end gives it a kick. First time making it today and I would have it again.

http://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1015248-roasted-broccoli-with-tahini-garlic-sauce

philchap1 · Apr 20, 2015

Could some of you lovely people tell me you daily carbs and insulin dose please.

sanguine · Apr 20, 2015

Hi Phil, there could be a whole range of people on this thread with low carbing being a common denominator - T1s, T2s on various levels of medication, some on none at all.

I'm a T2 on no medication. My daily carbs are 50 g or less.

Tonight I had salmon with pesto sauce and some courgette, with berries and double cream.

Pipp · Apr 21, 2015

I would like to lose weight and include a lot of vegetarian options. Would appreciate ideas.

Brunneria · Apr 21, 2015

Aha! Then @Avocado Sevenfold is your veggie guru.

She posts the most fabulous veggie menus, all low carb, and sometimes ( if we are lucky ) there are pictures.

Brunneria · Apr 21, 2015

Question folks:

I love the idea of courgette pasta (strips of courgette to look like tagliatelle, I think)

However, I am also incredibly lazy. So the idea of labouring with a veg spiraliser, and then lovingly steaming each delicate strand... plus the nighmare steamer cleanup. nope. not gonna happen.

Would a quick microwave zap do the the trick?

Lmm19 · Apr 21, 2015

Brunneria said:
Question folks:

I love the idea of courgette pasta (strips of courgette to look like tagliatelle, I think)

However, I am also incredibly lazy. So the idea of labouring with a veg spiraliser, and then lovingly steaming each delicate strand... plus the nighmare steamer cleanup. nope. not gonna happen.

Would a quick microwave zap do the the trick?

I fry mine for about 90 seconds in Olive oil. Tastes yummy!

Brunneria · Apr 21, 2015

Thank you!

Great avatar. I've got 2 of the little monsters. Gold and white (2 yrs) and black and white (6 months).

linda321 · Apr 21, 2015

Breakfast: boiled egg plus mushrooms boiled in same pan
Lunch: salad (lettuce, tomatoes, cucumber, beetroot, with balsamic and olive oil dressing. Mascapone cheese wrapped in slices of salami. Berries plus mascapone cheese (low fat as I'm watching my weight)

Avocado Sevenfold · Apr 21, 2015

Brunneria said:
Question folks:

I love the idea of courgette pasta (strips of courgette to look like tagliatelle, I think)

However, I am also incredibly lazy. So the idea of labouring with a veg spiraliser, and then lovingly steaming each delicate strand... plus the nighmare steamer cleanup. nope. not gonna happen.

Would a quick microwave zap do the the trick?

I would love a spiralizer, but don't have enough cupboard space. Do you have a redundant potato peeler? That would do for tagliatelle. I also got a julienne peeler from ebay for a couple of quid to make spaghetti.

This is a lovely recipe for spaghetti. It is raw, but I prefer to flash fry it in the wok with a bit of coconut oil to heat it up. @Pipp You might like to try this too. It is very summery.

http://ahouseinthehills.com/2013/09/02/zucchini-noodles-with-pesto-and-roasted-tomatoes/

If you are too lazy to slow roast tomatoes and make pesto, then sun dried tomatoes from a jar are good and Sacla now do a vegetarian recipe pesto sauce in a jar.

Lmm19 · Apr 21, 2015

Brunneria said:
Thank you!

Great avatar. I've got 2 of the little monsters. Gold and white (2 yrs) and black and white (6 months).

Thank you! That's Alfie, he's nearly 8 and has 'issues'. We rescued him at 19mths. Also have 2 other dogs

(Apologies for going off topic)

Pipp · Apr 21, 2015

Avocado Sevenfold said:
I would love a spiralizer, but don't have enough cupboard space. Do you have a redundant potato peeler? That would do for tagliatelle. I also got a julienne peeler from ebay for a couple of quid to make spaghetti.

This is a lovely recipe for spaghetti. It is raw, but I prefer to flash fry it in the wok with a bit of coconut oil to heat it up. @Pipp You might like to try this too. It is very summery.

http://ahouseinthehills.com/2013/09/02/zucchini-noodles-with-pesto-and-roasted-tomatoes/

If you are too lazy to slow roast tomatoes and make pesto, then sun dried tomatoes from a jar are good and Sacla now do a vegetarian recipe pesto sauce in a jar.

Thank you, will adapt to leave tomatoes out. Maybe use peppers instead.

kateincornwall · Apr 21, 2015

Breakfast Nothing, in a rush and skipped it .
Lunch Avacado with a piece of edam cheese and coleslaw
Tea Salmon steak cooked with lemon and butter, with celeriac chips ( thanks for the tip, they were lovely ! )

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