MrsA2
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Saw both the orange and the plain in Sainsburys yesterday
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What have you eaten today? (Low carb forum)
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DJC3
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Out and about all morning so just 2 black coffees and 2 glasses of water until 13:30
L- a no prep lunch I learned on my short foray into carnivore woe: Pork puffs ( lighter and easier to eat than scratchings) used to scoop up cream cheese. It’s very satisfying. Some almonds, toasted coconut chips and Greek yoghurt to follow.
D- beef stroganoff/goulash ( made up recipe) with green beans. 1 small glass red wine with a small piece of cheddar.
L- a no prep lunch I learned on my short foray into carnivore woe: Pork puffs ( lighter and easier to eat than scratchings) used to scoop up cream cheese. It’s very satisfying. Some almonds, toasted coconut chips and Greek yoghurt to follow.
D- beef stroganoff/goulash ( made up recipe) with green beans. 1 small glass red wine with a small piece of cheddar.
LivingLightly
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It's made in Sussex and available from Sainsbury's and Waitrose @IanBish.
LivingLightly
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P.S. Perhaps it's an acquired taste @IanBish, but quickly grew on me. Once I'd tried it, nothing else would do. It's rich and intense, so a little goes a long way.
There's no added sugar, no gluten, soya free and made without dairy ingredients. Ideal if you follow a keto or low carb lifestyle, also perfect for those with food intolerances, I imagine.
LivingLightly
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Evening all
Today:
B: Two poached eggs topped with a knob of butter, avocado and four tiger prawns, seasoned with a good grinding of black pepper.
Water to swallow tablet.
Espresso.
L: Courgetti alla Carbonara made with chestnut mushrooms, eggs, double cream, Parmesan, nutmeg, butter and spiralised courgettes, topped with extra Parmesan and parsley.
Steamed French beans and mangetout smothered with butter.
Water to drink.
Skipped pud.
D: Seafood salad made with crab, mussels, lettuce, finely shredded red cabbage, apple peel, celery, baby plum tomatoes, salad onions, kalamata olives and mint, with a dollop of home-made aioli for dipping, topped with toasted pistachios.
Water to wash down tablets.
Today:
B: Two poached eggs topped with a knob of butter, avocado and four tiger prawns, seasoned with a good grinding of black pepper.
Water to swallow tablet.
Espresso.
L: Courgetti alla Carbonara made with chestnut mushrooms, eggs, double cream, Parmesan, nutmeg, butter and spiralised courgettes, topped with extra Parmesan and parsley.
Steamed French beans and mangetout smothered with butter.
Water to drink.
Skipped pud.
D: Seafood salad made with crab, mussels, lettuce, finely shredded red cabbage, apple peel, celery, baby plum tomatoes, salad onions, kalamata olives and mint, with a dollop of home-made aioli for dipping, topped with toasted pistachios.
Water to wash down tablets.
RosemaryJackson
Well-Known Member
Today's menu is simple. Tuna and fat-free vinaigrette with salad with cress instead of lettuce. Not going to eat any carbs today and see how that affects my bg.
shelley262
Expert
Thank you to @Rachox for spottting the grain free low carb granola from M and S and to @DJC3 for trying it and reporting back favourably. I got some and had for my brekkie today with some hm kefir and yoghurt and a few garden berries.
I limited my portion to 10g as trying for first time - it is 8.2 grams per 100g so 10grams is less than one gram of carb I think ! Obviously had some more carbs in hm kefir and yoghurt and my three berries - but no impact on my bgs so I've found ideal breakfast for hot days like today. Made a change from my usual eggs and it tasted delicious.
no lunch as out all day - although I took a keto collective cookie with me to try. They are only 1.5g of carb each and no artificial sweetners just chicory fibre for sweetness and one went well with coffee.
dinner - busy and hot so went for a quick cheese omelette with salads including some of my first garden tomatoes
I limited my portion to 10g as trying for first time - it is 8.2 grams per 100g so 10grams is less than one gram of carb I think ! Obviously had some more carbs in hm kefir and yoghurt and my three berries - but no impact on my bgs so I've found ideal breakfast for hot days like today. Made a change from my usual eggs and it tasted delicious.
no lunch as out all day - although I took a keto collective cookie with me to try. They are only 1.5g of carb each and no artificial sweetners just chicory fibre for sweetness and one went well with coffee.
dinner - busy and hot so went for a quick cheese omelette with salads including some of my first garden tomatoes
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IanBish
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Why would the mushrooms try to escape from such a lovely-looking omelette!?
I'm just having a steak. That's all. It expires today. And I'm not very hungry.
Because I tried to squash too many in!
LivingLightly
Expert
Evening @Alexsalter47 and welcome to this thread for diabetic foodies. It's good to see you here.
LivingLightly
Expert
I've often tried to tuck too many veggies inside an omelette @IanBish, but I think it looks all the more tempting with some of the contents peeping out.
LivingLightly
Expert
Evening all
Today:
My husband listened to the radio bulletin and decided we would have 'gazpacho' weather today. (My better half seems to enjoy preparing gazpacho as long as I don't press him to make it too often.) With English tomatoes at their best now, this sounded an excellent plan. With another scorcher in prospect here in London, I made ceviche to avoid unwanted heat in my kitchen.
B: Two poached eggs topped with a knob of butter, avocado and three crevettes all seasoned with a good grinding of black pepper.
Water to swallow tablets
Espresso.
L: Appetiser: gazpacho
Ceviche made with lemon sole fillets cured with lemon juice, zest and Welsh onions, then combined with tomatoes, Padron chillies, cucumber, Kalamata and Halkidiki olives, chopped coriander and olive oil.
Salad made with lettuce, home grown toms, radishes, Romano peppers and Welsh onions, dressed with an olive oil, mint, garlic and balsamic vinaigrette and topped with toasted almonds.
Water to drink.
Skipped pud.
D: Seafood salad made with king prawns, mussels, lettuce, sweet cicely, cherry tomatoes, celery and salad onions dressed with home-made aioli topped with toasted sunflower and pumpkin seeds.
Water to wash down tablets.
Today:
My husband listened to the radio bulletin and decided we would have 'gazpacho' weather today. (My better half seems to enjoy preparing gazpacho as long as I don't press him to make it too often.) With English tomatoes at their best now, this sounded an excellent plan. With another scorcher in prospect here in London, I made ceviche to avoid unwanted heat in my kitchen.
B: Two poached eggs topped with a knob of butter, avocado and three crevettes all seasoned with a good grinding of black pepper.
Water to swallow tablets
Espresso.
L: Appetiser: gazpacho
Ceviche made with lemon sole fillets cured with lemon juice, zest and Welsh onions, then combined with tomatoes, Padron chillies, cucumber, Kalamata and Halkidiki olives, chopped coriander and olive oil.
Salad made with lettuce, home grown toms, radishes, Romano peppers and Welsh onions, dressed with an olive oil, mint, garlic and balsamic vinaigrette and topped with toasted almonds.
Water to drink.
Skipped pud.
D: Seafood salad made with king prawns, mussels, lettuce, sweet cicely, cherry tomatoes, celery and salad onions dressed with home-made aioli topped with toasted sunflower and pumpkin seeds.
Water to wash down tablets.
DJC3
Master
Glad you enjoyed the m&S granola too @shelley262 , I also have less than the recommended portion size of 45g and find it excellent as a crunchy yoghurt topper.
Today I had a brunch of air fried beef trimmings.
Late lunch of a mixed salad topped with seeds and dukkah.
Dinner was fish pie topped with just grated cheese, no mash. Served with steamed broccoli. 1 glass dry white wine.
There was enough fish pie left for my lunch tomorrow but I forgot to shut the kitchen door and visiting dog could reach the counter and sampled it!
Today I had a brunch of air fried beef trimmings.
Late lunch of a mixed salad topped with seeds and dukkah.
Dinner was fish pie topped with just grated cheese, no mash. Served with steamed broccoli. 1 glass dry white wine.
There was enough fish pie left for my lunch tomorrow but I forgot to shut the kitchen door and visiting dog could reach the counter and sampled it!
RosemaryJackson
Well-Known Member
Morning all. I had the tuna and vinaigrette for my tea yesterday and scrambled eggs with spring onions and tomatoes for lunch. No carbs. Today I am eating out and will have an omelette with salad. No idea yet what I will have for my tea. @shelley262, did you make the Keto cookies yourself? I miss something sweet to finish a meal and you can have too much sf jelly!
shelley262
Expert
Hiya no not homemade they are made by keto collective
Keto Collective
Shop our range of keto bars and low carb cookies from Keto Collective at The Keto Shop now. Choose from a range of Keto Collective low carb, high fibre snacks and find out more about the different types available.
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But I found them a bit cheaper on Amazon
I used to make a lot of low carb sweet treats myself but found that ingredients expensive and made too many so ate too many! These are individually wrapped and relatively simple list of ingredients plus no artificial sweetners just chicory fibre for sweetness.
shelley262
Expert
Today's food
Breakfast 10g of the low carb M and S no grains granola with hm kefir and yoghurt
Lunch kimchi with cheese and LC crackers
Dinner sea bass in lemon butter with green beans and glass of dry white wine followed by strawberries and hm yoghurt.
Breakfast 10g of the low carb M and S no grains granola with hm kefir and yoghurt
Lunch kimchi with cheese and LC crackers
Dinner sea bass in lemon butter with green beans and glass of dry white wine followed by strawberries and hm yoghurt.
DJC3
Master
Couple of black coffees this morning and a long shady woodland dog walk before it got too hot.
Elevenses- DGF cake and tea.
Lunch- slice of beef and cheese with salad
D- M&S Greek style pork kebabs with a large mixed salad. Lazy blueberry cheesecake to follow ( spoonful of cream cheese mixed with same of yoghurt and topped with blueberries)
Elevenses- DGF cake and tea.
Lunch- slice of beef and cheese with salad
D- M&S Greek style pork kebabs with a large mixed salad. Lazy blueberry cheesecake to follow ( spoonful of cream cheese mixed with same of yoghurt and topped with blueberries)
