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What have you eaten today? (Low carb forum)

RosemaryJackson said:
Morning all. I made a fish stew yesterday and I can't say I enjoyed it. I think I prefer to have a piece of salmon with salad. But you live and learn. Bacon and eggs went down well though. Have a nice day all.
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I like most fish, but I don't like fish stew. But I love bacon & eggs. Maybe with mushrooms.
 
Trying to be good, so today for lunch I had half a tub of 10% Greek yoghurt, followed by some cashews and a couple of squares of 85% dark chocolate. This evening I had a couple of fairly large air-fried chicken legs, followed by a small Braeburn apple.

 
Breakfast: my usual low carb coconut ‘porridge’ with strawberries washed down with a black coffee.
Late morning: black coffee and a carb killa bar.
Skipped lunch.
Mid afternoon: black coffee and an Aldi protein bar.
Dinner: LC tomato, mushroom and two cheese pizza with coleslaw.


 
Smoked salmon and cream cheese on LC toast
Salmon burger with salad (tomato, cucumber, bell pepper, avocado and roasted onion and garlic dressing)
Coffee with 10% cream / Water

Calories - 1198
Fat - 78 g
Carbs - 69 g
Fibre - 25 g
Net carbs - 44 g
Protein - 65 g
Na - 2156 mg
K - 2153 mg
H20 - 1984 ml
Fast Ins - 10 units
Long Ins - 26 units

All macros and micros quite close to my targets today. I was going to have some raspberries today for my daily fruit, but in view of me being so close to my targets I'll leave that for tomorrow.
 
RosemaryJackson said:
Morning all. I made a fish stew yesterday and I can't say I enjoyed it. I think I prefer to have a piece of salmon with salad. Have a nice day all.
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IanBish said:
I like most fish, but I don't like fish stew.
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I enjoy Italian and Spanish-style fish stews that are often made with the addition of shellfish (some of which benefits from longer cooking) in a white wine and tomato broth with garlic and fresh garden herbs.

To avoid overcooking, it’s best to add the fish towards the end, when the stew is nearly done. Let it simmer until it’s partially cooked, then turn off the heat so the fish finishes cooking in gentle, residual heat.
 
I was unable to track down wild sockeye salmon this week @shelley262. When available, the flavour is far superior to farmed, Atlantic salmon in my view.
 
Today:

B: Two poached eggs with a knob of butter and avocado seasoned with a good grinding of black pepper
A wedge of Gorwydd Caerphilly made with unpasteurised, raw cow's milk
Water to swallow tablet.
Double espresso.

L: Packed lunch made with leftover spinach and mushroom frittata.
Lettuce, Romano peppers, celery sticks and cherry toms with a dollop of homemade mayonnaise for dipping.
Almonds and hazelnuts.
Water to drink.

D: Smoked salmon and cream cheese salad made with sweet cicely, baby plum tomatoes, mint, Kalamata olives and mustard cress, dressed with olive oil and a touch of lemon juice, topped with toasted pine nuts.
Water to wash down tablets.
 
I have sausages with carrot and swede mash. Later I will have some scrambled eggs or a tin of salmon . Cooking for one is a chore and I always get it wrong. I could make meals and freeze them, but I'm not keen on the the taste and texture when they are frozen, they always seem to taste different. I prefer to freeze the meat. On the bright side, I definitely won't starve!
 
Coffee and cream x 2
Coffee and unsweetened almond milk
Herring and smoked salmon
Cottage cheese and tomato
Pancetta crisps low carbs 0.2g per bag (M&S)
 
Breakfast kefir then fried mushrooms in olive oil served on LC toast ( found a pack of reduced exotic mushrooms in m and s - photo before cooking they are mainly different types of Oyster mushrooms plus a few shiitake mushrooms)

Dinner had left hm chicken curry in slow cooker while out all day. I served it with lots of fresh coriander. Also had a gin served with soda water.
 
Scrambled eggs
Italian sausage, Cucumber salad, LC toast with tomato salsa
Raspberries, Baklava
Coffee with 10% cream, Hot lemonade, Water

Calories - 1278
Fat - 80 g
Carbs - 77 g
Fibre - 23 g
Net carbs - 53 g
Protein - 69 g
Na - 1786 mg
K - 1530 mg
H20 - 2513 ml
Fast Ins - 8 units
Long Ins - 26 units

My Middle Eastern friends twisted my arm to have one piece of Baklava with Turkish coffee. Although only 80 calories and 9 g net carbs it did raise my BG level more than I would have liked (to 7.2 from 4.8). I do not intend any insulin for the rest of the day, so I'll see if my BG goes down during the evening.
 
Breakfast: my usual low carb coconut ‘porridge’ with strawberries washed down with a black coffee.
Late morning: black coffee and a carb killa bar.
Skipped lunch.
Mid afternoon: black coffee and another carb killa bar.
Dinner: same as yesterday, new pic I promise!

 
Agreed @Rosemary Jackson. Dividing quantities intended for four persons can be tricky. How do you cope with a quarter of an egg for instance?

Have you come across Delia Smith's best seller? One is fun! It's a feast of easy recipes, many of which are diabetic friendly and all are specially devised for the single cook.

If memory serves, the paperback edition was first published way back in the eighties, but you can obtain a second hand copy for less than £3 on eBay.
 
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Evening all

Today:

B: Two poached eggs and two scallops topped with chopped, flat-leaf parsley, asparagus spears with a generous knob of butter, all seasoned with a good grinding of black pepper.
Water to swallow tablet.
Espresso.

L: Tuna steaks rolled in finely chopped celery and sage, baked with Romano peppers and aubergines, moistened with double cream and topped with grated Cheddar cheese.
Steamed calabrese and French beans with a pat of butter.
Skipped pud.
Water to drink.
Two squares, Montezuma's Absolute Black 100% chocolate.

D Seafood salad made with tiger prawns and mussels, rocket, avocado, cucumber, cherry tomatoes, salad onions and Halkidiki olives with home-made aioli for dipping and topped with toasted pistachios.
Water to wash down tablets.
 
Today for lunch I did a sirloin steak, with broccoli, green beans and a couple of thrice-cooked potatoes (par-boiled, fried in bacon fat, and finished off in the steak juices). I also did fried mushrooms, but they didn't fit on the plate, so I had those separately.

 
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