What have you eaten today? (Low carb forum)

DJC3

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B- scrambled eggs and avocado
L- cheddar with l/c crackers and some nuts, then some 100% chocolate.
D- large mixed salad with olives, mozzarella and topped with pecans. Dressing was ACV and evoo. 2 airfried chicken thighs. A DGF cookie with a cup of tea to follow.
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Rachox

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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: creamy garlic prawns with sliced sautéed courgettes.

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Calderbloke

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Type of diabetes
Prediabetes
Treatment type
I do not have diabetes
Dislikes
Not being able to eat my home-made bread any more
Hospital food is shocking, I think you did really well to get away with a spike that was still less than double figures.
It is! Especially the stuff they serve to the patients - they try though.

Yes! Even though I've lived in my body for over 60+ years it still has the capacity to surprise me...
 

LivingLightly

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Hospital food is shocking, I think you did really well to get away with a spike that was still less than double figures.
Agree hospital food is diabolical @DJC3 and @Calderbloke. Commercial condiments like pickle or mayonnaise always contain far too much sugar and salt to be healthy and my body does not handle bread well, so I take the easy route and avoid it completely!
 

LivingLightly

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B: Two poached eggs with a pat of butter and avocado seasoned with a good grinding of black pepper.
A wedge of Leckford washed-rind cheese.
Water to swallow tablet.
Espresso.

L: Alaskan sockeye salmon baked with calabrese, mushrooms, double cream and lemon verbena.
Steamed asparagus spears and French beans smothered with butter
Water to drink.
Skipped pud.

D Seafood salad using tiger prawns, brown shrimps, lettuce, baby plum tomatoes, celery, Romano peppers, Halkidiki olives, salad onions, mint and mustard cress, dressed with an olive oil, balsamic and garlic vinaigrette, topped with roasted macadamia nuts.
Water to wash down tablets.
 

Rachox

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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: cheese, tomato and mushroom omelette. The fillings were doing their best to escape, but I rounded it all up!

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LivingLightly

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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: cheese, tomato and mushroom omelette. The fillings were doing their best to escape, but I rounded it all up!

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Your omelette looks all the more enticing @Rachox with its fillings peeping out into view!
 

LivingLightly

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B: Two poached eggs topped with a pat of butter, avocado and four tiger prawns with a good grinding of black pepper.
Water to swallow tablet.
Espresso.

L: Courgetti alla puttanesca made with anchovies, Kalamata olives, capers, canned tomatoes, garlic, olive oil, butter, basil and spiralised courgettes.
Braised cavolo nero with garlic and toasted almonds.
Skipped pud.
Water to drink.

D: Seafood salad made with brown shrimps and mussels, rocket, Romano peppers, celery, baby plum tomatoes, Kalamata olives, oregano and salad onions, dressed with an olive oil, balsamic and garlic vinaigrette, topped with pistachios.
Water to wash down tablets.
 

Rachox

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Hi @Rachox, I see you mention these quite a lot - would you see a bar as a lunchtime meal replacement? I'm looking to vary my options a bit as my daily schedule can be a bit reactive at the moment...
I don’t use them as a meal replacement as such, I just have them as snacks with coffee between breakfast and dinner. I guess they could be, it just depends if they fill you up enough. They contain Polyols as sweetener and can affect some people’s blood sugars. I’m ok with them and they satisfy my sweet tooth.
 

Calderbloke

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60
Type of diabetes
Prediabetes
Treatment type
I do not have diabetes
Dislikes
Not being able to eat my home-made bread any more
I don’t use them as a meal replacement as such, I just have them as snacks with coffee between breakfast and dinner. I guess they could be, it just depends if they fill you up enough. They contain Polyols as sweetener and can affect some people’s blood sugars. I’m ok with them and they satisfy my sweet tooth.
Thanks! I'm still getting the hang of all this and got some Diablo sugar-free retro sweets from Amazon : similar sweetener composition. I'll try a bar this weekend and see how it goes.
 

Rachox

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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: cheese burger in a low carb roll with side salad and mayo.

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