What have you eaten today? (Low carb forum)

[IanBish]

For lunch I had Greek yoghurt followed by scrambled eggs followed by a few Brazil nuts. For dinner I fancied the Basa & prawn Madras that I made this morning, served with cauliflower rice fried with mushrooms and onions.

 

[Rachox]

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.

 

[Calderbloke]

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]

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]

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.

 

[RosemaryJackson]

Going out for the day today and having a carvery somewhere in Mablethorpe. So it's easy to control. My HBA1c has come down to 54 so I'm happy with that, it gives me incentive to try harder. Have a nice day all.

 

[shelley262]

Breakfast kefir then fried some mushrooms and served with fried egg on LC toast
Lunch some cheese, nuts and a very small local green Apple
Dinner Sea bass served with cauliflower cheese and glass of dry white wine

 

[DJC3]

Breakfast: Keto coconut porridge with a few blueberries.
Lunch: cheese, nuts l/c seedy crackers and dollop of sauerkraut.
Dinner: grass fed fillet steak with mushroom sauce and garlicky green beans

 

[Rachox]

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!

 

[filly]

Coffee and cream
Avocado on sour dough 2 Poached egg rocket and cherry tomatoes
Coleslaw and cherry tomatoes ........

 

[LivingLightly]

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]

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.

 

[Outlier]

Brunch - one glorious butcher-made pork and sage sausage.

It's nearly nut time. Dinner will be roast chicken wings with mushrooms, sweet chestnuts, brussels, cabbage and cauliflower.

 

[shelley262]

Breakfast kefir then fried some tomatoes in olive oil served on low carb toast and with bacon and egg

Lunch some cheese, nuts and peel of a local green apple
Dinner roast chicken with Savoy cabbage and glass of dry white wine.

 

[Calderbloke]

carb killa bar

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...

 

[Rachox]

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]

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]

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.

 

[DJC3]

I was awake all last night with sciatica so this morning I was tired, cold, grumpy and hungry. Comfort food breakfast of keto coconut porridge.
Lunch was a tuna muffin, a bag of Curator’s pork crunch and a Cox apple peel.
Went round daughter’s for dinner - they’ve been trying Mindful Chef boxes and are really impressed. Tonight’s meal was Singapore noodles with tempeh ( I had courgetti rather than noodles) it was delicious, great level of spice. I’ve never tried tempeh before so that was a good experience.

 

[Antje77]

Todays evening meal was some leftover shawarma meat fried with onions, bell pepper and garlic, served on a bed of raw endive by way of lettuce and onion, topped with a rather thin spicy garlic sauce.
Tasted great, looked horrifying enough thanks to the thin sauce to not want to confront you with a picture.
Next time I'll have the salad bits on top for looks.

Tomorrow will be an adventure: I'm having a date through a dating site and after me mentioning low carb and him mentioning preferring vegetarian we decided to do the shopping and cooking together to cater to both of our preferences, followed by beer and whisky.
Can't promise to let you know what we've eaten tomorrow but will update you the day after!