I got 1kg of chia seeds at costco today. Chia pudding will be on the go soon. Going to have a go at low carb rhubarb crumble for tomorrow and noticed the brilliant idea of ùsing some ground chia in with the rhubarb to absorb some of the liquid to keep the top crunchy. Bit of an experiment as I obviously can't use brown sugar and oats in the mix so will chop up some of my walnuts and hope xylitol works. Will be using almond flour and might put some unsweetened desiccated coconut in it too.Hi all
Breakfast - none
Lunch - out shopping. Nando’s. Plain chicken leg with salad.
Dinner - courgette bake (fried courgettes layered with fresh tomato and onion sauce and mozzarella, topped with Parmesan), side of cabbage; 20g Hema 85% chocolate.
Just made a couple of portions of chocolate chia pudding ready for later in the week.
I got 1kg of chia seeds at costco today. Chia pudding will be on the go soon. Going to have a go at low carb rhubarb crumble for tomorrow and noticed the brilliant idea of ùsing some ground chia in with the rhubarb to absorb some of the liquid to keep the top crunchy. Bit of an experiment as I obviously can't use brown sugar and oats in the mix so will chop up some of my walnuts and hope xylitol works. Will be using almond flour and might put some unsweetened desiccated coconut in it too.
I use 4 tablespoons chia to 400 mls coconut milk plus flavouring but if it's vanilla I only use 1 teaspoon.Haven’t quite perfected my chia pudding recipe yet. Tried a mixture of cream and almond milk today, but not sure whether I’ve put enough seeds in.
Dropped the mozzarella, walnuts, helmanns, roasted peppers and whey hay .......but I did have 2 squares Lindt 90%On my latest 24 hr fast - will be eating soon!
Bed 5.6 FBG 5.9. The worst DP did to me with No food was 7.6 which is better than Yesterday's 8.1. Swimming with No 1 grandson this morning too. Shopping after swimming so the fast has been pretty easy. Moment of truth tomorrow when I find out what a week of fasting has done
B. Nothing just water
L. Nothing but a Marigold Swiss bouillon and more water
D. Cold meats - ox tongue, chicken, ham , roast beef and corned beef. Lettuce, tomatoes, couple of baby beets, boiled egg, coleslaw, 4 mozzarella pearls, marinated roasted pepper slices, 3 Walnuts and Helmanns.
Sigh - chia pudding finished so it will have to be a Whey Hay high protein ice cream.
I use 4 tablespoons chia to 400 mls coconut milk plus flavouring but if it's vanilla I only use 1 teaspoon.
Yep - mine is pretty much like that after 3 or 4 hrs in the fridge. I prefer to use the USA way of measuring things i.e. cups and spoons simply because it saves faffing about with the scales. Tend to use them for baking too even although the USA cup measure is slightly different to ours.Think my proportions are similar - not too good on the conversions but used 180ml fluid (120 almond milk + 60 ml cream) to 32g seeds, plus some cocoa powder and xylitol. Just checked in fridge and it’s set solid.
And yes 32g is slightly over 2 tablespoons and You're using slightly less than 1/2 the quantity of liquid I use so it's pretty close.Think my proportions are similar - not too good on the conversions but used 180ml fluid (120 almond milk + 60 ml cream) to 32g seeds, plus some cocoa powder and xylitol. Just checked in fridge and it’s set solid.
What a little cutie - that's the sort of meal my grandsons love but with a pile of sliced cucumber too. They love cucumber.So still no strips to test. Ordered some off ebay.
Been eating well for the last week or so (i think) no major carbs and even if i havent planned anything I will just throw together a smorgasboard of things from the fridge. Hard with my (nearly) 2 yr old.
Had a v small portion of rice with some homemade beef mince curry last night. Was really nice.
Today breakfast was chia pudding with coffee
Lunch: nothing- not intentional
Dinner tin of tomato and chorizo soup with two small tortilla.
Not enough water at all today
Tried ginger green tea- not gonna happen. Not a tea fan anyway.... happy with just water.
Got some Spinach to make some soup. Fill the freezer.
Had some oatcakes with peanut butter and 2 squares of lindt 90%.
Should have also mentioned watch tinned soups. They can have high carb/sugar contents lurking.What a little cutie - that's the sort of meal my grandsons love but with a pile of sliced cucumber too. They love cucumber.
When you get your strips @shoesy24 there a 3 things in your food I'd have tested for a reaction to
1) rice - can't go near white rice and even brown rice sends me sky high. Way too carby. The low carb substitute most of us use is cauliflower rice. Readily available in supermarkets these days or dead easy to make. It is just grated cauli and only needs a quick stir fry plus you can jazz it up with all sorts - spring onion, ginger, ...
I actually prefer it to rice now.
2) 2 small tortillas - bit too carby for me again. Diet Doctor have an easy recipe for low carb tortilla and you can freeze them
https://www.dietdoctor.com/recipes/low-carb-tortillas
3) oat cakes - I love oat cakes but it's another where you'll need to check the effect on your BG when you get strips. You might be lucky and able to tolerate them but like porridge I was really sad when I found I couldn't. Oh the joys of what we can and can't manage to eat.
I got 1kg of chia seeds at costco today. Chia pudding will be on the go soon. Going to have a go at low carb rhubarb crumble for tomorrow and noticed the brilliant idea of ùsing some ground chia in with the rhubarb to absorb some of the liquid to keep the top crunchy. Bit of an experiment as I obviously can't use brown sugar and oats in the mix so will chop up some of my walnuts and hope xylitol works. Will be using almond flour and might put some unsweetened desiccated coconut in it too.
Spotted it yesterday in M&S so I grabbed it. Think I've got it worked out with a mix of almond flour, flaxseed, coconut, butter and xylitol. Keep tasting it to make sure it tastes like raw crumble. Question is will it crisp? Going to chop a few walnuts and add that too.This sounds really good, @maglil55. Can you get fresh rhubarb at this time of the year in Britain?
Spotted it yesterday in M&S so I grabbed it. Think I've got it worked out with a mix of almond flour, flaxseed, coconut, butter and xylitol. Keep tasting it to make sure it tastes like raw crumble. Question is will it crisp? Going to chop a few walnuts and add that too.
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