What have you eaten today? (Low carb forum)

[ianpspurs]

More autumnal here this afternoon hope you all had better weather. Mrs P has a poorly finger so I made flaxseed crispbread since I couldn't work outside. Facetime with the 2 Miss Ps in Southampton so mixed day. Menu:

Breakfast: 3 pints tea with h/m almond milk
Mid morning snack: Coffee with 2 tsps inulin, cream and carb n cal free butterscotch syrup, 10 gms callebaut 100% drops
Lunch: Large salad with avocado and tin of mackerel in olive oil - added 1 tsp psyllium husk powder to dressing and 3 dessert spoons chia seeds to topping
Afternoon snack: Coffee with cream - rarely have 2 coffees not sure about this
Evening meal : 3 x Bacon; 2 x egg; 3 x Waitrose 1 sausage; 2 x portaloo mushrooms; 1 x schneider brot protein jobby with butter
@DJC3 I will be interested to see your fbg now hba1c is done

 

[DJC3]

Evening everyone and thanks for your good Hba1C wishes
@shelley262 I also forgot sunglasses last year at my retinopathy scan - they were the first things I put in my bag this year! Sorry you didn’t get your walk.
@ianpspurs I hope Mrs P supervised you in the kitchen - how did the cripbread work out?

Many thanks @Goonergal for advice and helpful tips, I decided to follow your lead and go for as close to no carb menu today and in a much narrower eating window. Result was daily average= 5.6 (about 1mmol lower than its been for 3 weeks! )

B: Following a 3 mile walk to the hospital for blood test, caught the bus home and had scrambled egg and smoked salmon.

L: small portion of brie with 20g walnuts and a few olives

D: More thanks to @Goonergal - 5 Guys double bunless cheeseburger - very good!

Whether its the super low carbiness of today’s food or the fact I’ve upped the exercise since being back in the ‘burbs I don’t know but I’m happy.

 

[ziggy_w]

Hello all.

Yesterday, I tried one meal a day, which I had at 2 p.m. -- unfortunately didn't seem to work for me as blood sugars were around 6 mmol all evening and night. Maybe, my body is more stressed when not eating. So, today back to two meals.

Breakfast: Two double espressos with cream and erythritol.

Lunch: A DD keto roll with mayonnaise, beef salami and cheese. A piece of low-carb carrot-zucchini cake.

Dinner: Two filet of fish fried in butter and a dusting of almond flour, zucchini in pesto Genovese, lupin hummus. Lamb's lettuce with Caesar's dressing and parmesan. Ten small strawberries with erythritol-sweetened whipped cream.

 

[Rachox]

Breakfast: my usual low carb coconut ‘porridge’ with strawberries and cream washed down with a black coffee.
Lunch at a restaurant: All day breakfast of egg, bacon, sausage, mushroom, tomato, then coleslaw and salad in place of chips, baked beans and toast. Followed by strawberries and cream, I asked for a few strawberries and lots of cream and they took note! See pic!
Mid afternoon: chocolate and mint Carb Killa bar and black coffee.
Dinner: left overs from last night’s takeaway, so crispy duck, cucumber, spring onions, a smidge of plum sauce and 3 (yes 3 again!) pancakes followed by CCB bar.
Average bs today 5.4 so happy with that

 

[jayney27]

Hi very late posting due to travelling.
Arrived safely but the journey takes so long, combination of roadworks and smart motorways!
Hope all tests went well @DJC3 and thank you for the good wishes @shelley262
Today’s menu
Coffee and cream no breakfast
L cauliflower soup, salami crisps and salad leaves, cucumber, tomato, cheese and mayo
Coffee with cream while I was getting ready to travel
Phd smart bar on route
D was a naked Angus burger

 

[Moggely]

What does Oppsie bread taste like and what's the texture? Sounds promising!

Hi @SamJB . It's sorta hard to explain. I have been without bread for 7 months now. So i really enjoyed, it but it's not to everyone's taste. Here goes. 3 eggs ,half a cup of cream cheese , tablespoon of psyllium husk powder, teaspoon of baking powder and pinch of salt.

1. Separate the eggs, with the egg whites in one bowl and the egg yolks in another.
2. Whip egg whites together with salt until very stiff. You should be able to turn the bowl over without the egg whites moving.
3. Mix the egg yolks and the cream cheese well. If you want, add the psyllium seed husk and baking powder (this makes the Oopsie more bread-like).
4. Gently fold the egg whites into the egg yolk mix – try to keep the air in the egg whites.
   1. Put 6 large or 8 smaller oopsies on a paper-lined baking tray.
   2. Bake in the middle of the oven at 300° F (150° C) for about 25 minutes – until they turn golden. Voila and you can actually wrap a sausage in it like a bun. I made the 6 big ones. The texture well, put it this way you really can make a sandwich put of it. It's very light The taste can be eggy but you can put sesame seeds or other seeds on the top before baking and besides after you put your filling in it, i never really noticed the egg taste. Oh and it's 1 carb a slice. Good luck with it and let me know how you get on. I made a mistake it's called Oopsie bread.

 

[Moggely]

View attachment 28393 Breakfast: my usual low carb coconut ‘porridge’ with strawberries and cream washed down with a black coffee.
Lunch at a restaurant: All day breakfast of egg, bacon, sausage, mushroom, tomato, then coleslaw and salad in place of chips, baked beans and toast. Followed by strawberries and cream, I asked for a few strawberries and lots of cream and they took note! See pic!
Mid afternoon: chocolate and mint Carb Killa bar and black coffee.
Dinner: left overs from last night’s takeaway, so crispy duck, cucumber, spring onions, a smidge of plum sauce and 3 (yes 3 again!) pancakes followed by CCB bar.
Average bs today 5.4 so happy with that

@Rachox Yum that dessert looks good enough to eat.

 

[Moggely]

Oh goodness, I am so blown away especially I agree as you say, not really been able to have them, as Pizza is No No, I agree, but I am reading so many saying eating quiche, pizza and other, is this because everyone is on medications, which allow them to eat the forbidden foods? This is the only thing I can think of, i.e. when one is given medication for blood pressure, docs say, by taking a pill every day you can continue eating salt, surely, isnt it more sensible and healthy to simply cut out the salt, have to say so surprised at so many eating goods that are on the No No list, mind you I dont take medications, but I do make pizza but I use grated cauliflour for the base and its really nice. Of course not the same, a super substitute.

Everyone is lucky devils again as your post, I thought they were forbidden.

Hi @pollensa I make quiche but it's all LC .10 eggs, chopped up spinach and silverbeet,grated zucchini ,1 small onion one hand full of grated cheddar cheese seasoning of your choice salt ,pepper and i add ,parsley chopped, can use flakes and mixed herbs.. Mix it all together and add extra cheese on top before putting it in oven. Oh and the other day i decided to add a tablespoon of almond flour and same with psyllium husk for the fibre. It's about 2 carbs a slice as it makes about 8 or 9 slices depending on how big a slice you have. Oh and i also grated one very small carrot in it, didn't even raise my blood levels and great with a side salad.

 

[Moggely]

No medications except for thyroid and i simple have to take that.

 

[pollensa]

Hi @pollensa I make quiche but it's all LC .10 eggs, chopped up spinach and silverbeet,grated zucchini ,1 small onion one hand full of grated cheddar cheese seasoning of your choice salt ,pepper and i add ,parsley chopped, can use flakes and mixed herbs.. Mix it all together and add extra cheese on top before putting it in oven. Oh and the other day i decided to add a tablespoon of almond flour and same with psyllium husk for the fibre. It's about 2 carbs a slice as it makes about 8 or 9 slices depending on how big a slice you have. Oh and i also grated one very small carrot in it, didn't even raise my blood levels and great with a side salad.

Thank you so much for sharing this recipe, its what we call similar to a friatta here in Mallorca, sounds absolutely delicious, and this is what I am going to have for my evening meal tonight I have almond and coconut flour also psyllium 0.1 carb husks so I will follow your advice and throw them in too, so happy quiche/friatta cookin in the mallorcan kitchen tonight, yum yum. Thank you!

 

[DJC3]

Hi @SamJB . It's sorta hard to explain. I made a mistake it's called Oopsie bread.
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My Grandchildren call it Whoopsie bread! They love it too and the name has stuck.

 

[DJC3]

Hi very late posting due to travelling.
Arrived safely but the journey takes so long, combination of roadworks and smart motorways!

Roadworks and smart motorways are enough to send anyone’s bg through the roof. I had a similarly frustrating journey up to Birmingham last week, felt like it was never going to end. Glad you got back safely.

 

[pollensa]

Hi @pollensa I make quiche but it's all LC .10 eggs, chopped up spinach and silverbeet,grated zucchini ,1 small onion one hand full of grated cheddar cheese seasoning of your choice salt ,pepper and i add ,parsley chopped, can use flakes and mixed herbs.. Mix it all together and add extra cheese on top before putting it in oven. Oh and the other day i decided to add a tablespoon of almond flour and same with psyllium husk for the fibre. It's about 2 carbs a slice as it makes about 8 or 9 slices depending on how big a slice you have. Oh and i also grated one very small carrot in it, didn't even raise my blood levels and great with a side salad.

PS, will call it Tasmanian Quiche, will lift a glass of spanish vino to that, the vino I need after speaking to Centrelink in Tassie this morning, one thinks Diabetes is confusing, I think Centrelink is a little more, especially long distance

 

[SamJB]

Hi @SamJB . It's sorta hard to explain. I have been without bread for 7 months now. So i really enjoyed, it but it's not to everyone's taste. Here goes. 3 eggs ,half a cup of cream cheese , tablespoon of psyllium husk powder, teaspoon of baking powder and pinch of salt.

1. Separate the eggs, with the egg whites in one bowl and the egg yolks in another.
2. Whip egg whites together with salt until very stiff. You should be able to turn the bowl over without the egg whites moving.
3. Mix the egg yolks and the cream cheese well. If you want, add the psyllium seed husk and baking powder (this makes the Oopsie more bread-like).
4. Gently fold the egg whites into the egg yolk mix – try to keep the air in the egg whites.
   1. Put 6 large or 8 smaller oopsies on a paper-lined baking tray.
   2. Bake in the middle of the oven at 300° F (150° C) for about 25 minutes – until they turn golden. Voila and you can actually wrap a sausage in it like a bun. I made the 6 big ones. The texture well, put it this way you really can make a sandwich put of it. It's very light The taste can be eggy but you can put sesame seeds or other seeds on the top before baking and besides after you put your filling in it, i never really noticed the egg taste. Oh and it's 1 carb a slice. Good luck with it and let me know how you get on. I made a mistake it's called Oopsie bread.

Perfect, thanks! I'll have a go at this over the weekend.

Yesterday:
B: Linseed muffins
L: Bernstein salad
D: Takeaway kebab, minus the bread

Today will be:
B: Linseed & ground hazelnut porridge with almond mil
L: Mushroom omelette
D: Chicken & chorizo casserole from the slow cooker with cauli mash

 

[jayney27]

Roadworks and smart motorways are enough to send anyone’s bg through the roof. I had a similarly frustrating journey up to Birmingham last week, felt like it was never going to end. Glad you got back safely.

Took just under 6 hrs, it’s like a never ending journey, before the introduction of smart sections and no roadworks we could do the journey in half the time. We need to repeat the journey on Sunday back to Devon then do it all again in 4 weeks!

 

[Brunneria]

Hi All,

Yesterday was
B: two big mugs of coffeesubstitute and cream in a travel mug while sitting at hairdressers. Had to cancel last appt at short notice due to going away, and have been wandering around with straggly hair for weeks.
L: a small Costa hot choc with cream which bumped bg up to 7.4 for about 20 mins (thanks Libre!)
D: 3 chicken legs in lime and garlic Nando's rub.

Astonishingly, the sugar in the Nando's rub sent me as high as the Costa hot choc
Wouldn't mind, except that we only had the rub because it 'fell into' Mr B's shopping basket, and I wanted rid of it. Far too sweet.
Next time I will happily make my own rub, with garlic and lime and virtually nil carbs. Cheaper too.

 

[kitedoc]

This morning: 2 boiled eggs, 2 cuppas of coffee with soy milk to whiten, and tablespoon of oats, chia, dashes of pepper, tumeric, cinnamon, and nutmeg, 2 tablepoonsful of psyllium husk, 1 tablespoon each of wheatgerm, linseed and hemp powder wetted out with hot water, soy milk added. Order: Coffee, then eggs then 15 minutes later the 'cereal'.
Novorapid bolus 1/2 to 3/4 hour before the coffee. I am still alive despite this !!!

 

[Debandez]

View attachment 28393 Breakfast: my usual low carb coconut ‘porridge’ with strawberries and cream washed down with a black coffee.
Lunch at a restaurant: All day breakfast of egg, bacon, sausage, mushroom, tomato, then coleslaw and salad in place of chips, baked beans and toast. Followed by strawberries and cream, I asked for a few strawberries and lots of cream and they took note! See pic!
Mid afternoon: chocolate and mint Carb Killa bar and black coffee.
Dinner: left overs from last night’s takeaway, so crispy duck, cucumber, spring onions, a smidge of plum sauce and 3 (yes 3 again!) pancakes followed by CCB bar.
Average bs today 5.4 so happy with that

Happy hols indeed.

 

[DJC3]

Hi All,

Yesterday was
B: two big mugs of coffeesubstitute and cream in a travel mug while sitting at hairdressers. Had to cancel last appt at short notice due to going away, and have been wandering around with straggly hair for weeks.
L: a small Costa hot choc with cream which bumped bg up to 7.4 for about 20 mins (thanks Libre!)
D: 3 chicken legs in lime and garlic Nando's rub.

Astonishingly, the sugar in the Nando's rub sent me as high as the Costa hot choc
Wouldn't mind, except that we only had the rub because it 'fell into' Mr B's shopping basket, and I wanted rid of it. Far too sweet.
Next time I will happily make my own rub, with garlic and lime and virtually nil carbs. Cheaper too.

I sympathise over the spice rub - we have a few left from the olden days bought from foodie markets etc. I got them all out a couple of weeks ago and tasted them by licking the tip of my finger and dipping in a tiny bit. Result: without fail they were all sweet!
Like you I’ll make my own now.

 

[maglil55]

What does Oppsie bread taste like and what's the texture? Sounds promising!

This was an Oopsie ham & avocado sandwich I made a while ago. The oopsies keep well in the fridge too. I wrap them in greaseproof and use over 2/3 days.