What have you eaten today? (Low carb forum)

[Mufflana]

Breakfast, my ususual coffe with cream and Onnit MCT
Lunch was courgetti fried in bacon fat with garlic salt
Dinner - Beef brisket, slow cooked and served with buttered asparagus.....hoping to break my two week stall soon so may shake things up menu wise tomorrow.

Stay warm everyone...even here on the south coast of england it is cold! ️

 

[Goonergal]

Lunch was courgetti fried in bacon fat with garlic salt

That sounds good! Will give it a try.

 

[Brunneria]

9am chunk of mature cheddar, and yes, for the first time ever i spread a little butter on it. Shocking!
11am 2 gf sausages (cold)
7pm a pub mixed grill with 5 chips

Am stuffed. Hope i sleep. Lol

 

[SueJB]

Agreed. I use Montezuma’s and also Willie’s Pure Gold 100% or Hotel Chocolat 100% buttons as my regular stocks at home. The Lindt is more readily available when out and about, but becoming too easy to over eat it, so will have to resist.

I've made myself a little rule. I can only have chocolate at home, at night and once or possibly twice a week

 

[shelley262]

I've made myself a little rule. I can only have chocolate at home, at night and once or possibly twice a week

Life is too short for this rule for me! Hotel choc buttons are so low carb I find I can have 2 of them with no impact and they help me deal with need for something sweet they would be my minimum choc on a strict day! Agree though that less than 100% choc is too tempting and can eat too much.

 

[maglil55]

OX CHEEKS

Sear first on a high heat for less than two minutes.

Take them out.

Add HALF table spoon of sugar substitute , thyme. Chopped up celery and carrots then a healthy dose of red wine to deglaze the pan.

Put all of that in the bag with the ox cheeks. Seal bag and then cooked in sous vide at 83c for about 7 hours. You could slow cook in water with it in a sealed bag too or slow cook in IP.

Need to take them out at the end put the juice and wine through a sieve then boil on a high heat to make the red wine reduction.

Plate pour then serve.

Been reading up on using IP to slow cook. The reckoning seems to be that the middle "normal" is the equivalent of low on a slow cooker. The low or less is the equivalent of keep warm. Might require some experimentation. Oh and the vent should be set to the left or right.

 

[Brunneria]

That is really useful to know!

 

[DCUKMod]

Been reading up on using IP to slow cook. The reckoning seems to be that the middle "normal" is the equivalent of low on a slow cooker. The low or less is the equivalent of keep warm. Might require some experimentation. Oh and the vent should be set to the left or right.

When I use the cauldron for cheeks, I use the pressure cooker function. I go for meat setting, then add a bit of time on - maybe an extra 5 minutes, but I also always leave them on Keep Warm for an age when done. I find it so convenient to cook when I feel like it, rather than necessarily at meal time. I'm fairly certain I'll have a second pot soon. I rather fancy a mini.

In order to stick with the thread:

Breakfast: A couple of coffees with cream (I've gone off my Greek yoghurt for a while)
Lunch: Massive salad with plenty Hellmans
Dinner: A large gammon steak from the butcher (I very almost achieved crackling on it), veggies, then SF Jelly with cream.

Looking at it like that, I've probably not eaten enough today.

 

[Railman74]

Hi guys I've been given some really good advice and recommended to eat less carbs but i don't know where to start. Please help

 

[Rachox]

Hi guys I've been given some really good advice and recommended to eat less carbs but i don't know where to start. Please help

Have a read of the Diet Dr website, I use a lot of recipes from there. Here’s a link to their low carb advice for beginners:

https://www.dietdoctor.com/low-carb

 

[Railman74]

Have a read of the Diet Dr website, I use a lot of recipes from there. Here’s a link to their low carb advice for beginners:

https://www.dietdoctor.com/low-carb

Thank you

 

[maglil55]

Thank you

There's a link on that diet doctor page to the 2 week low carb challenge. I found it really got you into the way of low carb eating and the food is so good. If anything it was too much food.
What was good about it was it gives you the shopping lists and it was a once a day cook since what you had for dinner was also lunch the next day. Since I did the challenge they have made it possible to delete and swap recipes so it is very flexible now.

 

[Goonergal]

Have a read of the Diet Dr website, I use a lot of recipes from there. Here’s a link to their low carb advice for beginners:

https://www.dietdoctor.com/low-carb

Agree with @Rachox and @maglil55 .And if it helps, post your daily food on this thread - others can give you tips and you’ll pick up ideas from those also posting.

 

[SueJB]

Life is too short for this rule for me! Hotel choc buttons are so low carb I find I can have 2 of them with no impact and they help me deal with need for something sweet they would be my minimum choc on a strict day! Agree though that less than 100% choc is too tempting and can eat too much.

Thanks for the button tip. I might get some for when I want to be bad outside

 

[Mufflana]

That sounds good! Will give it a try.

It was a delicious accident, was going to use butter.....which would have been good but then realised I had some bacon fat begging to be used! Very filling too

 

[Goonergal]

It was a delicious accident, was going to use butter.....which would have been good but then realised I had some bacon fat begging to be used! Very filling too

I did an online shop last night and have included some lardons and garlic salt so I can try it next week.

 

[maglil55]

Bed 6.8 FBG 6.2. Full scale blizzard today so glad I stocked up to Saturday yesterday.
B. 1/2 lidl high protein roll with cheese savoury. Tassimo Americano grande with a dash of cream.
L. Slice roast beef and slice ham.
D. Chicken breast stuffed with haggis and celeriac chips. Steamed brussel sprouts.

Resist the Halo Top; resist the Halo top.....
May have been a wee beasties yesterday but it isn't today. Schools and nurseries closed , roads a shambles. Never left the house today and it's a blizzard again. I have memories of walking to school/work in conditions like this.

 

[LouWilk059]

Sounds pretty tasty, Lou. I wass wondering, what is the difference between sauerkraut and cabbage on the gastro intestinal system? Is sauerkraut easier on the tummy or are you more likely to run to the "facilities"?

If not processed (canned), sauerkraut is better for you because of the probiotics. Nutritionally, slightly lower carbs. I eat a lot of cruciferous vegetables so do not suffer from "intestinal issues".

 

[LouWilk059]

If not processed (canned), sauerkraut is better for you because of the probiotics. Nutritionally, slightly lower carbs. I eat a lot of cruciferous vegetables so do not suffer from "intestinal issues".

I guess I should add
B- coffee with cream, 2 egg omelette with cheese, piece is sausage, 6 grape tomatoes
L- stole 3 perogies with sour cream off husbands plate (bad, has carbs).

D- will be chicken breast with salad.

Argh, and it's only noon so will likely be more food. Good thing I don't snack after dinner.

 

[Goonergal]

Back on track today with a 23/1 fast.

Dinner was pan-fried sea bass fillet with sautéed courgette, onion and broccoli, followed by sugar free jelly with cream.