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What have you eaten today? (Low carb forum)

Tipetoo said:
You might like this sauce then, Nando's Extra Bloody Hot.

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I've never seen that one - fairly sure they dont do it over here.
 
@Dr Snoddy doesn’t sound odd at all! The flavors are good together in my taste.
@DJC3 baked avocado, otoh... ick?
YOU WIN @ianpspurs !!!!!! E=MC^2
44 more posts to read???? Yikes better git a move on here.
@PenguinMum I feel like I’ve raided Fort Knox every time I look at my avocado stash. I hated them as a child (“all the mor for me!” said my mother) but at some time came to consider them one of the most luxurious foods I could eat. I always loved bananas, until I had to give them up. I’m pretty sure I could eat banana bread but otherwise not so much any more. Maybe a green one,,,,
@Emma_369 yes good luck tomorrow!
Oh @Rachox your lunch strikes me as very classy!
@SlimLizzy sorry can’t see image. Let me tell you, in your shoes I’d have thrown LC out the window on day one. You are very strong and I’m admiring you from afar.
Tired day but mostly good. No lunch and did my strolling minstrel performance fine!
Bfast 1/2 fresh (thank goodness!) avocado, egg, DWC+1/2 piece leftover 90% choc. New bar tomorrow!
Lunch seltzer and tap water (our tap water is very good imho)
Supper celery, spinach with hm dressing, more of that gooey fried cheese, 2 slices mug bread soaked in the olive oily skillet, and made the mistake of opening the frig....wherein lieth....ABWB oops! My almond butter is now *more* than half gone lol
Sleep well all sleepers and good morning soon!
 
Tipetoo said:
It's imported from somewhere in Africa, as it is not a local fish.
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We used to eat it a lot when I worked in Kenya and Uganda. It’s called Tilapia there and popularly served with Ungali and piri piri, very hot chili peppers. I think that the piri piri is to disguise the flavour of the ungali as, although you think it is mashed potato the first time you try it, it’s really a cunningly disguised, awful tasting stodgy mess made from cornmeal of maize flour.
 
Missed yesterday, again.
Lunch; made a 90sec bun but replaced some of the almond flour with ground hemp seeds and used a “flegg” - an egg replacer made from flax meal and water just to see how that works. (Just mix 1 Tbsp flax meal with 3 Tbsp of hot water and use in place of the egg). Had it with cream cheese, lettuce, a bit of leftover chicken. - The “bread” was delicious but could have done with another tablespoon of water in the “flegg”.
I’m visiting a sister in Texas in April and she does not use dairy or eggs so just practicing. I do wonder what we are going to live on but hey ho. Got the idea from here: https://plenteousveg.com/vegan-egg-substitutes-baking/

Dinner; finished off the leftover chicken in a salad and then some raspberries thrown into what was left in the bottom of a pot of creme fraiche.
 
@Mongolia I’m not “old enough” here to welcome you back, but it’s good to meet you! This snickerdoodle pancake- egg yolk and cinnamon flavors? Great concept!
@Tipetoo and @dunelm aha! Tilapia I know! It’s a very common and inexpensive fish here, usually farmed if fresh (yuk). Dunelm, have a great visit with sis! Why did I think you were in UK? If she feeds you vegan, you might see lots of soy substituting for everything under the sun.
I’ve been awake coughing since 0445. It’s now almost 7:00. Dear Mr ZF seems to have coughed his disease into my lungs. Good thing the day is fairly clear, because the first order of it (the day) is to go to my primary care’s urgent care center and find out what I have. :-/
 
zauberflote said:
@Mongolia I’m not “old enough” here to welcome you back, but it’s good to meet you! This snickerdoodle pancake- egg yolk and cinnamon flavors? Great concept!
@Tipetoo and @dunelm aha! Tilapia I know! It’s a very common and inexpensive fish here, usually farmed if fresh (yuk). Dunelm, have a great visit with sis! Why did I think you were in UK? If she feeds you vegan, you might see lots of soy substituting for everything under the sun.
I’ve been awake coughing since 0445. It’s now almost 7:00. Dear Mr ZF seems to have coughed his disease into my lungs. Good thing the day is fairly clear, because the first order of it (the day) is to go to my primary care’s urgent care center and find out what I have. :-/
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@zauberflote - I am in the UK. My siblings are scattered; sisters in Texas, Washington State and France. Brothers in France, The Netherlands and one here in the UK with me.
 
@dunelm you are a lucky dog to have so many places to visit!!!
 
Yikes! Miss one day and there are 9 pages to get through. I am glad to say traffic returned to normal yesterday and I finally got to Lidl one to find ice cream Hubby wanted was cleaned out. 99p on offer tends to do that. I did, however, get a tub of lidl's high protein ice cream - white chocolate and raspberry ripple which is rather nice. Made by Grahams and there are a few flavours. Bed on Saturday 5.8 FBG 6.2. Stayed pretty level yesterday so disappointed to get a kick of DP again this morning. Usual trip to swimming lessons with the boys and both made a lot of effort yesterday. Then picked up son and ended up at Tesco and Lidl.
B. TAG with ADOC.
L. Early pre swimming. Fresh anchovies, Honduran prawns and M&S whipped cheese. Hubby reckons I'm weird but I like them.
D. Hubby having an M&S beef Wellington. I cooked a fillet, topped with pate, did a mushroom sauce and served with green beans and the remains of the celeriac mash. After had a scoop of lidl's high protein ice cream with raspberries. Usual campari and soda.
Was absolutely exhausted last night so went off to bed early. Fine this morning - been scrubbing bins out.
 
zauberflote said:
@Mongolia I’m not “old enough” here to welcome you back, but it’s good to meet you! This snickerdoodle pancake- egg yolk and cinnamon flavors? Great concept!
@Tipetoo and @dunelm aha! Tilapia I know! It’s a very common and inexpensive fish here, usually farmed if fresh (yuk). Dunelm, have a great visit with sis! Why did I think you were in UK? If she feeds you vegan, you might see lots of soy substituting for everything under the sun.
I’ve been awake coughing since 0445. It’s now almost 7:00. Dear Mr ZF seems to have coughed his disease into my lungs. Good thing the day is fairly clear, because the first order of it (the day) is to go to my primary care’s urgent care center and find out what I have. :-/
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Sorry to hear of your cough and hope the urgent care centre sorts you out ASAP. As for what you have, an indomitable spirit, genuine concern for your fellow human beings and my total respect (worthless but once given y'all can't shake it off)
General question - anyone used Morrisons food flavourings? Cheap and intriguing but little/no nutritional information. Also, how many is a few drops to make this huge sack of Callebaut 100% we still have edible - I can't lie to myself anymore that I can eat this stuff. That way madness lies.
 
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ianpspurs said:
Sorry to hear of your cough and hope the urgent care centre sorts you our ASAP. As for what you have, an indomitable spirit, genuine concern for your fellow human beings and my total respect (worthless but once given y'all can't shake it off)
General question - anyone used Morrisons food flavourings? Cheap and intriguing but little/no nutritional information. Also, how many is a few drops to make this huge sack of Callebaut 100% we still have edible - I can't lie to myself anymore that I can eat this stuff. That way madness lies.
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I think most of them are rapeseed oil based. Don't buy the almond one...it was really bland and I suspect 99% rapeseed.

Edit to add that I've always found the Nielsen-Massey ones to be the best quality, but they are pricey. You get what you pay for.
 
Flu type symptoms have segued in to tummy bug type AND flu like symptoms - which is an issue if you are sneezing and coughing a lot like I am at the moment. I just can't be bothered to eat so today will OMAD or, possibly, fasting (although Mr C doesn't like me fasting when I'm poorly - he believes in the old saying 'Feed a cold to starve a fever). Bit late for that.

So, today.....

Egg and probably some kind of tinned fish salad with mayo. If i can be bothered to boil the eggs. Or open the tin of fish.

All i really feel like eating is cheese - on its own. :rolleyes:
 
dunelm said:
We used to eat it a lot when I worked in Kenya and Uganda. It’s called Tilapia there and popularly served with Ungali and piri piri, very hot chili peppers. I think that the piri piri is to disguise the flavour of the ungali as, although you think it is mashed potato the first time you try it, it’s really a cunningly disguised, awful tasting stodgy mess made from cornmeal of maize flour.
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I loved Tilapia when I was in Uganda. I remember dining out one evening with a very well respected headmaster of a school and was told there was no Tilapia. He laughed and said how can there be no tilapia when the Nile is on our doorstep. We will wait ...... 4 hrs we waited but were indeed served tilapia. I have my suspicions it was just bought from a neighbouring restaurant and they made us wait for him being like that with them, but the idea of them sending a poor staff member to go fishing in the Nile whilst we sat there was a little amusing :angelic:
 
@ianpspurs you are a sweetheart. Your respect is beyond price! Send me your Callebaut 100% lol.
@Chook oh dear you are a hot mess and I’ really sorry! I think you have what MrZF has. He slept for almost three days (he needed that Anyway!) and yesterday didn’t want to eat either. Cheese will just glom up your sinuses and airways more but I know exactly what you mean!
@Emma_369 there is that old standard, “where’s our meal? Do they have to catch the steer and slaughter it?”
 
BibaBee said:
I think most of them are rapeseed oil based. Don't buy the almond one...it was really bland and I suspect 99% rapeseed.

Edit to add that I've always found the Nielsen-Massey ones to be the best quality, but they are pricey. You get what you pay for.
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Thanks for that @BibaBee. In general I fully subscribe to the get what you pay for rule but with LC not so much. I just want the nasty taste of dark chocolate gone with minimal bg rise. If that works we may graduate to better quality although I suspect this is another case where "store bought" (Green and Blacks) beats home made. Many thanks for taking the trouble to reply.
 
Emma_369 said:
I loved Tilapia when I was in Uganda. I remember dining out one evening with a very well respected headmaster of a school and was told there was no Tilapia. He laughed and said how can there be no tilapia when the Nile is on our doorstep. We will wait ...... 4 hrs we waited but were indeed served tilapia. I have my suspicions it was just bought from a neighbouring restaurant and they made us wait for him being like that with them, but the idea of them sending a poor staff member to go fishing in the Nile whilst we sat there was a little amusing :angelic:
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I loved Uganda - the last time I had Tilapia was in a place called Pakwach having crossed the Parra Ferry in Murchison Falls Park - I was traveling to Koboko and then to the camps in Yei, South Sudan. Interesting times.
 
dunelm said:
I loved Uganda - the last time I had Tilapia was in a place called Pakwach having crossed the Parra Ferry in Murchison Falls Park - I was traveling to Koboko and then to the camps in Yei, South Sudan. Interesting times.
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I was based in a town called Jinja, right next to where Lake Victoria meets the source of the Nile and had to cross the river daily to get to work. Memories that will stay with me forever!
 
Chook said:
Flu type symptoms have segued in to tummy bug type AND flu like symptoms - which is an issue if you are sneezing and coughing a lot like I am at the moment. I just can't be bothered to eat so today will OMAD or, possibly, fasting (although Mr C doesn't like me fasting when I'm poorly - he believes in the old saying 'Feed a cold to starve a fever). Bit late for that.

So, today.....

Egg and probably some kind of tinned fish salad with mayo. If i can be bothered to boil the eggs. Or open the tin of fish.

All i really feel like eating is cheese - on its own. :rolleyes:
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Surely cheese on it's own constitutes a whole proper meal!:)
 
Ok so food today didn't go quite how it should for someone who has just claimed to be getting back on the wagon:wideyed:
B - Snickerdoodle pancake, strawberries, Greek yoghurt
L - found myself out for lunch with a friend. Chicken AND beef burger (in 1). Didn't eat bun :angelic: Did eat chips:eek:
D - tuna salad
 
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