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What have you eaten today? (Low carb forum)

Goonergal said:
Yesterday’s attempt at a creme egg recipe.
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Ah! I have relayed this image to the chicken posse next door and they have decided that this is a) not an egg or that b) the chicken that potentially laid it should be in A&E.
They are now satisfied that their roll in society is not in jeopardy from some external ersatz cottage egg making industry.
 
I used to keep chooks (hence the ID) and they all had a bit of a sweet beak and would have loved a chocolate egg (or anything else chocolatey). Their favourite treat was ginger biscuits or untoasted teacakes. They also really loved some warm porridge in the winter.

This morning I was remembering how up until a couple years ago I always used to set up an incubator full of eggs to hatch on Easter Sunday/Monday and invite the local little kids round to see the hatching and new chicks. It was amazing how many of then didn't realise that the eggs we eat are the same type of eggs that chicken chicks hatch from. I always gave them a Cadburys chocolate egg to take home.
 
Chook said:
I used to keep chooks (hence the ID) and they all had a bit of a sweet beak and would have loved a chocolate egg (or anything else chocolatey). Their favourite treat was ginger biscuits or untoasted teacakes. They also really loved some warm porridge in the winter.

This morning I was remembering how up until a couple years ago I always used to set up an incubator full of eggs to hatch on Easter Sunday/Monday and invite the local little kids round to see the hatching and new chicks. It was amazing how many of then didn't realise that the eggs we eat are the same type of eggs that chicken chicks hatch from. I always gave them a Cadburys chocolate egg to take home.
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I recall an utterly bizarre conversation with one of the local ladies in Antigua about chicken (for eating) and (live) chickens.

This particular lady declared a live chicken absolutely disgusting; it was dirty, ate "off the floor", and left its eggs where they were laid. Her favourite food was fried chicken.

She just could not seem to reconcile chicken and chickens.
 
A couple of days ago, a Tweet appeared on my phone, as an alert, but I seemed t lose it, before I could interogate the member. Her tweet was something like (paraphrasing",

" I really should write a book about eating carni on an extreme budget".

My impression the extreme meant low, not generous budget.

I wonder if there' a thread in us each chipping in one or two really cheap meal options? I'll ponder it.
 
Breakfast: my usual low carb coconut ‘porridge’ with strawberries and cream washed down with a black coffee.
Mid morning usually just have a black coffee so don’t list it, but today it was accompanied by one truffle from my dark chocolate Lindt Easter Egg.
Lunch: lamb roasted with garlic and rosemary, one small roast potato, mixed veg and gravy thickened with flax, followed by lemon Oppo cheesecake with cream and LC chocolate granola.
Mid afternoon: salted caramel phd bar and black coffee.
Tea at ILs: cold meat, cheese and salad buffet followed by one Jaffa cake :happy:
 
Tipetoo said:
Lunch yesterday: Toasted cheese and onion sandwiches.
Dinner: Beef curry.
Breakfast: Cheese and mushroom omelette, bacon, tomato, reheated spudlite.

Drinks: Black coffee no sugar / sweetener, water, beer.
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OMG, i used to love toasted cheese and onion sandwiches.... Drool....
 
@dunelm what's your definition of "too hot to cook"? Genuinely curious, as the one time I was in London, it was 65F and I had to buy a sweater. While out, I saw women my age (late 20's) wearing sundresses and sandals. These things are all relative.
@Chook you can have toasted or even grilled cheese sandwiches! I made some grilled (ie fried in butter) cheddar sandwiches last month with my brown bread (one of the flax/almond recipes), and they were scrumptious. No onions but that's personal taste.
 
Bfast creamy cimanomnom chia pudding made with soy last night and added cream this morning, egg, DWC
Lunch with Mom, both sons, daughter in law, DIL's sister, and other son's housemate. They had hot dogs and sausages from the grill. I had muenster and cheddar and found a deviled egg in the frig. We all had fried onions, guacamole, and vinegared fresh cukes n onions. It was delish. I offered my butter pecan ice cream but only Mom and MrZF and I had some. Everybody but me had Russian honey cake, which was beautiful and smelled heavenly. A 9" round layer cake a good 7" tall. And then most of them had chocolate bread pudding. The sister had made those.
Later I ate a fair amount more ice cream, enough to know I shouldn't make big batches EVER. Despite all that, my BG before supper was an unbelievable 5.2! Great to see all that sweetness lowered BG!
Supper 300+mg potassium aka 1/2 avocado, wilted spinach with disappointing Paul Newman dressing, 3 olives, a small piece of blackened tilapia with a little yogurt for the late-blooming cayenne, and a flax muffin. After supper BG an even less believable 5.4!! Is it all that piccolo stress gone? Whatever it is, I'm thankful.
Goodnight all, see you in the morning!
 
I’m doing one meal a day with a fasting day between. Tonight’s dinner was a big bowl of zucchini noodles (I need to get a new spiraliser, this one from the supermarket is rubbish!) with a “carbonara” made from bacon, mushrooms, Parmesan and a drizzle of cream. No egg and with mushrooms so I know not an authentic carbonara, LOL. A generous size bowl but I reckon still under 1000 calories even allowing the big margin of error I’ve factored into my calorie counter app.

Pre meal BG was 5.3, two hours post is 5.3. I’m going to reward myself with a second cup of peppermint tea. :)

@Chook @Tipetoo Cheese and onion as sandwich filler - you have my interest. Do you mean raw onion, or cooked? Or pickled onion? I may try this if I can ever get my hands on the precious as diamonds “5g carb per two slices” magical wonder bread from ALDI.
 
Adm_Mad said:
I’m doing one meal a day with a fasting day between. Tonight’s dinner was a big bowl of zucchini noodles (I need to get a new spiraliser, this one from the supermarket is rubbish!) with a “carbonara” made from bacon, mushrooms, Parmesan and a drizzle of cream. No egg and with mushrooms so I know not an authentic carbonara, LOL. A generous size bowl but I reckon still under 1000 calories even allowing the big margin of error I’ve factored into my calorie counter app.

Pre meal BG was 5.3, two hours post is 5.3. I’m going to reward myself with a second cup of peppermint tea. :)

@Chook @Tipetoo Cheese and onion as sandwich filler - you have my interest. Do you mean raw onion, or cooked? Or pickled onion? I may try this if I can ever get my hands on the precious as diamonds “5g carb per two slices” magical wonder bread from ALDI.
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You could always use sliced cheese as the ‘bread’.
 
Adm_Mad said:
I’m doing one meal a day with a fasting day between. Tonight’s dinner was a big bowl of zucchini noodles (I need to get a new spiraliser, this one from the supermarket is rubbish!) with a “carbonara” made from bacon, mushrooms, Parmesan and a drizzle of cream. No egg and with mushrooms so I know not an authentic carbonara, LOL. A generous size bowl but I reckon still under 1000 calories even allowing the big margin of error I’ve factored into my calorie counter app.

Pre meal BG was 5.3, two hours post is 5.3. I’m going to reward myself with a second cup of peppermint tea. :)

@Chook @Tipetoo Cheese and onion as sandwich filler - you have my interest. Do you mean raw onion, or cooked? Or pickled onion? I may try this if I can ever get my hands on the precious as diamonds “5g carb per two slices” magical wonder bread from ALDI.
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Ohhhh - what bread is that from Aldi??? I go there most weeks and I've never seen it - but not normally buying bread I won't have been looking for it.

I used to put thinly sliced raw red onion in my cheese toasties. Mouth watering now - i haven't had one of those for at least five years.
 
Adm_Mad said:
@Chook This! https://www.mamamia.com.au/aldi-low-carb-bread/

But apparently and for obvious reasons it’s VERY hard to get your hands on a loaf, if your ALDI stocks it, as the hardcore keto-ers keep track of re stock days and buy it all, LOL.
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I've definitely never seen (or heard of) it but I will investigate. Hmmmm I wonder what day my Aldi re-stocks it. Thanks for the information. :)
 
Having a running-around kind of day getting ready to leave town early Wed for some R&R w MrZF. Just now made airport breakfast for Wed. A mug bread of egg, EVOO, chia, flax, a little baking powder,and forgetfully, water. Negligible carb or two. Licking the batter off my spoon, I thought it might have benefited from a tad bit of coconut flour. Maybe I should roll it in that while it's still gooey on the bottom and hot lol. I love all-in-one airport meals that do not involve having to peel a possibly smelly boiled egg. Baked oat cakes used to be my regular bfast, and those travel So Well, but are not to be any more.
Anybody ever used oat fiber as a base flour for anything? Mine just tastes like cardboard plain, but maybe there's a flavor-adding trick. Oats is good fiber for the gut, and I really don't want to spoil my vegetarian-fiber-loaded-fruit&veg perfect record in colonoscopies. Next one is the last!!!!
 
Havne't had any food today.

Last ate yesterday at around 1-2pm, mince meat cooked in Ghee with spices, veg, feta cheese, some butter. Had some nuts before bed and water.

Woke up today at 9am and have just had 2 cups of tea, and water. Still not hungry.

BG was 4.4 mmol night before, 4.4mmol when I woke up, 4.8mmol now
 
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