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What have you eaten today? (Low carb forum)

ianpspurs said:
Interesting conversation around same meals for all. For at least 25 years due to Julie's IBS and our work we have often neither eaten together nor the same food. One or other would eat with the boys Only real exception was "set piece" meals and even then our preferences for type of meat or fish and how much or little it was cooked were widely different. In retirement I will rise up to 4 hrs earlier and want to go to sleep much earlier so when we want to eat is not usually in sync. In that respect OMAD/IF has been a blessing. On track a little I have only had tea today but Julie finds breakfast - 4 hrs+ after I was up - essential to avoiding problems.
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We've done the same thing for nearly 40 years-- breakfast and lunch are what we like (and I have NEVER liked a bowl of cereal and nothing else for breakfast!), lunch MrZF packs for work and I'm on my own whether or not working. Eons ago he'd be home in time for the early supper required for me going (for the second or even third time that day) to evening work. Once he rose in the ranks some, he was on a later schedule. During kid years, I'd feed them supper and run out the door to work as he pulled in the driveway. Then there were the commuting years. Now he swims very late 3 nights a week and works moderately late the other two and Saturday. Small business owner now, it's all on him and partner. For many decades, "Sunday lunch at Granny's" was the only guaranteed together meal. Once Granny was gone, Mr&MrsYoungZF#1 have taken over Sundays. It was very important to them for many many years. Here's to generational family tradition!
 
ianpspurs said:
You were doing so well until you triggered my special alarm. Describing food as amazing, delicious, divine, yum etc always makes me think folk are trying too hard. They look good and you are clearly an accomplished baker. Usain Bolt was a good sprinter.:angelic:
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You've got your priorities bassackwards! Pepperidge Farm cookies are "good", to those who like them such as the other members of my family. Homemade cookies can spur the taste buds on to literary excess. Especially if they're chocolate-y and one's entire famdamily is unapologetically chocoholic.
 
@shelley262 hope said offspring has a truly uneventful recovery!
Ruh roh @Rachox , stick to your guns!
NME1 usual 1/2 avocado, handful pecans (toasted them this time and made alot. Oops. That's worse than almond butter!), 3 tbsp dunnie, DWGoatMAC
Afternoon Iced (I)DWCAErythritol, seltzer, olives after a long hot walk, and one pecan every time I walked past the jar...
NME suppertime: celery, wilted spinach/hm dressing, home-smoked trout (yum!), pecans, pecans, pecans.
Sleep tight all!
 
zauberflote said:
We've done the same thing for nearly 40 years-- breakfast and lunch are what we like (and I have NEVER liked a bowl of cereal and nothing else for breakfast!), lunch MrZF packs for work and I'm on my own whether or not working. Eons ago he'd be home in time for the early supper required for me going (for the second or even third time that day) to evening work. Once he rose in the ranks some, he was on a later schedule. During kid years, I'd feed them supper and run out the door to work as he pulled in the driveway. Then there were the commuting years. Now he swims very late 3 nights a week and works moderately late the other two and Saturday. Small business owner now, it's all on him and partner. For many decades, "Sunday lunch at Granny's" was the only guaranteed together meal. Once Granny was gone, Mr&MrsYoungZF#1 have taken over Sundays. It was very important to them for many many years. Here's to generational family tradition!
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I agree completely with the Sunday Lunch tradition. We’ve always had a sit down meal together then, first at my mum’s then I took over. When the girls were in their difficult, rebellious teenage years they often tried to get out of it, and would sometimes sit stony faced through the whole thing because I’d insisted they attend and not go to the cinema or whatever with friends. Now however they are the ones insisting on a ‘proper’ Sunday lunch, and they are all getting pretty good at cooking it too!
 
DJC3 said:
Now however they are the ones insisting on a ‘proper’ Sunday lunch, and they are all getting pretty good at cooking it too!
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My daughter lives abroad in a much hotter climate but still loves her traditional family Sunday roast. Her husband's family (it's his country she lives in) thinks she's nuts and they are probably right. She's 40 now and I still get emails from her asking how to cook various things - I think she takes after my late Mother (the World's worst ever cook) in her cooking skills. My Mum could burn water.
 
And today's menu is...

Breakfast: Two egg mayo on checkerboard

Lunch: some Wensleydale with cranberries

Dinner: Barnsley lamb chops (yum!), asparagus, chard from the garden and, if my BG lets me, a small amount of Jersey Royals drowned in melted butter

Dessert: spicy baked rhubarb and Asda' s 'Authentic' Greek Yoghurt

Drinks: black decaff coffee, still spring water, red wine
 
DJC3 said:
I agree completely with the Sunday Lunch tradition. We’ve always had a sit down meal together then, first at my mum’s then I took over. When the girls were in their difficult, rebellious teenage years they often tried to get out of it, and would sometimes sit stony faced through the whole thing because I’d insisted they attend and not go to the cinema or whatever with friends. Now however they are the ones insisting on a ‘proper’ Sunday lunch, and they are all getting pretty good at cooking it too!
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No 3 was born when her sisters were nearly 12 and 9, so they were all at completely different stages. I fed healthy square meals during the week, and we all had a brunch at weekends. Other food was offered during the day but I’ve never been a fan of roast beef etc, so weekend main meals tended to be more flexible. Someone was always sleeping over with a friend or going out to ..... etc etc. Extra children came and went. Brunch meant that I expected faces at the table at 10, which gave the teenagers long enough to sleep longer but had them out of bed to join the world at a reasonable hour. And it meant that they didn’t pick at the fridge and eat rubbish throughout the day, and I knew that they had at least started off right. And they were allowed to be in their pjs.
My parents would have normally been shocked to consider breakfast at 10, but for us it worked well. And when they visited us in whichever place we were living, they had no problem fitting in.
In Australia, it was brilliant. We had a very private patio, so the gas bbq with the picnic bench alongside was perfect for eggs, bacon, sausages, toms, mushrooms etc etc. and the weather was good. ️I loved that country.
 
Viv19 said:
No 3 was born when her sisters were nearly 12 and 9, so they were all at completely different stages. I fed healthy square meals during the week, and we all had a brunch at weekends. Other food was offered during the day but I’ve never been a fan of roast beef etc, so weekend main meals tended to be more flexible. Someone was always sleeping over with a friend or going out to ..... etc etc. Extra children came and went. Brunch meant that I expected faces at the table at 10, which gave the teenagers long enough to sleep longer but had them out of bed to join the world at a reasonable hour. And it meant that they didn’t pick at the fridge and eat rubbish throughout the day, and I knew that they had at least started off right. And they were allowed to be in their pjs.
My parents would have normally been shocked to consider breakfast at 10, but for us it worked well. And when they visited us in whichever place we were living, they had no problem fitting in.
In Australia, it was brilliant. We had a very private patio, so the gas bbq with the picnic bench alongside was perfect for eggs, bacon, sausages, toms, mushrooms etc etc. and the weather was good. ️I loved that country.
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I love the idea of a big cooked breakfast being done on a BBQ. It must have been a difficult decision to leave somewhere you enjoyed living so much. :)

I often get people ask me why I chose to move away from London where I lived for a lot of years but I wasn't happy there so it wasn't a difficult decision.
 
Chook said:
I love the idea of a big cooked breakfast being done on a BBQ. It must have been a difficult decision to leave somewhere you enjoyed living so much. :)

I often get people ask me why I chose to move away from London where I lived for a lot of years but I wasn't happy there so it wasn't a difficult decision.
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Our moving around was down to the OH’s job so we had little say. I had always wanted to live in Australia. No 2 daughter lives there now, married to her second husband. She was very cross about moving away, and kept going back until she stayed. She’s far away but I can understand why. She has an Australian passport now, is a member of the local volunteer fire brigade, loves camping and hiking in the National Park. She suits Australia.
 
Afternoon All,

Today has been pretty simple so far :)
NE1: goatsmilk yog - finished now, so will have to find something else for a few days
NE2: diced spam in scrambled eggs with a brinjal pickle garnish. :nailbiting: Sounds vile, doesn't it? Turns out it is DELISH!!! I chopped the rest of the Spam up and froze it, so I can have this combo again anytime. Spam is so salty, I ddn't add any to the eggs, and it balanced out nicely. Very surprised.
NE3: will be kidney/liver stroganoff as a starter, and possibly baked salmon for the main.

I'm really not finding that 3 meals a day is easy, and I think I'm eating significantly more. However, this may be a good thing.
Time will tell.
 
Tea.
Mid morning, yoghurt and berries. Cwc
Nordic walking then physio
Met the family for Chinese at lunchtime. I had to offer my spring rolls around the table. Roast duck with veg. The sauce tasted dangerously sweet so I fished the veg out as best I could.
Coffee and nuts
Evening, LC roll with Gouda, paprika, tomato, and olives stuffed with almonds.
 
Chook said:
My daughter lives abroad in a much hotter climate but still loves her traditional family Sunday roast. Her husband's family (it's his country she lives in) thinks she's nuts and they are probably right. She's 40 now and I still get emails from her asking how to cook various things - I think she takes after my late Mother (the World's worst ever cook) in her cooking skills. My Mum could burn water.
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Haha those emails sound very familiar. My youngest phoned last week asking how to roast a chicken! Neither of us could believe she’d never cooked one before ( she’s 25) apparently her boyfriend said afterwards ‘It looks like **** but tastes good’ ( I’d have chucked the plate at him)
 
Viv19 said:
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In Australia, it was brilliant. We had a very private patio, so the gas bbq with the picnic bench alongside was perfect for eggs, bacon, sausages, toms, mushrooms etc etc. and the weather was good. ️I loved that country.
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Those Aussie breakfast barbies sound brilliant. The perfect compromise between family get togethers and relaxed informality. No wonder you loved it there.
 
Ate today

Mugs black coffee and couple cubes chocolate first thing.

St Pio's Cafe breakfast...
All virtually no carbs, except the chunky doorstep seeded toast...and I succumbed...
Pot tea in delicate china, and a flowery china cup&saucer...yes it makes a difference!

Came home, and some cheese coleslaw needed using up, so I boiled up 3 eggs and mixed them in, and retired to potting shed with cat, and two large mugs tea...

I need more mugs tea...
Drunk bottle water with sprinkle salt and lemon juice in it...

>^..^<
 
I completely agree @gennepher the delicate flowery china makes all the difference.
Today I ate
NE1 about 8am bacon and eggs ( 2 of each) with CWC
Went to Restormel castle today and had a lovely walk afterwards, ended up at the Duchy of Cornwall cafe in Lostwithiel and had a CWC around 2pm.
NE2 about 5pm 1 slice calves liver 2 artisan Italian sausages ( part of the ‘sausage subscription’ one of the girls bought Mr C for Christmas - ok but too much fennel for me) with mushrooms and asparagus.
Shared a bottle of red.
 
Food today has been un-exciting.
B as ever CWC
D cheese and ham before another vet trip. More antibiotics and a possible procedure under sedation if it doesn't improve in a couple of weeks. Poor dog was prodded and cleaned causing a lot of yelping.
T keto fajita bowls. A DD recipe with beef not chicken as it was yellow stickered! Have to save as much as possible to keep the vet in luxury!
 
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