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What have you eaten today? (Low carb forum)

DJC3 said:
Today I woke ridiculously early. Drank a lot of coffee but couldn’t bring myself to take Dennis out for his morning walk in the cold frosty beautifully wintery day without breakfast. 2 rashers streaky, mushrooms, spinach.
Lunch after the long walk was a tin of mackerel in oo. 1/2 avocado, coleslaw made with the vegan mayo ( which had gone a bit runny) and a couple of celery sticks. Then sf jelly&cream and a grated HC button on top.
Dinner the Iceland Wild Red Shrimp recommended by @maglil55 I agree it was delicious. Didn’t have any lc noodles so served on a bed of spinach. Pack says 2 servings but tbh I’d happily scoff the lot, still <2g carb. Oh and a slice of the new Skinny Bread to mop up the sauce! Yay what a difference the yeast makes!!!!! Choc orange chia pud to follow.
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Yeast? No one told me it had yeast:angelic:
 
ianpspurs said:
A tentative start to Christmas today with an OMAD after a day signing forms at solicitors then in Cambridge. Tea and coffee until about 18:30. Salmon and tuna from Waitrose Suchi bar (loved it), sirloin steak, ceasar salad (sans croutons) and small piece of Wookey hole cheese. Dangerous visiting the mothership Waitrose in Trumpington - never knew I wanted needed a cheese curler until today but once seen it needed rescuing and giving a home. Steak was another air fryer win although I would have mine much more rare. We used the burger preset but I prefer not much more than the sushi if I'm honest. This was very tender. (just not enough blood) An evening watching White Christmas methinks.
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Interesting about the airfryer steak. I haven’t tried it as I thought it might dry out the surface and go a bit hard. What sort of steak was it and did you marinate first?
Enjoy White Christmas by firelight and if those forms were to do with house move that’s a great start to Christmas.
 
DJC3 said:
Interesting about the airfryer steak. I haven’t tried it as I thought it might dry out the surface and go a bit hard. What sort of steak was it and did you marinate first?
Enjoy White Christmas by firelight and if those forms were to do with house move that’s a great start to Christmas.
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The steak was sirloin (not my favourite but that one worked) not marinated. Forms were to do with house sale - aiming for mid to late Jan as we have a 90th birthday to organise on Jan 6 th first
 
Going through the freezer this morning, I came across a piece of frittatta that had been put away a while ago, so I thought I'd better bring that out and use it. I put it into a frying pan on top of a bunch of grated cheddar and reheated it that way for my lunch at about 2.30. It was OK but the cheesey crust (skirt apparently) was very good. I've never done that before.

This evening - about 7 o'clock I had the cauli top soup I'd been promising myself. One onion chopped and fried in butter, about half of the cauli tops (one whole cauli top), shredded, a bunch of watercress and half a celeriac bulb in chicken stock with the end of a piece of Parmesan in it. Kicked myself afterwards because I forgot the left over piece of fennel I'd meant to put in. But, it was very good, even if I do say so myself. Looks a bit colourless, but it was very tasty. Could have eaten the rest, but decided I'd better not.S3500003.JPG
 
@ianpspurs very nearly bought a cheese curler yesterday, it needed some very stern words to myself about MrSlim needing to cut down on dairy to stall the purchase.
17-12-18
Breakfast: 2x CWC,nut granola, 2 egg omelette with cheese.
Lunch: sardines on toast, salad. Tea.
Coffee with cream while cooking
Dinner: BG 5.6
Bacon and mushrooms in a cream and parmesan sauce. Carrots, cauliflower and green beans. Was meant to be pasta, but not enough in packet. So rice instead. Should have measured my portion. Best guestimate 4 tablespoons. Glass of wine. Had to resist having yoghurt, even though still hungry, thinking enough carbs already. Maybe the fat and protein it would have helped?
Anyway 1 hour BG 7 .5
2 hours 6.5
So rice, except in tiny amounts is out.
Two tablespoons of rice might not affect BG too much, but it doesn't exactly fill you up either.
So fed up with cooking different meals for each of us. Five pans tonight.
And have just realised I had pretend (konjac) rice in the fridge. Who put it in there? If i had seen it.....

On the bright side- MrSlim and his new sidekick have achieved wonders. Doing in two days what it took the other builder and his mate to not-quite-manage-to-finish in a week. Tomorrow he and his mate are returning to help out for a day. With some heavy lifting. At last we will have the plasterboards inside and upstairs. Impossible to get 8x4 sheets up a spiral staircase. Somehow have overlooked the refreshment requirements of this and we are almost out of milk. Will have to be a very early morning supermarket run.
 
SlimLizzy said:
@ianpspurs very nearly bought a cheese curler yesterday, it needed some very stern words to myself about MrSlim needing to cut down on dairy to stall the purchase.
17-12-18
Breakfast: 2x CWC,nut granola, 2 egg omelette with cheese.
Lunch: sardines on toast, salad. Tea.
Coffee with cream while cooking
Dinner: BG 5.6
Bacon and mushrooms in a cream and parmesan sauce. Carrots, cauliflower and green beans. Was meant to be pasta, but not enough in packet. So rice instead. Should have measured my portion. Best guestimate 4 tablespoons. Glass of wine. Had to resist having yoghurt, even though still hungry, thinking enough carbs already. Maybe the fat and protein it would have helped?
Anyway 1 hour BG 7 .5
2 hours 6.5
So rice, except in tiny amounts is out.
Two tablespoons of rice might not affect BG too much, but it doesn't exactly fill you up either.
So fed up with cooking different meals for each of us. Five pans tonight.

On the bright side- MrSlim and his new sidekick have achieved wonders. Doing in two days what it took the other builder and his mate to not-quite-manage-to-finish in a week. Tomorrow he and his mate are returning to help out for a day. With sone heavy lifting. At last we will have the plasterboards inside and upstairs. Impossible to get 8x4 sheets up a spiral staircase. Somehow have overlooked the refreshment requirements of this and we are almost out of milk. Will have to be a very early morning supermarket run.
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Building progress sounds good. You need a cheese curler- they need rescuing and giving a loving home.
 
DJC3 said:
Today I woke ridiculously early. Drank a lot of coffee but couldn’t bring myself to take Dennis out for his morning walk in the cold frosty beautifully wintery day without breakfast. 2 rashers streaky, mushrooms, spinach.
Lunch after the long walk was a tin of mackerel in oo. 1/2 avocado, coleslaw made with the vegan mayo ( which had gone a bit runny) and a couple of celery sticks. Then sf jelly&cream and a grated HC button on top.
Dinner the Iceland Wild Red Shrimp recommended by @maglil55 I agree it was delicious. Didn’t have any lc noodles so served on a bed of spinach. Pack says 2 servings but tbh I’d happily scoff the lot, still <2g carb. Oh and a slice of the new Skinny Bread to mop up the sauce! Yay what a difference the yeast makes!!!!! Choc orange chia pud to follow.
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ianpspurs said:
Building progress sounds good. You need a cheese curler- they need rescuing and giving a loving home.
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No. No. No. Am already rescuing a lost/ stolen/strayed cat. No room at the inn for cheese curlers. Must not encourage MrSlim to eat more cheese. It's bad for him.
Very difficult when dietary requirements are almost opposite.
 
ianpspurs said:
The steak was sirloin (not my favourite but that one worked) not marinated. Forms were to do with house sale - aiming for mid to late Jan as we have a 90th birthday to organise on Jan 6 th first
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Crikey! Not long now then I hadn’t realised it was that imminent.
 
Annb said:
Going through the freezer this morning, I came across a piece of frittatta that had been put away a while ago, so I thought I'd better bring that out and use it. I put it into a frying pan on top of a bunch of grated cheddar and reheated it that way for my lunch at about 2.30. It was OK but the cheesey crust (skirt apparently) was very good. I've never done that before.

This evening - about 7 o'clock I had the cauli top soup I'd been promising myself. One onion chopped and fried in butter, about half of the cauli tops (one whole cauli top), shredded, a bunch of watercress and half a celeriac bulb in chicken stock with the end of a piece of Parmesan in it. Kicked myself afterwards because I forgot the left over piece of fennel I'd meant to put in. But, it was very good, even if I do say so myself. Looks a bit colourless, but it was very tasty. Could have eaten the rest, but decided I'd better not.View attachment 37277
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Have you tried this:
https://www.dietdoctor.com/recipes/jills-cheese-crusted-omelet
It sounds similar to your frittata experiment, It’s delicious.
 
ianpspurs said:
Building progress sounds good. You need a cheese curler- they need rescuing and giving a loving home.
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I am seriously tempted but can't get the kind of cheese here that would make it really useful. What I really want is little oblong pans (about 2" x 5" or thereabouts) to make steamed burgers and steamed cheese, which I saw demonstrated on a food programme yesterday. Looked really interesting, but I think they were purpose built and not available on the market. I will keep trying to work out something though. I don't enjoy burgers done in oven, pan or microwave and I suspect the AF has nothing to offer me in this regard.
 
maglil55 said:
@shelley262 - DGF Millionaire shortbread is back in stock and a new addition, a gingerbread blondie.
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There must have been a typo in the original email I received about the gingerbread blondie - said they were £29.99 so I didn’t get any. I see now they are £9.99 which is very annoying as I’ve put my order in already and would have definitely bought some otherwise.
 
Breakfast: my usual low carb coconut ‘porridge’ with strawberries and cream washed down with a black coffee.
Lunch: left over tuna melts followed by Greek yoghurt, raspberries and macadamia and coconut keto granola.
Mid afternoon: coconut chia pudding and black coffee.
Dinner: gammon steak and roasted Mediterranean veggies followed by SF jelly, cream and LC chocolate granola.
 
Chook said:
Champagne works for me, too - and Prosecco and red wine... and the occasional G&ST. As for beer and the other spirits... I've carried out extensive research and all of them affect my BG - especially those sugar free hot rum toddies I medicated myself with when I had a cold recently. I'm having a go at making a sugar free version of mulled wine. Not expecting much but at least it will be cheerfully seasonal.

@DJC3 - I'm so glad your itchy lumps have gone. It will be interesting if they come back after duck eggs.

So, my menu for yesterday Monday 16th December

Sunday bed: 7.7

Monday FBG: 7.6
Breakfast was a chaffle with carb free syrup
2 hours later: 8.4

Lunch: 7.3
Lunch was a 20g advent calendar cheese
2 hours later: 6.3

Dinner: 6.2
Dinner was 160g marinated tofu (1.6g), a small amount of cheese plus a huge bowl of salad with chia seeds basalmic and olive oil dressing
one square of Lindt 70%
2 hours later: 7.5

Bed: 7.7

I've noticed that the breakfast chaffles are no longer stopping DP at breakfast. :arghh:
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Which recipe are you doing, @Chook ? This one, or the Diet Doc? https://www.ditchthecarbs.com/slow-cooker-low-carb-mulled-wine/
 
SlimLizzy said:
It’s also never occurred to me to grate more cheese than I need. I hate grating cheese - always catch my thumbnail, and I hate washing up the grater so it makes perfect sense to grate a big batch, thanks![/user]
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Have been grating fiddly little bits for my morning omelette every day. Like you it's the washing up that gets irritating. Longing for the days when breakfast used a mug, bowl and spoon.[/QUOTE]

I always batch grate cheese. We always have at least one block on the go for slices, but for cooking cheese, I grate huge blocks, then freeze it.

Cheese grates more quickly and cleanly when very cold, so I lob off chucks to grate, the fridge the balance, even if it's only 5 minutes before it's required. I freeze in zip lock bags of 100gr each. Provided they're not crushed in the freezing phase, the cheese free-flows from the bag, and defrosts in just a few minutes.

Obviously you don't have to freeze 100gr at a time, but it makes grabbing a bag (or two) simple if there's a recipe in play.
 
Yesterday 18/12/19
Breakfast: normal low carb porridge and 93g greek yoghurt
Lunch: 120g salad leaves and 35g full fat cheese
Dinner: 183g chicken breast, 61g chicken thigh. 162g fresh green beans (so much better then frozen, but so expensive) and 276g fresh cauliflower, also much nicer then frozen and still available for cheap at least for now.
 
Lunch yesterday: Seafood basket at Grunskes by the River, after getting a couple of bottles of top shelf rum at the Bundaberg Bond Store for our two sons.
Dinner: Y bone steak and veggies, gravy.
Breakfast: Usual omelette, bacon, tomatoes.

Drinks: Black coffee / tea no sugars, water.
 
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