What have you eaten today? (Low carb forum)

[Newly diagnosed]

Brave ape peanut porridge with blueberries, lunch: chicken salad, kind dark choc & nut bar, diner 2x mini peperami, 2x portions of cheese, 2x homemade seed crackers, 1x dgf brookie and 2x squares of 85% dark chocolate. Full of hayfever today, feeling a bit rubbish!

 

[Rachox]

Breakfast: my usual low carb coconut ‘porridge’ with strawberries washed down with a black coffee.
Late morning: black coffee and Fibre One caramel protein bar.
Skipped lunch.
Mid afternoon: black coffee and coffee chia pudding.
Dinner: salmon fillets with peppercorn sauce, and roasted Mediterranean veggies followed by SF jelly, cream and LC chocolate and raspberry granola.

 

[DJC3]

Welcome @julie56 I’m glad you are managing to get back on track after lockdown struggles, you’re not alone in that.
@muzza3 great choices considering your busy working day.
My food today-
B: spoonful of Fage yoghurt with a couple of raspberries and a few pumpkin seeds.
L: late and I was getting over hungry, but still had shopping to do, bought a small pot of olives, few roast chicken slices and an individual pot of Brazil nuts from Morrison’s.
Dinner was https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/haddock-jarlsberg-gratin/amp modified to low carb. I used celeriac instead of the potatoes in the end ( not aubergine Id originally thought to do) and fewer onions. It was delicious and I’d thoroughly recommend it. Forgot to take a photo but it looked like the picture in the link.

 

[MrsA2]

B: ff greek with chia seeds and strawberries
L: pate with lc soda bread, ff greek with chia and strawberries
D: lamb kofta with grilled haloumi and cavolo Nero cabbage. Rhubarb jelly with cream.

 

[Newly diagnosed]

B: ff greek with chia seeds and strawberries
L: pate with lc soda bread, ff greek with chia and strawberries
D: lamb kofta with grilled haloumi and cavolo Nero cabbage. Rhubarb jelly with cream.

Hi Mrs A2, what pate do you have? Is it a certain brand?

 

[Mrs T 123]

Brunch - 0% fat Fage greek yoghurt with half of a raspberry & coconut DGF crumbled up and raspberries on top too.

Dinner - 1 chicken breast with piri piri sauce and a large salad. 1 DGF Notella with double cream drizzled over the top

 

[MrsA2]

Hi Mrs A2, what pate do you have? Is it a certain brand?

No, this was Asdas ordinary . Just read the ingredients in case some sneak in extra carbs

 

[Newly diagnosed]

No, this was Asdas ordinary . Just read the ingredients in case some sneak in extra carbs

Thank you for the tip on the carbs, I’ll definitely be adding some on my shopping list. X

 

[muzza3]

Welcome @julie56 I’m glad you are managing to get back on track after lockdown struggles, you’re not alone in that.
@muzza3 great choices considering your busy working day.
My food today-
B: spoonful of Fage yoghurt with a couple of raspberries and a few pumpkin seeds.
L: late and I was getting over hungry, but still had shopping to do, bought a small pot of olives, few roast chicken slices and an individual pot of Brazil nuts from Morrison’s.
Dinner was https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/haddock-jarlsberg-gratin/amp modified to low carb. I used celeriac instead of the potatoes in the end ( not aubergine Id originally thought to do) and fewer onions. It was delicious and I’d thoroughly recommend it. Forgot to take a photo but it looked like the picture in the link.

Thanks @DJC3
5.7 this morning so not too bad

 

[Riva_Roxaban]

Usual bacon and cheese omelette, mushrooms for breakfast.
Chicken drumsticks and a couple of protein bars for lunch.
Pork chops and green veggies, gravy for dinner.

 

[maglil55]

A quick question for the knowledgable cooks on here ( looking at you @maglil55 )
If I’m using aubergine as a substitute for potatoes in a layered dish like lasagne ( in this case it’s a haddock and Jarlsberg gratin) should I bake the aubergine slices on their own first or will it be ok just to slice and layer them in the dish raw?
TIA

I fry them in a frying pan with a little olive oil. I also tend to slice them, put them on kitchen towel, salt them and leave them for a while. It draws liquid out. Rinse under a cold tap and pat dry.

 

[maglil55]

They were sold out at 1 min past 7 last week. However I managed to order a box on Friday and thought I might do a small piece with some greek yoghurt (not cream) & raspberries for a healthier spring/summer breakfast for a change and eh I have ordered a box of notella too and I will be having not so healthy cream with those ones. Honestly, at the moment these are like my "fix" I can't wait for Tuesday for them to arrive they really cheer me up these days (I am still job hunting ...). Did you just have yours with a cuppa or any other ideas?

Just with a cuppa so far but I suspect warmed, add a few fresh raspberries, dollop of cream would add even more to their deliciousness.

 

[Max68]

Hi all, sorry haven't been on for a while. Was just a quick message to say thanks for all the support. After my HBA1c jumped up from 51 to 70 between July 20 and Feb 21 I had another check this week and it has dropped to 59 thanks to your support in helping me drop my carb intake and also doing my daily walk. It's far from perfect but if I've managed to get it down by 11 in just under three months I know I can get it down by at least another 11 by August. Hoped for better but at least it hasn't gone up! Know I can do better so onwards and upwards. Thanks again.

 

[maglil55]

Hi, I’m in the UK, the porridge is from a company called The Brave Ape. I’m not good at adding links sorry! The keto slimfast cones in a tub and from Boots, Superdrug, Tesco’s or Asda. I only get it when it’s on offer! And I usually have a shake at weekends to mix things up breakfast wise, I find i get too bored if the same thing that’s when I look to eat things that aren’t the best for me!

Here's a link. They have a good selection and the price is pretty good for 8 portions per pack.

https://www.braveape.co/collections/all

 

[maglil55]

Hi Mrs A2, what pate do you have? Is it a certain brand?

The absolute best bought pate from a supermarket is this one from sainsburys. It's out of stock on the online shop currently but they usually have it in store.

https://www.sainsburys.co.uk/gol-ui...s:gb/groceries/pate-pate--fruity-chicken-120g

It's only 1.6g carbs per serving and it is the closest to home made pate I have ever tasted. They also do a duck pate and a salmon one. Not keen on the duck but the salmon one is excellent too.

 

[Max68]

The absolute best bought pate from a supermarket is this one from sainsburys. It's out of stock on the online shop currently but they usually have it in store.

https://www.sainsburys.co.uk/gol-ui/product/pate-pate--fruity-chicken-120g?catalogId=10241&productId=519266&storeId=10151&langId=44&krypto=jSFRJ+uw3OReWFtELMGqyKJtwsflIMkEuHrDENXKPcQcHpaZRcSmwsYpZX17NhvtFwY2q82BLqV61S2PL/OVGQUjsKzrrzUw104FIEOyD+jvkFRzlntpZGZI1m//1KUYGf5eqOGQZmwrd6jI02qWrQg7Egl5Hldh6TqQv0ICMA+d8yTAvCkNf4fUdePl9IH+4geSIAQk7pCbfbjeDp9KfA==&ddkey=https:gb/groceries/pate-pate--fruity-chicken-120g

It's only 1.6g carbs per serving and it is the closest to home made pate I have ever tasted. They also do a duck pate and a salmon one. Not keen on the duck but the salmon one is excellent too.

Since I have been eating this hi lo bread my word I crave pate! I like the brussels or chicken liver that Sainsbury do, plus they are cheaper! Tried their new Buffalo Wings but not good, very bland, I'll stick with the Firecracker. I've really got to stop buying those Schar's Curvies though, they are my downfall!

BTW if anyone wants a nice lower carb bread, this is what I now use and I used to be a white bread freak. Goes really nicely as toast and all types of eggs, salmon and of course pate go beautifully. Only downside is it isn't really a bacon sandwich loaf!

Hi-Lo Seeded Medium Sliced Wholemeal Bread 400g | Sainsbury's (sainsburys.co.uk)

 

[Tori71]

Breakfast; Hi lo toast with butter, home made granola with almond milk
Brunch: Half a bacon sandwich with friend in temp outdoor cafe at Morrisons, Hungry when I got back, must be all the talking, so had three rollitos from morrisons new tapas range and a cracker. Fibre one protein bar from the stash my friend brought me (she shops in Tesco, the only stockists of the protein variety) It looked very furtive doing the swap over in the car park
Dinner: half a lamb shank, green beans, carrots, home made gravy. Strawberries and cream. two squares of green and blacks mint velvet.

Chicken with butter and sage sauce was yum!

 

[maglil55]

Way behind again Sunday bed 5.8 FBG 6.1

B. TAG and 2 slices of SLC toast with Dairylea
L. Nothing
D. Gammon steak with a few peach bits, one of my broccoli/cauliflower souffle things, a green veg mix. A DGF Coconut and raspberry and my usual campari and soda.

@DJC3 & MrsA2 - I have developed a hunger streak too. Probably because I've had too much going on lately.

Monday bed 6.4 FBG 5.7

B. TAG - no time for anything else as Hubby was getting second jab today and he had to come with me to get the boys to school then a mad dive to the drive through vaccination centre.
L. Nothing
D. Last of the drumsticks air fried with chimichurri and a cheese and sour cream dip. Yet another DGF coconut & raspberry.

Tuesday bed 5.6 FBG 6.2

B. TAG no time again for anything else. Boys to school then straight to Physio. I needed it as I've really been suffering with my legs and vertigo coming and going.
L. Had to pick No 1 grandson up on return from Physio for home schooling but grabbed a bit of SLC toast with egg mayo.
D. Remains of a cold meat assortment I had in the fridge with a few santini tomatoes and a few veggie chips. DGF strawberry & cream and I had a grenade ice cream bar as well.

I'd also had a black tea and an alcohol free, lager at brother's house. Travelled up with Hubby as niece goes back to Australia on Friday from Manchester. We were there a while. All very emotional since, as she said, she's seen me more than once a week for the past 3 months so it will be odd not seeing us constantly. She's busy now getting her covid test ready to fly. We'd hoped quarantine might have been lifted by the time she returned but no such luck. 14 days in a hotel in Perth and when she "escapes" she'll still have another 4 hour flight to get to the east coast.

 

[Newly diagnosed]

The absolute best bought pate from a supermarket is this one from sainsburys. It's out of stock on the online shop currently but they usually have it in store.

https://www.sainsburys.co.uk/gol-ui/product/pate-pate--fruity-chicken-120g?catalogId=10241&productId=519266&storeId=10151&langId=44&krypto=jSFRJ+uw3OReWFtELMGqyKJtwsflIMkEuHrDENXKPcQcHpaZRcSmwsYpZX17NhvtFwY2q82BLqV61S2PL/OVGQUjsKzrrzUw104FIEOyD+jvkFRzlntpZGZI1m//1KUYGf5eqOGQZmwrd6jI02qWrQg7Egl5Hldh6TqQv0ICMA+d8yTAvCkNf4fUdePl9IH+4geSIAQk7pCbfbjeDp9KfA==&ddkey=https:gb/groceries/pate-pate--fruity-chicken-120g

It's only 1.6g carbs per serving and it is the closest to home made pate I have ever tasted. They also do a duck pate and a salmon one. Not keen on the duck but the salmon one is excellent too.

Thank you @maglil55! Love finding foods I can eat!

 

[Newly diagnosed]

The usual peanut porridge with raspberries, lunch was 2x homemade seeded crackers, 2x portions of cheese and 2x slices of ham. 1x fibre one protein bar. Dinner: chicken breast marinaded in garlic, olive oil, chilli and paprika with a squeeze of fresh lime, serve with salad. Plus 1x dgf brookie!