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What have you eaten today? (Low carb forum)

@shelley262 and @Goonergal thanks for your comments, I agree, I’ve not been properly hungry since starting this woe so I must be more in tune with my body now I think. I’ve tried to concentrate on more nutrient dense food today ( apart from a glass or 2 of red wine this evening)
B- 3 eggs scrambled with a couple of mushrooms and chopped red pepper topped with grated parmesan.
L- in of tuna, h/m mayo on romaine lettuce leaves. DGF ginger cake. ( I found 8 boxes DGF cakes in the freezer today!)
D- large fatty pork chop and a very fatty slice of belly pork, both airfried served with a recipe I saw on Facebook ‘Collard greens with bacon’ it was very tasty. ( made with greens which I think are the same thing)
@Mrs T 123 I’ve seen that suggestion about cheese slices in lasagne, does it work well and which cheese did you use? I’ve also seen a ‘Pastry slice’ type recipe using 2 slices Gouda pressed together around a filling of cream cheese, ham, spinach etc then baked. I keep meaning to try that too.
@Antje77 I think your father would have been very happy being remembered in that way. My family have been trying to recreate my mum’s spag Bol for nearly 20yrs now but we’re no closer. Probably just as well as hers was quite sweet somehow.
@Debmcgee your dessert sounds lovely but how do you manage to melt and drizzle 1 square of chocolate without losing half round the sides of the container when pouring it out? I can never manage it.
 
Breakfast (at my daughter’s so no coconut ‘porridge’ today): Greek yoghurt with strawberries and low carb granola with black coffee.
Lunch out at one of the Flat Iron restaurants in London: steak and roasted cauliflower with mushroom sauce and a Diet Coke.
Snack on the coach home: a packet of coconut bites.
Dinner back home Chinese take away: crispy duck, 3 small pancakes, a smidge of sauce and veggies followed by SF jelly, cream and LC chocolate granola.

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@Antje77 I think your father would have been very happy being remembered in that way. My family have been trying to recreate my mum’s spag Bol for nearly 20yrs now but we’re no closer. Probably just as well as hers was quite sweet somehow.
I think he'd think I'm an idiot for making a fuss over his spaghetti, but yes, he might secretly like it. :happy:
I forced him to make meatballs together when he was already very ill (and tube fed, so he couldn't even enjoy them) because I was so scared I would never eat his meatballs after he passed if I didn't have a hands on lesson. :hilarious: We had a wonderful afternoon that day!
Took me years before I dared to try to make them afterward, as afraid as I was it wouldn't work out right. By now I'm pretty proud of my own meatballs, which may or may not resemble my father's, I'm not sure anymore. :)
My friend contacted him through Facebook (he couldn't talk anymore) shortly before he died because she needed his recipe for onion soup and would never forgive herself if she hadn't asked.

I think it's wonderful the way we can remember our loved ones through their foods! Even if it doesn't turn out exactly right, it still means time spent with them in a way.

As for your mums spag bol, most older recipes, from the time spaghetti was a novelty, say to add quite a lot of sugar to the sauce, so it might be that's what's missing in your family's efforts!
 
No breakfast as such as had a "cooking for the freezer" session this morning: pork belly terrine, blueberry cinnamon cake, cheesy soda bread. 2 pieces of the latter 2 disappeared into my mouth before the rest got to the freezer (blush). The terrine is 2 day affair so verdict awaited.
Lunch was creamy mushrooms and bacon (on toast for the boys, on scrambled egg for me)
D: hubby was cooking so while waiting started with a large glass of wine and a chunk of cheddar, he then produced a scramble hash thing that was very tasty (was supposed to be a cheese loaf but fell apart). 4 squares godiva dark chocolate
 
I think it's wonderful the way we can remember our loved ones through their foods! Even if it doesn't turn out exactly right, it still means time spent with them in a way.

As for your mums spag bol, most older recipes, from the time spaghetti was a novelty, say to add quite a lot of sugar to the sauce, so it might be that's what's missing in your family's efforts!

Couldn’t agree more about remembering loved ones through food made together. Many of my memories are of cakes sadly though - which may explain why quite a few of the family ended up with T2D!!

You’re right about the sugar - I can remember being taught always to add a teaspoon of sugar to tomato based sauces to ‘cut the acidity’
 
I think it's wonderful the way we can remember our loved ones through their foods! Even if it doesn't turn out exactly right, it still means time spent with them in a way.

As for your mums spag bol, most older recipes, from the time spaghetti was a novelty, say to add quite a lot of sugar to the sauce, so it might be that's what's missing in your family's efforts!

Couldn’t agree more about remembering loved ones through food made together. Many of my memories are of cakes sadly though - which may explain why quite a few of the family ended up with T2D!!

You’re right about the sugar - I can remember being taught always to add a teaspoon of sugar to tomato based sauces to ‘cut the acidity’
 
Three hard boiled eggs, two slices of low carb toast and vegimite for breakfast.
Tub of hot dog balls with a American mustard dip*, lemon cordial and Osmolax for smoko.
Pork chops, green veggies and gravy for lunch.
Shredded cheese and nixed salad low carb wraps for supper at six.

* Pix and story in other thread.
 
Breakfast: Streaky bacon and 2 fried eggs.

Not sure that I should call it breakfast because, as usual I was up at 3 am (old time), which I finally realised was 2 am due to the clocks going back and "breakfast" was around 11 am. I was breaking my fast, but the time was all wrong - more like brunch.

Lunch: Berries and double cream - around 4 pm.

Still didn't make the chicken pie filling. I was going to but, once again, I was feeling full and a bit more than slightly nauseous, so haven't bothered and I don't suppose I will feel like it in any reasonable time frame.
 
Monday 25 October - bed 7.3 FBG 6 Last day of the school holidays and had the boys most of the day. They were going home to stay the night in their own house as a friend was going to stay. Youngest was a nightmare at ours but nothing compared to his behaviour at home. Let's say everyone's evening was ruined and no one got much sleep.

B. TAG and didn't have time for anything else.
L. Slice of SLC toast and salmon pate.
D. Eventually! Remains of the gammon from yesterday and coleslaw accompanied with a very large orange gin and diet lemonade which boy I needed!

This was also the evening that the Libre went rogue and shot up to an eventual high of 24. I was relieved it was totally wrong and grandson hadn't sent it through the roof!
 
Goodness @maglil55 that Libre reading must have nearly given you a heart attack after your young grandson’s stressful behaviour earlier. Glad it turned out to be a rogue reading, will you contact them about it? I got a free one when I had a few stupidly low readings.
B- bacon, fried egg and the fried liver from the chicken we were having later. 1 slice LC toast.
L- very unmindful eating! 1/2 tub cottage cheese straight from the fridge and a SLC ‘not cross bun’ from freezer clear out yesterday.
D- roast chicken 2 types of lc stuffing ( I’m experimenting for Christmas) cauli cheese, leftover collard greens&bacon. A bit of Brie with M&S seedy crackers and 2 glasses red wine.
 
Breakfast one each of slice bacon,fried egg and lc hm toast
Lunch a few walnuts,seed crackers, manchego cheese,celery and tomatoes followed by Greek yoghurt
Mid pm two squares of 90% choc
Dinner roast brisket and cauliflower cheese with glass of red followed by DGF lc crumble
 
Tuesday bed 7.4 (ignoring the rogue) FBG 6.9

B. Nothing. Had to go to son's early as friend had to get to work and she couldn't get grandson in full meltdown to get dressed. I told him quite simply either get dressed or you'll be coming with me in your underpants. That did the trick as he knows I wasn't kidding. He'd had no sleep so there was no way he could go to school and he had one heck of a cough so he was planked on our couch where he could be watched.
L. Nothing had to get back from Physio to pick eldest up. Was going to cancel Physio but hubby told me to go to make sure everything was OK after my fall. Youngest had finally fallen asleep anyway.
D After picking up Mum & Dad with eldest (who had been an absolute star at school despite having had little sleep) collected youngest who was heading for an early dinner, bath, Ovaltine and a very early night! We were both exhausted and I settled for half a mug of cream of cauliflower, kale and leek soup with 3 M&S crackers with whipped cheese. Blueberries & Blackberries with cream.

Resisted the gin! Shower and early night as I was starting to feel unwell.

Wednesday bed 6.8 FBG 6.7. Full blown cold had settled in for Hubby & me again thanks to youngest who had been ill the previous week.

B. TAG
L. 3 M&S crackers with whipped cheese.
D. Rest of the cauliflower soup and a bacon sandwich on SLC bread (wanted something I could taste). Lots of water, shower, a coating of Vicks and another early night.
 
Breakfast: my usual low carb coconut ‘porridge’ with strawberries washed down with a black coffee.
Late morning: black coffee and Phd protein bar.
Skipped lunch.
Mid afternoon: black coffee and orange chia pudding with LC nutty granola.
Dinner: cheese on LC toast, realised I’d virtually made mini pizzas by the time I’d added a few extras, followed by SF orange jelly, cream and LC nutty granola.
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That looks good!
 
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