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What have you eaten today? (Low carb forum)

My plans today changed at the last minute. I was up early ( around 5:30) had goat milk kefir then headed off.
Mid morning felt like lunchtime but the only things I could find to eat in daughters kitchen ( I was waiting for BT repair man) was a chunk of cheddar I topped with a spoonful of peanut butter.
Got home at proper lunchtime and treated myself to air fried beef skinny rib and a DGF crumble.
Dinner was 1/2 a huge gammon steak with salad of leaves, peppers, olives and my fermented red cabbage&ginger. Plus a stuffed mushroom. IMG_1707246802.744440.jpg
 
Bad night, woke at 5.
B: ff greek with seeds and blackberries
L: 2 slices livlife with toasted cheese and ham
2 more of the large marzipan chocolates I opened yesterday
D: lamb chop, carrot and broccoli. An easy sauce made by stirring half a teaspoon grain mustard stirred into a tablespoon of cream
2 more chocolates (all gone now). Coffee ice cream.
At least I'm staying off the alcohol
 
Breakfast: my usual low carb coconut ‘porridge’ with strawberries washed down with a black coffee.
Late morning: black coffee and a phd bar.
Skipped lunch.
Mid afternoon: black coffee and a carb killa bar.
Dinner: carbonara made with Natural and Low Carb Kitchen penne, sprinkled with extra mature cheddar.

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Margarettt said:
Morning.Yesterday was an up and down emotional day for me which, just like the "old days" left me craving sweet things all day.
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Evening @Margarettt

I blame food manufacturers for some of these cravings for sweet things. Why put sugar in savoury foods like baked beans, peanut butter or mayonnaise?
Unfortunately, it sells.

We're all different, but when I started my low carb journey way back in 2003, I went cold turkey on sweet foods and although I'd thought my tastes might change, I was unprepared for just how quickly that happened. Worth a try. Nothing lost if it doesn't work for you.
 
Evening all

Today:

B: Two poached eggs with a knob of butter and avocado, seasoned with a good grinding of black pepper plus a wedge of Teifi
Water to swallow tablet.
Espresso.

L: Salmon fillets baked with broccoli, mushrooms, double cream and lemon verbena.
Steamed asparagus spears and French beans smothered with butter
Water to drink.
Skipped pud.

D Seafood salad using tiger prawns, brown shrimps, lettuce, baby plum tomatoes, celery, Romano peppers, Halkidiki olives and salad onions, dressed with an olive oil, balsamic, parsley and garlic vinaigrette, topped with roasted macadamia nuts.
Water to swallow tablets.
 
LivingLightly said:
I blame food manufacturers for some of these cravings for sweet things. Why put sugar in savoury foods like baked beans, peanut butter or mayonnaise?
Unfortunately, it sells.
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Even the cold cooked chicken breast I bought in M&S the other day had been cooked in "sugar glaze". I removed the skin and just had to hope not much had soaked into the skin.
A rub of butter would have produced am equally nice looking finish
 
MrsA2 said:
Even the cold cooked chicken breast I bought in M&S the other day had been cooked in "sugar glaze". I removed the skin and just had to hope not much had soaked into the skin.
A rub of butter would have produced am equally nice looking finish
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Unforgivable!

Even our professional chefs and food writers persist in adding increasing amounts of honey, maple syrup or caster sugar to their savoury dishes. This is obviously harmful to diabetics and isn't doing the rest of us any favours either. To claim it's a treat for a special occasion is not good enough. We're not all celebrating every day of the week!
 
My neighbour-in-the-garden gave my phone number to another neighbour because he wasn't home and she needed a ride from the bus stop (6 km away) because the wind was too strong to use her bike.
Picking her up earned me some fresh eggs, so I had the same peanut soup as yesterday, but this time with a small egg, and I finally baked the pork belly pieces to perfection. :joyful:
Too bad I'm not sure at what temperature or how long I baked them for, I couldn't find the flashlight and the oven is in the dark barn, so next time I'll have to rely on luck again. :hilarious:

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I'm also looking for yummy, creamy recipes for low carb hot chocolate without sweeteners, I promised to make it this weekend.
If you have a good recipe, please share on my thread about it: https://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/threads/low-carb-hot-chocolate-no-sweeteners.202251/#post-2678088
 
Another lovely day with a walk on the beach and some pickleball. I even got the floors scrubbed.
B. Sausage, egg, arugula and tomato on L/c bread
L. Chicken thigh while walking out of the house, not ideal, I should have sat and eaten properly.
D. Chicken sausage and broccoli feta salad.

l/c crackers in the oven so has been quite a productive day.
 
LivingLightly said:
We're all different, but when I started my low carb journey way back in 2003, I went cold turkey on sweet foods and although I'd thought my tastes might change, I was unprepared for just how quickly that happened. Worth a try. Nothing lost if it doesn't work for you.
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Nodding my head up and down at this. Maybe a future plan. For now I'm still getting over giving up nicotine lozengers so as long as my carbs are under 20 I sigh with relief.
 
I'm at home recovering from surgery and think the fact that I'm eating lunch every day might be more about filling time than hunger. I rarely eat lunch on work days. I do want/enjoy it though so maybe my body needs the fuel. I don't suppose it matters if it doesn't change the numbers.

Yesterdays food-
Breakfast- Two slices Heylo bread with two sliced cherry tomatoes and melted cheese.
Lunch- 50g fried pakchoi with a chicken thigh and an egg
Dinner- spinach and smoked salmon omelette follow by ketorama chocolate cake and a splash of cream.
 
Hi All
Yesterday brekkie usual slice LC toast and copious tea.
Lunch was the remainder of the leek & broccoli broth and a sliver of Shropshire blue crumbled in just for decadence…and protein..and really worked!
Supper was defrosted chilli which was really one and a half so my portion was bolstered by two large baked mushrooms chopped in.
Today same brekkie.
Lunch will be eggs probably scrambled with a bit of grated Parmesan.
Supper will be lightly spiced baked chicken breast with broccoli or cauli cheese and some dressed leaves that need using up.
I often think following this way of eating would have been so much harder when the boys were here. It wasn’t unusual for me to cook two different meals or at least tweak them heavily. Mr P and youngest son big carbers hated any veg (Mr P still hates veg but has dialed down the carbs but eats lots of fruit, son otoh married a vegetarian and is now converted.
Another thing I suspect there is sugar in some handwashes. Current one in my bathroom is Carex with Shea butter but has a really sweet smell so don’t trust it before blood testing. Won’t buy it again.
 
Small kefir with supplements as was rushing out again
Lunch starter of kimchi with added Apple cider vinegar ( I've been back on the ACV again this week but don't like it in a drink this works better for me) then another kimchi with cheese and four lc seeded crackers then a few squares of 100% chocolate
Dinner hm chilli and LC garlic bread and small glass of red wine then a pudding of my last DGF crimbo crumble warmed and served with spoon of yoghurt.
 
Breakfast: bacon and eggs.

2nd meal: fish cakes made with hot smoked salmon, onion and defrosted potato. Should have put more salt in but quite edible.

I've developed a new pain which makes it difficult even to stand up, never mind walk. I'm hoping it will be temporary so will just take some paracemol shortly and hope to feel a bit more comfortable. Trouble is - the tea "station" and fridge are on the other side of the room from my chair - only about 12 feet away, but right now quite a thought to attempt. That means I've not had enough fluid today yet, but will have to just brave it and make some tea and take pills. This is why I ended up with fish cakes - the ingredients were close to hand and I could make the mixture sitting in my chair. I did have to stand up to cook them, but did manage that allright without moving too much.
 
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