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What have you eaten today? (Low carb forum)

That does look fabulous - I had similar "no chance of cooking" situation, with relative and could only buy off the shelf, so had a meal of ready-to-eat prawns, paté and Olives - and found my Ketone level basically doubled.. really need to try that again.

Also need to start making sauce like this - I miss mayo ....
 
Breakfast kefir then fried a slice of nitrate free bacon and egg in olive oil
Lunch hummus with a sprinkling of the new Zoe 30+ supplement, olives and an artichoke heart ( I buy tins of Waitrose essential artichoke hearts and olives in brine then rinse and dry them and pop into Kilner jar with extra virgin olive oil, which keeps in fridge for a couple of weeks)kimchi ( with addition of Apple cider vinegar on serving)celery, radishes, a few nuts and a few tomatoes from the garden followed by raspberries from garden served with yoghurt.
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Dinner more salad with chicken and a sausage roasted yesterday
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That does look fabulous - I had similar "no chance of cooking" situation, with relative and could only buy off the shelf, so had a meal of ready-to-eat prawns, paté and Olives - and found my Ketone level basically doubled.. really need to try that again.

Also need to start making sauce like this - I miss mayo ....
It was a case of didn't feel like, and it was a bit hot. I did have a CKM a while ago, but never got very high readings. I guess I won't be a hybrid any time soon. The sauce was easy; just mayo, ketchup, lemon juice and a bit of smoked paprika.
Looks delicious to me
It was lovely. And I'm still not hungry six hours later. Though it's getting close...
 
Evening all

Today:

B: Two eggs scrambled in butter with a generous dollop of double cream, sautéed chestnut mushrooms and a vine tomato, topped with flat leaf parsley and seasoned with a good grinding of black pepper.
Water to swallow tablet.
Espresso.

L: Aperitif: dry white wine
Baked whole sea bass en papillote, belly stuffed with sprigs of tarragon and garlic, drizzled with olive oil.
Steamed asparagus spears smothered with butter.
A medley of baked calabrese, onions, and sweet red peppers.
Water to drink.
Skipped pud.
Two squares, Montezuma's Absolute Black 100% cocoa chocolate.

D: Salad made with anchovy fillets, eggs, avocado, lettuce, Padrón chillies, salad onions, lemon verbena and a touch of lemon juice, with a dollop of home-made aioli for dipping, topped with walnut halves.
 
I've been MIA and just skimmed over all the posts I've missed.

I spent the weekend (friday afternoon until just now, sunday evening) with my neighbours at a small festival, two nights in a tent, little sleep, lots of booze, and mystery food, and had a wonderful time!

I wish I could tell you what I've eaten, but the festival was one where everyone brings foods to share so I chose my meals by appearance and taste, guessing on lower carb options and dosing insulin quite boldly, knowing there were plenty of high carb options to nudge my BG up a little if needed.
So I had lots of tasty food but no clue what most of it actually was! :hilarious:
The ongoing buffet was quite dimly lit, and there were many foods I've never seen or tasted before, a true diabetic adventure!

My sensor showed I chose quite well, only one unexpectedly carby thing must have snuck past without me noticing, which made me go up to 9.1 for a short while, still no idea which of the dishes was the culprit though.

People behind the bar (drinks only, food was DIY and wash your own dishes) were very accomodating. Caipirinhas turn out to be very tasty with only a smidge of sugar as well, which made for a perfect balance between the alcohol lowering BG and the sugar upping it.
 
Breakfast low carb granola mixed with extra chopped walnuts and a few garden berries plus a spoon of the new Zoe 30+ supplement all mixed with kefir
Lunch same as yesterday - hummus with celery, kimchi, radishes, a few garden tomatoes, a few nuts, olives, artichoke heart with olive oil and two seeded low carb crackers
This afternoon made some mini crustless quiches, as had eggs to use up today, photo is of them just out of oven. ( would not have cooked anything in oven by choice today but eggs were on their last use by day!)
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Dinner was the same as yesterday - salads with leftover chicken but also added in a ripe avocado and a couple of the cooled crustless quiches - rest popped into fridge for next few days. More chicken to finish so no doubt tomorrow's dinner will be similar! Definitely a day today though to stick to cold left overs and salads!
 
Didn't feel like cooking tonight. Though I did make a cheese and mushroom omelette for lunch. So this evening I had half a tub of Greek yoghurt, some (bought) chicken breast, and a small packet of pork scratchings. I did spread the chicken out on a plate, and sprinkled it with black pepper, so that's cooking of sorts. Normal service will be resumed shortly.

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