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What have you eaten today? (Low carb forum)

Gezzabelle said:
Breakfast :- Half a slice of toast with butter and coffee. (A compromise .. I love my toast but a full slice sent my numbers up to 10.1 and took hours to come down so tried half a slice and after 2 hours 5.7 !!! Yippee :D
Better food being delivered tomorrow so meanwhile ....

Lunch :- 2 slices of bacon & 2 very small eggs ... 5.4 after 2 hours :D

Dinner :- 3 egg cheese omelette

Snacks :- A few pork scratchings or cashew nuts
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Some of us can't handle bread in any shape or form @Gezzabelle without blood glucose soaring to unacceptable levels. These days, I avoid any food made with wheat, rye or oats.
 
LivingLightly said:
Some of us can't handle bread in any shape or form @Gezzabelle without blood glucose soaring to unacceptable levels. These days, I avoid any food made with wheat, rye or oats.
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It's a huge loss to me not being able to have bread or wholemeal rolls etc. I think it comes from being raised as a child to always have bread to mop up the gravy on the plate lol and it has always been a staple part of my diet...bread and potatoes. I rarely have potatoes these days anyway so not so much to miss.. I tended to have a bag of chips from the chippy maybe once every 6 weeks but of course now that will be a no no.... or a mad treat once in a blue moon but not in the forseeable future. The reality that I am now told I am diabetic has hit home how badly I have been eating and now it has to be put back into remission and stay there. If haf a slice of toast is all I can have then it will be my luxury and my heart bleeds for any that can't have it. I admire your way and ability to not have anything made with wheat, rye or oats which strangely exactly what my diabetic nurse said I must eat now...along with pasta and cereal which to me is madness as it would send my levels through the roof
 
Gezzabelle said:
It's so good to be back here and it was the first place I thought to come for help and advice after it helped me so much way back in 2015 when I was first told I was pre diabetic. You all eat amazing food that is for sure! I have yet to discover some more exciting stuff to eat and am finding my way around it slowly. Sadly I can't get to Waitrose for Livlife bread and can't justify a delivery but hopefully I will get some low carb bread tomorrow
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Welcome back to this thread for diabetic foodies @Gezzabelle. We're pleased you could join us again.
 
MissMuffett said:
Breakfast - large coffee with almond milk and double cream
mid morning more coffee made the same way as for breakfast.
Lunch - crispy cold bacon (done in the oven yesterday) Hard boiled egg, sliced on Warburtons Danish light bread
Dinner - 6 chicken drumsticks done in air fryer and a little dollop of sour cream
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Welcome back to this thread for diabetic foodies @MissMuffett. It's good to see you here again.
 
Evening all

B: Two poached eggs topped with a knob of butter, avocado and four tiger prawns seasoned with a good grinding of black pepper.
Water to swallow tablet.
Espresso.

L: Mushroom stroganoff made with chestnut mushrooms, dried porcini mushrooms, onions, vegetable stock, white miso paste, tomato purée, paprika, garlic, olive oil, butter, flat-leaf parsley and soured cream.
Cauliflower rice with toasted cashews and peas.
Steamed French beans and carrot batons with toasted almonds.
Skipped pud.
Water to drink.

D: Seafood salad made with crab and brown shrimps, lettuce, Romano peppers, celery, vine tomatoes, Kalamata olives, mint and salad onions, dressed with an olive oil, balsamic and garlic vinaigrette, topped with pistachios.
Water to wash down tablets.
 
Breakfast :- Literally one bite of a piece of toast and coffee
Lunch :- Air fryed chicken breast
Dinner :- Basa fillet and mushrooms cooked in butter with a bit of red cabbage on the side- - -
a tiny sugar free jelly for afters if they set in time :D
Snacks will be a few pork scratchings or cashews
 
My first time ever trying Basa fish fillet and have to say it is delicious!! I have never really liked fish but this is moist and has a very delicate flavour....especially when dripping in the butter it was cooked in ;) Mushrooms are frozen ones...not as good as fresh but nice enough. Now the wait to test in 2 hours to see what effect it will have... I expect little effect so fingers crossed :D.......surprised after 2 hours 6.2 but thats ok
 

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IanBish said:
I've seen it around but never tried it.

For my tea tonight I did high meat content (90%) Cumberland sausages, with onion gravy, plus carrots and green beans. Not the best version I've ever done, but it was perfectly acceptable for a Thursday evening.

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Looks soooo good. I know in the past I couuld never have gravy but will have to try some. Bass is moist and tender and a very mild flavour and so quick and easy to cook. I have ordered a load more to put in the freezer as it is definately a 'go to' now
 
Gezzabelle said:
My first time ever trying Basa fish fillet and have to say it is delicious!! I have never really liked fish but this is moist and has a very delicate flavour....especially when dripping in the butter it was cooked in ;) Mushrooms are frozen ones...not as good as fresh but nice enough. Now the wait to test in 2 hours to see what effect it will have... I expect little effect so fingers crossed :D.......surprised after 2 hours 6.2 but thats ok
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This looks great ( and very low carb) I love fish but I don’t think I’ve ever tried basa either. I’ll put it on my list!
 
Breakfast was h/m yoghurt with a spoonful of M&S grain free granola.
Then a wonderful day on the beach. I expected the beach bar to have shut by now but it was still open so we were kept well supplied with tea.
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Lunch was l/c ham and cheese sandwich and a packet of Cheesies as a snack at some point.
Dinner at home. Something quick needed as it was late. Low carb pizza base topped with sour cream ( I don’t like tomato base sauce) salami and mozzarella. 1 glass red wine.
 
Breakfast: my usual low carb coconut ‘porridge’ with strawberries washed down with a black coffee.
Late morning: black coffee and a carb killa bar.
Skipped lunch.
Mid afternoon: black coffee and an Aldi protein bar.
Dinner: keralan chicken curry (Waitrose made it not me!) with cauliflower rice.

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B- egg and sausage
L- chicken cooked in a little garlic / onion / peppers , Nando’s sauce , some cheese
D- same as lunch
KP peanuts and cheese strings
 
Gezzabelle said:
Looks soooo good. I know in the past I couuld never have gravy but will have to try some. Bass is moist and tender and a very mild flavour and so quick and easy to cook. I have ordered a load more to put in the freezer as it is definately a 'go to' now
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The gravy was just made with fried onions, seasoning, half a stock cube, and half a teaspoon of cornflour. That was just a simple, quick version.

I'll definitely get some Basa fillets after your recommendation.
 
IanBish said:
The gravy was just made with fried onions, seasoning, half a stock cube, and half a teaspoon of cornflour. That was just a simple, quick version.

I'll definitely get some Basa fillets after your recommendation.
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It really is lovely...holds its form well and doesn't fall apart when cooking. I get bags of skinless and boneless from the supermarkets... perfect to keep in the freezer and cook from frozen if you wrap in foil and oven bake or if you get fresh/chiilled they are sooo good cooked in the frying pan in butter... only takes a few minutes to cook so an all round good one for me :)
 
Rachox said:
Breakfast: my usual low carb coconut ‘porridge’ with strawberries washed down with a black coffee.
Late morning: black coffee and a carb killa bar.
Skipped lunch.
Mid afternoon: black coffee and an Aldi protein bar.
Dinner: keralan chicken curry (Waitrose made it not me!) with cauliflower rice.

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That dinner sounds tantalisingly different @Rachox.

A friend, whose family hails from Kerala originally, makes Keralan prawn curry to die for. It fills her kitchen with mouth-watering aromas.
 
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