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What have you eaten today? (Low carb forum)

Today I went out for Sunday lunch. The beef and the swede were nice, the rest not so much. The potatoes were a bit overdone, I think, and the Yorkshire was a bit flabby. There were also those carby balls, also known as stuffing balls. I only sampled the latter two. My CGM went up to 9.8 but came down to near baseline about two hours later. For tea I defrosted a prawn and Basa curry, which I'm having naked. No pictures - I've bored you enough with my curry pictures.
 
I don’t usually post on a Sunday as we have tea at my ILs and I feel conspicuous taking a pic, however today I thought I’d show you my breakfast!
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 another carb killa bar.
Tea at ILs: cold meat, cheese and salad buffet followed by one Jaffa cake.

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Today:

B: Two eggs scrambled in butter with a generous dollop of double cream, sautéed chestnut mushrooms and baby plum tomatoes, all seasoned with a good grinding of black pepper.
Water to swallow tablet.
Espresso.

L: Aperitif: dry white wine.
Sea bass baked en papillote, belly stuffed with sprigs of French tarragon and garlic, drizzled with olive oil.
Steamed asparagus spears topped with a knob of butter.
Calabrese, cauliflower, leeks, onions, garlic and sweet red peppers baked with olive oil.
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 pecan halves.
Water to wash down tablets.
 
Breakfast of 1 rasher bacon, one fried egg, mushrooms and a couple of grilled cherry toms. Black coffee.
Lunch - low carb toast topped with smoked salmon, avocado and a spoonful of h/m sauerkraut, a great combo which I really enjoyed. Greek yoghurt and blueberries afterwards.
Early dinner as I’m off out to the theatre soon: some cold meat from yesterday’s roast, cheese, nuts and a DGF Crimbo crumble.
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Breakfast kefir then two eggs scrambled in butter this keeps me going and not hungry when busy all day and skipping lunch.
Just flask of black coffee during day
Dinner slow cooked low carb pasta casserole with hm pasata and venison meatballs served with grated cheese.Followed by two squares of 90% chocolate with decaffeinated coffee and cream.
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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 another carb killa bar.
Dinner: moussaka (made low carb by replacing the bechamel sauce with half and half cream cheese and Greek yoghurt) with roasted Mediterranean veggies.

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IanBish said:
@LivingLightly Your meals always sound like they're from a final of MasterChef. They sound absolutely gorgeous. I'm not jealous at all. Honest...
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Wow! Thank you for the compliment @IanBish.

I'm always on the lookout for new, mouthwatering recipes and this forum provides lots of inspiration. It's important to enjoy our low-carb lifestyle, otherwise we'd never stick to it, would we?
 
B: Two poached eggs topped with a pat of butter, avocado and three crevettes, all seasoned with black pepper.
Water to swallow tablet.
Espresso.

L: Cheese-crusted omelette stuffed with chestnut mushrooms, cherry tomatoes, basil, spinach and cream cheese plus grated Cheddar for the crust.
Salad using lettuce, celery, Romano peppers, salad onions, Kalamata olives and mint, dressed with an olive oil, garlic and balsamic vinaigrette, topped with walnut halves.
Skipped pud.
Water to drink.

D: Seafood salad made with tiger prawns, crab, rocket, vine tomatoes, celery, sweet yellow peppers and salad onions dressed with olive oil and a squeeze of lemon juice, flat-leaf parsley and garlic, topped toasted almonds.
Water to wash down tablets.
 
Calderbloke said:
Made a fiery curry tonight, came out at 14g carbs. Excuse the presentation though ;)

But, what I really need to know, is what can I have with it? I've looked longingly at naan, pitta (wholemeal and white) - is there anything bread-alike that you know of?

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You can make low carb naan bread if you’ve the time or inclination. I’ve used this recipe before https://www.dietdoctor.com/recipes/keto-naan-bread-with-melted-garlic-butter but it’s a bit of a faff to be honest ( they were nice though). Otherwise you could buy low carb wraps. These are good and very low carb https://deliciouslyguiltfree.com/collections/bread-and-wraps
 
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