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Lenny3 the fat bombs sound yum ...
I have steered away from peanut butter because of sugar content but I love it so that with chocolate would be right up my street.

B. 2xbeef sausages ,courgette,mushroom 1xtomato and fried egg.

L.teaspoons coconut oil ...(brought a new ,very large one from Tesco for £9.99 )
Four ladles of homemade Brocolli and Stilton soup ...made with lots of butter and a dash of cream.

S.not hungry at the mo but partner is cooking some roadted prok and buttered cabbage ..so I expect I will be munching doon.
 
B. Bavarian smoked cheese, roast ham and 2 boiled eggs it was really yummy

L. Yet more cheese, ( not really hungry)

T x3 egg omelette with leftover roast ham, cheese and field mushroom

If myfitnesspal is right ive only had 10g carb today

The night is young tho
 
breakfast leftover bacon, cheese and mushroom crustless quiche
lunch 1oz cheddar 2/3rds packet asda spicy chicken slices
dinner pork done in slow cooker with mushrooms, cyder vinegar , sage, few carrots and onions, spoonful of peas and 1 1/2 teeny potato croquettes.
 
[QUOTE="Brunneria, post: 680997, member:so that soup sounds gorgeous!

I wonder if your hunger was because the smoothie was mainly fruit...?
I know your first green smoothie wasn't great, but a bit of spinach or a half avocado would give more staying power. I've also used a few macadamia nuts.[/QUOTE]

Thank you @Brunneria I did enjoy my soup, even though I say so myself
I think youre right about the smoothie, I added some porrige oats that had been soaked overnight in skimmed milk in my smoothie today, and it seemed to have more staying power. Ive read a lot of recipes which include spinach, but was a bit apprehensive of adding it with fruit, does it affect the flavour? Ive bought a bag today but Im not really sure what to do with it!
 
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Lenny3 said:
Fat Bombs - i melt 200g butter, 200g peanut butter and 100g 72% lidl choc, then pour into silicone ice cube moulds and freeze. I usually get about 45 bombs. then pop into a bowl in the fridge to snack on.
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O. M. G - I'm drooling!!!!! Must try these!
 
Breakfast... 1 slice warburtons Danish bread, fried in a little butter ... veggie ham, which is very low carb and baby plum tomatoes. Before breakfast readings 9.3, 2 hrs later 9.9
Snack.... Homemade Green smoothie
Lunch... Full fat cottage cheese, mixed seeds. Before lunch readings 6.4, 2 hrs later 6.6
Dinner... Savoury chickpea flour pancakes, salad, yogurt.
 
B: bluberry, raspberries, oats and almond milk smoothie. BG before was 6.4; BG after 2 hrs 5.2
L: tuna salad BG before was 5.1, forgot to take it after
D: 2 chicken legs, mushrooms sauteed in butter raspberries and blueberries with Greek yoghurt. BG before 5.7.

Compared to four weeks ago where my BG was 20.2; 18.7; 16.4 and 10.6 there is so much improvement. I cant understand why the NHS say a lchf diet is 'not recommended' (which is what I was told) as it is under researched, when there is a plethora of supporting evidence on this web site alone!
 

Thanks @Brunneria I'll get some seeds tomorrow and keep experimenting!
 
Bullet coffee
Afternoon coffe with coconut oil and Jersey cream a little hungry so I had a mini babybel
Dinner - home made beef burgers, melted butter and kimchi (fermented Korena cabbage) some cheese for dessert today Kaltbach a smooth and creamy gruyere
 
B - peanut 9bar
L - chicken salad with creamy coleslaw
D - smoked salmon with broccoli and cauliflower
S - berries and.cream for later
 
Messed uphe quote and don't know how to mend it @pavlovsdog

'Thank you @Brunneria I did enjoy my soup, even though I say so myself
I think youre right about the smoothie, I added some porrige oats that had been soaked overnight in skimmed milk in my smoothie today, and it seemed to have more staying power. Ive read a lot of recipies which include spinach, but was a bit apprehensive of adding it with fruit, does it affect the flavour? Ive bought a bag today but Im not really sure what to do with it![/QUOTE]

Hi again

With green smoothies, it's all about the balance of fruit to veg.
You want enough veg to stop your BG from spiking.
And enough fruit that it tastes of fruit.
Some people say this is approx 60:40 veg to fruit

If I were you, I would start with a fruit smoothie recipe you enjoy. And test your BG before and 2 hrs later.
Then have the same the next day, with a handful or two of raw spinach (the mildest flavoured leafy green veg). And test your BG (which will be lower than the reading from the all fruit smoothie)
Then keep adding more veg, each day, testing as you go, until you hit your ideal balance of good BG reading and flavour.

Ideal, mild tasting veg are courgettes, cucumber, avocado (replaces yog), carrots...

My go to smoothie recipe is this:

100g+ frozen spinach or kale or spring greens
1 med courgette
2 inches cucumber
Either half avocado or 6 macadamia nuts
1/3 punnett frozen pineapple chunks or 2 apples
1/3 punnett frozen berries or 1/4 punnett frozen cherries
Pack all into blender
Add water to half way up the fruit
Blend

Makes about 3 x 500ml drinks. One for Mr B, and two for me.
Delicious.
I have one for brekkie and the other in a flask for elevenses or pud at lunch.

And I once entered an 'average' smoothie into myfitnesspal.
It came out per 500mls:
125 calories (remember the Avocado or nuts?)
13g carbs (brill eh?)
And they never spike me.
 
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Hi again

With green smoothies, it's all about the balance of fruit to veg.

You want enough veg to stop your BG from spiking.
And enough fruit that it tastes of fruit.
Some people say this is approx 60:40 veg to fruit

If I were you, I would start with a fruit smoothie recipe you enjoy. And test your BG before and 2 hrs later.
Then have the same the next day, with a handful or two of raw spinach (the mildest flavoured leafy green veg). And test your BG (which will be lower than the reading from the all fruit smoothie)
Then keep adding more veg, each day, testing as you go, until you hit your ideal balance of good BG reading and flavour.

Ideal, mild tasting veg are courgettes, cucumber, avocado (replaces yog), carrots...

My go to smoothie recipe is this:

100g+ frozen spinach or kale or spring greens
1 med courgette
2 inches cucumber
Either half avocado or 6 macadamia nuts
1/3 punnett frozen pineapple chunks or 2 apples
1/3 punnett frozen berries or 1/4 punnett frozen cherries
Pack all into blender
Add water to half way up the fruit
Blend

Makes about 3 x 500ml drinks. One for Mr B, and two for me.
Delicious.
I have one for brekkie and the other in a flask for elevenses or pud at lunch.

And I once entered an 'average' smoothie into myfitnesspal.
It came out per 500mls:
125 calories (remember the Avocado or nuts?)
13g carbs (brill eh?)
And they never spike me. [/QUOTE]

Hi @Brunneria yes they are tricky, those quotes! Ive just done it too!
Im going to try your recipe at the weekend. Thanks for the advice and tips
 
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I have noticed the carb content of peanut butter does vary wildly. I just try to pick the lowest carb from the selection in front of me. I do think the co-op one i bought once was pretty good. don't go there often though.
 
B. X4 Smokey Bacon, half tin of tomatoes
L. Cold meats and cheese
T. bad boy tonight ...x3 frankfurter hot dogs, with buns and caramelised onions.
 
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