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Martin Canty
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Well.... At the moment I'm just carving chunks off of the left over turkey..... 20+lb for just the two of us leaves a lot of turkey😱
Kaylz
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Unfortunately our turkey was finished today (I was rather enjoying my turkey sandwiches!) we only had a medium sized and there were 4 of us on Christmas day and 3 of us having it for sandwiches and leftovers last night x
Amigo
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Do you like tuna/mayo, cheese savoury, chicken tikka or tinned salmon sandwiches?
What about something on toast like sardines, chicken in cream sauce or even the little tins of mince you can get. They’re lovely warmed up on toast.
I’ve just thrown the last of the turkey and beef away. I’m making lots of hot food dishes for tomorrow night for guests and I just can’t get it in the fridge 🙄 also sick of it to be honest.
What about something on toast like sardines, chicken in cream sauce or even the little tins of mince you can get. They’re lovely warmed up on toast.
I’ve just thrown the last of the turkey and beef away. I’m making lots of hot food dishes for tomorrow night for guests and I just can’t get it in the fridge 🙄 also sick of it to be honest.
Lucy Honeychurch
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I had eggy bread today, sometimes a cheese salad, an omelette or soup with a roll.
Amigo
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You don’t seem to eat much salad Kaylz. Do you like it? This is a lovely one I had out for lunch one day when we were away, (don’t look at the roast potatoes, they were my husband’s). You can have 3 Southern fried chicken strips for less than 12 grams carb and throw on some feta cheese and bacon strips if you want. Very tasty and low carb lunch.
Kaylz
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I'm having an egg mayo sandwich tomorrow but I'm still stuck on the whole set carbs for lunch so have to watch, I lived on tuna mayo for a while so off that for now, lived on cheese sandwiches or toasties for ages too, not keen on too many soups and never experimented with lentil soup or anything like that yet and as I'm experiencing some problems at the moment I'm not comfortable with trying it 
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Kaylz
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I'm currently on 35g carbs for lunch so a salad wouldn't come close, and no I'm not too keen on it either, I eat my veggies but just not a mixed salad, I used to but currently I don't have the energy to sit and work out everything in amounts to make up the carbs, I'm fed up with the maths everyday lol xx
Could try a pasta type salad? Weigh the pasta to keep your 35g carbs and that would give you a decent v filling meal.
Kaylz
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I've not had pasta since diagnosis and as I mentioned as I'm having some problems at the moment I'm not comfortable with trying or changing things at the moment
, great idea for when I feel up to it though 🙂 xx
Vince_UK
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@KaylzI'm having some problems at the moment I'm not comfortable with trying or changing things at the moment
Problems will pass K then you can try a few things but I feel your decison not to do to many alterations to our current regime is absolutely the correct one. While I appreciate how tedious is may seem at the moment, in your position I, and I am sure many others, would adopt the same strategy.
Things will only get better, just takes little time that's all.
There are very few sandwich fillings I like, and I rarely eat them, but these are some:
Peanut butter and half a banana (or a whole one if it’s very small)
Peanut butter & marmite with lettuce & cucumber
Cheese with tomato and/or cucumber or sliced apple
Quorn bacon strips with lettuce & tomato (useful as you can cook these straight from the freezer so I always have some in)
If I’m at home I’d much rather have cheese on toast, with a little tomato purée spread on the bread first for a change.
Peanut butter and half a banana (or a whole one if it’s very small)
Peanut butter & marmite with lettuce & cucumber
Cheese with tomato and/or cucumber or sliced apple
Quorn bacon strips with lettuce & tomato (useful as you can cook these straight from the freezer so I always have some in)
If I’m at home I’d much rather have cheese on toast, with a little tomato purée spread on the bread first for a change.
eggyg
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I have discovered chopped salad, it was on Rick Steins Mexico programme. Finely chopped iceberg and or romaine lettuce, same toms and cucumber, peppers if you want, torn bits of mozzarella, salami or any cooked meat you like and chick peas. I have been having Tesco tins of three beans for a change and yesterday I had a boiled egg instead of meat. Make a dressing of your choosing, I mix 4 parts good olive oil with 1 part balsamic, wee bit of grain mustard, seasoning. Mix everything up and voila. Very low carb lunch and surprisingly filling. Apparently it was invented in some Californian or suchlike restaurant in the 20s, it was so the mafia etc could have meetings over lunch without having to cut up their food and so making it easier to do business. They NEVER put onions in as they didn’t want their breath to smell! Mr Eggy puts red onion in his, I don’t like raw onion, yuk!
Also can you make soup? It’s really easy, just chuck all your left over veg in a pan with stock, cubes, jelly whatever is easiest, a tin of tomatoes if you want, some herbs, maybe oregano and cook til veg is soft. Again low carb and tasty and filling if you add a slice of bread or roll. I love cooking and experimenting let me know if you need any cooking tips.
Also can you make soup? It’s really easy, just chuck all your left over veg in a pan with stock, cubes, jelly whatever is easiest, a tin of tomatoes if you want, some herbs, maybe oregano and cook til veg is soft. Again low carb and tasty and filling if you add a slice of bread or roll. I love cooking and experimenting let me know if you need any cooking tips.
Kaylz
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As i say I'm on 35g carbs for lunch at the moment so a salad wouldn't really cut it, I'm not really aiming for anything low carb as I'm trying to gain wait so eating the likes of just veg etc isn't really going to help and with my mental health towards food etc it is rather difficult for me
if and when I become more comfortable though I will definitely come to you for cooking tips if the offer is still there of course 🙂 xAs i say I'm on 35g carbs for lunch at the moment so a salad wouldn't really cut it, I'm not really aiming for anything low carb as I'm trying to gain wait so eating the likes of just veg etc isn't really going to help and with my mental health towards food etc it is rather difficult for me
You could still eat the bread with the salad! That would then make it different from a sandwich and give you some variety.
It’s important to get plenty of fresh veg for other reasons apart from gaining or losing weight and controlling our levels.
I never used to like salad much until I found that chopping everything up small and mixing it together makes it a whole lot more interesting as the flavours mingle and complement each other.
Kaylz
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I do eat veg its just for evening meal rather than my lunch and I prefer to have my treat of some chocolate or a biscuit with my lunch x
Don’t you find it a bit difficult to get your five a day that way?
You could still have your treat. Just a suggestion as you said you’re bored with sandwiches, salad would be different!
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