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How to take the acidity out of tomato soup!

Serves 6: 191 cals, 30.4gm carbs per serving

27.0fl oz Tomato Juice (I saved from tinned tomatoes)
[2x] Medium pepper (160g) Red Peppers, Raw, diced
Large onion (240g), Raw, diced
600.0g Tesco Sweet Potato Chunks 600g
400ml can Light coconut milk
150.0ml Chicken Stock, Fresh, cube or stockpot

Sweat peppers and onions for 7 minutes in a large saucepan
Add sweet potato, tomato juice and stock, then simmer for 25 minutes
Add coconut milk and simmer for another 5 minutes
Cool, blitz and season to taste. You can always add more stock if it's too thick

As a lower carb alternative, substitute diced squash for sweet potato. 151 cals and 21.5gm carbs per serving.
 
This is my friend's recipe for a slow cooker pork casserole.

Serves 4-6 (depending on the steak sizes). My version is based on 4 servings 427 cals, 13.1gm carbs per serving

4 pork shoulder steaks (mine weighed 700gm)
400ml tin chopped tomatoes (or ordinary tin, chop your own)
1 large onion diced
200gm mushrooms chopped (I used button chestnut)
1 rounded teaspoon sugar (to take the acidity off the tomatoes)
2 Knorr Stock pots (I used one chicken and one beef)
1 rounded teaspoon cornflour
Water as needed

Put all the ingredients except the cornflour in a slow cooker and top with just enough water to almost cover.
Cook on high for 90 minutes then turn down to low.
Stir every couple of hours. My friend cooked for at least 12 hours on low until the pork almost fell apart.
90 minutes before the end of cooking time, make a slurry with the cornflour and stir into the casserole. This will thicken the gravy.
Season to taste

Serve with cauliflower rice and green veggies.
 
Trying out the pork casserole I made yesterday. Put too much liquid in, but I like a lot of gravy. I reckon it will actually make 6 servings, not 4, reducing the cals and carbs, but I've not amended the recipe

1636 cals, 99.1gm carbs of which 49.6gm sugars

B: Vanilla almond shake (9.2gm carbs)

L: Red pepper frittata and salad (44.5gm carbs)

D: Pork casserole, cauliflower cheese, peas (29.4gm carbs)

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Felinia said:
This is my friend's recipe for a slow cooker pork casserole.

Serves 4-6 (depending on the steak sizes). My version is based on 4 servings 427 cals, 13.1gm carbs per serving

4 pork shoulder steaks (mine weighed 700gm)
400ml tin chopped tomatoes (or ordinary tin, chop your own)
1 large onion diced
200gm mushrooms chopped (I used button chestnut)
1 rounded teaspoon sugar (to take the acidity off the tomatoes)
2 Knorr Stock pots (I used one chicken and one beef)
1 rounded teaspoon cornflour
Water as needed

Put all the ingredients except the cornflour in a slow cooker and top with just enough water to almost cover.
Cook on high for 90 minutes then turn down to low.
Stir every couple of hours. My friend cooked for at least 12 hours on low until the pork almost fell apart.
90 minutes before the end of cooking time, make a slurry with the cornflour and stir into the casserole. This will thicken the gravy.
Season to taste

Serve with cauliflower rice and green veggies.
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Two days ago had M&S battered haddock with peas and sweet potato chips, made in the oven with some olive oil, salt and garlic powder.

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Then for today's lunch had the leftover chips with some red pepper that needed using up and my favourite polish sausage (kielbasa torunska). All was done quickly in a pan with a bit of oil, including the chips, which were already oven baked but that made them extra crispy and nice. Not a big portion and added dessert of few strawberries with Alpro vanilla yogurt.
 

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789 cals, 73.3gm carbs of which 45.9gm sugars

B: Vanilla almond shake (9.2gm carbs)

L: Yellow vegetable soup (29.3gm carbs)

D: Smoked haddock mornay and vegetables (15.6gm carbs)

S: Got calories left so might have a cinnamon latte

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Back to the pool after injury and bronchitis

946 cals, 78.7gm carbs of which 52.7gm sugars

B: Vanilla almond shake (9.2gm carbs)

L: Poached egg, 66gm baked beans, half a slice of toast (19.4gm carbs)

D: Pork casserole, broccoli, carrots, beans (14.3gm carbs)

S: Latte (16.7gm carbs)

E: Aquafit

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Felinia said:
Back to the pool after injury and bronchitis

855 cals, 62.0gm carbs of which 37.7gm sugars

B: Vanilla almond shake (9.2gm carbs)

L: Poached egg, 66gm baked beans, half a slice of toast (19.4gm carbs)

D: Pork casserole, broccoli, carrots, beans (14.3gm carbs)

E: Aquafit

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Do you never feel hungry on just this ?
 
Nayshiftin said:
Do you never feel hungry on just this ?
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I think it must be a side effect of my medication, and the need to drink so much, but I always feel bloated and rarely hungry. However I badly need to lose weight so am cutting down on my portion sizes for the next 3 months to my holiday and annual review. When I get the munchies, I drink sparkling water as the gas fills me up (no doubt why I'm bloated and wee a lot!).
 
Felinia said:
I think it must be a side effect of my medication, and the need to drink so much, but I always feel bloated and rarely hungry. However I badly need to lose weight so am cutting down on my portion sizes for the next 3 months to my holiday and annual review. When I get the munchies, I drink sparkling water as the gas fills me up (no doubt why I'm bloated and wee a lot!).
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only im perpetually hungry.
 
My car is in the garage for its annual service, MOT and investigation of starting problems. So I'm home cooking cauliflower cheese and meal planning. I also got my chocolate fix by watching Prue Leith and Alison Hammond cooking decadent chocolate brownies (sob, sob)

1159 cals, 80.7gm carbs of which 52.9gm sugars

B: Vanilla almond shake (9.2gm carbs)

L: very large poached egg, 66gm baked beans, 26gm slice of toast (16.8gm carbs)

D: Pulled pork, cauliflower cheese, peas, leeks, tomato and mushroom sauce (18.9gm carbs)

S: Latte (16.7gm carbs)
 
This is probably the strangest thing I've eaten in a while but it was really nice.

Paper tofu (carbs - 0.1g per 100g according to the packet - not convinced)
Made with mixed mushrooms / pakchoi / celery.
In a chilli and soy sauce with ginger and garlic.
 

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Coconut yogurt
Frozen raspberries
And a tablespoon of grated dark chocolate
Totally satisfied my need for a sugar/chocolate fix.
 

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Lunch ...
A little bit higher carbs compared to a normal lunch.
Rice noodles and pan fried gyoza. Tofu, Miso veg broth with spinach, mushrooms, spring onion, mint herbs, chilli
 

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Car passed it's MOT and no issues with battery and starter. So good to go! Back to the pool this morning, then soup making this afternoon.

1139 cals, 74.2gm carbs of which 45.2gm sugars

B: Vanilla almond shake (9.2gm carbs)

L: Poached egg, baked beans, button mushrooms, slice of toast (22.7gm carbs)

D: Chicken thigh, cauliflower cheese, peas, leeks, cabbage, carrots (23.2gm carbs)

E: Aquafit
 
1134 cals, 78.2gm carbs of which 39.2gm sugars

B: Grilled sausage, button mushrooms, baked beans (16.3gm carbs)

L: HM Butterbean and sweetcorn soup (21.1gm carbs)

D: Gammon and pineapple, cauliflower cheese, peas, cabbage, broccoli (24.9gm carbs)
 
Different menu today to my usual intake.
B: Bacon buttie (my indulgence for the day)
L: Tuna Nicoise salad
D: Baked trout, cauliflower cheese, peas
S: Cinnamon latte
 
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