What did you eat yesterday?

[bakebeans]

Breakfast: eat natural granola and yogurt
Snack: bar of Aldi chocolate
Lunch: cauliflower cheese soup and 3 pieces of livlife bread
Snack: 8 olives
Dinner: chicken tikka salad with popadoms and 3 small stuffed peppers
Afters: small slice of chocolate cake

wasn’t going to eat the cake as has been away at the weekend and eaten food I wouldnt normally but got an email from the school saying possible suspected covid case in daughters bubble and it tipped me over the edge.

 

[grovesy]

I did previously test after my homemade granola and seemed to tolerate it, although I used a smaller portion size than what was recommended in the recipe.

I haven't done a lot of post meal testing so it's something I'm working on at the minute 🙂

I know it's probably for another thread but when you say testing 2 hours post meals, do you test 2 hours after you start eating or 2 hours after you finish your meals. I have seen people who do both, so I'm interested to see what people do? 🙂

Good luck. I usally do it roughly 2 hours after, I don’t set an alarm for it.

 

[KerryC]

Good luck. I usally do it roughly 2 hours after, I don’t set an alarm for it.

Thanks for your help and advice, I really appreciate it 🙂

 

[Kaylz]

@KerryC Tesco's stuff isn't actually too bad quality and it's what I'm using myself, the higher the quality the more bitterness it has really as it's higher cocoa %

I used to use Quaker Jumbo Oats and microwaved them no problem but currently using Morrisons own cheap ones at 75p for a 1kg bag and they have no difference of effect on my BG at least as I wear a Libre I know what's going on all the time

I've always preffered dark chocolate so I didn't have a problem with that lol
xx

 

[Docb]

@KerryC, I make my own granola as well and use a much larger proportion of nuts and seeds than most recipes suggest. No fruit, fresh or dried. That works for me. Will push me up about 4 mmol/l in an hour but it's back down after 2 hours.

 

[KerryC]

@KerryC Tesco's stuff isn't actually too bad quality and it's what I'm using myself, the higher the quality the more bitterness it has really as it's higher cocoa %

I used to use Quaker Jumbo Oats and microwaved them no problem but currently using Morrisons own cheap ones at 75p for a 1kg bag and they have no difference of effect on my BG at least as I wear a Libre I know what's going on all the time

I've always preffered dark chocolate so I didn't have a problem with that lol
xx

That's good to hear maybe it was just that I used too much cocoa powder, I'll definitely try it with 5grams next time instead 🙂 I definitely find my shopping bill increasing, but I know its worth it lol!

I previously wouldn't have eaten fish which I eat now so I am trying new things so I might have to try dark chocolate for a treat every now and then 🙂 xx

 

[KerryC]

@KerryC, I make my own granola as well and use a much larger proportion of nuts and seeds than most recipes suggest. No fruit, fresh or dried. That works for me. Will push me up about 4 mmol/l in an hour but it's back down after 2 hours.

I recently made another batch of granola and left out the Oats and like you said added more nuts and seeds and some Peanut butter. Well I lie actually I tried to make like a granola bar but it just broke into pieces when I cut it so I made it into granola instead lol

 

[Kaylz]

@KerryC I'm actually rather tempted to try it with 10 as my tastes are different lol

Yes diabetes isn't exactly penny friendly and being unemployed I've had to switch to cheaper alternatives where I can, throw in an eating disorder that I ain't fully over and its quite costly lol

I'm a fan of fish too but then there's not really much I wouldn't eat apart from olives and a few others, oh and carrots as I think they taste like pure sugar these days
xx

 

[KerryC]

@Kaylz

You should try the 10g, you probably would enjoy it, and it's not really that much of a carb increase either 🙂

Aww no, that sounds really tough for you, I generally do love a bargain so I like to shop about a bit and find alternatives too 🙂

I would be fairly picky not really keen on Red meat, only recently started eating cod, salmon is next on my list. Cannot get to like the texture of prawns too. But I really am trying new things, sometimes I really need to eat something a few times to get myself to kind of like them lol

 

[Kaylz]

Today
B - Same as every other day
D - German salami wholemeal sandwich with garlic mayo and a cadbury caramel cake bar, pint of water
T - mozzarella stuffed chicken breast wrapped in parma ham (it was absolutely delicious!) roasted broccoli and boiled baby potatoes, 1 square Lindt 90% and a pint of blackberry & blueberry diluting
Mug of coffee
xx

 

[freesia]

only recently started eating cod, salmon is next on my list.

I do cod (or similar fish), wrapped in bacon, with some creme fraice and pesto dotted over then baked. Salmon, if its fresh i sprinkle over some garlic, chilli flakes and basil then put it in thr oven. It goes a bit paste like with the water that comes out of the fish and tastes lovely.
@Kaylz, you keep giving breakfast porridge ideas...i'll be trying the square of dark chocolate definitely lol.
So yesterday i ate
B - porridge with tsp crunchy peanut butter
L - wholemeal cheese and onion sandwich, orange and Skyr yoghurt with cacao nibs and walnuts
D - pork steak with leek and mustard sauce, new potatoes and veg

 

[Kaylz]

@freesia I'm pretty much out of what I've had now but hoping to get my hands on some blueberry muffin almond butter and some gingerbread almond butter (I hinted at Bruce for birthday or christmas but he scoffed at the idea saying I needed better things for that!) so I may be back with more ideas soon! haha
xx

 

[freesia]

@freesia I'm pretty much out of what I've had now but hoping to get my hands on some blueberry muffin almond butter and some gingerbread almond butter (I hinted at Bruce for birthday or christmas but he scoffed at the idea saying I needed better things for that!) so I may be back with more ideas soon! haha
xx

Mmmmmm...they sound good. Keep hinting 😛

 

[Kaylz]

Mmmmmm...they sound good. Keep hinting 😛

They do don't they! I will when the time is right but with him still on sick pay and Bubbles needing the vet this morning now isn't the time xx

 

[rebrascora]

Yesterday I had:-

Usual glass of water with a dash of ACV followed by a coffee with cream to start the day

B. 40g Eat Natural low sugar granola (14g carbs) with mixed seeds, 2 dessert spoons of stewed plums, 2 chopped strawberries and 2 good dollops of creamy Greek natural yoghurt. Total approx. 30g carbs needing 3 units of NovoRapid injected 40 mins in advance of eating. Didn't need to bolus for DP which seems to be due to increased exercise the previous day.

No lunch but I had to have 3 pieces of dried fruit (half a pear, an apricot and a prune) to keep me from going too low after exercise.

D. Chicken stir fry with Bare Naked Noodles.... no real carbs just what was in the veg so I had to bolus a unit for the protein afterwards, followed by a Lidl Raspberry Trifle (22g carbs)... so 3 units NovoRapid in total.

 

[Perfect10]

Brunch - bacon & egg, coffee
Then did a 5 mile walk, stopped at pub for a couple of diet cokes
Tea - steak, celeriac chips, salad
Pudding - I made a fruit crumble using berries and crumble made with almond flour, desiccated coconut, walnuts, Erythritol, cinnamon, nutmeg, butter. It was delicious and less than 20g carbs in quite a big portion
Gin and slimline tonic

 

[Kaylz]

B - same as every other day (Porridge, cocoa powder, almond milk and peanut butter) mug of coffee
D - wholemeal german peppered salami and garlic mayo sandwich, cadbury caramel cake bar and a pint of water
T - 2 egg prawn, mozzarella and spring onion omelette, baby potatoes, steamed broccoli and a bar of moser roth 85%, pint of blueberry & blackberry diluting
mug of coffee
bedtime - 2 digestive biscuits to keep me "safe"
xx

 

[freesia]

B - porridge with spoonful of peanut butter
L - wholemeal bread sandwith with cheese and onion, radishes, small orange and yoghurt with cacao nibs and walnuts
D - cajun turkey meatballs in cajun sauce, rice and low carb chocolate cheesecake with cream

Peanuts and chilli cornichons with a glass of wine

 

[karloc]

Living the extreme dream 😛
B - 1 slice wholemeal bread, lashings of clotted cream, thin smear of lemon curd.
L - rinse and repeat
D - bet you can guess 😉
Coffee thrown in every hour or so.

I recommend no one does what I do - but it is so so nice 🙂

 

[Kaylz]

B - porridge with spoonful of peanut butter
L - wholemeal bread sandwith with cheese and onion, radishes, small orange and yoghurt with cacao nibs and walnuts
D - cajun turkey meatballs in cajun sauce, rice and low carb chocolate cheesecake with cream

Peanuts and chilli cornichons with a glass of wine

I haven't had a cheese and onion sandwich in ages! Must get some extra mature cheddar in! Not actually sure if I like radishes, will need to get some and see, as for the orange, shove that! lol, I got fed up of them when I was about 14 and stealing fags off my dad to go to the woods and smoke as I'd take oranges and eat them to try and get rid of the smell off my breath! haha xx