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  • Yoolypr
    Yoolypr Posts: 3,274 Member
    I think Athijades meal sounded delish. So happy you’re able to eat real food again and feeling better.

    PAV - if you have to be sleep deprived at least don’t be nutritionally deprived! Just makes things worse. Today’s meal sounds good except for trading bread with your dog. Did your pup object?

    We had soup and some rye crisp crackers with a side salad 🥗 . Then there was a nice bowl of low fat cherry 🍒 chocolate ice cream. It was a gym day so I had some extra calories to play with.
  • Athijade
    Athijade Posts: 3,300 Member
    Ended up pushing the baked pasta to tonight because I was mentally drained last night. Work this week has been CRAZY!

    So the next weeks meals include the leftover pasta, meatloaf, and fish florentine.
  • PAV8888
    PAV8888 Posts: 14,222 Member
    Fish florentine sounds interesting ms jade!

    Day yesterday was along the lines of medium. Got too busy and also didn't get out much. Was running a bit too much of a 'deficit'... which disappeared by the time I finished with up the "enhanced palak paneer casserole.... and about 303g of pizza slices (less 32g of crust stolen by a four legged individual).

    But that's about it because by the time I finished the veggies and the pizza I was too full and tired for anything else anyway. And the day was even steven.

    Haven't come up with ideas for today yet! And have big party in the works for tomorrow... so we shall see!
  • Yoolypr
    Yoolypr Posts: 3,274 Member
    Why does Athijade have all the tasty foods. Same old salad for me. Lunch was hearty though. Salmon, potatoes, green beans.

    Get your party shoes on PAV! Is it a social food party or more business with food thrown in?
  • PAV8888
    PAV8888 Posts: 14,222 Member
    edited April 6
    Long story... but chances of after the fact over-eating are both extreme and expected TBH. Only question is subsequent containment past that.
  • Creamtea42
    Creamtea42 Posts: 285 Member
    Hi again all!
    Supper tonight was chilli prawns with lemon, ginger & garlic, with red, yellow & orange peppers with pak choy & courgetti….spaghetti would have been better …but triggers the ole blood sugars 😔
    Made some low keto bread using new ingredients to me - psyllium husks & oat fibre ….. sandwich for lunch. Was not bread.
  • PAV8888
    PAV8888 Posts: 14,222 Member
    But sounds like awesomely interesting experiment that I would probably enjoy trying!
  • Creamtea42
    Creamtea42 Posts: 285 Member
    I am sure you would Pav & make a better or from what I remember, a “different” job of it 😂
    Try’s my to make an alternative to a pastry base for some eggs today! Considerations I.e what veg is left in fridge so far are French beans, broad beans or broccoli… Already know it will not be a quiche!
  • Creamtea42
    Creamtea42 Posts: 285 Member
    ^^ Try’s my - meant to be trying!
  • PAV8888
    PAV8888 Posts: 14,222 Member
    You like living dangerously @Dante_80
  • Yoolypr
    Yoolypr Posts: 3,274 Member
    So happy to hear from you Dante! It’s been wayyyyy too long. If that is Lent with your family I am seriously jealous. Lovely meal. And the strawberries 🍓 were beautiful - I’ll have to try mine with Grand Marnier.

    Creamtea - have you tried making crustless quiche? Not the same but filling and good. I regularly make a cottage cheese, egg, spinach and cheese pie without crusts. It’s quite versatile. Son makes his with broccoli. 🥦 For me, it comes down to eating minimal portions of regular recipes or adapting to make something that gives me more food.
  • Creamtea42
    Creamtea42 Posts: 285 Member
    Good morming!
    Hope weekend was good for everyone!
    Hi @Dante_80 ,….What a gorgeous looking meal! Fancy those strawberries very much …hic🍓+ 🥃 😬
    Hi Yooly - the “quiche” turned out to be tasty even with french beans as base! Made it with ricotta, cheddar, shelled broad beans, spinach and fresh tarragon…
    But I do miss a good pastry…. & other carby foods…but like you suggest, compromises to make! I know this to be my own fault, if I had responded to the earlier warnings & made more efforts to lose some weight earlier etc, I would not currently be this T2….by the looks of it!
    Re having less of the quiche pastry etc … not sure I am brave enough for that yet - maybe if I can get this HbA1c to “ normal”, I’ll be able to have a rethink of my mindset then 🙄🤞

    Tonight “what’s for supper” is a replica of a Taiwanese dish - Beef Noodle Soup….. I was on holiday there a month before the quake to see my youngest, who is out there studying Mandarin.
    Fell in love with this dish.. having courgetti instead of the rice noodles though, but I know we are in for a treat! Meat already in slow cooker, with lovely, spicy aromas filling the kitchen!

    Is my vBF’s birthday today & making her a fruit cake - a normal flour, fruit & sugar one ….found recipe for a low carb one, using almond & coconut flour and “alternative” sugars, so going to bake one for OH as a treat & maybe try a sliver! Living life in the fast lane or what 🤣
  • Athijade
    Athijade Posts: 3,300 Member
    I ended up making cheeseburgers this weekend instead of meatloaf because that is what I was craving. Plus, I had meatloaf the week before my surgery but had not done burgers in awhile.

    Tonight I am FINALLY going to make the pasta bake. That will cover the next few days. Then will make the fish florentine which I will serve with bowtie pasta.

    Gonna start working on meal plans for the next few weeks.
  • PAV8888
    PAV8888 Posts: 14,222 Member
    edited April 8
    Planners!!!!🤣🤣🤣
    I planned my coffee ☕!!!!🤷‍♂️
    Could use some soup
  • Creamtea42
    Creamtea42 Posts: 285 Member
    edited April 8
    PAV8888 wrote: »
    Planners!!!!🤣🤣🤣
    I planned my coffee ☕!!!!🤷‍♂️
    Could use some soup

    Could wing a portion to you ….not sure what state it would be in or when, if would arrive…can tell you it was delish and resembled the real thing!

    Hi @Athijade! CheeseBurgers…low carb …..supper idea for later in the week… salivating. Ta for that 🤗

  • PAV8888
    PAV8888 Posts: 14,222 Member
    Could have benefited I think!

    Logged thousands of calories of cheese, fruit, and pickles yesterday!

    And today... I decided I needed "different" fats... so far: more pickles and fruit and candy... and spring water sardines and <shut your ears Laurie> white bread -- cause I stole 85g of the dog's bread!!!
  • Yoolypr
    Yoolypr Posts: 3,274 Member
    edited April 8
    Sound like my meals today PAV. Maybe a bit healthier. Trying to kill off a tub of cottage cheese from Costco because we’re going on vacation soon. So lunch was a small salad and 3/4 cup low fat cottage cheese. Dinner another 3/4 cup of cottage cheese with strawberries. 🍓 kind of inspired by Dante’s feast. Mine was way more modest 😔
  • PAV8888
    PAV8888 Posts: 14,222 Member
    Well.... I still have about 3lbs of cut up and ready to eat (less fresh today than yesterday) fruit for tomorrow in the fridge :smile: But I've eaten most of the left-over cheese and pickles... if anyone ever sends pictures my way... I'll try to show you guys what I was up to on the weekend :wink:
  • Athijade
    Athijade Posts: 3,300 Member
    The pasta came out REALLY good even though I reduced the amount of cheese in it. I was even able to have a piece of garlic toast! I just cooked it for a bit less time so the crust did not get too hard/crispy. But it was still hot, buttery, and garlicy so it hit the spot!

    I will be eating that for a few days for my dinners. Breakfast is still just a Carnation Instant Breakfast with Lactose free milk. Lunch is leftovers from when I made brunch on Sunday or some ham and cheese (maybe as a sandwich, depends how much chewing I want to do).
  • lauriekallis
    lauriekallis Posts: 4,763 Member
    I'm at the airport now heading home from Newfoundland… I've had lots of delicious home baked white bread the past few days!

    My housemate has texted me that he's lost 20 pounds… I'm happy to be going to a home where somebody else is cutting out bread and trying to eat well!!!

  • lauriekallis
    lauriekallis Posts: 4,763 Member
    Those strawberries look divine, Dante
  • Creamtea42
    Creamtea42 Posts: 285 Member
    Today was chemo day case & forgot healthy smoked salad, cream cheese, rocket, lemon slice and home made seed crackers.
    Had hospital rye tuna mayonaise offered instead!
    Best laid plans… out of window!
    Ne’er mind can have salmon for lunch tomorrow.

    Minimal effort over next few days, so left over beef soup & shepherd’s pies are the order of suppers tomorrow & Thursday 🥴🙄🙂
  • PAV8888
    PAV8888 Posts: 14,222 Member
    edited April 9
    I truly can't say that the "hospital rye tuna mayo" sounds divine and for more than one reason!

    I boo boo'ed and during my quest for various types of granola bars at Costco, and slipped up and ended up with a huge bag of dry quinoa. Grains. Uncooked. Dry. :open_mouth:

    Can't say that the stuff is lo-cal.. that's for sure. Concentrated little bundles of energy they are.

    Anyway. 210g of dry quinoa cooked with in water with 14g of no sodium chicken stock for flavour and mixed in with 770g of frozen italian veggies come to just about 1,085Cal for the pot!

    But enough for more than one meal for most I would say! :wink:

    So hopefully that will leave enough room for some of the chewy caramel granola bars and soft-baked oatmeal bars that jumped into the cart which all run at about 140-150 Cal each.
  • Yoolypr
    Yoolypr Posts: 3,274 Member
    A little cooking tip on dry quinoa - rinse the quinoa well before adding to the cooking liquid. Sometimes dry quinoa has a sandy, gritty texture after cooking. Don’t know if that’s the way it’s supposed to be or it’s field residue. But I prefer not chewing sand with my grains.
  • PAV8888
    PAV8888 Posts: 14,222 Member
    edited April 9
    Pre washed no need to rinse says Kirkland!!!!!🤣

    And apparently it's a seed! Not a grain! No wonder calories! :lol:

    (A bit less water next time :wink: -- the veggies added extra: the Italian mix sheds more than the Normandy mix for example)
  • Yoolypr
    Yoolypr Posts: 3,274 Member
    Grain or seed - I confess quinoa is not a favorite. Hubby loves the stuff though but he needs the calories.
  • Creamtea42
    Creamtea42 Posts: 285 Member
    PAV8888 wrote: »
    I truly can't say that the "hospital rye tuna mayo" sounds divine and for more than one reason!
    /quote]
    You got that right ….. should have put the word rye into quotation marks! Bread was of a dark wholemealvtype & not the freshest —- was very dry!
    Your quinoa & Italian veg sounded filling & very healthy,,,

    My menu plans feel too red meaty this week …. Need revising with some veggie dishes!
  • Yoolypr
    Yoolypr Posts: 3,274 Member
    I miss good bread! I’ve learned not to compromise and eat mediocre carbs.
  • PAV8888
    PAV8888 Posts: 14,222 Member
    bleah! how did I use to do it back in the day? Was that why I switched to vanilla cashew "milk"?

    But I did get a "6 pack" of kirlkland almond milk cartons so it WILL BE MADE to work!

    so far the 90g of real milk + 410g of almond milk + 42.5g jello instant pudding.... resulted in: "this is NOT A PUDDING my little pudding"!

    Runny almond shake was RESCUED(ish) by adding 160g of greek yogurt)... texture was almost good.
    And taste was good. But the whole thing could have been better mixed overall (and I was using chocolate which is the hardest to mix) but my paws were seizing up from the whisking so I stopped.

    It wasn't terrible (after the rescue). Just not extremely good. Possibly if the almond milk was cold instead of room temp the whole thing would have been better? (it didn't get a chance to spend 10 minutes in the fridge either....)

    The trials and tribulations will continue!

    I note that the quinoa is... mixed mixed mixed. Tastes fine. But soooo light. The veggies definitely help provide some gravitas and gravity and something in yer tummy honey. But yeah. Can't say that this seed is ready to be filed under the "filling for the calories" category... I think potatoes would be ahead of the game for example...

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