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Taco skillet! Delicious to eat like a bowl of chili but also good on a low carb tortilla! I also enjoy low carb breakfasts: omlet or just scrambled eggs with sausage
Traditional Greek salad (no lettuce) with whatever meat I desire at the time.
Cucumber, tomatoes, onion, bell pepper, olives, feta cheese, olive oil, lemon juice, oregano, salt and pepper.
Scrambled eggs, with crumbled bacon and sautéed vegies – usually brussels sprouts
Baked wild salmon with broccoli or cauliflower
I love Chipotle or Freebirds! Get a bowl or salad and just skimp on the rice. For snacks, Peanut butter all the way!
Scrambled eggs with bacon and a slice of toasted whole grain bread.
Air Fried salmon with steamed veggies
Baked sliced eggplant with olive oil, garlic powder & black pepper. With side salad with vinegar & oil. Low carb and sodium.
I frequently make Salisbury steak, mashed potatoes and green beans and my bs barely raises.
Red meat
Also, Wendy’s chili is my go to for meals when traveling.
Like others, I enjoy Salmon and vegetables and maybe wild rice in small quantity. My husband is the cook and he makes eggplant parm without breading the eggplant. The last 3 years I’ve been getting headaches at least once per year so I am eliminating Tyramine from my diet so things are changing. I can still eat egg plant but maybe limit the cheese and not eat leftovers. It’s a wild ride where food is involved.
That’s once per week, not year. 😂
Right now cheese quesadilla on low carb tortilla. Avocado and salsa. And some low carb high protein chips. Of course will change weekly.
Cauliflower crust pizza
Omelette with spinach, tomato, and feta.
Grilled chicken and vegetables. I don’t bolus for it unless there are starchy veggies.
Scrambled egg with fried onions
Some type of protein; chicken, salmon, beef……… and lower carb vegetables that are steamed, fried or roasted.
Salad with fennel, kale, parsley, lemon, ginger, S& P, olive oil, a little tahini for body and some grilled tempeh.
French onion soup and salad.
Halibut snd asparagus
Vegetarian Chili.
Boiled dinner (Ham or Corned beef, with cabbage, onions, carrots, potatoes)
Quiche without crust
Chicken and broccoli alfredo. I toss leftover grilled chicken cut into chunks, broccoli florets, and a few tablespoons of alfredo sauce. Delicious and I need only a very small bolus.
I love, absolutely love the answers to this question. My appetite increases mightily. Thank you all for the creativity and suggestions. 👍
I love this question, so many doctors and researchers leave food out of the equation, even though it is the thing that seems to rollercoaster us type 1s the most. My favorite is any type of marinated tofu crumbles over lettuce and veggies.
Unwrapped egg roll.
Salmon salad, made from leftover salmon, with lebneh, mustard, celery, and onion served on fresh spinach topped with olive oil and white balsamic vinegar. Could also use canned tuna or chicken, or leftover chicken.
Chicken Caesar salad
Big Mac salad – Ground beef/turkey, onion, pickles and cheese on a salad topped with the special sauce.
I don’t have a favorite low carb meal but was interested in what others say. Mine might be scrambled eggs.
Chinese Chicken Salad-no noodles
While I am not a vegetarian, I substitute or add as many veggies to traditional carbs. I regularly eat rice or couscous as a side, but first I sauté 3/4 cup of onions/carrot/celery and leave it in the pot as the rice/couscous boils. That makes 50% of my carb a veggie. I regularly use romaine leaves instead of taco shells and I make pizza on portobello mushrooms or large zucchini.
I make myself a stir-fry which I generally have in it: shrimp or leftover beef or chicken, broccoli, cauliflower, spinach, pea pods, mushrooms, green beans and possibly some black beans. I saute it in olive oil and add some garlic and maybe some lemon juice sprinkled in it to give some extra flavor.
My homemade chili! _ _ I use tomatoes (whole, peeled and stewed), bell peppers and onion. I add beans, ground turkey and seasonings.
Almost any kind of salad with meat, vegetables and croutons or crackers on the side.
Any vegetable, especially leafy greens, sauteed in ghee, avocado, or olive oil. Add garlic, shallots or onions. Salt and pepper, maybe chile flakes. Small bit of high-quality protein. Slow cooked beans are easy on the glucose (slow postprandial rise)
I love for dinner barbecue pulled pork with sugar free barbecue sauce and a 1/2 cup brown rice. It’s my favorite go to meal low in carbs and easy to digest.
Ribeye steak, steamed broccoli and mashed loaded cauliflower (I use the Houlihan’s restaurant recipe- California Mashers)
Steak with bacon-wrapped asparagus! And maybe a caesar salad no croutons to start!