Not Low Carb

Christmas Eve Meal

For my Christmas Eve meal I decided to make bangers and mash! Yum! I also added two fried eggs. It was amazing! My weight is still stable (115.2 pounds this morning).

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Instant Pot Turkey and Wild Rice Soup (Not Low Carb)

This Instant Pot turkey and wild rice soup is very good. However, the wild rice takes very centre stage and it’s not a taste I’m overly fond of. I guess I thought that the wild rice would take a back stage to the other ingredients in the recipe. Therefore, in the future, I think I…

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Homemade Hamburger Helper (Not Low Carb)

I made my own Hamburger Helper style meal! I sautéed one pound of regular ground beef with a quarter sweet onion, half a large celery stick, two heaping teaspoons of Better Than Bouillon (beef flavour), and half a can of peas and carrots (drained). Then I prepared one box of Great Value Original Mac ‘n’…

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Fried Rice and Sausages (Not Low Carb)

Made fried rice from a package of coleslaw with added red onion, bottled garlic, seasonings and rice that was cooked and cooled for 24 hours (resistant starch). Served with three English banger sausages from Save-on-Foods here in Vancouver.

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Jamie Oliver’s Sticky Miso Chicken Traybake (Not Low Carb)

Jamie Oliver’s Sticky Miso Chicken Traybake https://realfood.tesco.com/recipes/jamies-sticky-miso-chicken-traybake.html This was okay, but not super great. It made a lot of rice. I used chicken legs instead of drumsticks, so I cooked the dish for longer. Also, I parboiled the broccoli for three minutes and soaked the rice in boiling water first, which I’m glad I did.…

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Steak and Potato (Not Low Carb)

A simple, quick lunch today! Steak (on sale at Walmart) and a microwaved potato that was in the fridge for a day or so (to build resistant starch). Very tasty and nourishing! I also had a small bowl of cottage cheese for “dessert.”

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Sausages, Buns and Salad (Not Low Carb)

English Banger Sausages from Save-on-Foods here in Vancouver; fresh buns from Safeway spread with mayo; Romaine lettuce and red onion salad with salsa mayo. Simple and easy! Not low carb, but, since I only eat one meal a day, this isn’t all that high in carbs, either.

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