Photos of Low Carb Meals

[glamazon]

Hi there! I love to see photos of what people are eating for this low carb lifestyle. I take photos of all my meals for my LCF journal, I find it a great way to keep tabs on myself and keep it interesting. I thought other people might like to see the photos without all the blahbeedeeblah of sifting through my journal. (Although you are welcome to join the fun over there, I've gathered some very wonderful people to help me along!)

None of my food is particularly spectacular, I'm just a SAHM with a Costco card and a camera. Anyone can make these meals, it’s just real food, available almost anywhere, and nothing special. I don’t have any aspirations to be a chef or a cookbook author or anything; I’m just feeding myself and my family—much like I suspect you are. So, these are just examples of a normal everyday person eating normal everyday low carb food. I like to eat nice big filling meals, and usually put them together from what's hanging around in the kitchen. My family generally eats what I do, just with a side of rice. You will probably notice a lot of recurring meals, or the fact I use a lot of leftovers for lunches or breakfast the next day. Most of these meals are induction friendly, but I never count carbs or calories, that’s just too much work for me. I know what a low carb meal looks like, and I just go with it. Still works like a charm!

Do you have a photo of your low carb meal to share? Please do! I love the food photos. Everyone is welcome to post their own photos and make comments!

LET'S EAT!

[glamazon]

12/01/11
Dinner:
New York strip steak, BBQed
Mushrooms & onions sautéed in butter
Wilted spinach w/ butter, garlic & lemon

[glamazon]

12/05/11
Breakfast:
Obscenely large Jimmy Dean Natural sausage patty
3 eggs fried in butter



Dinner:
Roasted pork chop
16 spears asparagus
Homemade dip (mayo, sour cream, garlic, fresh lemon, cracked pepper)

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12/06/11
Breakfast:
3 egg omelet w/ spinach, 4 slices bacon, grated sharp cheddar cheese



Lunch:
Big Salad w/ Romaine, canned Costco salmon, avocado, cucumber, leftover cold asparagus, crispy fried onions
Homemade dressing: mayo, sour cream, fresh garlic, wine vinegar, olive oil, cracked pepper



Dinner:
Fast Food Alert!
Burgerville Colossal Burger sans bun
(Made 1000 times better with added Romaine, Bacon, grape tomatoes, dill pickles)
Homemade dressing: Mayo, sour cream, fresh garlic, ketchup, yellow mustard, olive oil, wine vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, cracked pepper

[glamazon]

12/07/11
Breakfast:
3 egg omelet w/ chopped broccoli, 4 slices bacon, grated sharp cheddar cheese



Lunch:
1 can Costco albacore tuna mixed w/ mayo, Costco Mediterranean Salad (olive & red pepper tapenade,) garlic, cracked pepper, Trader Joe’s crispy fried onions
Avocado, celery, cucumber, yellow pepper



Dinner:
Costco mahi mahi fillets baked with garlic powder & cracked pepper; lemon wedge
Broccoli
Homemade dill sauce (mayo, sour cream, fresh garlic, dill weed, fresh lemon juice, cracked pepper)

[glamazon]

12/08/11
Breakfast:
4 eggs scrambled in butter, 4 slices Costco Hormel pre-cooked bacon



Lunch:
Salad w/ romaine, Costco shrimp, leftover cold chopped broccoli, avocado, cucumber, TJ’s crispy onions
Leftover “cheeseburger salad” dressing w/ added heavy cream to thin it up a bit



Dinner:
Sabatino’s Chicken Sausage (smoked mozzarella w/ artichokes and garlic); Trader Joe’s yellow mustard
Fresh green beans

[glamazon]

12/09/11
Dinner:
Glorious BBQ ribeye steak
Mushrooms and onions sautéed in butter
Fresh spinach sautéed in garlic and butter

[glamazon]

12/10/11
Breakfast:
3 eggs scrambled in butter
1 large Jimmy Dean All-Natural sausage patty



Lunch:
Homemade salmon cakes pan-fried in Montolivo extra light olive oil
(can of Costco salmon, 2 eggs, leftover mushrooms & onions, green onion, fresh garlic, cracked pepper, salt sprinkle)
Homemade dill sauce
(Best Foods mayo, Daisy sour cream, fresh lemon juice, dill weed, fresh garlic, cracked pepper)



Dinner:
Itty bitty pork chop roasted with garlic and rosemary
5 naked asparagus spears

[glamazon]

12/11/11
Breakfast:
3 egg omelet cooked in butter w/ chopped 4 slices bacon, giant wad of fresh julienned spinach, grated Tillamook Sharp Cheddar, cracked pepper



Lunch:
salad w/ romaine, leftover pork chop, leftover asparagus, cucumber, avocado, grape tomatoes, Trader Joe’s Crispy Onions
Homemade blue cheese dressing (Best Foods mayo, Daisy sour cream, Castello Rosenbourg blue cheese, wine vinegar, Kirkland Organic EVOO, heavy cream, fresh garlic, cracked pepper)



Dinner:
Costco ground beef (from frozen chub) pan-fried w/ onions, garlic, salt, cracked pepper
Fresh cauliflower w/ shredded sharp cheddar and TJ’s crispy onions

[glamazon]

12/12/11
Breakfast:
Cowboy Scramble (AKA an omelet gone wrong, soooo wrong)
(Butter, 3 eggs, leftover hamburger/cauliflower/onion, diced fresh red pepper, julienned fresh spinach, shredded sharp cheddar, dollop sour cream, cracked pepper)



Lunch:
FAKE SUSHI! (Okay, not really, but I miss sushi and this is what my cupboards were able to provide today!)
Trader Joe’s Wasabi Seaweed Snack
1 can Costco albacore tuna drizzled w/ roasted sesame oil and shoyu; sprinkled with wasabi furikake
Sliced cucumbers



Dinner:
8 Foster Farms Spicy Wing pieces
Cucumber, yellow pepper, celery, tomato wedges, daikon radish
Leftover homemade blue cheese dressing (Best Foods mayo, Daisy sour cream, Castello Rosenbourg blue cheese, wine vinegar, Kirkland Organic EVOO, heavy cream, fresh garlic, cracked pepper)

[leisha]

Wow!!!I love this post!!! I'm not very good at posting pictures and truthfully I'm not very good at eating low carb meals this past month. I am totally "off the wagon" but I'm going to be starting induction again on Jan 2nd.....me and everybody else who's ever visited this site I'm sure!

Please keep 'em coming!

[glamazon]

12/13/11
Breakfast:
Large Jimmy Dean all Natural sausage patty
3 egg fried in butter



Lunch:
Leftover pork chop, Tillamook sharp cheddar, Babybell cheese, red pepper, avocado, fresh green beans,



Dinner:
Baked chicken breast, diced
Boiled broccoli
Homemade LC Cheese sauce (Heavy cream, grated sharp cheddar, fresh garlic, salt, pepper, xanthan gum--this recipe wasn't good, will do something else next time!)
TJ’s crispy onions

[glamazon]

12/14/11
Breakfast:
3 eggs scrambled in butter with 3 slices bacon, tomato, julienned fresh spinach, grated sharp cheddar



Lunch:
Leftover chicken breast and broccoli—diced and mixed with mayo, TJ’s crispy onions



Dinner:
Polish Brat fresh from the German Deli w/ yellow mustard
Deli-made sauerkraut
Fresh green beans pan fried in butter with onion, garlic & bacon

[glamazon]

12/15/11
Lunch:
Salad w/ leftover brat, leftover sauerkraut, romaine lettuce, avocado, cucumber
Mustard Vinaigrette (evoo, wine vinegar, garlic, pepper, yellow mustard)



Dinner:
Shrimp Scampi (Frozen Costco shrimp sautéed in butter and fresh garlic)
Boiled artichoke
Lemon Garlic Sauce (Best Foods Mayo, Daisy sour cream, fresh lemon juice, fresh garlic, cracked pepper)

[glamazon]

12/16/11
Breakfast:
Messed up omelet: 3 eggs, 3 slices chopped bacon, leftover garlic shrimp, green onion, julienned fresh spinach, sprinkle parmesan cheese, cracked pepper



Lunch:
Curried Chicken Salad: Leftover chicken breast, chopped and mixed with Best Foods mayo, Daisy sour cream, green onions, celery, curry powder, cracked pepper, TJ's crispy onions

[glamazon]

12/17/11
Lunch:
Mix plate of stuff foraged from fridge before it all went bad:
German Deli Salami, yellow pepper, avocado, English cucumber, leftover artichoke, leftover lemon/garlic dip



Dinner:
ANOTHER Mix plate of stuff foraged from fridge before it all went bad, because it was that kind of lazy bacheloresque day!
German Deli Salami, Tillamook sharp cheddar cheese, red pepper, tomato, avocado, English cucumber, leftover artichoke, leftover lemon/garlic dip

[glamazon]

Originally Posted by leisha

Wow!!!I love this post!!! I'm not very good at posting pictures and truthfully I'm not very good at eating low carb meals this past month. I am totally "off the wagon" but I'm going to be starting induction again on Jan 2nd.....me and everybody else who's ever visited this site I'm sure!

Please keep 'em coming!

Hi Leisha! Thanks! Taking these photos and posting them actually helped me get back on the wagon! Boy, do I know how hard it is to get back on! Hope you have a happy holiday and can get back on track easily!

[glamazon]

Dinner:
Enchilada slop on salad:
ground beef, onion, olive, green chilis, El Pato enchilada sauce, cheddar cheese, sour cream, romaine lettuce, yellow peppers, avocado, cilantro

[Speck333]

what a fun thread! I will participate when I can!

[glamazon]

Lunch:
salad w/ romaine, spinach, Costco canned salmon, avocado, cucumber, feta cheese, olive oil & wine vinegar



Dinner:
Polish bratwurst & sauerkraut
Salad w/ romaine, avocado, cucumber, grape tomatoes
Homemade creamy garlic dressing (Best Foods mayo, Daisy Sour cream, evoo, wine vinegar, gresh garlic, cracked pepper)

[glamazon]

Originally Posted by Speck333

what a fun thread! I will participate when I can!

YAY! I know I'm looking forward to seeing food that isn't mine!

[glamazon]

Breakfast:
3 scrambled eggs, 1 leftover Polish brat



Lunch:
leftover polish brat and sauerkraut, mustard, celery, brie cheese, salami

[glamazon]

Lunch:
salad w/ salmon, feta, romaine, daikon, bacon, homemade creamy garlic dressing (mayo, sour cream, olive oil, wine vinegar, garlic, pepper)



Dinner:
Asiany slop: crumbled hamburger w/ garlic, onions, broccoli, red pepper, mirin, sesame oil, shoyu, sesame seeds

[glamazon]

Dinner:
bbq ribeye w/ sauteed mushrooms and onions; fresh green beans sauteed in butter and bacon



Dessert:
Stracciatella Mousse
Heavy cream, vanilla, Ideal brand sweetener, a block of melted bakers chocolate-- beat it all to death-- and sprinkle with cacao nibs. Amazing dessert!

[glamazon]

Dinner:
BBQ ribeye steak, mushrooms & onions sauteed in butter, artichoke

[glamazon]

Dinner:
Pioneer Woman "Marlboro Man Sandwich" (filling only) & shredded mozzarella
Google recipe, you won't be sorry! DELISH!

[glamazon]

Dinner:
Foster Farms hot wings, daikon radish, carrot, sweet peppers, cucumber, celery

[glamazon]

Dinner:
Pork chop roasted w/ rosemary & garlic, asparagus w/ mayo

[glamazon]

Dinner:
@ Burgerville: Colossal Burger sans bun, (two patties, cheese, tomato slice, lettuce) side salad, then added 2 slices of my own bacon, extra dill pickle and a homemade dressing (mayo, ketchup, olive oil, vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, garlic, pepper)

[glamazon]

Dinner:
Pot Roast w/ homemade gravy, roasted cauliflower, carrot and parsnip.



Lunch:
Romaine, leftover pot roast, cucumber, marinated artichoke hearts, green onion, grape tomatoes, crispy fried onions, parmesan cheese, homemade dressing (mayo, olive oil, wine vinegar, garlic, pepper)



Dinner:
Costco sirloin patty topped with Dijon; Brussels sprouts sautéed in butter.