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Food Friday 15.11.2013

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On Food Fridays I will tell you about everything I ate that day. No matter if it is a good day or not: you will see it all. 

IMG_1838_21st meal: 1 PM

I know the reaction of some people: that’s not normal to not eat anything before lunch. But I have a perfectly normal explanation: I had to cycle to the city to go swimming, so I didn’t want to eat right before working out because it will give me stomach cramps. So I got up at 8, was in the pool by 9.15, home by 11.30, then had to do some quick errands and cook and when I sat down to eat, it was 1 PM. But I wasn’t feeling “omg-I’m-so-hungry-i-could-eat-for-Africa” so all is good.

 

  • a mountain of cauliflower “rice” (about 300 grams of raw cauliflower fried with some oil, garlic and spices)

  • one portion of minced meat sauce (225 grams of minced turkey thighs, 100 grams of cream, seasonings)

  • about 15 grams of butter, a teaspoon of mayonnaise and sour cream, 

    5 grams of smoked pork (had a small snack before my meal was cooked)

 

2nd meal: 6.30 PM

 

  • 3 eggs

  • 10 grams of flax seeds

  • 40 grams of cheese

  • 10 grams of butter

 

After dinner we prepped some food for tomorrow since it’s going to be my other grandmom’s 80th birthday party (both of my grannies are born in 1933). So I snacked on some cheese, walnuts, mayo, sour cream and a very small pork chop.

 

 

In total about 1800 kcal. I’m also very pleased with my fat-to-protein ratio and net carbs should also be fine, I don’t worry too much about total carbs if they are below 40 grams (and it’s really hard for me to go over that limit).

 

Next Food Friday in a week!

Coconut flour waffles

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Yesterday I received a package from an Estonian online shop that sells ecological products. I ordered coconut oil, coconut ghee (coconut oil + regular ghee), hemp seed flour (it seemed interesting) and coconut flour. It was my first time to buy most of those things (aside from coconut oil) and I was very excited to try everything. 

So this morning (or lunch) I decided to make some waffles from my coconut flour. OMG, people. They were so good! I literally added no seasonings and the taste of coconut really came out strong. If you don’t like coconut you probably won’t enjoy these. Maybe if you add some seasonings like cocoa and camouflage the taste of coconut, then you will.

I just had to come and write a blog post about them right after I finished eating. 

The recipe made me 2 big waffles. As always, the waffles are low carb, sugar-free, grain-free, gluten-free. Plus, this time also dairy-free which makes them also OK for primal eating and paleo.

 
 

What do you need?

  • 20 grams of coconut flour

  • 3 eggs

  • 10 grams of melted butter / oil

  • a splash of sweetener

  • 1/4 teaspoon of baking soda

  • 10 grams of butter (for frying)

 

How to make them?

First of all, get your waffle maker preheating to high heat.

Whisk up your eggs well. Add in the coconut flour, baking soda and mix again. Now add in some sweetener according to your taste and also the oil or melted butter. Whisk until there are no lumps. Let the batter sit there for some minutes so it can thicken a little bit. If needed, add some water (I didn’t need any).

Brush your waffle maker with some butter and add in half of the batter. Fry until the waffle is nicely golden brown. Do the same with the other half of your batter.

Serve with whatever you like: sour cream, whipped cream, berries, nuts, nut butter or plain. I put some coconut ghee on mine and they were really really yummy.

 

What about nutrition?

Coconut flour seems to be pretty high in carbs although a big part of them is insoluble fiber. Total carbs per 100 grams is 64,7 g, fiber 38,5 g, so net carbs is 26,2 g. The 20 grams of coconut flour that I added in this recipe will give you 13 g of total carbs, 7,7 g of fiber and 5,3 g of net carbs. It’s not that bad in my opinion.

The whole recipe (without toppings) is 500 kcal, 28 g of protein, 39 g of fat, 14 g of total carbs (of which 7,7 g is fiber, so net carbs = 6,3 g).

 

Bon appetit!