Sunday:
Korean Beef with Stir-fried Cabbage
Oh my. This meal was so flavorful and delicious. It made enough for dinner and two days worth of lunches. It was also insanely easy to throw together. Win win all around.
Monday:
Scallops wrapped in bacon and garlic roasted brussel sprouts
This was a huge win with the whole family. Aidan wolfed these down and raved about them. That's a plus around here lately because Aidan is still not really liking the fact that his favorites are gone. At least he's not moaning about his lack of pizza, macaroni, and pasta as much.
Tuesday:
Turkey Marjoram burgers on a bed of spinach
This recipe came out of Dr. Bernstein's book. It was delicious. Connor loved these. He wanted more when he was done. They were surprisingly moist. Turkey burgers in the past have always been on the dry side, but these were very good.
Wednesday:
Bacon Cheeseburger Quiche with Zucchini fritters
This is a repeat from last week because Aidan loved it and when we find something he loves, we need to run with it. He even liked the zucchini fritters this time. This is an easy meal to throw together and the leftovers fed Connor for the next two lunches. It's nice to have something ready in the fridge come lunch time so I don't have to waste our hour lunch break making big lunches.
Thursday:
Steak with whiskey cream sauce and broccoli with cheese sauce
Man, if I could marry this whiskey cream sauce I would. It is from The Pioneer Woman's Cookbook. I've made it before and since going no carb I haven't cracked the book open. I wanted to peek at the recipe again and see if it was ok for us. It is. The flavor of this sauce is so amazing. Tim and I had some of the extra sauce on our eggs the next morning too. I'm pondering keeping a container of this sauce in the refrigerator at all times. Of course, we've also been drinking our whiskey so I'm going to have to go get another bottle of it.
Friday:
Pizza
What? Pizza? Yes, we did some experimenting. Instead of making my normal pizza dough recipe, Tim made a crust with soy flour. Soy flour has only 9 carbs per serving where normal white flour has 24 carbs per serving. The taste is a little different, but really all you need of the crust is to hold the toppings. Sadly, even the reduced amount of carbs had a huge effect on Connor's blood sugar. We're not sure if it's because of the flour or the pizza sauce. The pizza sauce was measured out and the carbs were covered, but he still had a rise in his sugars. It looks like we are going to need to find an alternative to our Friday night pizza night.
Saturday:
Crab Legs
Steamed clams
This meal came about as a sudden craving I had. I hadn't planned anything for Saturday and we spent the day cleaning and hadn't really thought about dinner. Around 3 o'clock we were watching some pre-season football and I had the thought of crab legs pop into my head. Tim was a dear and went out and picked up a bunch of crab legs and while he was picking them up he got a big bag of Maine clams. Dinner solved. We cooked it all up, melted butter with garlic and set up the table outside. We enjoyed our dinner under fall looking clouds and cooler temps with Nancy. It was perfect.
So, that was our third week of eating nearly no carbs. The only carbs we are eating are basically from our vegetables. Connor's blood sugars continue to be level and his insulin usage is down. The first week we went no carb his sugars ran from 80 to 110 and then the second week he ran from 100-140. It was a little higher, but it was because of a growth spurt. This is interesting because usually his growth spurts run him with sugars between 200 and 300. So, while I was kind of bummed to see 100 to 140 I was thrilled it wasn't any higher. Right now his HBA1c will likely be 7.1 which is down from 8.1. The lowest we've ever had his HBA1c has been 7.4 and that was after having a lot of uncontrolled lows. Now, we're going to try and get it down to 6.1. I think within another month of eating this way and my messing around with his basal rates we can achieve that.
Well, that is about all I have for now. We're going to go enjoy our 68 degree weather and sunny skies. I hope everyone is having a great holiday weekend!
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