Like weight loss before and after photos but of your new diet !

I'm especially interested in before and after meal photos (take a pic at the point you feel restriction) but it can be of recipe substitutions, your refrigerator/pantry/shopping cart/etc

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Second portion of this is for lunch tomorrow. The other two portions of plain noodles - I guess I will fry green cabbage again and carrots and maybe some frozen wok vegetable mix and mix everything with a lemony sate sauce I have at home.

1 hour ago, summerset said:

Second portion of this is for lunch tomorrow. The other two portions of plain noodles - I guess I will fry green cabbage again and carrots and maybe some frozen wok vegetable mix and mix everything with a lemony sate sauce I have at home.

That sounds really good, does the pasta have the same texture as regular pasta?

Guacamole and homemade low carb tortilla chips. No left over! So delicious!!

8 hours ago, GreenTealael said:

That sounds really good, does the Pasta have the same texture as regular pasta?

No, it's more chewy but I like that a lot. In fact I prefer bean pasta over regular. However, I only like the Explore brand, the rest can take a hike. I have no idea what Explore is doing differently, but they know their bean pasta for sure.

Edited August 11, 20206 yr by summerset

On 08/10/2020 at 12:57, GreenTealael said:

That sounds really good, does the Pasta have the same texture as regular pasta?

The Aldi edamame, black soybean & soybean pastas are all pretty good. And that’s coming from someone who’s fairly intolerant of most healthy substitute type products.

11 minutes ago, sillykitty said:

The Aldi edamame, black soybean & soybean pastas are all pretty good.

Meh, I want the same ALDI/Trader Joe's assortment in Germany's ALDI markets. Neither ALDI Nord nor ALDI Süd have decent bean pasta. The one one can get at ALDI Süd was like ?, exactly as the other brands I tried, never seen them at ALDI Nord.

What I've seen from the website is that the brand in the US is a different one. Doesn't seem to be only a different name because the pasta also looks different. Maybe Explore has a deal with ALDI in the US.

On 08/10/2020 at 22:21, summerset said:

Meh, I want the same ALDI/Trader Joe's assortment in Germany's ALDI markets. Neither ALDI Nord nor ALDI Süd have decent bean Pasta. The one one can get at ALDI Süd was like ?, exactly as the other brands I tried, never seen them at ALDI Nord.

What I've seen from the website is that the brand in the US is a different one. Doesn't seem to be only a different name because the pasta also looks different. Maybe Explore has a deal with ALDI in the US.

I do think the Aldi brand protein pastas are private label of the Explore brand. I haven’t tried them side by side, but my taste memory is that they are the same (only the Aldi brand is much, much cheaper)

10 hours ago, sillykitty said:

I do think the Aldi brand Protein pastas are private label of the Explore brand. I haven’t tried them side by side, but my taste memory is that they are the same (only the Aldi brand is much, much cheaper)

Even more frustrating, lol. The ones I saw at a German ALDI looked different from the Explore ones. However, it's been awhile. Maybe something changed.

5 minutes ago, summerset said:

Even more frustrating, lol. The ones I saw at a German ALDI looked different from the Explore ones. However, it's been awhile. Maybe something changed.

From what I know of the food mfg industry, and how Aldi works, I doubt there is much if any coordination on item manufacturing between the US and Germany.

Black bean pasta, boiled egg, carrots and green cabbage in lemony sate sauce. Not pretty, but tasty.

Rice with furikake, eggs (I cooked a batch of six the day before), wakame salad and edamame beans.

I still can’t believe @sillykitty had to tell me that Aldi’s corporate hq is in my town. I didn’t think anything was based here!

I made chicken tacos tonight, I’m getting really good at homemade tortillas! I’m about 2/3 of the way through this and need to take a break. I haven’t eaten a lot today, so I plan on finishing this!

Omg so good! I’ve been trying new recipes. Im so board eating the same thing everyday. This was my dinner. This is a low carb short bread with whip cream, strawberries, and chocolate curls. No left overs. Gave my hubby the last 2 bites!

7 hours ago, Jay19 said:

Omg so good! I’ve been trying new recipes. Im so board eating the same thing everyday. This was my dinner. This is a low carb short bread with whip cream, strawberries, and chocolate curls. No left overs. Gave my hubby the last 2 bites!

Did someone say shortbread?! AND low-carb?!?

More details pls: was it comparable to hones-to-goodness shortbreads? I have yet to come across a keto/low-carb recipe that can stand up to my high dessert standards, lol.

Looks really good though! #yummmmmer