That’s bc “feta” is a PDO as per EU regulations, and may only be used for cheese produced in specific regions of Greece.
ETA: Even though I am 6 hours ahead of everyone, I am clearly behind with this reply.
Don’t mind me. Carry on.
All mafia!! 
Well, probably.
Mediterranean sea bass with lemon tonight. 2 fillets also had pepper, crushed chiles and oregano.
I bought the Mediterranean sea bass at a fish market in Toronto’s Little Italy. Good quality fish.
Newport is probably the best supplier in the city right now.
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I love this tin! I would repurpose it for flowers.
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I hope it is ok to ask for suggestions here.
I’m looking for ideas for low-carb, low (or no!) sodium meals. Shellfish and pork can’t be eaten. I would also prefer (haha) to stay away from red meat and fatty dishes. I don’t have (easy) access to things that might be considered unusual ingredients in small places, but if the ingredients can be shipped and be used in more than one application without going bad in two minutes, I’d absolutely buy them online.
Just to make it fun - I’m trying (so far without success) to keep my grocery budget less than eye-watering.
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Some ideas here:
Lower salt dining out, post salty meal recovery
Lower salt dining out, post salty meal recovery
I find I have to avoid most frozen prepared meals, some types of restaurants, and some specific dishes.
The restaurant dishes I have to avoid or keep to a minimum:
Battered or breaded fish
Cured meats and deli meats
Deli turkey
Korean resto food
Thai resto food
Middle Eastern , Levantine and Israeli fast food, especially the cheapest restaurants
Shawarma
Falafel
Eggplant Parm, Veal Parm and Chicken Parm
Lasagna
Schnitzel
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I made this following a tip from @Saregama - added a proportion (about a third) of quinoa to my usual brown basmati rice.
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Maple ginger salmon, spinach from the garden, asparagus from a friend, apple-egg-pickle potato salad. Navy beans with brown sugar, ground ginger, mustard and tomato.
I used unseasoned Kikkoman rice vinegar instead of white balsamic, wine vinegar or apple cider vinegar in the potato salad tonight. It seemed give it a flavour we didn’t love. I added a little white balsamic and sugar to the leftovers, and a little Worcestershire to see if that helps the potato salad overnight.
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Nut-butter stuffed medjool dates sound good
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I’d be interested to see what effect these have on blood sugar. Dates themselves are very high in sugar. I didn’t get a chance to test them when I was wearing a blood glucose monitor. Perhaps the fat from the nut butter counteracts the sugar spike by slowing the absorption of the sugar?
I have taken to eating a date or two when I need a quick energy boost, say, before a hot yoga class or personal training session.
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I guess I’ll try them out and see whether my sugar spikes. Maybe the nut butter combined with the dates has an effect on the dates’ glycemic load.
I was shocked how high my sugar spiked after I ate a 28 gram packet of chocolate covered pineapple jellies RStuart gave me. The highest glucose reading I’ve ever had, and a fairly small amount of candy.
The main thing I’m learning with my body is that I cannot eat fruit or candy without some protein and fat, if I want to avoid spikes in glucose. I used to eat fruit after dinner, and I cannot do that anymore.
It was a shock to see how high my sugar was spiking if I ate 2 peaches or a cup of grapes. It’s really changed my relationship with fresh fruit.
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A lot of those snacks are high in protein which would probably help regulate blood sugar. But I also questioned adding dates to the list as well as adding chocolate which seems counterintuitive.
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