Volume Eaters Thread
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I'm sure that many of you use air fryers, so I'm looking for suggestions on a good one . What do you think is important when you shop for one, are some futures more useful than others, hoping to get tips.
It's intended as a present for my son, hoping to encourage healthier and easier cooking in school and in his future independent life. He doesn't have full kitchen in his dorm this year, and his eating habits have gotten a lot worse since he left home.
One more thing, we got air popcorn machine at home and he doesn't like popcorn without any oil. Is that going to be similar taste with air fryed food? I used to make popcorn from kernels with just little bit of oil, and he always enjoyed that. But hates the no oil version. Thanks0 -
How big is an air fryer? Like the size of a toaster oven? Does it make a mess?0
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I'm sure that many of you use air fryers, so I'm looking for suggestions on a good one . What do you think is important when you shop for one, are some futures more useful than others, hoping to get tips.
It's intended as a present for my son, hoping to encourage healthier and easier cooking in school and in his future independent life. He doesn't have full kitchen in his dorm this year, and his eating habits have gotten a lot worse since he left home.
One more thing, we got air popcorn machine at home and he doesn't like popcorn without any oil. Is that going to be similar taste with air fryed food? I used to make popcorn from kernels with just little bit of oil, and he always enjoyed that. But hates the no oil version. Thanks
Breville Smart Oven Pro. All you will ever need.
Thank you, but it won't work for him, not for now at least.How big is an air fryer? Like the size of a toaster oven? Does it make a mess?
I think it's more like a coffee maker, medium size. They come in different capacities, so probably slightly different sizes0 -
Count me in for volume eating! As a vegetarian, I find it makes the most sense to eat for volume to be satisfied while still staying at a deficit. I try to have at least one salad a day as a meal, or as a side if I'm having something else. Saving this thread for later--so many great ideas.
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I'm sure that many of you use air fryers, so I'm looking for suggestions on a good one . What do you think is important when you shop for one, are some futures more useful than others, hoping to get tips.
It's intended as a present for my son, hoping to encourage healthier and easier cooking in school and in his future independent life. He doesn't have full kitchen in his dorm this year, and his eating habits have gotten a lot worse since he left home.
One more thing, we got air popcorn machine at home and he doesn't like popcorn without any oil. Is that going to be similar taste with air fryed food? I used to make popcorn from kernels with just little bit of oil, and he always enjoyed that. But hates the no oil version. Thanks
Breville Smart Oven Pro. All you will ever need.
Thank you, but it won't work for him, not for now at least.How big is an air fryer? Like the size of a toaster oven? Does it make a mess?
I think it's more like a coffee maker, medium size. They come in different capacities, so probably slightly different sizes
Why?
He doesn't like to have too many things at school, it's quite large for a small college dorm that he shares with roommates, many reasons. He has a very minimalistic approach to what he takes with him now, many many good things that i got for him didn't make the cut.1 -
Get him one of these instead...I'm thinking this would be a much better purchase:
BREVILLE BOV845BSS ($216US)0 -
Assuming the dorm has a communal kitchen and his room has a shared fridge, he won’t starve. If I had one thing to bring to a dorm room, it would be a small instant pot. Heat up soup, steam potatoes, batch rice, beans, oatmeal. Slow cook stews, etc. way better than Dominos of speed dial like back in my day.0
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Assuming the dorm has a communal kitchen and his room has a shared fridge, he won’t starve. If I had one thing to bring to a dorm room, it would be a small instant pot. Heat up soup, steam potatoes, batch rice, beans, oatmeal. Slow cook stews, etc. way better than Dominos of speed dial like back in my day.
Oh no, he won't starve. That's not an issue. He's on his senior year, and over last two years gained a lot of weight. It's worse over the summer while he interns, but he didn't slim back to his younger and much healthier self over the school year either. I just want to encourage more of a healthier cooking at home rather than too much of a take out food, and for him somehow to fall back into his old habits while he lived at home. And @nowine4me, he bought himself a small instant pot and he has nutrabullet. I was considering air fryer for myself a while ago, but didn't get it. I grill most of our food, so I don't think it will be too useful (plus, we have plenty of gadgets as it is, including a small convection oven). It seems like you can cook veggies, chicken and other meats in it and i feel like it's worth a shot at encouraging lower calorie options.0 -
I have got better at eating more salad but there is a limit to the volume I can manage. Awesome thread though!0
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Sweet and savory egg white soufflé. I wanted something sweet and savory hehe so I did one half with blueberries, cinnamon, sugar free maple syrup, and stevia. And then the other half was a pizza style with chopped tomatoes. The egg base itself was only 110 calories that I whipped in the blender with cream of tar tar and xanthan gum. Then I added the toppings once it cooked a little. So good!!! It was like 125 cals with the toppings!
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Thanks to 'Crazyrav's' protein cheese cake. Made a lemon/blueberry one....forgot to add the protein powder! Added some lemon'fluff' - just ice/fresh lemon juice/xanthum & guar gum/stevia...not bad for 110 cal's/piece (6 servings total)
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Not only a sweet treat, but it’s great on a hot day in LA! Big snow cone (snow bowl lol) made by blending ice in my ninja and then I ordered a bunch of dif flavors of sugar free snow cone syrup on amazon! Soooo good and refreshing for pretty much zero cals. I also sprinkled some bcaas on top to add a little extra sweetness/ flavor/ and a little bcaas.
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See I told you you can't mess this up haha great stuff. How did it taste? Did you like it?Thanks to 'Crazyrav's' protein cheese cake. Made a lemon/blueberry one....forgot to add the protein powder! Added some lemon'fluff' - just ice/fresh lemon juice/xanthum & guar gum/stevia...not bad for 110 cal's/piece (6 servings total)
yummy as usual...however I think I put too much stevia in this time as it's pretty sweet for my liking0 -
I forgot to grab some pictures, but below is one of my current favorite low carb breakfast meals (albeit, I use it for dinner a lot). And for those who hate cauliflower, so does my wife and I, but for some reason the cheese, egg and paprika hide it.
https://www.delish.com/cooking/recipe-ideas/recipes/a55631/low-carb-breakfast-hash-recipe/3 -
Today's lunch. We added dressing to it also. Roasted beets/leeks, spinach, quinoa, red cabbage, honeycrisp apples, pomegranate seeds, walnuts (mine did, my wife is nut free) and a homemade dressing with Pomegranate juice, lemon juice, honey, fresh ginger/garlic and olive oil held together with a Cranberry Mustard. Oh, just some berry Goat Cheese on top too.
We're seriously into bowls right now. Need to invest in some nice bowls instead of plates. Tough to cut and eat on a plate.
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MikePfirrman wrote: »Today's lunch. We added dressing to it also. Roasted beets/leeks, spinach, quinoa, red cabbage, honeycrisp apples, pomegranate seeds, walnuts (mine did, my wife is nut free) and a homemade dressing with Pomegranate juice, lemon juice, honey, fresh ginger/garlic and olive oil held together with a Cranberry Mustard.
Its funny what some consider volume hahaha (see @pinggolfer96 salad above lol )
I'm not sure the pic did it justice. It was huge (around 6/7 cups total). I'm still full four hours later. I couldn't find that salad you mentioned.
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MikePfirrman wrote: »Today's lunch. We added dressing to it also. Roasted beets/leeks, spinach, quinoa, red cabbage, honeycrisp apples, pomegranate seeds, walnuts (mine did, my wife is nut free) and a homemade dressing with Pomegranate juice, lemon juice, honey, fresh ginger/garlic and olive oil held together with a Cranberry Mustard.
Its funny what some consider volume hahaha (see @pinggolfer96 salad above lol )
Lol as I currently eat a lb of steamed veggies (not a lot for me) and 6 egg whites......just one of my small meals atm😂0 -
For dinner I had cauliflower pizza! Check my diary b/c it was low-cal, filling, and delish. Also my bfast this morning was a ton of veggies and 3 egg whites w some nutritional yeast. It was super filling. Going to bed bloated/full and happy. Night!0
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so am I a volume eater??? lunch today was 2 family size cans of green beans. or the equivalent of 14 servings at 4.3ish oz each. that's about 3.75lbs. I did not just feel full I was full. still thinking about steak on the grill tonight.4
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High volume chocolate pumpkin protein cake with blueberries
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OK, I have a 1500 watt Ninja coming from Amazon tomorrow. I'm gonna need to go review the fluff era of this thread.2
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I tried with all the devices I have and got nothing but goop. This thing will also replace my mini food processor and the husband likes shakes so... I treated myself.1
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MelanieCN77 wrote: »OK, I have a 1500 watt Ninja coming from Amazon tomorrow. I'm gonna need to go review the fluff era of this thread.
I received a ninja blender. Well the cheaper one that you have to attach the motor every time you use it. It's still a beast! Not bad for free. Someone i know got it through their insurance because they were taking a weight loss shake. They quit using the shake and gave me the blender. Tried giving me the rest of the shake powder... I declined! Lol1 -
MelanieCN77 wrote: »OK, I have a 1500 watt Ninja coming from Amazon tomorrow. I'm gonna need to go review the fluff era of this thread.
My ninja makes fantastic fluff!! I found using the smoothie program 3 times (sometimes 4) in a row is perfection. 3-4 minutes of total blending time and it fills the entire pitcher. It's super easy to clean too, but watch out for those blades!! The are super sharp and I cut myself twice early on when I was washing & drying it. Let us know how it turns out!2 -
Time for someone to post an inspirational volume pic.
I steadily lurk here because it makes me feel normal-ish about my ‘largest mixing bowl size’ salads.
I go thru one of the giant tubs of spinach. Daily. My produce habit is NO JOKE.
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purplefizzy wrote: »Time for someone to post an inspirational volume pic.
I steadily lurk here because it makes me feel normal-ish about my ‘largest mixing bowl size’ salads.
I go thru one of the giant tubs of spinach. Daily. My produce habit is NO JOKE.
I will challenge you on all these lolllll🙌🏻😂👌🏻1 -
Ahhh success! 121 cals of floofy success!
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