Rate my plate

monso06

Hello!

I'm on 1800 kcal/day. This is a ~850 kcal lunch:



- Whole rye bread, 35g, 68 kcal
- Paté, 5g, 14 kcal
- Beef stew, 1 portion, 366 kcal
- Pasta with a dash of pesto sauce, 100g, 177 kcal
- Green peas and carrots, 100g, 54 kcal
- Grated carrots, 100g, 68 kcal
- Slice of cheese, 10g, 36 kcal
- Tangerine, 1, 35 kcal (not pictured)

The paté and cheese are because I struggle to reach the fat goal.

This is my main meal of the day. I usually take a cup of oatmeal for breakfast, and another 100g of rice, veggies and grated carrots for diner (no meat).

Is that good?

quiksylver296

Looks yummy. Sounds like you're making sure you are hitting your calorie target for the day, choosing a varied diet, and dialing in your macros.

Last check - Does it make you happy? If yes, totally good to go!

TavistockToad

What's the macros and total calories?

cmriverside

crazyravr wrote: »

No, no its not good. Its good looking, thats about it. Its not in any way balanced nor will your macros be by the end of the day. Unless you dont care about that.

I know you just like to be the contrarian, but maybe share with the class why you feel this way?

quiksylver296

cmriverside wrote: »

crazyravr wrote: »

No, no its not good. Its good looking, thats about it. Its not in any way balanced nor will your macros be by the end of the day. Unless you dont care about that.

I know you just like to be the contrarian, but maybe share with the class why you feel this way?

I'm also curious.

monso06

@quiksylver296 Thanks! Well it does make me happy at the moment because I'm learning nutrition and losing weight. Just have to buckle in for a while.

@TavistockToad

818 kcal, Carbs: 40%, Fat: 31%, Protein: 29%

I use cereal in the morning mostly for carbs, lunch mostly for proteins, and diner to adjust the last few percentages. I end up within 2 or 3% of the recommended 50/30/20.

quiksylver296

monso06 wrote: »

@quiksylver296 Thanks! Well it does make me happy at the moment because I'm learning nutrition and losing weight at the moment. Just have to buckle in for a while.

@TavistockToad

818 kcal, Carbs: 40%, Fat: 31%, Protein: 29%

I use cereal in the morning mostly for carbs, lunch mostly for proteins, and diner to adjust the last few percentages.

What I meant by happy...

I freak out and binge if I try to cut certain foods out of my overall diet. I have to make room for them. Having a portion of chocolate or ice cream daily keeps me happy and on track.

monso06

quiksylver296 wrote: »

What I meant by happy...

I freak out and binge if I try to cut certain foods out of my overall diet. I have to make room for them. Having a portion of chocolate or ice cream daily keeps me happy and on track.

That's great! I do have a little cheat meal every week.

TavistockToad

monso06 wrote: »

@quiksylver296 Thanks! Well it does make me happy at the moment because I'm learning nutrition and losing weight. Just have to buckle in for a while.

@TavistockToad

818 kcal, Carbs: 40%, Fat: 31%, Protein: 29%

I use cereal in the morning mostly for carbs, lunch mostly for proteins, and diner to adjust the last few percentages. I end up within 2 or 3% of the recommended 50/30/20.

If that fits your day and it's all food you like then it's a great plate! :drinker:

monso06

crazyravr wrote: »

No, no its not good. Its good looking, thats about it. Its not in any way balanced nor will your macros be by the end of the day. Unless you dont care about that.

I do get my macros balanced at the end of the day, but not on every meal (more carbs for breakfast, more proteins and fat for lunch). I'd like to know why this plate is unbalanced though.

monso06

TavistockToad wrote: »

If that fits your day and it's all food you like then it's a great plate! :drinker:

Thanks

monso06

crazyravr wrote: »

Because of this "I usually take a cup of oatmeal for breakfast, and another 100g of rice, veggies and grated carrots for diner (no meat)." and by "no meat" I assume no protein or fats.
IMHO... very very unblallanced. But like I said, if the OP does not care about macros then it looks delish and yeap I would eat it.

You can also talk to me directly. I did say that my macros are balanced within 2 or 3% every single day.

Also, when you said the plate was unbalanced, I hadn't written that message yet. So that's certainly not why you said it.

The macros for that plate are 40/30/30 (which is high enough in protein for most of the day), and slightly cuts on carbs (which is quite sensible for losing weight, I prefer to take carbs in the morning).

And by "no meat" I mean no meat because you can't eat meat at every meal and be healthy, taking cancer and cardiovascular diseases into consideration. I did eat some 0% cottage cheese tonight to fine tune my protein intake.

I would like to hear your arguments why this plate is unbalanced, but you haven't made any so far. It seems you don't know what you're talking about, and are proven wrong every time you make hasty assumptions.

So, do you think 40/30/30 is unacceptable for a meal and every meal should strictly be 50/30/20? I don't see any other reason why this plate would be unbalanced.

psychod787

crazyravr wrote: »

No, no its not good. Its good looking, thats about it. Its not in any way balanced nor will your macros be by the end of the day. Unless you dont care about that.

Love your sense of humor raver... lol

Goober1142

That looks like a lot of cooking...but delicious!

FL_Hiker

You really must like carrots 🙂

manderson27

If you enjoyed eating it.
If it fit your calories
If it fit your macros
If it filled you up

Then I would rate your plate a 10

Bon Apetite

monso06

crazyravr wrote: »

LOL and I am out.

Well that's sad. I'd have sincerely liked to hear opposite arguments. Might learn something new.

Goober1142 wrote: »

That looks like a lot of cooking...but delicious!

Not really... I made the stew a week ago and just heat a portion every day. The can of green veggies lasts 2 or 3 days. For such a meal, I only have to cook new pasta or rice.

monso06

FL_Hiker wrote: »

You really must like carrots 🙂

Not especially, but they're cheap and low calorie!

manderson27 wrote: »

If you enjoyed eating it.
If it fit your calories
If it fit your macros
If it filled you up

Then I would rate your plate a 10

Bon Apetite

Thanks

zeejane03

monso06 wrote: »

crazyravr wrote: »

LOL and I am out.

Well that's sad. I'd have sincerely liked to hear opposite arguments. Might learn something new.

Goober1142 wrote: »

That looks like a lot of cooking...but delicious!

Not really... I made the stew a week ago and just heat a portion every day. The can of green veggies lasts 2 or 3 days. For such a meal, I only have to cook new pasta or rice.

You may already know this, but you can cook rice ahead of time too. I usually do 3-4 days worth at a time and then store the leftovers in the fridge. It re-heats quickly in the microwave (just add a bit of water), or I'll throw it cold into my stirfrys and it warms up in a couple minutes that way.