Steak. Why so much?
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LolaKarwowski
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I'm so mad at the fact that the tiny little steak I will eat tonight is over 800 cals. I'm weighing before cooking (with the fat included) and it's .89 pounds = 14.24 oz. Can I just weigh after cooking and after cutting the fat out?? Or is this my life now??
I eat a lot of meat
I eat a lot of meat
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Turkey steaks I have regularly and they are way less calories0
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You may just want to cut down to single portion sizes. You can still have steak, just not an entire family's steak.0
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You may just want to cut down to single portion sizes. You can still have steak, just not an entire family's steak.
I wish I could post a picture of it guys (I mean I can, but eh too lazy). This thing is not that big. I'm wondering if maybe I can ask my husband to get the smallest ones he can find for me (because he would laugh in my face if I suggested he get smaller steaks for him). We also only eat steak once a week though.. so I'm not too worried about it. I guess it's my first time ever logging steak. I do like the carb number though
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LolaKarwowski wrote: »You may just want to cut down to single portion sizes. You can still have steak, just not an entire family's steak.
I wish I could post a picture of it guys (I mean I can, but eh too lazy). This thing is not that big. I'm wondering if maybe I can ask my husband to get the smallest ones he can find for me (because he would laugh in my face if I suggested he get smaller steaks for him). We also only eat steak once a week though.. so I'm not too worried about it. I guess it's my first time ever logging steak. I do like the carb number though
A 14oz steak should be pretty large. Are you sure you are weighing it correctly? Does your scale have a tare function and if so did you use it?
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psssh. I'd eat half and load up on veggies and a nice glass of red wine.0
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14 oz steak is big. Last time I ate at a steak house and they asked if I wanted a 9 oz or a 12 oz. I choice a 9 oz and that seemed like more than plenty to me.0
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14 oz steak is big. Last time I ate at a steak house and they asked if I wanted a 9 oz or a 12 oz. I choice a 9 oz and that seemed like more than plenty to me.
But usually restaurants give you a steak without all the fat, no?? I'm wondering if maybe it's just the fat that's making it weigh so much? I went off the number on the packaging btw. Husband is already cooking it so too late to weigh it on the scale.
@abetterluke
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LolaKarwowski wrote: »14 oz steak is big. Last time I ate at a steak house and they asked if I wanted a 9 oz or a 12 oz. I choice a 9 oz and that seemed like more than plenty to me.
But usually restaurants give you a steak without all the fat, no?? I'm wondering if maybe it's just the fat that's making it weigh so much? I went off the number on the packaging btw. Husband is already cooking it so too late to weigh it on the scale.
@abetterluke
Number on the package could be wrong. As for the fat I'm not sure...Most of the restaurants I've ordered steak in leave the fat on as far as I can remember. You could certainly cut off the fat and weight it afterward.
But really...if it looks small (and I know that's subjective) but it says 14oz it might just be that you're getting ripped off at the grocery store. 14oz is a pretty good sized steak.
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If you check google images for "14oz steak" almost all of the pics look like this:
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Geeze 14oz? I eat friggin everything in sight all the time and even I would have a hard time with 14oz of steak. I usually go for 8oz when I am in "hungry mode"0
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abetterluke wrote: »If you check google images for "14oz steak" almost all of the pics look like this:
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abetterluke wrote: »If you check google images for "14oz steak" almost all of the pics look like this:
I thought the same thing. Almost texted my wife "want steak for dinner?"
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Any time I cook steak, I always cut off as much fat as I can before I weigh it because I don't eat the fat and I don't want to be overstating my calories.0
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800 calories for a 14 ounce steak seems right. 4 ounces can usually run you 200-300 calories minimum, depending on the cut.
Also, weighing it after cooking it will not cut the calories by much. It will shrink down due to water/fluid loss through cooking, but the calories are still there.0 -
You could aim for a leaner cut of steak, but that's about it as far as options. Still, 14oz is a good size. I don't tend to eat more than a pound of meat at any one time (and that's rare).0
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Might want to consider the type of steak you are using and consider switching to a leaner cut.
http://www.mensfitness.com/nutrition/what-to-eat/the-leanest-and-fattiest-cuts-of-steak0 -
It's all about the cut - some areas of the cow are more marbled with fat. Eye round and tenderloin are usually the "skinniest" cuts vs tri-tip or top-loin. You do NOT need to cut out beef. Just make the choices of it based on your calories.0
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