Volume Eaters Thread
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Now that the weather is hot I'm back into eating salads.
Other than that I have to figure out how I want to eat these noodles, they remind me of ramen0 -
Sorry no picture but:
200g Tofu (not normally a fan of it over Quorn but thought why not after having it a lot in Asia)
200g Baby Potatoes diced
Half a Pepper
Half an Onion
75g Sweetcorn
Chillies
Cook and season together, add a splash of Soy Sauce and I added a good chunk of chilli sauce. Huge amount and absolutely gorgeous.
Mixed it with some rice, still have just over half in the fridge.3 -
Yesterday morning I threw some boneless chicken breast in the crock pot with a can of fire roasted tomatoes and a heaping spoon of chipotle in adobo. When I got home I sauteed a bunch of veggies that I had on hand (a large summer squash, half a red onion, half a package of mushrooms and the corn from a left over ear we had grilled), seasoned with cumin, smoked paprika and garlic powder. Topped that off with an ounce of shredded cheddar cheese, some homemade pickled red onion and pickled jalapenos, half an avocado and some hot sauce. Yesterday I ate it taco style in corn tortillas, but today I just had the leftovers in a bowl for lunch. So much food and so delish.6
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I am doing volume and 1200-1300 cal .
I am incorporating loads of fiber,low cal proteins like chicken and fish plus loads of vegetables and soups . . so far down 19 lbs in 61 days . and I am not hungry
in 20 years the only other time I was successful was when I did volumetrics back about 16 years ago (there are a couple books they basically remind you the more fiber and water in the food the more you get to eat for the same amount of calories )
the best thing is I love vegetables and now that I am learning to enjoy with out tablespoons of butter ! leaving me more free calories for satisfying snacks or a glass of wine before bed .
the one thing I really miss is a dense crunchy cracker so I am in search of a cracker recipe that is high fiber and low cal to enjoy cheese or hummus on
I really regret that I did not start sooner
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My high volume lunch: Pulled pork BBQ, baked sweet potato and onion, Swiss chard, spiralized zucchini, and Hungarian wax peppers (all from my garden) sauteed in olive oil and Balsamic vinegar. 439 calories, super filling and cost less than $2.
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Didn't make the best choices today, but certainly met the criteria of volume. I got really hungry during a meeting at work and decide to leave and go to the grocery store. For something "healthy". Bad move. I do like that it's a nice round number though.8 -
I think it's awesome that you posted that.
I went way over today, too. Woot woot for nice round numbers!
My volume eating is taking a hit; we welcomed baby #4 almost 4 weeks ago and I have not had time to make myself salads, omelettes, stir frys, or soups lately (all my volume standbys)). Just seriously, no time at all. Any suuuuper fast ideas?! I'm living on bowls of yogurt. All your foods look great, everyone!3 -
All of these look so good anday so satisfying. I have been trying to eat more smaller meals to "shrink" my stomach. Is that a myth?1
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It's mythical for sure. Meal size is all about preference - some people prefer small and often as it keeps their energy levels more even, but it's not doing anything permanent to your stomach.2
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Ha! I used to eat like this. I didn't know it had a name. I always thought I was just weird as I sat down to my overflowing plate of food, while everyone else had small portions. I still use an entire bag of frozen veggies with about 12oz of chicken when I have stirfry. And no rice, I dont like it much, but family think I'm weird for not having it. And I still typically eat 12 oz of chicken or fish per meal. I guess I'm just not as interested in fruit and salad as I was before right now. .1
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Does anyone have a favorite salad mix? I love "chopped" salads, but they always come as kits, and I don't need all the extras and fatty dressings. I bought coleslaw mix this weekend and mixed it with lettuce and cilantro. I guess I just want something different than my usual bag of spinach and bag of arugula.0
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@DancingMoosie the one I have been making is a bag of the pre-cut sweet butter lettuce mix with strawberries, chopped walnuts and goat cheese. Drizzle a tiny bit of balsamic reduction. Hubs tosses beef or chicken on top, I do tempeh.
Another good one (not sure if it's salad or salsa) but diced: tomato, all color peppers, pineapple, jalapeño, red onion with tiny dash EVOO & salt over spring mix.0 -
strawberries and goat cheese sound so good....2
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I mix it up everyday but usually some form of:
Mixed greens
100g of fruit
25g of cheese
8g chopped onion
2T balsamic (no oil)
Sometimes I'll do strawberries and gorganzola, sometimes apples and feta, sometimes raspberries and blue cheese crumbles, or pear and whatever is on hand. Mine are usually around 200cal for a snack.0 -
For salad I will eat almost anything. Mixed greens, spring mix, kales, arugula, romaine. The only thing I don't care for is iceberg, honestly what's the point of iceberg?6
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I find I feel best when I eat the most calories around 2-3. Today I had 2.6oz microwaved potato cooked in 1 tsp butter then added 1.9oz ham cubes, 1 egg & 1/4 c of fat free grated cheddar cheese, then I had 1 slice of french bread,(80cal), 2oz of boneless/skinless grilled chicken thigh & Tbl of lite mayo, then 128oz non fat greek yogurt+2 Tbl of cool whip. Yesterday it was a ton of veggies & some chicken thigh. I'm full & have 400cal left for rest of day5
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MelanieCN77 wrote: »For salad I will eat almost anything. Mixed greens, spring mix, kales, arugula, romaine. The only thing I don't care for is iceberg, honestly what's the point of iceberg?
I can eat a whole head of iceberg when I have a craving for something crunchy.3 -
I've found that I am a huge volume eater recently as well. So instead of eating 3 meals, I choose to eat one big meal consisting of large amounts of salad, vegetables, meats, and having dessert and sweets as well. One meal, one time, keeps me very satisfied instead of trying to break up my calories into 3 meals, and snacks.5
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Laughing cow cheese was on sale. I am trying to remember, someone does a shirataki noodle laughing cow cheese thing?
So far I have tried it with whipped baked egg whites and in place of regular cheese for a fish burger. I am not happy about the protein content but it does add nice flavor for very little calories.
What is the recipe of the "whipped baked egg whites in fish burger"? This sounds good- calories too?0 -
GottaBurnEmAll wrote: »MelanieCN77 wrote: »For salad I will eat almost anything. Mixed greens, spring mix, kales, arugula, romaine. The only thing I don't care for is iceberg, honestly what's the point of iceberg?
I can eat a whole head of iceberg when I have a craving for something crunchy.
I just took the frozen Amy's Mexican Casserole and put it over a half head of ice burg. With refried beans, cheese, and avocado of course.5 -
pielattes1 wrote: »Laughing cow cheese was on sale. I am trying to remember, someone does a shirataki noodle laughing cow cheese thing?
So far I have tried it with whipped baked egg whites and in place of regular cheese for a fish burger. I am not happy about the protein content but it does add nice flavor for very little calories.
What is the recipe of the "whipped baked egg whites in fish burger"? This sounds good- calories too?
The egg whites - I just whip them with some salt, spices, baking powder and whatever I feel like adding and plop them on parchment paper and bake them. 100 grams of egg whites is just over 50 calories. My favorite is folding in some shredded cheese. You don't need a lot of cheese to add flavor.
These are on a 9x13 baking sheet:
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pielattes1 wrote: »Laughing cow cheese was on sale. I am trying to remember, someone does a shirataki noodle laughing cow cheese thing?
So far I have tried it with whipped baked egg whites and in place of regular cheese for a fish burger. I am not happy about the protein content but it does add nice flavor for very little calories.
What is the recipe of the "whipped baked egg whites in fish burger"? This sounds good- calories too?
The egg whites - I just whip them with some salt, spices, baking powder and whatever I feel like adding and plop them on parchment paper and bake them. 100 grams of egg whites is just over 50 calories. My favorite is folding in some shredded cheese. You don't need a lot of cheese to add flavor.
These are on a 9x13 baking sheet:
Thank you for posting -A few questions- how long do you bake these? what's in the "plop" above? did you just put egg whites or is there fish in the ones pictured? They look awesome!0 -
GottaBurnEmAll wrote: »MelanieCN77 wrote: »For salad I will eat almost anything. Mixed greens, spring mix, kales, arugula, romaine. The only thing I don't care for is iceberg, honestly what's the point of iceberg?
I can eat a whole head of iceberg when I have a craving for something crunchy.
Same. I've been known to polish off a whole iceberg lettuce with a vinigrette. Nom!3 -
My husband is going on business travel this week, and I'm super excited to make a huge sheet pan of roasted Brussel sprouts! He hates the smell. I'll be wallowing in those come Tuesday with sweet potato toast and runny eggs.7
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pielattes1 wrote: »pielattes1 wrote: »Laughing cow cheese was on sale. I am trying to remember, someone does a shirataki noodle laughing cow cheese thing?
So far I have tried it with whipped baked egg whites and in place of regular cheese for a fish burger. I am not happy about the protein content but it does add nice flavor for very little calories.
What is the recipe of the "whipped baked egg whites in fish burger"? This sounds good- calories too?
The egg whites - I just whip them with some salt, spices, baking powder and whatever I feel like adding and plop them on parchment paper and bake them. 100 grams of egg whites is just over 50 calories. My favorite is folding in some shredded cheese. You don't need a lot of cheese to add flavor.
These are on a 9x13 baking sheet:
Thank you for posting -A few questions- how long do you bake these? what's in the "plop" above? did you just put egg whites or is there fish in the ones pictured? They look awesome!
I really should write this stuff down. I made it this weekend - I folded some shredded cheese and a little chipolte pepper. I went to turn the oven on and could not remember what to set it at. I tried 375 and just kept an eye on them. It was somewhere between 10-20 minutes...
Really you could fold in anything you want. I might try it with some shredded chicken next or maybe some turkey sausage. Just think of it as another way to eat egg whites - they are tasty but it is still egg whites.
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pielattes1 wrote: »pielattes1 wrote: »Laughing cow cheese was on sale. I am trying to remember, someone does a shirataki noodle laughing cow cheese thing?
So far I have tried it with whipped baked egg whites and in place of regular cheese for a fish burger. I am not happy about the protein content but it does add nice flavor for very little calories.
What is the recipe of the "whipped baked egg whites in fish burger"? This sounds good- calories too?
The egg whites - I just whip them with some salt, spices, baking powder and whatever I feel like adding and plop them on parchment paper and bake them. 100 grams of egg whites is just over 50 calories. My favorite is folding in some shredded cheese. You don't need a lot of cheese to add flavor.
These are on a 9x13 baking sheet:
Thank you for posting -A few questions- how long do you bake these? what's in the "plop" above? did you just put egg whites or is there fish in the ones pictured? They look awesome!
I really should write this stuff down. I made it this weekend - I folded some shredded cheese and a little chipolte pepper. I went to turn the oven on and could not remember what to set it at. I tried 375 and just kept an eye on them. It was somewhere between 10-20 minutes...
Really you could fold in anything you want. I might try it with some shredded chicken next or maybe some turkey sausage. Just think of it as another way to eat egg whites - they are tasty but it is still egg whites.
I love egg whites and i need a new way to eat them - I regularly make egg white crepes. I'll try your puff recipe and let you know. Thanks for sharing!! If you have any other egg white recipes please do post them. These puffs look delicious!0 -
After reading 10 pages of this thread I have to say I'm fascinated. I'm thinking this is a thing I need to try. I tend to go bonkers on veggies and fruit. I'll usually make something with a protein and think "here is multiple servings of this veg. I can have some for lunch tomorrow." Then I eat ALL the veg. I may have to try this with more thought and structure.3
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My husband is going on business travel this week, and I'm super excited to make a huge sheet pan of roasted Brussel sprouts! He hates the smell. I'll be wallowing in those come Tuesday with sweet potato toast and runny eggs.
Yum. Yum. My favorite is shredded and sauteed Brussel sprouts. I always like to eat the left overs with potatoes and runny eggs for breakfast. Glad to know I am not the only one to enjoy this!!4 -
AmandaDanceMore wrote: »After reading 10 pages of this thread I have to say I'm fascinated. I'm thinking this is a thing I need to try. I tend to go bonkers on veggies and fruit. I'll usually make something with a protein and think "here is multiple servings of this veg. I can have some for lunch tomorrow." Then I eat ALL the veg. I may have to try this with more thought and structure.
Yeah! Set your meals up around your protein and all that veg. Fruit can be high volume for some, but for me it's not filling and I find it calorie dense, maybe with the exception of berries. But I do know some volume eaters who do a lot of fruit.0
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