I have recently come to the conclusion that volume eating is best suited for me. Eating mainly vegetarian means I can eat copious amounts of food and stay in my calorie goal. Are there others out there who do the same? Let's exchange ideas. Here is what I ate today:
Breakfast - large shake with 2 cups spinach, almond milk, protein powder, ice, and water. Plus a slice of flax bread with almond butter and a sliced zucchini.
Lunch - one bag steamed frozen broccoli, 2 diced peppers, a sprinkle of nuts, and raisins
Snack - Apple, orange, and cantaloupe
Dinner - 2 large zucchini, one large onion, two packages of portobello mushrooms cooked in vegetable broth, and 1 tbsp butter, edited to add 3oz tempeh
Dessert - one cup almond milk with 3 tbs chia seeds (chia pudding) and 1/2 scoop protein powder
This was a LOT of food, and I was happily full (not overstuffed) at every meal.
I find eating this way keeps me from snacking -- or worse, binging. I finally broke through a 6-month plateau.
But it does make eating out difficult unless you have a mini-meal before or after. Anyone have any thoughts on this eating style?
[Updated by Staff, March 2026 - Updated formatting]
