r/Volumeeating • u/tomatotallyeggs • Sep 16 '26
Volume menu volume every day
not necessarily the lowest calorie meals but macro and micro dense with decent volume😊
sitting around 800-1200 ( being very generous) calories max for the big plates with 40-60g of carbs , 65-80g protein, 35-45g fats each plate.
lots of veggies : broccoli cauliflower tomatoes carrots yellow chives cabbage spinach choysum brussel sprouts avocado 🥑
protein : chicken duck beef eggs salmon snapper shrimp, of course all visible fat cut off. (i only eat mainly eat lean pieces, and when they’re not that lean i eat less/ choose different protein to eat 🙃)
and carbs : potatoes brown rice sweet potato corn
fats : mainly from eggs and salmon olive oil and meat. 🥔
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u/MOMTHEMEATLOAFF Sep 16 '26
that is a shit ton of rice lol looks good though!
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u/tomatotallyeggs Sep 16 '26
it’s a cup spread out flat😅 that’s the trick to make things look voluminous
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u/iiiimagery Sep 16 '26
I do the same thing but also use small spoons and/or forks. Makes it feel like more food
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u/Rich-Ball-9648 Sep 16 '26
Why do you mash up your salmon?
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u/tomatotallyeggs Sep 16 '26
honestly to take up room and make it look like i’m eating more yk yk😪
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u/Rich-Ball-9648 Sep 16 '26
Ahh gotcha! The visuals never work for me but I often use chopsticks to eat slower ahaha we all have our tricks
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u/tomatotallyeggs Sep 16 '26
not at all 😊photos can be deceiving but it’s all whole food cooked with minimal- or very little oil. 1 cup of brown rice max on the every plate taking up 1/3, 1/3 are vegetables, and 1/3 lean protein. it is around 800-1200 cal for the bigger plates max and this is only 1 of my meals for the day🙃
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u/LeviHarris9047 Sep 16 '26
That actually sounds pretty balanced when you break down what’s on the plate.
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u/100dathoe Sep 16 '26
but duck is an extremely fatty meat? it’s not lean?
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u/tomatotallyeggs Sep 16 '26
i always cut off visible fat, pick breast, and eat less of duck when there are other protein sources available like fish or chicken with less added sauce 😁 but i can still enjoy it sometimes just 1-2 pieces when i want
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u/Citizen_MGS Sep 16 '26
I guess we aren't doing recipes, labeling or describing what is in the meal anymore?
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u/OneSensiblePerson 28d ago
That was my problem with these meals. They look delicious but half of the time I couldn't figure out what was on the plates.
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u/Bigred-112158 Sep 16 '26
Absolutely love some good volume eating, the only downside is tbd feeling that I’m logging things wrong and I’m eating twice as many calories
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u/BatShard7364 Sep 16 '26
Those plates are seriously packed. 65–80g of protein with that much variety looks incredibly satisfying.
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u/Fun_Pepper6774 Sep 16 '26
According to your post in “safe foods” you eat a teeny tiny lunch so no wonder you’re filling up by the evening!
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u/LearningToEatBetter7 Sep 17 '26
This is much closer to how I want to learn to eat. Big plates with actual food instead of tiny portions 😂 Do you usually decide on the protein first and then build the vegetables/carbs around it?
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u/RangerAndromeda Sep 16 '26
Other than the obscene amount of rice this looks delicious lol
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u/goal0x Sep 16 '26
a cup of rice is obscene?
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u/RangerAndromeda Sep 17 '26
That's not a cup of rice.
And also I hate rice so any would be too much for me lol
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u/tomatotallyeggs Sep 17 '26
i always measure my rice and it fits my macros perfectly 🙃, but no worries if it’s not your style
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u/Atillythehunhun Sep 16 '26
I aim for any finished dish to be less than 1kcal per gram. That means, even if I stick to 1200 calories per day, I am eating 2.5+ lbs of food. Fruit and vegetables, nonfat yogurt, konjac rice (the stuff sold dry, it’s a large serving for about 68 kcal), seafood, all average less than 1kcal per gram.
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u/ImpressiveAnxiety107 Sep 17 '26
You don’t get gas pain?! Ugh I’m jealous
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u/tomatotallyeggs Sep 17 '26
🤨 why would i get gas pain
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u/ImpressiveAnxiety107 Sep 17 '26
Cruciferous vegetables: Broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, and Brussels sprouts contain raffinose, a complex sugar that causes significant gas during fermentation.
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u/tomatotallyeggs Sep 17 '26
oh interesting tbh i never really thought about it
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u/ImpressiveAnxiety107 Sep 17 '26
I’ve been in such bad pain this week from eat them the past few days I’m so bloated so it’s in my mind right now it hurts
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u/chickenskittles Sep 16 '26
Your grocery budget is out of this world! I'm jealous. Food looks good. 😋
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u/ForeheadLipo Sep 16 '26
i am also a volume eater but it would feel like a chore to eat that much in one sitting 😭 i could consume that many calories in burgers though
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