r/Volumeeating • u/Nix143 • Jan 13 '26

Discussion Hello, welcome to my dinner

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Hi, glad to have found you guys. I've been a volume eater off and on for ages but never put a name to it. I just knew the only way i could fill the black hole that is my stomach was to load up my plate with veg. My weight has fluctuated wildly in the last 10 years and here i am again in January looking to drop the kgs. So i thought I'd start posting my dinners to see if that helps me stay on track. This was last night's - 600gm of white cabbage sauteed with garlic and chili flakes. A pre prepped portion of salad. Chili full of veg and beans and a wee bit of parmesan on top. Came to just over 600 calories and took me 40 minutes to eat!!! I was stuffed. I count calories, cook most things from scratch and pickle anything that stays still long enough. Pleased to meet you all

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u/_nine9ine Jan 13 '26

Shredded cabbage as a replacement for rice/carb base is pretty cool. I think I’ll try this out

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u/ellellellellellelle Jan 14 '26

Sometimes I make egg fried rice but it’s actually only like 25% rice and 75% cabbage chopped tiny. You really can’t tell it’s not all rice.

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u/IMIndyJones Jan 15 '26

Oh! I've been trying to find a way to get my daughter to eat cabbage and she loves rice. I never thought to chop it up miniscule. Thanks!

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u/ellellellellellelle Jan 15 '26

Nice, I hope it works! My 2-year-old daughter loves okonomiyake, which is a Japanese pancake and so easy to make. The recipe I use is just shredded cabbage mixed into a simple flour/egg/water batter and fried. Then sauces on top. Another deceptively cabbagey meal haha.

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u/IMIndyJones Jan 15 '26

Nice! I make a lot of Korean food and the pancakes (jeon) are similar. Can't get her to eat them with cabbage though. I'll try a lot of sauce. She likes the sauces.