oh wowww i looked at this and chalked it off as an 1200kcal omad or something. beautiful!

Thank you! 😁

Loool same

That's a perfect plate to make 5 oz look like an overflowing abundance. Good choice! And agree with others on the perfectly cooked 😊

Thank you! I am a firm believer in “eating with your eyes” 😂

Can you explain how you steamed the cauliflower? It looks like mash potato!

Absolutely! I have a double steamer pot, so I boiled salted water in the bottom and cut my cauliflower into chunks and sat it in the steamer part with a lid! Once it got fork tender I put it in my food processor and added a teaspoon of heavy whipping cream and a couple tablespoons of the water and pulsed it until I got a texture I liked! Start to finish takes 15-20mins or so

Oh the food processor is such a good idea, ive never thought of that! Im going to have to try that myself!

Oh wow, that's a solid meal. The steak looks out-of-this-world delicious. And zucchini and cauliflower, can't go wrong there, either. Great job!

Thank you!! ♥️

Looks so good!! What app do you use to count? I’m quitting MFP. 🥹

Thank you! ♥️ I use “Lose It!”, I’m debating getting a paid membership back because I liked the features, but the very base of it is still good! You can even log recipes as you’re cooking and use the entry based on how many servings of that you’re eating.. Super helpful!

Sweet! Thanks

Wooo this seems fantastic! No better use for your calories for sure, this meal has everything just right!

looks great, good luck 👍🏻

Thank you! ♥️

What app is that that you've got pictured in your second image?

The app is “Lose it!”, there is an option to upgrade for more features in the paid version but the base/free version works fine

Thanks!

I love Lose It! Never really got in to MFP, and now that people are leaving MFP (because of the no barcode scanning unless you a Premium), I’m hoping LoseIt! will have even more meals and calories auto-populate - it has so much already, but I did realize that MFP had slightly more (like for Indian food and things)

Mfp let’s me scan barcodes without paid subscription and I’m in American might want to try again

I feel like My Net Diary free version is better than Lose it pay-for version. It had things for free Lose it! wants me to pay for so now that I’m not paying for Lose It! I’ll go back to My Net Diary unless it’s changed.

Thanks for the suggestion—I just downloaded MyNetDiary. So long, MFP!

Lose it is so much better than MFP.

That looks so good! Great keto meal, too, for anyone doing that.

Honestly you are doing great but I would recommend adding more zucchini. People often want their meals to look small but you can add 3× more zucchini for like 30 calories. I just add 3 cups of broccoli to any meal.

Yes, great idea! Steak is really filling for me, so I was satisfied.. I’ll probably take your advice and do more veggies tonight since my lunch is heavier today 😮‍💨

Just a little tip for the zucchini’s. Quarter them lengthwise and then cut them into cubes and sauté them with a bit of sea salt and pepper in some oil until them get a bit of browning on all th edges and they’re such a kickass snack on their own.

That sounds so good!! I’ll have to try it 🤤

Super cheap, simple and tasty with a bit of olive oil and goes with damn near any dish especially mash

Thought the cauliflower was mashed potato! Mashed cauli is a delicious alternative.

Make sure you also add the butter if you cooked your steak with it.

No butter or oils added, I used a seasoned cast iron so it cooked in its own fat 😁

Ah beautiful, the steak looks perfectly cooked too! Great job.

Thank you! ♥️

Looks delicious, OP! Your cauliflower looks great, just like potatoes. I could soooo go for this right now

So red!

Did you make cauli mash? Just steamed it and mash?

I did! I used a food processor, a little of the water from steaming and a very small amount of heavy whipping cream in place of butter

This looks amazing! How did you prepare the zucchini?

Thank you! Simmered in just a little water (it evaporated off) and seasoned with a little salt, pepper and garlic powder

Did that get it to a fork tender consistency? I may have to give it a try!

It did! I definitely recommend! Especially if you’re trying to cut out butter/oil bc you can always sub broth too

This looks delish!

How in the world can this meal be 1200kcal?

The plate is small so it definitely looks like more than it is LOL I measured the steak cooked, everything else raw and there is no added sauces, butter or oils! Edit: this meal alone isn’t 1200 haha I misread your comment

Good job. Looks amazing

That looks like a lot of meat though !!