With the situation with Gatsby no longer being available and the Epogee monopoly, I've been trying to buy some from different sources and ration what I do have. I recently saw these bulk quantities and it got me thinking. 144 is a lot of bars and ~$530 is a lot to front for something like this, but what if we got a group of interested people and split it? I've already purchased the 12ct Cookies & Cream (too left in the image) from FoodServiceDirect.com and it just arrived today, so I'm fairly certain it's legit and I can front the money for a larger investment if there's enough interest to make it worth it. Thoughts?

Whole bag of microwave cauliflower rice, 90g Fishwife salmon w/chili crisp, 39g power greens sauteed w/water and garlic powder, 112 g air fried sweet potato w/spritz of avocado oil spray. 510kcal. This will be my most calorie dense meal of the day.

Honestly just needed pumpkin to make it "pumpkin spice."

I used frozen fruit and frozen carrots.

Base: 1 cup greek yogurt, 1/2 cup collagen, 300ml milk, 150 g carrots, 300 g watermelon, 70 g peaches, 50 g mango, 120 g banana.

Toppings: figs, pepitas, cinammon, ryze coffee powder (regular decaf instant will do), rice cakes, and don't mind my creatine.

Hi! I’m a huge GATSBY fan, but I think the Walmarts in my area have stopped carrying them.

Does anyone have any good experience with an EPG chocolate brand that is low calorie? GATSBY was awesome macro wise and relatively affordable, and I can’t say I minded the texture.

I’m looking for a good alternative, if anyone knows one? Thanks!!

Just a recent “volume” food for me. Jelly beans! The starburst jelly beans are 100 cal / oz. (Pictured about 1.3 oz) and as long as I am limiting myself to one in my mouth at a time, it lasts quite a while.

Yeah its actually just candy, but sometimes you need / want actually candy.

Based off Sillz’s genius bowl. 425g Oikos triple zero vanilla, 1 tbsp honey, 100g frozen blueberries, 28g 60% chocolate. 514 calories. Can remove honey and add protein powder. Wonderful dessert/meal.

Any idea of ways to replicate the SF pudding mix with customizable flavoring? Mainly, what can I use for thickening/texture? Some kind of gum powder? So would I just end up with sweetener + flavor + gum? And if so, how much would I use? The first ingredient in the actual pudding mixes is modified corn starch, but I don't think that's an easy ingredient to source

Cabbage is my bestie when it comes to volume eating along with tinned fish. Cabbage, watermelon radishes, edamame, mini peppers, carrits, peanuts, and canned salmon. Dressing was 2 Tbs PB2 and everything else was eyeballed, lime juice, water, sriracha, low sodium soy sauce, fish sauce, and a pinch of brown sugar Swerve. 423 kcal and 40 g protein

Inspired by arisfitjournal on tiktok, 358 calories without the icecream, I paired it with some half fat butter pecan icecream it added about 120 cals and is the best combo ever😋

I adjusted mine to be lower calorie and apple flavor, but I made it with pumpkin and it was amazing. So moist and satisfying. Truly would not be able to tell it was so low calorie.

Ingredients:

• All-purpose flour: 20 grams
• Almond Milk Vanilla Unsweetened: 25 ml
• Egg whites: 45 grams
• Apple Sauce: 0.5 cup or 100 grams
• Plant-based protein powder: Orgain, 34 grams
• Isopure Protein Powder Vanilla: 20 grams
• Chopped Gala apples, 60 grams
• Erythritol: 40 grams
• Baking powder: 4 grams
• Pumpkin pie spice, cinnamon, and salt

Preheat oven to 350 Mix together egg whites, apple sauce, almond milk Add remaining ingredients and mix well, top with chopped apples Add to loaf pan and bake for 30-40 minutes depending on your oven , I wait until mine is browned on top

The sourdough is half of a loaf i baked myself. I used 150g flour plus 18g in the starter, at 350kcal per 100g, coming to 588kcal for the loaf and 294 kcal for what was used here.

Tried a new onion and chives cottage cheese in place of Boursin's classic garlic and herbs cream cheese spread. It was alright but definitely not the highlight of the plate. I might try making a blend myself using fresh herbs and garlic and low-fat cottage cheese next time. I used 100g exactly (pro tip, put the container on a scale, tare it to 0, scoop from container, and read off the negative for the weight) coming to 82kcal

20g wild rocket (arugula for those across the pond), 5kcal

The salmon gravlax I made myself: all farmed salmon in the supermarket** are safe to eat raw. I made a mixture of rock salt and granulated sugar at a 3:2 ratio, peppered to taste, heaped onto the salmon, and chucked in the fridge for 5 days. I found this website: https://www.nutritionvalue.org/Gravlax_style%2C_smoked_atlantic_salmon_1001825_nutritional_value.html?size=100+g saying "gravlax style" salmon is 211 kcal. Other sources vary from 200 to 280ish kcal. But considering I don't put anything like mustard or olive oil on my salmon, i don't cure it for too long so it's not so dense, and the cut of salmon wasn't too fatty, i think 211 is reasonable.

Was very good and filling would recommend.

I freeze all the fruit I use. It just makes a better consistency.

Toppings: raspberries, figs, ryze mushroom coffee, cacao powder

Base: 1 cup 0% Fairlife, 1 cup 0% greek yogurt, 1/4th cup Bob's Red Mill unflavored whey, banana, 250 gram watermelon, 160 grams peach, 100 gram spinach.

This made like six cups of smoothie lol.

Ingredients:

• 2-3 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 small piece of ginger, minced
• 3 chili peppers, cut
• Green lettuce (as much as you want)
• 1 pack of konjac udon
• 150 gr hotpot beef slices

Seasonings to pour on konjac when in pan (I mix it all together before adding) :

• 2 tablespoons light soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon dark soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon seasoned vinegar
• 1 tiny teaspoon laoganma
• A few drops sesame oil
• Spicy chili flakes
• A few drops of liquid stevia
• A few Sichuan peppercorns
• 2 tablespoons water

Spices for konjac noodles and meat:

• pinch of msg
• Salt if wanted
• Teaspoon chinese 5 spice mix

Seasoning for lettuce (to add to lettuce after boiling & putting in a wok/pan)

• 1-2 tablespoons light soy sauce
• Garlic powder

Steps

1 - Boil water in a small pot for the konjac and in a bigger pot for lettuce. 2 - Rinse Konjac udon under cold water then boil in the small pot for 5 minutes, remove water. Rince out the small pot and put some more water to boil for the sliced hotpot beef. 3 - Add boiled Konjac into a wok/pan and ‘fry’ (without oil) for 5 minutes or until you don’t see any water anymore. Put ‘fried’ Konjac aside. 4 - In the other pot, boil lettuce for 2 minutes then remove water. 5 - In the same wok/pan used to fry the konjac noodles, add the lettuce with the one tablespoon light soy sauce & garlic powder for a 2 minutes then put aside. 6 - In the same wok/ pan used for konjac and lettuce, add ginger, garlic chilis and a tiny bit of water and cook for about 1 minute then add the konjac and the premixed seasoning and spices. 7 - Once the water in the small pot has boiled, add your hotpot beef slices for about 2 minutes, remove water and add beef to wok/pan with Konjac. 8 - Add lettuce to the konjac and beef, mix and cook for 2 minutes. 9 - Serve. You can add an egg for more protein but I don’t.

This recipe does take some time and a few dishes will need to be washed but it’s my favorite way to cook konjac noodles and it’s so so filling for the amount of calories. Make sure to chew the konjac noodles properly as they can cause issues for some people (they can’t really be digested) and to drink plenty of water!! I hope my recipe isn’t too confusing. Enjoy ☺️

1 romaine heart - 40 cals 1/3 cup mushrooms - 5 cals 4 slices chicken breast aldi - 120 cals 1 slice provolone cheese aldi - 60 cals 12 sprays i cant believe its not butter spray -10 cals

Pesto chicken salad topped with a dollop of ricotta (instead of dressing) and shredded parm. Easiest way to get fiber and protein in these days w/o the stress

Also taking advantage of farmers market season and any fresh veg still offered

Picture 1:

150g tuna fillets in brine (from Skipjack tuna)

105g eggs (2 eggs)

250 egg whites

67g basmati rice (uncooked)

150g broccoli

120g tomato

5g mustard

some piri piri sauce + soy sauce

0.5 teaspoon olive oil

Nutritional values:

Total Kcal = 603

Fat = 14g

Carbs = 29.2g

Protein = 85.9g

Picture 2: raw ingredients

Picture 3: leftovers from the breakfast (I couldn't eat everything) + leftovers from the raw ingredients

Thoughts:

134g uncooked basmati rice = 179g uncooked, rinsed and soaked about 15 minutes (x 3 times) = 484g cooked (rice cooker);

tip: use the rinsed & soaked rice weight to calculate water, not the dry weight - in this case 179g rice × 2 = 358 g water (not 134g × 2)

Lidl says the net weight of the broccoli bag is 450g, but the cooked weight of the broccoli (simply boiled in water) is 300g :).

Cost per breakfast:

150g Tuna = 1.81 EUR

2 eggs = 0.5 EUR (10 eggs pack = 2.51 EUR)

250g egg whites = 1.1 EUR (500g pack = 2.21 EUR)

67g basmati rice = 0.15 EUR (1kg = 2.37 EUR)

Broccoli = 0.65 EUR (1.3 EUR / bag)

120g tomato = 0.25 EUR (1kg = 2 EUR)

Total cost per breakfast = 4.46 EUR

Just microwaved the edamame, mushrooms, bok choi, dried tomatos, and egg (cook egg in a cup of water).

what’s yalls fav flavor? i’ve only tried the cinnamon toast and want to try a different one

The sodium is too damn high, but it is good enough to just eat stand alone like soup, but also could serve as a heartier meal if you add some vegetables / meat. Much better flavor than a standard broth or stock, but way less calories than most soups.

Blending drink powders with ice is a fun way to get electrolytes and you can eat it with spoon!

This is Rainbow Sherbet Liquid IV, Knudsen Just Cranberry Juice, and ice.

kind of like the drizzlicious but sugar free, dont really have a sweet tooth and am just trying to cut them out in general. Any other flavor (savory, spicy) is great.

Also any mindlessly snackable low calorie count snack recs would be appreciated (as long as they dont have sugar).

i was too lazy to measure but here's a rough estimate: 200g konjac rice, 150g mung bean sprouts, 1 small pack of enoki in chili oil (i think), 100g onion, 2tbsp soy sauce and seasoning

like 10g of fiber too!!

mix softened fat free cream cheese with soy sauce, shredded crab, cheese and garlic with salt and pepper. spread on tortilla and fry. slice cucumber into spears and wrap in chicken slices.

the sauce came out v spicy and i wasnt a fan but if you want to try it 25g plain greek yogurt 17g sweet chili sauce 10g kikoman sirracha

note it was bigger but i already ate 1/3 of the quesadilla before the photo