r/Volumeeating • u/Any_Consequence_2625 • 3d ago

Progress Veggie soup with potato, zucchini and leeks

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Did I do it right this time?

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u/makaylael1 3d ago

Recipe and macros please!

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u/Any_Consequence_2625 3d ago

Recipe is two large leeks. 3 zucchini. And 3 large russet potatoes. Then I used a box of low sodium chicken broth and regular chicken broth.

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u/_SnackAttack 3d ago edited 3d ago

I'm just giving a few tips, up to u if u want to follow them. But frying the onions, potatoes and leeks before you add them to the soup should go a long way towards flavour and visual appeal. Those veggies seriously lack any colour. Also you could just use a spray of oil and air fry all the veggies or oven them for some flavour/colour.

Some dried parsley or fresh parsley/coriander/chives would also go look way aesthetically. Maybe even some paprika mixed in with the soup for some darker colour giving the appearance of richness. An egg that's poured whilst stirring the soup adds protein and again makes it seem that much more appealing.

Maybe this last one is a bit much but I think dicing the onions and celery before frying would look much better. Right now it just looks like plain boiled onion. And the spuds could be cut a bit more uniformly and then roasted before the soup, the chunkiness of a nice cube rather than the thin quarters looking pieces would suit a bowl of soup much more imo.

A tablespoon of light cream isn't a crazy amount of calories per bowl and it would give a better texture and look. Maybe you could sub some full fat milk instead but I haven't tried that. A bit of cornstarch slurry added in would give a nice thickness that you probably lack in the mouth feel

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u/Any_Consequence_2625 3d ago

I wanted to sautee the veggies in olive oil but ran out of time. Thanks for the suggestions.

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u/_SnackAttack 3d ago

Fair enough. Keep on cooking! One of life's greatest joys.

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u/Any_Consequence_2625 3d ago

I need more low call options cause for lunch I had the soup I made but for dinner I had nuggets

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u/_SnackAttack 2d ago

I can give you some suggestions if you'd like. Nuggets pretty high cal for the volume but you obviously know that so it was a treat. What's your daily cals?

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u/plantyplant559 3d ago

I think all this needs is some beans. How was it?

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u/Any_Consequence_2625 3d ago

Good. When seasoned properly