What’s on the plate

• Pepper-crusted steak, rare to medium-rare: about 8–10 oz cooked
• White rice: roughly 1¼–1¾ cups
• Green beans: about 1½–2 cups, visibly cooked with oil or butter

Estimated nutrition

Roughly 850–1,250 calories for the full plate. This is a visual estimate, not a measurement.

• Protein: 60–80g — excellent
• Carbohydrates: 75–105g — mostly rice
• Fat: 30–55g — steak marbling plus cooking oil
• Sodium: approximately 800–1,500mg, depending on seasoning
• Fiber: around 7–10g, primarily from the beans

Healthiness: 7/10. It’s a protein-rich, reasonably balanced meal with plenty of vegetables. The biggest calorie driver is the large combined portion of steak and rice, followed by the visible oil on the beans.

Two easy improvements

1. Eat all the beans but stop around 6 oz of steak and ¾–1 cup of rice; box the remainder.
2. Next time, request the beans with light oil/butter or ask for it on the side.

The steak looks quite rare in the center. That can be intentional for an intact steak, but ask the restaurant to cook it further if rare meat wasn’t what you ordered.

Dessert match

• Best complement: A tart key-lime dessert, about 350–550 calories. Its acidity will cut through the rich beef and cleanse the palate. Pensacola’s Agapi Bistro + Garden lists a Key Lime Mosaic for $14 with key-lime mousse, fresh fruit and graham crumble on its current dessert menu. 555 Scenic Hwy, (850) 813-5683.
• Lighter finish: One small scoop of strawberry ice cream, roughly 180–260 calories. The berry flavor works with the peppery steak without feeling excessively heavy. Fannie Lou’s Ice Cream currently lists strawberry among its available flavors at 3101-A E. Cervantes St., (850) 332-6770.

👉 Was the steak closer to 8, 10, or 12 ounces? That would let me tighten the calorie estimate considerably.