800+ Calorie Meals

TomBrownLFC

Hi All,

I am currently looking to gain weight and my target calorie intake per day is 4000-4200, I am not too knowledgable on what foods are most dense in calories.

If anyone has any information they would like to share to help me reach my goals of even point me into the right direction as to where I can find a list of these foods to help me prepare high calorie meals (breakfast, lunch & dinner) if would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

seska422

Pizza? You could assemble and bake it yourself if you wanted to control the ingredients.

chimaerandi

Alfredo! I will literally set aside 200 cals a day with the idea that on Saturday, I will destroy a bowl of alfredo

JeromeBarry1

Meat, potatoes, lots. Why are you trying to gain weight?

kimny72

I know someone has a list of calorie dense foods, maybe they will drop by. But until then...

Full fat dairy
Pizza
Pasta in creamy sauce
Nuts and seeds and nut butters
Cook everything in oil or butter

I know many folks doing a bulk will make a fruit smoothie using ice cream, nut butters, etc

Christine_72

Do you like Smoothies? I used to make a cracking one that hovered around 800 calories

CassidyScaglione

JeromeBarry1 wrote: »

Meat, potatoes, lots. Why are you trying to gain weight?

people also use this website to monitor what they eat when they're building muscle (which requires a calorie surplus) that's why there's a whole thread for gaining weight....

AmazonMayan

Footlong roast beef sub with cheese and lots of veggies.

I just logged a 12" roast beast on 9 grain wheat with provolone and many veggies at about 900 calories . I had eaten almost nothing all day so.....

malibu927

JeromeBarry1 wrote: »

Meat, potatoes, lots. Why are you trying to gain weight?

Many people on here are looking to bulk up/gain muscle. Others are underweight and/or in recovery from an eating disorder and need to gain.

IllustratedHistory

If you want something nutrient dense, you can try smoothies. Big ones are great meal replacements, especially if on-the-go, and packed with calories and nutrition.

Banana+ greens + protein powder+ nut butter or avocado + other fruit/veg + whatever else tastes good = healthy and calorie dense.

LushFix

Peanut butter sandwich on whole grain bread with a glass of cold full fat milk..... oh how I miss this.

jacklifts

That was my meal tonight, and it felt pretty light. I could have easily eaten twice as much. Substitute full fat for the greek yogurt or use sour cream. For the beef, I used 90/10 beef, but use 80/20 or 85/15. The recipe for the beef and corn is:

Brown 1.5 lbs of ground meat, season with taco seasoning
Add a can of corn
Add a can of diced tomatoes

You can easily make this meal into a 2000 calorie meal with a few higher fat substitutions and a larger portion size.

TomBrownLFC

Thanks to all for the input, I am looking to gain weight because I was quite underweight but I am nkw struggling to increase my weight so I need to increase my calorie intake.

I have never tried smoothies, I will be honest, I am not a huge fan of fruits but I wouldn't mind giving it a try, any ideas for smoothies? Definitely no bananas though, can't stand thise guys haha

scottsull7

Take a look at the Eat This Not That website, and eat "that."

Christine_72

40g protein powder, I use choc/peanut butter
400ml Milk
60ml cream
100g Avocado
30g chia seeds
15g coconut oil
30g peanut butter

1220 calories

62g Protein

92g Fat