Only netted 206 calories so far!!

Allegi32

I think this is where I'm getting into trouble. I ate a good breakfast, a HUGE chef salad for lunch, and one snack so far. I'm going to eat a turkey cheddar hot dog for dinner, on a bun with some fresh mozz/tomato/olive oil for dinner, but I don't think it's going to come remotely close enough to net enough calories for the day.

I guess I could eat a second hot dog for dinner, but that's a LOT of sodium. Any ideas on how I can get some more good calories in before nighttime? I don't want to have to eat a big bowl of cereal or something at 10pm just to eat enough for the day.

eates

nuts are a great way to get in some healthy calories. Either in whole or butter form. 1 serving of almonds (about a handful for me) has 160 calories.

n0pants3ver

toast with peanut butter or apples/banana with peanut butter!

tam120

nuts - almonds, walnuts pistachios, cashews (my personal fav) - whatever

BECav0602

Almonds have a lot of healthy calories and will fill you up. Or a protein shake.

PrairieRoseNE

What about adding some fruit to your dinner plan?? Maybe some fresh pineapple or strawberries or something unusual like Mango?? Fruits are good for adding fiber to your diet

cmiles23

liquid calories?? when i cant get enough I drink milk........

stanvoodoo

Something with protein as yours is very low! Lean Meats, greek yogurt, cottage cheese and some nuts as well as string cheese.

Protein bars (17gr or more) are great too as well as protein shakes (25gr or more) also great. Protein powder can be added to most of the above to boost the protein even more.

Best of luck!

sbwood888

A spoonful of peanut butter.

littlemili

Don't force feed yourself. Save them for a day when you need them, so long as things cancel out over the week you're better off "banking" your calories and then on a no-exercise day you don't need to feel bad about eating a bit extra if you're hungry, or if you suddenly have to go out for a meal or whatever.

tlynnweb

add some veggies to your dinner and maybe some fruit or go for a later snack with pb like all have said!

ljw556

Milk is really healthy for you and things like nuts, avocado and lean meat are good healthy calorific additions to your diet

ajostraat

Smoothies (homemade!), nuts, trail mix, over-priced hand-crafted coffee drinks (aka, Latte/Mocha/Frappaccino), Avacados...

BotsMomJ

I must be crazy, but I never have an issue getting enough calories in a day! My issue is trying to stay under my calorie goal!

TexasNurseMom78

I have only netted 77 cal today! I beat you! lol I have this same prob on days I exercise a lot

Allegi32

Thanks so much everyone!!

I have pistachios in the house, but I can't eat them while my son is awake, as he is highly allergic to nuts and peanut butter (and milk and eggs, sigh...).

You would think that a salad with turkey, ham, egg, cheese and bacon would give me enough protein for the day, but I'm still so low on protein!! GAH!!!!

My dinner literally exploded, so other than my mozz/tomato salad, I've got nothing to eat. Now not only do I have to find "fillers," but I have to find a whole new meal!