ways to intake more calories

da5734
da5734 Posts: 5
edited October 3 in Food and Nutrition
I find that I don't have enough calories at the end of the day, my goal is 2560 and I usually get around 1500-1800 cal a day. minus the 600 or so from my daily workout. Anyone have any tips?

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  • Rae6503
    Rae6503 Posts: 6,294 Member
    Eat real food, nothing "diet". Eggs cooked in oil or butter, cheese, protein shakes made with milk, bananas, read meat, real salad dressing, cheese on salads. I eat about 2200 calories a day and I'm a woman...
  • sarah307
    sarah307 Posts: 1,363 Member
    i had 990 calories left to eat today at 10 pm... so i enjoyed myself some cold stone creamery :):):)
  • chevy88grl
    chevy88grl Posts: 3,937 Member
    I eat almonds as a snack - they are higher in calories and good for you too (though my favorite is chocolate almonds - which I'm sure defeats the "good" part of the almonds! LOL).

    You can also try going back to "regular" foods - like regular salad dressing, regular milk, regular cottage cheese, etc.


    I consume 2200-2500 net calories a day and I do it by adding back in some of those things (and my almonds, of course... lol)
  • servilia
    servilia Posts: 3,452 Member
    Nuts
    Olive oil on your salads
    Straight up coconut oil (good for you too)
    Cheese (good protein too)
    Pizza mmm yum
    Nothing wrong with some dessert too!!
  • silkysly
    silkysly Posts: 701 Member
    Pasta & potatoes...
  • vick9180
    vick9180 Posts: 144 Member
    You could try protein bars or shakes for some extra calories, or just calorie dense foods like nuts, bananas, peanut butter, avocados, breads, etc. Those foods are filling and pack in some good calories with some of the good fats. Good luck!
  • gmann1973
    gmann1973 Posts: 247
    take a look at my dairy, thats around about what I take in
  • Blackthorne99
    Blackthorne99 Posts: 250 Member
    Protein shake:

    1 cup of Half & Half
    1 scoop of Whey Protein (Vanilla)
    1/2 box of sugar-free instant pudding (banana cream, butterscotch, cheesecake)
    1 oz of Sugar-free syrup (like you would use to flavor coffees)



    Nutrition from my daily diary:

    Darigold - Half & Half, 16 Tbsp 320 8 24 8
    Muscle Milk - Whey Protein Powder-Vanilla, 1 rounded scoop 130 2 2 27
    Jell-O - Sugar-Free Fat-Free Instant Pudding Powder 50 12 0 0
    Da Vinci Gourmet Syrups - Sugar Free - Butter Rum Syrup, 2 Tbsp (1 fl oz) 0 0 0 0

    Calories 500
    Carbs 22
    Fat 26
    Protein 35

    This is a good post-workout mix of all three energy sources to help you rebuild, and it tastes FANTASTIC!
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