I am unhealthy!

peterpandabear06
peterpandabear06 Posts: 16
edited September 19 in Health and Weight Loss
I'm having trouble eating the amount of calories that I need.
I need roughly 1440 per day, but am coming up short by around 500 - 700 calories!
Does anyone have any ideas on foods that are healthy but higher in calories?
Or do drinks that are high in calories count at all?
Help!
Thanks :ohwell:

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  • peterpandabear06
    peterpandabear06 Posts: 16
    I'm having trouble eating the amount of calories that I need.
    I need roughly 1440 per day, but am coming up short by around 500 - 700 calories!
    Does anyone have any ideas on foods that are healthy but higher in calories?
    Or do drinks that are high in calories count at all?
    Help!
    Thanks :ohwell:
  • kerrilucko
    kerrilucko Posts: 3,852 Member
    whole grains, nuts, milk, cheese, seeds, eggs, avacado, bananas, apples, meats
  • jdelisle
    jdelisle Posts: 1,050 Member
    Hemp seed is an excellent source of protein and pretty high in calories. Good calories though. Olive Oil, and pretty much everything Kerri just said :happy:
  • aprilvet
    aprilvet Posts: 724 Member
    Agreed!:smile: Stay away from drinking your calories. Most of the "diet" or "health" drinks are way heavy on carbs and don't really satisfy!
  • BrenNew
    BrenNew Posts: 3,420 Member
    whole grains, nuts, milk, cheese, seeds, eggs, avacado, bananas, apples, meats


    Agree with all of the above, and don't forget the peanut butter! :love:
  • peterpandabear06
    peterpandabear06 Posts: 16
    Thanks everyone!! :smile:
  • mrsyac2
    mrsyac2 Posts: 2,784 Member
    Give an idea of what you eat in typical day

    If you are drinking stuff that has calories in it you should log it to have an idea how many calories you throw away on drinks.

    Try eating more meals 5-6 times a day-
  • peterpandabear06
    peterpandabear06 Posts: 16
    If you are drinking stuff that has calories in it you should log it to have an idea how many calories you throw away on drinks.

    I usually just drink things that have little to no calories in them so it still wouldn't change much...
  • iTim__
    iTim__ Posts: 6,823 Member
    If you are drinking stuff that has calories in it you should log it to have an idea how many calories you throw away on drinks.

    I usually just drink things that have little to no calories in them so it still wouldn't change much...

    Log them anyhow, you might be surprised how much sodium or other nutriants are in them. One thing that might help is to try to eat 25% of your calories for breakfast -- I'm betting that is more than you have now... and you'll feel better all day long too.
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