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How to increase calories but not fat? (vegan)

filming_ghosts
filming_ghosts Posts: 81
edited December 2024 in Food and Nutrition
After eating breakfast, lunch, and working out, my net calorie count's only at about 200 and it's 5 in the afternoon. I've already eaten 3 tablespoons of peanut butter, so I'm not trying to take in too much more fat. I'm vegan by the way. Does anyone have any suggestions? I don't have access too a lot of food since I'm at university, so that's the downside. :/

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  • filming_ghosts
    filming_ghosts Posts: 81
    bump
  • Lina4Lina
    Lina4Lina Posts: 712 Member
    Bread, rice, beans, fruit, veggies, etc.

    What food do you have access to?
  • filming_ghosts
    filming_ghosts Posts: 81
    Right now I have some veggies, granola/luna bars, veggie dogs, almond milk, brown rice, peanut butter, cereal, a can of black beans, some seitan, oats, and salsa...I plan on stocking up on fruit this weekend though and maybe bringing my protein powder.
  • nxd10
    nxd10 Posts: 4,572 Member
    I'm only at 800 and am about to do an hour run. I hear you.

    Lentils and/or rice are both high calorie, low fat foods. Dates and figs are also very high calorie. Grapes (I assume raisins too, but don't know.)

    There's a reason people can live on those foods.
  • SummerLovesPhil
    SummerLovesPhil Posts: 242 Member
    Beans and rice will do the job nicely for today.
  • filming_ghosts
    filming_ghosts Posts: 81
    Oh yeah, I totally forgot about dried fruit. I've been eating a lot of rice, but I'll see if I can make lentils in the dorm. :) Figs and dates also sound really good...I'll have to try them. Thanks guys!
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