Healthy, high calorie foods?

Avocado, nuts and dried fruit.

cashews, almonds, nut butters!

Darn, I was about to say ice cream till i saw that you are dairy intolerant. Well there's always soy ice cream or hemp ice cream or coconut ice cream.

Generally speaking, liberal use of fats should help bring you up to your calorie target.

Don't worry so much about "eating like crap" or not. Try to hit sufficient protein levels and sufficient calories. Eating under 1000 calories a day is most definitely eating like crap. Eating within +/- 20% of your TDEE, with reasonable macros, even if that includes foods that the layperson considers "unhealthy", is in fact quite healthy.

avocado ! its so good,
but high in protein and high in calorie which is okay
they are good calories and good protein! and good fat
so yep its very good

eat a couple tablespoons of coconut oil

Nuts, avocados, peanut butter, dark chocolate (mmmm), eggs, honey, quinoa (I've read about 200 cals per cup)...
(apparently I missed the end of the thread when you said you are dairy intolerant.. chopped a few things from my list.. lol)

Have you tried sitting down in the morning or the night before and planning out the majority of your day to ensure that you get the calories that you need?

Darn, I was about to say ice cream till i saw that you are dairy intolerant. Well there's always soy ice cream or hemp ice cream or coconut ice cream.

Generally speaking, liberal use of fats should help bring you up to your calorie target.

Don't worry so much about "eating like crap" or not. Try to hit sufficient protein levels and sufficient calories. Eating under 1000 calories a day is most definitely eating like crap. Eating within +/- 20% of your TDEE, with reasonable macros, even if that includes foods that the layperson considers "unhealthy", is in fact quite healthy.

QFT

Peanut butter is a great option. As someone else said, it's about 200 calories for a 2 tablespoon serving. Stick to all-natural, no-stir, peanut butter and it tastes so good. I eat a lot of the Peanut Butter Co. stuff, it's awesome. I spread it on whole grain toast, apples, even celery.

Easy way to add on some fast calories and fix your sweet tooth. Not to mention that it is filled with healthy, unsaturated fats, and helps lower your bad cholesterol. I often eat too few calories and PB has helped a lot in keeping my calorie count up. Now, if you struggle with over-eating and are trying to lose weight, PB is too calorie dense.

IMO consider seeing a registered dietician to plan a diet that addresses your restrictions but still includes all the nutrients you require - calories are only a tiny part of the equation. Or do some research on vegetarian and vegan charity/ society websites. Some intolerances are caused by or contributed to by nutrient deficiencies. Are you taking a high strength marine algae extract/ long chain omega-3 supplement - these are powerful anti inflammatories? You clearly are not eating enough short chain omega-3s to meet your needs if you are eating so few calories - conversion to the useable long chain format can be as low as 10% anyway. Having refined carbs like cheap noodles will feed the 'bad' bacteria in your gut which can worsen intolerances and nutrient deficiencies - try a freeze dried probiotic supplement.

Other high calorie vegan foods include all nuts and seeds (especially consider ground flax and pumpkin for the omega-3s, magnesium and iron, almonds for protein, calcium and magnesium), block creamed or unsweetened dessicated coconut, avocados and olives. Dried fruits are fairly calorie dense and many are packed with vitamins, minerals and antioxidant s (eg. cranberries, unsweetened cherries, prunes). Cocoa is not unhealthy, quite the reverse it is packed with minerals: it is the added sugar in ready made products that is unhealthy so maybe make your own chocolate fruit and seeds snack bars/ flapjacks?

It's more than possible to have a healthy vegan diet on a budget, but that doesn't include glugging neat oils which are low on micronutrients and contain no protein or fibre to get your calories up, your body needs wholefoods. Sorry but you need nuts and seeds for quality protein if you won't eat animal products. Many dried fruits are not expensive for what you get, like nuts they are very low on water it's solid nutrients.

ETA if you are in the UK head over to Moneysavingexpert forums and hunt out Weezl74's many threads. She was planning a balanced diet for a family of four for only £100 a month and feeds her own family healthily on a shoestring - many meals are, of course, vegan.

Do you like candy? Take some medjool dates and toss them in a food processor until it forms a paste. Add some nuts of your choice (toasted pecans are nice) and process for another few seconds until all blended together. Form into balls and roll in toasted coconut. High in calories without any junk.

Also coconut milk is VERY high in calories. You could make a nice green smoothie using half coconut milk and half almond milk as your base so you get good nutrition and also adequate calories for you.

NUTS... Adding a handful of nuts and seeds to your salad will add 150 calories.

olives and avocados are also excellent choices.

Hummus is a great choice too.. Make it yourself and add olive oil and extra tahini paste when you mix it and then drizzle some evoo on the top before serving. Eat with some gluten free crackers.

Good luck in meeting your goals!

Stick to all-natural, no-stir, peanut butter and it tastes so good. I eat a lot of the Peanut Butter Co. stuff, it's awesome.

The natural, no stir peanut butter -- including PB Co. has other ingredients, usually palm oil http://ilovepeanutbutter.com/media/nutritional/17010001_nutr.gif

Which is not bad, but I prefer peanut butter that's just peanuts. I've found if I give it a really good stirring before putting it in the fridge then its fine. Not as convenient as the no-stir kind, but mentally I feel better about it.

I'm going to try to make my own pb next time (in a blender). I'll see how it goes...

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Peanut Butter!