good foods to bump up my calorie intake

leahslooloo
leahslooloo Posts: 57
in Health and Weight Loss
at the min im not exercising but when I do so my daily calories is going be 1999 per day
im finding at the moment that im struggling to get my 1754 in and am having to eat for the sake of it in the evening to get calories in

sooooo was wondering what are some health high calorie foods I can check out to bump up my calories
also can I use protein shakes to bump up my calories?

thanks guys

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  • shadow2soul
    shadow2soul Posts: 7,692 Member
    also can I use protein shakes to bump up my calories?

    Yes

    Also:

    Peanut Butter (2 TBSP is around 200 calories)
    Nuts
    I occasionally treat myself to a few squares of dark chocolate
    Greek Yogurt (The kind I get is 140 - 160 calories and has 14g of protein)
  • leahslooloo
    leahslooloo Posts: 57
    is it worth switching back to full fat milk to bump up calories :-/
  • shadow2soul
    shadow2soul Posts: 7,692 Member
    is it worth switching back to full fat milk to bump up calories :-/

    It wouldn't hurt.
  • cj2k2006
    cj2k2006 Posts: 9
    i'm amazed u struggle to get 2000 in, i know i'm a big guy but i find 5000 easy.

    try to eat smaller amounts more often and drink plenty of water it will speed up ur metabolism and u should be hungrier more often.
  • evansproudmama
    evansproudmama Posts: 493 Member
    Almonds
    Avocados
    Chai Seeds
    Pumpkin Kernals
    Almond Butter
    Peanut Butter
    Trail Mix (my favorite is trader joe's trek mix)
    Eggs
    Cheese
  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,371 Member
    Full fat everything would probably do it for me!
  • leahslooloo
    leahslooloo Posts: 57
    Thanks guys been trying nuts but find them a bit sickly after a while :-/ going to try slipping in a few eggs for snacks i think I'm not an avocado fan either :-/

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