1600 calories worth of healthy foods...HELP!!

Jarice12
Jarice12 Posts: 135 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
Can anybody, somebody, give me ideas on high cal healthy foods. I'm having a hard time meeting my cal goal eating baked chicken and fish, fruits and vegetables. HELP!

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  • herblackwings39
    herblackwings39 Posts: 3,930 Member
    Rub a bit of oil on your chicken, fish, and veggies before baking them. Honestly you can eat whatever you like as long as you fit it into your calories for the day. Have some rice or quinoa along side. Sweet potatoes are tasty. Have some nuts, avocado, nut butter. Enjoy a nice bit of full fat flavourful cheese.
  • LearnFromTheRed
    LearnFromTheRed Posts: 294 Member
    Cheese is the answer.

    To everything.
  • shelllord
    shelllord Posts: 43 Member
    Porridge with semi skimmed milk has a lot of cals just the oats not the pre packed flavour stuff x
  • Shari325
    Shari325 Posts: 196 Member
    Cheese! Almonds! Avocado! Nutrient dense and YUMMY!!:drinker:
  • whatjesseats
    whatjesseats Posts: 228 Member
    Dietary fat is not the enemy. Eat the chicken skin. Roast your veggies with plenty of oil. Snack on nuts. Don't discard egg yolks.
  • jenifr818
    jenifr818 Posts: 805 Member
    Cheese is the answer.

    To everything.

    I thought the answer was always "B" ... shoot. No wonder I failed at tests

    But no, this is the correct answer. Cheese. Bacon can sometimes be a proper answer as well :smile:
  • Nicola0000
    Nicola0000 Posts: 531 Member
    Nuts are very high, and can have healthy fats (get dry roasted, unsalted).
    Olive oil, avacado
  • AJ_G
    AJ_G Posts: 4,158 Member
    Cheese is the answer.

    To everything.

    This
  • OtiWanKenobi
    OtiWanKenobi Posts: 340 Member
    My goal is anywhere between 1600 - 1700 and these are some of the foods I typically eat:


    1/2 cup cottage cheese with watermelon cubes - snack
    turkey burgers on thin whole wheat sandwich buns with pepper jack cheese - dinner
    egg whites (1/2 cup) and three slices of turkey bacon -bkfast
    spaghetti with homemade tomato sauce and smoked turkey sausage
    Bowl of turkey chili with sour cream and shredded cheese
    protein smoothies
    quinoa with broccoli, crumbled feta and grilled chicken breast
    fish tacos
    etc. :-)

    Just have to get creative. You are more than welcome to add me and check out my diary for ideas.

    Oh I found this site to be helpful too. Hungry Girl Recipes
    http://recipes.sparkpeople.com/cookbooks.asp?cookbook=223550
  • Gianna44
    Gianna44 Posts: 124
    Peanut butter. (Unless you have a nut allergy, then please - don't).
  • Johnpaul1987
    Johnpaul1987 Posts: 11 Member
    Lean Poultry - Chicken, Turkey
    Red Meat- Lean beef now and again to keep iron high
    Fish - Salmon, Mackeral, Tuna (less oil option)
    Dairy like Cottage Cheese - Non-Fat Milk
    Veggies - Kale, Broccoli and Spinach = super foods but variety is key!
    Fruits - An apple day .. . .. .
    Carbs - High GI - From fruits mostly also Potatoes
    Low GI - Whole Wheat pasta & Brown Basamati Rice :D
    Dietary Fat - Nuts, Oil Fish, Olive oil and some Dairy :)
  • MysticMaiden22
    MysticMaiden22 Posts: 324 Member
    Cheese (string cheese, cheddar, colby, pepper jack....even cream cheese on crackers!)
    Salad with a creamy dressing (I like creamy cilantro from Fresh & Easy)
    Nuts (peanuts, cashews, almonds)
    Stir-fried vegetables in olive or peanut oil
    Add half & half to coffee and use real raw sugar
    A half a watermelon or pineapple for a snack
    Pinto beans, lentils, or any other legumes
    Rice
    Quinoa
  • etoledo18
    etoledo18 Posts: 8 Member
    tons of beans mixed with a little of brown rice.
  • DancingMoosie
    DancingMoosie Posts: 8,619 Member
    avocado sandwich on whole grain bread with black olives, provolone, and mayo
    peanut or almond butter on whole grain with honey
    large apple, sliced or large banana with 1 or 2 tbs almond butter
    add oil or butter to vegetables
    use whole milk instead of low-fat dairy (milk, cheese, yogurt, cottage cheese)
  • dazzer1975
    dazzer1975 Posts: 104 Member
    oils, nuts and seeds and you will be there without issue.
  • LoosingMyLast15
    LoosingMyLast15 Posts: 1,457 Member
    extra virgin olive oil
    avocados
    Nuts
    beans
    steak
    chicken
    cheese
    hummus
    nut butters
    sweet potatoes

    forgot eggs the whole egg not just the whites.
  • megsmom2
    megsmom2 Posts: 2,362 Member
    Bacon. Ranch dressing--the real stuff. Chocolate. Avocados. Bread. Pasta. More bacon.
  • MysticMaiden22
    MysticMaiden22 Posts: 324 Member
    Bacon. Ranch dressing--the real stuff. Chocolate. Avocados. Bread. Pasta. More bacon.

    mmmm bacon.
  • kwedman488
    kwedman488 Posts: 132 Member
    Cheese, nuts, full fat (or 2%-whichever you prefer) milk and Greek yogurts, use more oil when baking, eat larger portions, avocados, more calorie-dense meats like ham/pork and red meats like beef, hummus, cream cheese, peanut butter, regular butter, higher calorie bread (lots of choices there), mayonnaise, um..yeah that's all that pops into mind at the moment.

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