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Not Enough Calories

byronyucker
byronyucker Posts: 49 Member
edited February 17 in Food and Nutrition
I've been trying to eat healthy and started counting my macros but, at the end of the day my calorie intake
is not enough. I don't know what else to eat that is good for you and I don't have money to go out and buy
a lot of food. Thanks :smile: :tongue:

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  • Joehenny
    Joehenny Posts: 1,222 Member
    I've been trying to eat healthy and started counting my macros but, at the end of the day my calorie intake
    is not enough. I don't know what else to eat that is good for you and I don't have money to go out and buy
    a lot of food. Thanks :smile: :tongue:

    Oats
    Peanut butter
    Rice
    Potatoes
    pasta
  • Nikoruo
    Nikoruo Posts: 771 Member
    You should make your diary public, people will say right away haha.
    i could give you a list of things but honestly it's touch and go. You feel around a bit and figure it out over time! I think that generally you should reach your calorie goal first and then slowly learn where your macro's are going and control them while keeping your calories up. :o goodluck!
  • Kenazwa
    Kenazwa Posts: 278 Member
    Don't buy low fat or nonfat versions of foods. Get the full fat choices; that will help keep your calories up.
  • LolBroScience
    LolBroScience Posts: 4,537 Member
    Gelato bro. Gelato.
  • byronyucker
    byronyucker Posts: 49 Member
    Haha okay thanks :)
  • zoeysasha37
    zoeysasha37 Posts: 7,088 Member
    Greek yogurt
    Nuts
    Avocado

    You can usually find sales if you look :-)
  • loriemn
    loriemn Posts: 292 Member
    nutella,,its awesome right out of the jar on a spoon,,tho be careful you dont eat the whole jar in one day,,oh wait,thats me that does that! lol
  • patrickwx
    patrickwx Posts: 6
    Whole milk. You can get it cheap, its tasty, you can mix it other things, it has a good array of nutrients (fat isn't bad). Don't believe the negative hype.

    Currents macros/training program?
  • Sarauk2sf
    Sarauk2sf Posts: 28,072 Member
    At the end of the day, assuming no medical issues, very few foods are actually bad for you. Get a good mix of nutrient dense foods, and then eat whatever you want to make up the rest. The only thing I would really stay away from is artificial trans fats (which is not hard as very few items have them now).
  • lilRicki
    lilRicki Posts: 4,555 Member
    Trail Mix
    Avocado
    EVOO
    Smoothies
    Venti Soy Chai Lattes ;)
  • 1daylate1dollarshort
    1daylate1dollarshort Posts: 45
    I have to eat a lot of nuts and peanut butter to fill in the calories.

    It was SOOO easy to put away a couple thousand calories in a day before eating fast food and fried junk at home. And Little Debbie snacks.

    I was surprised having trouble meeting the 1200 calories goal due to that. I was overweight and now I have trouble consuming 1200 calories? That's not weird at all, psh.

    The problem is that I'm onto the fruits and veggies and lower calorie "healthier" options. And filling a day with those can legitimately be difficult.

    I agree to fill them with anything you can if you're too low, though. Sometimes that's the only option. I just try not to go overboard with that stuff.

    Good luck with this. You'll get the hang of it!
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