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having trouble getting enough calories

mycrazy8splus1
mycrazy8splus1 Posts: 1,410 Member
edited February 16 in Social Groups
I am having trouble getting in enough calories. I am maybe getting 1800 a day. What are your best calorie rich but healthy meals or snacks?

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  • HeyNikkita
    HeyNikkita Posts: 147 Member
    Fruit (or green) smoothie with avocado!!
  • DawnieB1977
    DawnieB1977 Posts: 4,248 Member
    Apple with peanut butter.
  • meggwyn
    meggwyn Posts: 226 Member
    Just adding avocado, cheese, peanut butter to things is a good way to add calories! Almonds, whole milk, a protein shake. A bowl of ice cream! (hey, its calcium! lol)
  • TLCEsq
    TLCEsq Posts: 413 Member
    Full fat Greek yogurt with berries and almonds :-)
  • tiggerhammon
    tiggerhammon Posts: 2,211 Member
    Nuts, avocadoes, peanut butter, pasta ... Oh, and chocolate.
  • DawnieB1977
    DawnieB1977 Posts: 4,248 Member
    Carrots/cucumber with hummus is good, and hummus has quite a few calories.
  • spunkychelsea
    spunkychelsea Posts: 316 Member
    Pizza and sweets (such as half a bag of Oreos) were easy ways for me to kill my calories...Not exactly healthy though and how I ended up on MFP

    Edited to add completely agree with the person that said add cheese to everything and at the end of the day eat some ice cream - great calcium!
  • mycrazy8splus1
    mycrazy8splus1 Posts: 1,410 Member
    Fruit (or green) smoothie with avocado!!

    I never thought about putting avocado in a smoothie!

    Nuts, avocadoes, peanut butter, pasta ... Oh, and chocolate.

    I have to be careful with nuts. I'm allergic to a few varieties and since they are often processed in the same factories I shy away from them. Not a chocolate fan most of the time. I do like avocados , peanut butter, and pasta though.
    Carrots/cucumber with hummus is good, and hummus has quite a few calories.

    I love hummus!
    Pizza and sweets (such as half a bag of Oreos) were easy ways for me to kill my calories...Not exactly healthy though and how I ended up on MFP

    Edited to add completely agree with the person that said add cheese to everything and at the end of the day eat some ice cream - great calcium!

    luckily I don't have much of a sweet tooth. My hubby eats enough for us both! LOL. I do like cheese and ice cream is a good treat.

    Thanks for all the ideas.
  • HeyNikkita
    HeyNikkita Posts: 147 Member
    Avocado is pretty mild when it's up against acidic and sweet fruit like orange and pineapple. It makes your smoothie extra creamy and delicious :drinker:
  • burns429
    burns429 Posts: 104 Member
    Ohh man. I have no appetite; reading through the suggestions made my stomach turn.

    Eggs are the exception, I think I could eat them all day. I actually went to my parents house yesterday after my initial dr appointment (they live within 5 miles from her office) just to make some scrambled eggs.
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