Small size, high calorie fresh food needed

yirara
yirara Posts: 9,986 Member
in Food and Nutrition
I've been sick the last week, and thanks to the meds I'm taking I have no hunger at all. More annoyingly, my stomach is full after eating half of what I'm normally eating. I'm going on vacation on Friday and need to find food thingies that don't fill up the stomach too much but have a lot of calories. Any suggestions for that? I'd prefer not too much sugar or salt, otherwise I don't care. Fresh food, not fast food. I'm going to a small resort anyway that is cooking with fresh ingredients, lots of fish, curries, etc.. There's no other eatery on that island. I'm sure I can get eggs, avocados, lots of fruit and veggies.. Any suggestions? I need more calories, otherwise I end up eating under 1000kcal a day. I just had dinner and am only on 920 kcal now, and I'm logging quite precisely :( I need more calories!

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  • Rilke
    Rilke Posts: 1,201 Member
    I could eat trail mix / mixed nuts all the live long day and not feel full.
  • Samby_v1
    Samby_v1 Posts: 202 Member
    Nuts, dressings, sauces...
  • robin52077
    robin52077 Posts: 4,383 Member
    A spoonful of peanut butter or an ounce of mixed nuts are 200 calories each.
  • yirara
    yirara Posts: 9,986 Member
    OK, no butter or peanut butter, or mayonnaise. Those, apart from mushrooms are pretty much the only things I can't get close to my mouth. I don't think I can get nuts on the island but I'll bring a few bags along.
  • Samby_v1
    Samby_v1 Posts: 202 Member
    Olive oil?
  • KarenJanine
    KarenJanine Posts: 3,497 Member
    Olive oil?

    I was going to suggest olives or olive oil.
  • dbmata
    dbmata Posts: 12,950 Member
    Avocado, coconut milk in curries, etc.

    Really, it should be easy since you'll be on vacation.
  • yirara
    yirara Posts: 9,986 Member
    Avocado, coconut milk in curries, etc.

    Really, it should be easy since you'll be on vacation.

    More olive oil over my food, yes. Coconut milk, maybe. The annoying thing is that I''m already full from a glass of water. That's why I'm looking for small, high calorie food.
  • dbmata
    dbmata Posts: 12,950 Member
    Pemmican.

    Easy to make and carry, and calorically dense.

    You'll be on an island, go swim for an hour. You might be able to eat then.
  • yirara
    yirara Posts: 9,986 Member
    Not wanting to say NO to anything. I just had a massive asthma attack and don't have enough breath at the moment to go swimming for a bit longer. I can hardly walk up the stairs to my bedroom at the moment. Ok, things are getting better now, but I don't expect to be fit again in a few days. When I'm on vacation I'm usually eating quite a bit less than normal: new environment, so much interesting to see, less hunger. I can go on long strenuous hikes in high summer temperatures with just a bit of white bread, water, a tin of tuna and a bit of salami. I could never do that when at home.

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