Help with meeting calorie goals!!!!!

GeminiFit23
GeminiFit23 Posts: 3 Member
edited November 15 in Getting Started
Iv recently started my fitness journey and did some very clean grocery shopping at whole foods and trader joes. With all the clean eating im doing it's hard for me to obtain my calorie goal of 2400. Does anyone have any advice on how to eat clean and make my goal? Or offer some advice on what works for them.

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  • jigglyjessica
    jigglyjessica Posts: 58 Member
    I'm jealous you get to eat that much lol some healthy calorie dense foods: avocados, eggs, greek yogurt, cottage cheese, nuts/seeds, quinoa
  • malibu927
    malibu927 Posts: 17,562 Member
    Eating "clean" is relative to different people, but you should add in calorie dense foods to meet your goal (nuts, nut butters, oils, full fat dairy products, avocados...)
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    What the above poster said. Plus, I assume you're slapping all that clean food on a food scale. It all has calories.
  • flab2fab760
    flab2fab760 Posts: 47 Member
    edited April 2015
    all the advice above is all good!!!

    make sure you're adding any cooking oils to your food log
    when you cook and definitely scale your meats it all...

    I only have 2020 kcals a day at the moment based on my goals and some days I find it hard to reach it all.

    Also, do not add your exercise until you're done eating for the day. If you add the calories from exercise, you're really not doing anything but eating to maintain. If the goal is to lose then add the exercise at the end of the day.
  • diannethegeek
    diannethegeek Posts: 14,776 Member
    Calorie dense foods can be your best friend when you're trying to eat more. These are foods that pack a lot of calories into just a small amount, so they boost your calories quickly without putting a lot of extra food in your stomach.

    This is a generic list and it's definitely not comprehensive, but anything here can be included in a balanced diet (as long as there are no allergies, medical conditions, obviously):
    avocado
    cheese
    full fat dairy
    Greek yogurt
    ice cream
    peanut butter (or other nut butters)
    dark chocolate
    less lean cuts of meat (including beef, pork, sausage, etc.)
    seeds (chia, flax, sunflower, etc.)
    nuts
    olive oil
    coconut oil
    butter
    beans and lentils
    protein shakes, bars, and smoothies
    hummus
    beef jerky
    cornbread
    tuna
    full calorie condiments
    full calorie sauces & dressings
    sour cream
    guacamole
    whole grain pasta
    rice
    bacon
    whole eggs
    quinoa
    fruit and fruit juices
    pretzels
    bananas
    scones
    muffins (bran, blueberry, banana nut, etc.)
    potatoes (sweet, red, gold, purple, white, etc.)
    dried fruit (raisins, apricots, plums, dates, etc.)
    granola
    coconut
    salmon
    edamame
    olives
    honey
    molasses
  • flab2fab760
    flab2fab760 Posts: 47 Member
    All of those listed above by Dianne are GREAT items...just make sure when you do it, it you keep the Macros proportional to your goals!
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