Not Enough Calories

crisalea
crisalea Posts: 23 Member
edited November 21 in Food and Nutrition
I need almost 300 calories (264) to have consumed 1000 today. This is after my dinner. Ideas?

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  • diannethegeek
    diannethegeek Posts: 14,776 Member
    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10142490/a-list-of-calorie-dense-foods/p1
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  • bettencc87
    bettencc87 Posts: 3 Member
    I've been having the same problem with being unable to get to 1000 calories. I cut out dairy and breads, pasta, etc, so I'm eating lots of protein, lean turkey, etc, and then vegetables and green juices throughout the day- but its hard to get to 1200 or even 1000 without dairy and bread. I snack on carrots and hummus and last night still needed 300 calories after dinner last night.

    I snack on flavored almonds to meet my calorie goal (1 oz is about 160 calories) I also had a spoonful of peanut butter when i was really desperate to eat 1000. I'd recommend the almonds though, healthy fats and calorie dense, and the flavored ones are delicious.
  • Jruzer
    Jruzer Posts: 3,501 Member
    2-1/2 ounces of cheddar will do the trick.
  • salemnye
    salemnye Posts: 305 Member
    I hear ya. I'm that way too right now and not really hungry. But you could always do an avocado
  • mccindy72
    mccindy72 Posts: 7,001 Member
    bettencc87 wrote: »
    I've been having the same problem with being unable to get to 1000 calories. I cut out dairy and breads, pasta, etc, so I'm eating lots of protein, lean turkey, etc, and then vegetables and green juices throughout the day- but its hard to get to 1200 or even 1000 without dairy and bread. I snack on carrots and hummus and last night still needed 300 calories after dinner last night.

    I snack on flavored almonds to meet my calorie goal (1 oz is about 160 calories) I also had a spoonful of peanut butter when i was really desperate to eat 1000. I'd recommend the almonds though, healthy fats and calorie dense, and the flavored ones are delicious.

    Why did you cut out dairy and bread? Do you have an allergy?
  • mccindy72
    mccindy72 Posts: 7,001 Member
    Anyone having problems getting to calorie goals can add full fat dairy, nut butters, avocados, olive oils. etc. It's quite easy to get to goals with some calorie dense foods.
  • salemnye
    salemnye Posts: 305 Member
    KisforKrista wrote: »
    i still don't know what people are eating to not be able to get to at least 1000 calories. I had a couple of grilled cheese today and a decent sized dinner and that put me over 1000 easy. I would love to find/like all these low calorie foods people are eating. I must be a picky eater.

    Of course the op could do that. The grilled cheese name just puts me off of it. Way too calorie dense for it to be not filling. Some not calorie dense things are soups like I made french onion soup without the bread and cheese (vegetarian broth base) and that was like 200 cals a serving. Last night I made cabbage soup and like a 2 cup things is about 20 ish cals. Filling yes, satisfying, eh but it does the trick. Ditch carbs and dairy and then you'll be golden

  • mccindy72
    mccindy72 Posts: 7,001 Member
    salemnye wrote: »
    KisforKrista wrote: »
    i still don't know what people are eating to not be able to get to at least 1000 calories. I had a couple of grilled cheese today and a decent sized dinner and that put me over 1000 easy. I would love to find/like all these low calorie foods people are eating. I must be a picky eater.

    Of course the op could do that. The grilled cheese name just puts me off of it. Way too calorie dense for it to be not filling. Some not calorie dense things are soups like I made french onion soup without the bread and cheese (vegetarian broth base) and that was like 200 cals a serving. Last night I made cabbage soup and like a 2 cup things is about 20 ish cals. Filling yes, satisfying, eh but it does the trick. Ditch carbs and dairy and then you'll be golden

    It's not always necessary to dump entire food groups unless there's a health reason. People often fail when trying to lose weight and cut out foods. Learning to eat those foods, just in smaller portions, keeps satisfaction, reaches calorie goals, and helps with long-term success.
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  • Katzedernacht
    Katzedernacht Posts: 266 Member
    Well it's really personal, like,I do love vegetables but trying to get 1000 calories outta broccoli..well it's hard, so I add tons of legumes,whole grain cereals,fruit here and there and some goodies like vegan sausages and nuggets, I don't think people should go like "no carb no fat" or something, I like bread but I won't have white bread,for personal reasons,I have ditched food cos I didn't really like it and i feel I don't need it,not cos it's "bad" ( some yeah like junk food but I won't talk about that here)

    So all in all, avocados,nuts are good to fill that calorie gap,well they work for me hehe.
    A toast with guacamole and some mushrooms sounds fine too..hmm I am so gonna have that tomorrow.
  • kimw91
    kimw91 Posts: 355 Member
    I feel inclined to repeat what has been said before: if you don't know how to hit your daily 1000kcal goal, you wouldn't be on a 1000kcal diet trying to lose weight.

    As for 300 post-dinner calories: Greek yoghurt with nuts/fruit/honey depending on your macros. A protein bar. A piece of fruit. Pancakes. Peanut butter spread onto whatever you fancy. A piece of chocolate and some nuts. Dried fruit. Fresh fruit. Yoghurt and muesli.
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