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Healthy, calorie dense snacks?

carolineconnor2
carolineconnor2 Posts: 3 Member
edited November 2024 in Food and Nutrition
I'm naturally lean and I keep dropping pounds. I can't seem to eat enough calories a day with my schedule and appetite.
Any recommendations on healthy, easy calorie dense snacks? Bars, drinks, simple to make?
I can't eat huge meals at a time, it takes me hours. So I need to fit in more calories through out the day without having to cook all the time.

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  • diannethegeek
    diannethegeek Posts: 14,776 Member
    You might find some ideas here: http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10142490/a-list-of-calorie-dense-foods/p1
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    Nuts, seeds, nut butters
  • ranchmimi
    ranchmimi Posts: 111 Member
    Have you tried any of the home made energy balls? Look up banana energy balls - or pumpkin balls. Basically they are oats, almond or peanut butter, and the fruit. Sometimes I add raisins or mini chocolate chips and then roll them in unsweetened coconut. You really can make them as dense as you want.
  • livingleanlivingclean
    livingleanlivingclean Posts: 11,751 Member
    edited April 2017
    Drink calories between meals - smoothies with fruit, protein, fat (avo or nut butter works well), full fat dairy etc.

    Pb sandwiches.

    Cook in, or add fat to your meals.
    Snack on trail mix - bought or homemade, nuts, seeds, dried fruit etc.

    Cheese, crackers, dips
  • crazyycatlady1
    crazyycatlady1 Posts: 292 Member
    edited April 2017
    TavistockToad wrote: »
    Nuts, seeds, nut butters

    This. Nuts are very calorie dense for the amount you get in a serving. Nut butters as well. Also, full fat yogurt is up there too in calories, plus you can add things to it to bump up the calories :)
  • rileysowner
    rileysowner Posts: 8,359 Member
    What is healthy? If you are exceeding your vitamin/mineral nutritional needs, incorporating a bowl of ice cream into your overall eating is not unhealthy.
  • dfwesq
    dfwesq Posts: 592 Member
    Dried fruit.
  • carolineconnor2
    carolineconnor2 Posts: 3 Member
    edited April 2017
    Thanks so much guys! I got some meal replacement to drink during the day to go along with what I normally eat and some peanut butter and avocados to put in it.
    Love the homemade energy balls!
    I guess I just need to focus more on just continually snacking even a little between meals than trying to fit in as much as I can.

  • inertiastrength
    inertiastrength Posts: 2,343 Member
    Cashews <3
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  • cityruss
    cityruss Posts: 2,493 Member
    100g of peanut butter is small in volume but packs a big calorie punch.

    Jar
    Spoon
    Scale
    Eat.

    Or

    Banana
    Peanut butter
    Full fat milk
    Full fat yogurt
    Oats
    Whizz whizz whizz
    Drink

    Or a pint of Ben and Jerrys. Doesn't have to be in one sitting. Spread through the day that's an easy 1000+ calories.

    Or tins of oily fish in oil.
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