Choose calorie-rich foods

Choose calorie-rich foods to get a large amount of calories when you can only eat small amounts of food. Here are some tips and recipes to try:

Use:

 

  • avocado

 

  • seed or nut butter, peanut butter

 

  • nuts in powdered form

 

  • ice cream (look for the nutritional facts: some have more calories compared to others)

 

  • yogurt 8-10% fat

 

  • milk (3.25% M.F.)

 

  • fortified milk (add ¼ cup milk powder to 1 cup of milk or buy high-protein milk, e.g. Natrel Plus™, Joyya™, Ultrapur™)

 

  • cheese

 

  • sour cream 14% fat

 

  • cream

 

  • canned coconut milk

 

  • butter

 

  • oil