Healthy food to put weight on...

space_rider

jonnyy wrote: »

Hi Angela,

Have you thought about speaking to your GP? They may not be able to tell you any more than you already know, but they may be able to refer you to a dietitian who should be able to help. Also, as a previous poster said, they'll be able to check that there are no medical reasons.

A dietitian would get your daughter to do a full diet diary and would be able to work out exactly how many calories she was getting. They'd be able to show you both tricks and ways to increase her calorie intake without changing her eating patterns too much.

My daughter was referred at around 2 years old as she went down a curve. We did a food diary and her calorie intake was less than half it should be. It's still low but she won't drink the high calorie shakes etc that I can get on prescription. They taste awful but it's a quick way of getting calories in her. She will have them if ill. She was also referred to gastroenterologist and had a biopsy for caeliacs disease. Thankfully everything is normal. If only I could eat smaller amounts. I do resist her desserts as way too many calories!

i_wanna_save_money!

My OH has recently changed jobs, and this new job is extremely physical and has lost loads of weight already in three weeks, and he is naturally slim anyway, so doesn't want to lose any more.

What sort of stuff should I be cooking him that is healthy but will put weight on him too? He eats pretty much anything, and I don't mind cooking so am open to suggestions

Thanks!

LumpyMoo

I would have thought that the best thing to do is to just eat more of the stuff you normally cook him.

He may also find it useful to add 'extra' meals in, so he's eating 5 or 6 times a day rather than 3.

Mojisola

Increase the carbs - bread, starchy veg, etc.

McKneff

More potatoes, pasta, bread.

Pink.

This thread has advice that may help:


Need to put ON weight

I'll add your thread to that one later to keep the suggestions together.

Pink

ragz_2

More protein, the building block for muscles. More carbs to provide extra energy, but complex ones rather than sugars. Look at diets that athletes would have, lots of lean protein and pasta etc...

Barneysmom

I like to take containers of home made pasta to work sometimes.
Pasta with bits of cooked chicken, and whatever veg there is in the house - raw chopped peppers, red onion, mushrooms etc. Even some peas that have been previously cooked.
Or with tuna and veg.
You can do the same with rice though you can't reheat it (it is nice cold).

When hubby was working I'd make a cake on a Sunday so he could take a slice to work too.

A bowl of cereal is no good for anyone to go for hours of work on, something on toast is good, eggs or beans, toms, mushrooms (or all of them)

Don't forget to add fruit to his lunchbox. I see a lot of workmen now walking to work with their carrier bags bulging with bananas, apples and oranges etc.

fb88

My boyfriend is currently in Afghanistan and so far has lost a stone in a week and a half due to not getting enough food, and doing so much exercise/work

Can anyone think of anything I can buy (must be shop bought and packaged) that I can send to him which he can snack on?

I'm not really sure what to send and what would be the best kind of thing for a situation like this, also, it needs to be something with a long expiry date and something that won't melt

Sorry if this sounds like a silly question but I'm struggling to think of things which may be suitable

thanks

kittycat204

nuts are high in fat, look at websites that suggest food for people who trek and have to carry their own food.