Are there any foods designed to put weight on!

cepheus

Yes you did read that correctly. It is for my Mother who has lost a lot of weight and can't seem to eat a lot after recovering from an illness. She feels weak all day.

I was wondering if there were any special foods which could help such as the concentrated high calorie powders which marathon runners eat before a race. The only other thing I can think of are the foods dieters try to avoid which don't fill the stomach but is absorbed quickly. Simple carbs, Glucose?

Oldernotwiser

There are nutritional drinks that your doctor can describe that are not only full of calories but very nutritious as well - this sort of thing. http://www.nutridrinks.co.uk/Fortimel/View-all-products.html

lilly1972

i get ill a lot and the doctor told me to take ensure which i get on presciption i get 30 bottles a time. it works out cheaper on prescription and even better if you don't have to pay.

cepheus

I will suggest that Ensure+

cleggie

I suggest that she has a healthy but higher fat diet.
So she should include foods such as:

Nuts
Seeds
Oily fish
Avacado
Peanut butter
Carbs.

Oldernotwiser

Oldernotwiser wrote: »

There are nutritional drinks that your doctor can describe that are not only full of calories but very nutritious as well - this sort of thing. http://www.nutridrinks.co.uk/Fortimel/View-all-products.html

Sorry, obviously should've read "prescribe"!:o

Oldernotwiser

cepheus wrote: »

I will suggest that Ensure+

Fortimel and Ensure are much the same; my husband seems to get whichever the pharmacy has in stock.

Oldernotwiser

cleggie wrote: »

I suggest that she has a healthy but higher fat diet.
So she should include foods such as:

Nuts
Seeds
Oily fish
Avacado
Peanut butter
Carbs.

Many people with a small appetite find carbs very filling for a low nutritional return. Probably better to aim for a high protein diet.

Doom_and_Gloom

In the past my fiance has had to use complan to keep his weight stable. With the help of complan and a high calorie diet he manages to put on some weight. At the moment he is 9 stone (a huge achievement for him as his body usually stays around the 8stone 7 - 8stone 10 mark and is 5ft 9 (BMI is now around 18.6 instead of 17.6-17.9) the bigger achievement is that he has gained the weight without complan this time - although he has a lot of milkshakes (he only drinks full fat milk). Complan says it is 320 cals with skimmed milk although obviously more for semi-skimmed or full fat.
Nuts are something most people can eat loads of and not get full easy. Try to get high calories that are healthy instead of unhealthy options as the nutrition is important for her.

adelight

Don't get her to eat lots of simple carbs, that could be a diabetes risk. Nutritional drinks from the doctor are a good idea, so are all the high (healthy fat) fat foods. You could also add protein or weight gain powder and extra oil to soup. Maybe put cream in her tea/coffee?

terra_ferma

years ago when I worked with older people who needed extra calories we used a product called complan, shakes that came in different flavours like choc, chicken etc.
http://www.complanfoods.com/complan_seniors.php