Following list of tips for adding calories to your diet is courtesy of the National Cancer Institute:
Types | How To Use |
Milk |
- Use whole milk instead of low-fat
- Put on hot or cold cereal
- Pour on chicken and fish while baking
- Mix in hamburgers, meatloaf, and croquettes
- Make hot chocolate with milk
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Cheese |
- Melt on top of casseroles, potatoes, and vegetables
- Add to omelets
- Add to sandwiches
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Granola |
- Use in cookie, muffin, and bread batters
- Sprinkle on:
- Vegetables
- Yogurt
- Ice cream
- Pudding
- Custard
- Fruit
- Layer with fruits and bake
- Mix with dried fruits and nuts for a snack
- Use in pudding recipes instead of bread or rice
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Dried fruits (raisins, prunes, apricots, dates, figs) |
- Plump them in warm water, and eat for breakfast, dessert, or snack
- Add to:
- Muffins
- Cookies
- Breads
- Cakes
- Rice and grain dishes
- Cereals
- Puddings
- Stuffings
- Cooked vegetables (such as carrots, sweet potatoes, yams, and acorn or butternut squash)
- Bake in pies and turnovers
- Combine with nuts or granola for snacks
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Eggs |
- Add chopped hard-boiled eggs to salads, salad dressings, vegetables, casseroles, and creamed meats
- Make a rich custard with eggs, milk, and sugar
- Add extra hard-boiled yolks to deviled egg filling and sandwich spread
- Beat eggs into mashed potatoes, pureed vegetables, and sauces. (Make sure to keep cooking these dishes after adding the eggs because raw eggs may contain harmful bacteria.)
- Add extra eggs or egg whites to:
- Custards
- Puddings
- Quiches
- Scrambled eggs
- Omelets
- Pancake or French toast batter
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