In addition to snacking, you can add extra calories to your diet by adding more fats or sweets to the foods you eat. Here are some ideas. Check the ones you will try.

DAIRY FOODS

Use whole milk, half-and-half, or non-dairy creamer rather than 2% or skim milk.

Make puddings, creamed soups, sauces, and gravies with half-and-half or cream.

Add fruit toppings and marshmallow cream to yogurt, ice cream, or frozen yogurt.

Coat meat, fish, or poultry with breading or crumb mixtures and fry in oil or margarine.

Blend powdered milk into casseroles or peanut butter.

Add sauces, gravy or sour cream, to meats and casseroles.

Add half-and-half, whipped cream, yogurt, or sour cream to fruit

Use fruit desserts like baked apples with cinnamon, sugar, and butter.

Eat canned fruits packed in heavy syrup, rather than low sugar varieties.

• Serve vegetables with extra margarine, sauces, or sour cream.
• Chop, grate, or slice pieces of meat, fish, poultry, or cheese into salads or soups.
• Enjoy extra salad dressing on your salads or try raw vegetables with dip.

• Serve breads hot so more margarine or butter will be absorbed. Add jelly, honey, or cream cheese for extra calories.
• Eat hot cereal with sugar, half-and-half, or cream, and margarine or butter.
• Add extra margarine or butter, syrup, sweetened fruit, and whipped cream to pancakes or waffles.
• Stir cheese sauce, sour cream, margarine, butter, or gravies into rice, noodle, or potato dishes.
• Grill sandwiches with margarine or butter.

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