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Health Nuts...need advice
I've been eating healthier for the last few months. Lean protein, fresh veggies and fruits, whole grain...the works. This means that Dan has been eating healthier as well. I've lost weight...but so has Dan.
He can't gain weight as is, because of his condition, and he's getting really worried about getting too skinny now. We don't want to make two meals because it tends to get wasteful and be more expensive, which is the same problem with me making a fresh dinner at home and him eating out.
So, here's my thought/question: are there any ingredients that can be added to a healthy meal to "fatten it up" for him? My only thought would to put everything I make on a bed of noodles for him.
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Re: Health Nuts...need advice
I think that other than specific ingredients to add to each meal a good way to gain weight is to eat more often. I also tend to lose weight and have always eaten an average of six times a day. I hear it's a healthy habit to have one's food intake spread out during the day.
Breakfast is the most important meal, so what I do is to divide it into courses (more or less like a lunch or dinner). I start out with a fruit and veggie juice - carrots, celery, apples, oranges etc.; then raw bread, peanut butter (good source of protein and fat) and raw chocolate spread, or cereal with almond milk (another good source of fat); then it's omelette with either salmon or potatoes or veggies etc...
Other good and healthy sources of fat I can think of are nuts (especially peanuts), olive oil, avocados, coconut oil...
For snacks, if you have access to a raw food market or restaurant you can find the raw versions of almost everything (cheesecakes being my top favourite), which are always rich in nuts, coconut oil and butter, fruit etc..
HTH!
This was going to be my suggestion. All of these would be easy to add to most meals you've already made as side items or extra ingredients.
I LOVE coconut oil. It's one of the healthiest oils to cook with, has good fats, so many health benefits, and it's tasty. I use it in many different foods and dishes in place of butter or if I feel like having something other than olive oil. I sometimes even put a little in my tea or on a piece of toast for breakfast or a snack. This is a bit unrelated, but it's an amazing all natural moisturizer for skin and deep conditioner for hair also. I'm rambling now, but I'm seriously obsessed with coconut oil!
Mixed nuts, peanut butter with fruit, hard boiled eggs, and coconut oil on whole wheat toast are my go-to snacks lately.
OMG me too! I literally bathe in coconut oil! I've used on my hair and face for years with amazing results. I used to think I had oily skin but when I started using the coconut oil as a face cream I noticed that it was re-balancing my natural oils and now it's perfect. Same for my hair!
I would just focus on increasing portion size first off. He could just have extra of whatever it is you are making. Then add more calorie dense foods like nuts and nut butters, coconut and other plant based oils, eggs, goat cheese, whole grain breads, brown rice, legumes, avocado, etc.
I don't count calories,but it might be helpful to keep track of your calories for the week to make sure he's getting enough. It may be just a simple case of adding some toast and nut butter, full fat Greek yogurt, etc throughout the day
I'm constantly amazed by how many uses and benefits it has and keep finding more. Not only great health benefits, but other various household uses too!
I was going to say something similar to this - increasing his portions. HOWEVER, is he hungry? I feel bad forcing someone to eat something when they're not always hungry. Does he like smoothies? H and I drink smoothies A LOT and while we do the healthier version, YH could add more calories or powders to help him 'bulk up' (or at least not get skinnier). We use low-fat (or non-fat) yogurt but he could exchange that for ice cream.