If you are not eating as well as you would normally, the following tips may
help you to get more calories without necessarily having to eat more food.
You can fortify your food i.e. add extra calories in
the following ways:
- Add 2oz ( 4 tablespoons) of milk powder such as Marvel or 5 Pints to 1 pint
of milk
- To savoury foods add cheese, fortified milk, gravy, milk powder,
butter / margarine (rather than low fat spreads), pulses, meat, creme fraiche.
For example:
- add beans and pulses to soups and
casseroles
- cheese on mashed potato with extra milk
and butter/margarine
- butter or cheese sauce on vegetables
- add one tablespoon of milk powder into
one portion of white sauce
- add grated cheese/cream/milk into soup
- add cream/sour cream or creme fraiche
to casseroles
- add mayonnaise or salad cream to
sandwiches or have two fillings, e.g. egg mayo and bacon
To sweet foods add fortified milk, sugar, cream, honey and syrup, ice
cream and evaporated milk. For example:
- add cream/ custard/ ice cream/ evaporated
milk with pies, sponge or fruit
- make jelly with milk not water
- add 1 tablespoon of milk powder into 1
portion of porridge, milk puddings, custard
- add extra sugar, honey or syrups into
desserts and cereals
Ideas for nourishing drinks:
- use your fortified milk to make up;
- Hot drinks e.g. hot chocolate, horlicks, ovaltine, coffee, instant
soups
- Cold drinks e.g. milkshakes with added ice cream and flavourings
- insert milkshake recipe
- fruit juice and fizzy drinks (avoid
low calorie ones)
- alcohol (check with your doctor first)
Drink supplements - Special powdered drinks such as Complan and Build Ups are available from
most chemists and supermarkets. These are available in a variety of sweet
and savoury flavours. Special energy and protein supplements are available from your Doctor. If
you think these would be helpful, please ask the Dietitian for advice.
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