Best way to add calories - mostly protein and not carbs and fat?

[Anonymous]

Fish, shrimp, oysters.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Great, OP. So what does the nutritionist you have consulted recommend for adding calories to that?

She said to add cottage cheese, milk… basically a lot of dairy which I said doesn’t agree with me. And bread. So I’ve added in bread and more dairy (I used to just eat cheese and yogurt, I’ve added milk). She also said to eat 5-6 small meals a day, which I’ve done, but my dentist says is affecting my dental health.

[Anonymous]

Oh, she also recommended lunch meat, so I have a Turkey or ham sandwich once or twice a week, but I’m not thrilled because of the sodium. And I think lunch meats are on the outs lately because they aren’t considered healthy I thought.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Great, OP. So what does the nutritionist you have consulted recommend for adding calories to that?

She said to add cottage cheese, milk… basically a lot of dairy which I said doesn’t agree with me. And bread. So I’ve added in bread and more dairy (I used to just eat cheese and yogurt, I’ve added milk). She also said to eat 5-6 small meals a day, which I’ve done, but my dentist says is affecting my dental health.

And so when you raised these as problems, did she say there were no alternatives, or ...?

Not sure why you think a bunch of anonymous people without any training would give better advice, but I guess it's at least keeping the conversation going.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Fish, shrimp, oysters.

Shrimp is good.

OP, I'm guessing there is a reason you won't do shrimp or oysters, right?

[Anonymous]

You can add reduced sodium
Turkey breast to your diet.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Fish, shrimp, oysters.

Shrimp is good.

OP, I'm guessing there is a reason you won't do shrimp or oysters, right?

I'm averse to oysters just because I got really sick a few years ago eating restaurant oysters. Maybe cooked would be ok?
Shrimp I do eat sometimes, but I thought they weren't good for cholesterol? My rheumatologist mentioned my cholesterol was high during the last check. I do eat seafood - scallops, calamari, fish, clams. A seafood stew sounds delicious and not hard to make once a week, maybe I will add that.

[Anonymous]

OP, protein sources that do not contain fat or carbs are low calorie foods. Chicken breast, lunch meat, tuna, etc aren’t going to help you add much calories to gain weight. Just eat foods you like and don’t obsess over the macros

[Anonymous]

OP, sorry everyone is jumping all over you. Consider adding tofu (I like the marinated tofu by Hodo. I just heat it up in the microwave and eat it with steamed or roasted veg, salad, rice, pasta, etc.), powdered peanut butter (can be added to oatmeal and smoothies, or you can smear it on fruits/veg/carbs), and edamame.

[Anonymous]

Right.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP, sorry everyone is jumping all over you. Consider adding tofu (I like the marinated tofu by Hodo. I just heat it up in the microwave and eat it with steamed or roasted veg, salad, rice, pasta, etc.), powdered peanut butter (can be added to oatmeal and smoothies, or you can smear it on fruits/veg/carbs), and edamame.

Thanks these are great. I forgot about powdered peanut butter - I can mix that into my yogurt for more protein without adding as much fat as the usual pb.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP, sorry everyone is jumping all over you. Consider adding tofu (I like the marinated tofu by Hodo. I just heat it up in the microwave and eat it with steamed or roasted veg, salad, rice, pasta, etc.), powdered peanut butter (can be added to oatmeal and smoothies, or you can smear it on fruits/veg/carbs), and edamame.

Thanks these are great. I forgot about powdered peanut butter - I can mix that into my yogurt for more protein without adding as much fat as the usual pb.

But it isn’t adding much calories either

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP, sorry everyone is jumping all over you. Consider adding tofu (I like the marinated tofu by Hodo. I just heat it up in the microwave and eat it with steamed or roasted veg, salad, rice, pasta, etc.), powdered peanut butter (can be added to oatmeal and smoothies, or you can smear it on fruits/veg/carbs), and edamame.

Thanks these are great. I forgot about powdered peanut butter - I can mix that into my yogurt for more protein without adding as much fat as the usual pb.

This is diet food OP. 2 Tablespoons of peanut butter powder is only 60 calories. And you’d likely not even mix half that into a serving a yogurt

[Anonymous]

I suspect there isn't anyone in this thread who doesn't know that, but I guess it's going to be what it's going to be.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here. I’m not sure where all the assumptions are coming from, but I’m not starving myself and I’m not low carb. Here’s the last couple meals I ate:

Breakfast: 1/2 sesame bagel with scrambled eggs and chicken sausage, coffee with cream and milk

Dinner last night: 3/4 of a bison steak grilled in avocado oil, steamed broccoli/ artichokes /spinach with garlic, a small portion of whole wheat pasta with olive oil and parsley. For an extra snack later I had a bowl of mixed puffed rice and whole wheat raisin cereal with low-fat kefir.

That is a low carb diet. Not Keto, but a healthy diet for someone who is not trying to force weight loss is 45 - 65% of calories from carbs. If you eat 50% from fat and an amount from protein you are not in that healthy range. You had produce at just one meal, the only carb you had is wheat, which is weird when you say wheat doesn’t agree with you.