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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]NP here- for the 14:56 poster, you sound like my daughter. She gets nauseas when her stomach is empty. She is petite, 65 lbs, 13 years old, 4'7". She struggles to put on weight.  She grows and gains weight very slowly. Been this was her entire life. Would you mind Sharing what you eat to get to 2000 calories a day? Looking for small, Calorie dense snacks. Thank you! [/quote]

I'm not that poster, but I've been following this thread as I am the parent of a child recovering from anorexia. I had a great number of small "footprint" high calorie snacks and meals in my repertoire when we were "refeeding" my kid.

- nuts
- sunflower seeds
- Clif bars
- scrambled egg w/ cream and lots of butter mixed in
- full fat yogurt (trader joe's Greek, e.g. honey flavor, is quite high in calories)
- premium ice cream (Haagen Daaz, Ben & Jerry's, trader joe's)
- smoothies/milkshakes made with fruit, heavy cream, full fat yogurt or ice cream, plus a few tablespoons of canola oil blended well
- avocado (as guacamole with tortilla chips, or on avocado toast with butter spread underneath the avocado, or just on its own)
- rice, with canola oil drizzled on top after cooking.
- dried fruit (many more calories per serving than fresh fruit)
- trader joe's meatalls (beef, not turkey) have a lot of calories-- we microwave a few and serve with ketchup as a snack
- trader joe's belgian chocolate pudding (near the yogurts)-- decadent and high fat/cal
- mashed potatoes with lots of cream and butter mixed in

There is also an amazing product called "Benecalorie" that can be purchased on Amazon; it comes in little tubs of a few ounces each, and can be stirred into many foods (e.g. yogurt, soup, smoothie) for a caloric punch with little or no change in flavor or texture.

Good luck to all of you struggling to get weight on your children, whatever the cause. My anorexic child is now thriving 3.5 years after initial diagnosis, participating in sports, craving snacks and meals like a regular kid. [/quote]

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