Boosting Calories in Underweight Kids

McKenzie Pediatrics 2015

Fruits & Vegetables:
- Sweet Potatoes (soups, casseroles, sweet potato fries, baked goods)
- Avocados (smoothies, sandwiches, guacamole0
- Bananas (smoothies/milkshakes, peanut butter sandwich, atop cereal/oatmeal/yogurt)
- Dried Fruits (atop cereal/oatmeal/yogurt)
Proteins
- Nuts (almonds, cashews, pistachios, pecans, peanuts, walnuts…in smoothies, as snacks, or atop cereal/oatmeal/yogurt)
- Nut & seed butters (peanut, almond, sunflower, cashew)
- Eggs
- Hummus (consider mixing in avocados too)
- Whole-fat yogurt & cottage cheese
- Whole milk (maximum 16 ounces per day; hemp/soy/or almond milk if lactose intolerant)
- Full-fat cheeses & cream cheese (add cheese to soups & salads, and cream cheese to dips & spreads)
- Sour cream (in guacamole, dips, spreads et al)
- Heavy whipping cream (in smoothies/milkshakes)
- Organic meats (preferably dark-meat chicken, turkey, pork, salmon, trout, tuna)
- Beans (e.g. refried beans & cheese, or add beans to soups & casseroles)
Fats & Sweeteners
- Oils (olive, coconut, safflower, flaxseed)
- Honey (atop oatmeal/yogurt)
- Pure maple syrup (in smoothies, atop oatmeal/yogurt)
- Canned coconut milk (in smoothies/milkshakes, in soups & sauces)
- Butter (atop toast, or used to make scrambled eggs/omelets)
- Mayonnaise (sandwiches, dips/spreads
Other suggestions
- Smoothies with peanut or almond butter, coconut milk, whole fat yogurt, bananas, avocados etc.
- Add Carnation Breakfast Drink packet to glass of whole milk, or into yogurt or pudding or milkshake
- Add 1 cup instant nonfat dry milk into 1 quart of whole milk for when milk is used in cereals, soups, pudding, mac & cheese etc.
- Make muffins with pumpkin or sweet potato, safflower oil, ground nuts, butter,