Top 5 Ways to Increase Your Calorie Intake

1. Oil is an easy way to add flavor and calories to your foods and even your shakes. When you cook, add a few tablespoons to your food. It will add texture and depending on the type of oil you use, will add its own distinct flavor to your dishes. You can add canola oil to your shakes too. It will make them smooth and creamy. Be careful when using oil since each tablespoon adds 100 calories.

2. Sometimes you just get full and can't eat any more food. At the end of each meal drink a glass of milk or juice. At three meals per day this can add around 300 calories to the bottom line. Liquids are easy to take down even if you're full.

3. Eating between meals will allow you to take advantage of high calorie snacks that you normally wouldn't be able to fit in at meal time.

4. Beef up what you already eat by adding more food to your meals. Add more peanut butter to your sandwiches or more ice cream to your milk shakes.

5. Eat a snack right before you go to bed. To gain weight you always have to be eating so snacking at this time will shorten the long fast between the last meal of your day and breakfast.

For more healthy ways to increase your calorie intake, visit the Guide to Gaining Weight. You can also see how others gain weight or share your own experience by visiting the nutrition forums.

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