High calorie foods for children on restricted diets

I've been researching foods that are high in calories and goodness for my kids as they are both on restricted diets. Whilst my kids won't eat most of these foods - someone else's might so I thought I'd list them.

There are lots of ways to increase calories - you could try these ideas: eat more frequently, eat larger portions, eater higher calorie foods, add extra's to all foods rather than eating them plain, add unsaturated fats such as peanut butter, add more carbs and protein e.g. dried fruit and lastly - get calories from drinks too e..g shakes/smoothies

higher calorie foods could include:

- dried fruits and fruits like banana's, apples, pears and pineapple. canned fruit in syrup also has calories.

- nuts and seeds with raisens

- peanut butter, honey or jam on bagels, muffins, crackers etc.

- smoothies and shakes

- hearty soups e.g. beans, minestrone.

- try flour tortilla wraps with refried beans and salsa

- eat dry cereal as a snack - best ones are granola, museli, grape-nuts.

- breakfast bars/ cereal bars.

- vegetables - try potatos, peas, carrots which have more calories than
watery veggies like broccoli/cucumber etc.

- salads, add extra calories through seeds, chopped nuts, raiens, meats, tuna, croutons

- sauces - creamy sauces and creamy salad dressings have more calories

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