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Nutrition |
Getting Enough Calories and
Protein
| Loss of Appetite
| A Meal Plan for Success!
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Recipes
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Nutrition
Moveable Feast provides free nutritional
counseling to all of our clients. The Nutritional
Department has lots of great information on many
different topics such as symptom management, meal
planning, as well as other hot issues. Diet plays a large role in the battle to stay
healthy. Don't go it alone, let us help. Our
Nutritionist, can be reached
at 410/327-3420 ext. 34.
Getting Enough
Calories and Protein
Getting enough calories and
protein will help with maintaining your weight as well as
your lean muscle tissue. If you are attempting to gain
weight back that you have lost try getting extra protein and
calories into your diet. To add calories and protein try
some of these items:
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Food
Item |
Serving |
Calories |
Protein (g) |
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Sunflower seeds |
1 cup |
745 |
24 |
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Avocado |
1 medium |
350 |
4 |
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Grilled cheese sandwich |
1 |
350 |
16 |
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Macaroni and cheese |
1 cup |
350 |
17 |
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Ice
cream |
1 cup |
270 |
3 |
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Hot
dog with bun |
1 |
250 |
10 |
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Cream soups |
1 cup |
200 |
6 |
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Hamburger |
1 |
350 |
20 |
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Chili |
1 cup |
300 |
22 |
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Peanut butter sandwich |
1 |
300 |
14 |
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Boost Plus |
1 can |
360 |
14 |
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Raisins |
1 cup |
420 |
4 |
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Bean
burrito |
1 medium |
350 |
17 |
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Pudding |
1 cup |
230 |
7 |
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Cottage cheese |
1 cup |
200 |
31 |
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Cheese pizza |
1 slice |
200 |
7 |
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Baked potato |
1 medium |
200 |
5 |
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Yogurt |
1 cup |
240 |
14 |
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Bagel and cream cheese |
1 |
294 |
10 |
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Muffin |
1 small |
112 |
3 |
Loss of appetite
Loss of appetite is very
common and may be caused by many factors. It is very
important that you get the nutrients you need each day to
help fight infection and to help medications work properly.
Use these tips to help with poor appetite:
- Eat 5-6 small meals per
day instead of 3 large meals.
- Do some light exercises
to kick start your appetite. Try stretching, walking,
lifting light weights, deep breathing.
- Eat your favorite foods.
For example, drink a milkshake.
- Make mealtime more
appealing, use candlelight, soft music, eat with others,
watch TV.
- Keep snacks near you all
day so you can continuously munch throughout the day.
- Treat your food like
medication, eat by the clock.
- Speak with your health
care provider about medications to help your poor
appetite or speak with a dietitian to help with poor
appetite.
Snack Ideas
- Tuna, peanut butter or
cheese sandwich
- Cottage cheese and fruit
- Cheese and crackers
- Instant breakfast drink
with milk
- Ice cream with topping
- Graham crackers with
frosting/peanut butter
- Bagel with cream cheese
- Cereal with milk
- Yogurt
- Baked potato with cheese
- Muffin
- Eggnog and cookies
- Dried fruit and nuts
- Pudding with vanilla
wafers
Fruit Salad Mixtures:
- Cut apples, oranges,
bananas, grapes and nuts blended with yogurt and a dash
of cinnamon.
- Orange section,
pineapple and bananas with coconut sprinkled on top.
- Grapes and strawberries
mixed with brown sugar and sour cream.
A Meal Plan For Success!
1800 calories
and 86 grams of protein
The following meal plan is to
help you get an idea of how many servings from each food
group you must eat in a day to achieve the calorie and
protein levels listed above. Below each group are a list of
foods and amounts that count as a serving for that group.
Grains (carbohydrates): 8
servings (pick 8 choices from this list)
- 1 slice of bread
- ½ bagel or English
muffin
- 1 6-inch tortilla
- ½ hamburger bun
- ½ cup cooked rice, pasta
or potatoes
- 4-6 crackers
- 1 4-inch pancake
- ½ cup cereal (cold)
- 1 ounce ready to eat
cereal
- 2 cookies
- ½ donut or danish
- ½ large croissant
Fruits: 4 servings (pick 4
choices from this list)
- ½ cup cooked, canned or
chopped fruits
- ¾ cup fruit juice
- 1 cup raw fruit
- 1 medium piece of fruit
or melon wedge
- ¼ cup dried fruit
Vegetables: 5 servings
(pick 5 choices from this list)
- ½ cup chopped raw or
cooked vegetables
- 1 cup raw leafy
vegetables
- ¾ cup vegetable juice
- ½ cup potato dishes,
potato salad
- 10 french fries
Dairy foods: 3 servings
(pick 3 choices from this list)
- 1 cup milk or yogurt
- 1 ½ ounces natural
cheese (not products that say cheese food)
- 2 ounces processed
cheese
- 1 ½ cup ice cream or ice
milk
- 1 cup frozen yogurt
Protein Foods (meat and
meat substitutes): 4 servings (pick 4 choices)
- 2 ½ to 3 ounces of
cooked lean beef, pork, lamb, veal, poultry, fish
(3 ounces of meat is about the same size as a deck of
cards Lean beef choices are the following:
- eye of round
- top round
- round tip
- top sirloin
- bottom round
- top loin
- tenderloin
- ½ cup cooked beans is
equal to 1 ounce of meat
- 1 egg is equal to 1
ounce of meat
- 2 tablespoons peanut
butter are equal to 1 ounce of meat
- 1/3 cup nuts are equal
to 1 ounce of meat
Fats, oils and sweets: Use
sparingly to add flavor (pick 4 choices)
Foods from this group should make up the smallest part of
your diet.
- 1 tsp. of margarine
- 1 tsp. regular
mayonnaise, 1 tbsp. reduced fat mayonnaise
- 1 tsp. vegetable oils
- 1 tbsp. regular salad
dressing, 2 tbsp. reduced fat salad dressing
- 2 tsp. Miracle Whip, 1
tbsp. Miracle Whip reduced fat
- 1 tsp. stick butter, 2
tsp. whipped butter, 1 tbsp. reduced fat butter
- 2 tbsp. half and half
- 1 tbsp. regular cream
cheese, 2 tbsp. reduced fat cream cheese
- 1 tsp. shortening
- 2 tsp. regular sour
cream, 3 tbsp. reduced fat sour cream
Recipes
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Peanutty Dip
Ingredients:
- 2 oz. (1/4
of 8 oz. pkg.) cream cheese, softened
- 1 tbsp.
peanut butter
- 1 tbsp.
honey
- 1 tbsp. milk
- 21 crackers
- 1 apple, cut
into slices
- 1 pear, cut
into slices
Mix cream cheese,
peanut butter, honey, and milk in small bowl
until well blended. Serve with crackers, apple,
and pear for dipping. Store leftovers in
refrigerator for later.
Total calories:
660 kcal
Total protein: 12g
Makes 3
servings
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Quick & Easy
Egg Casserole
Ingredients:
- 6 slices
white bread, coarsely torn
- 1 lb. bulk
sausage, cooked, drained
- 1 cup
shredded sharp cheddar cheese
- 6 medium
eggs
- 2 cups milk
- 1 tsp. salt
- ¼ tsp.
pepper
Preheat oven to
350°F. Lightly grease 13x9-inch baking pan or
oven proof casserole. Place bread into bottom of
pan; sprinkle with sausage and cheese. Beat
eggs, milk, salt, and pepper in medium bowl with
wire whisk. Pour over bread mixture in pan. Bake
40 to 45 min. or until mixture is set in center
and lightly browned.
Total calories in
casserole: 2320 kcal
Total protein in casserole: 136g
Makes 8
servings
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Easy Beef
Stew
Ingredients:
- 2 lb. beef
for stew, cut into 1-inch cubes
- 2 cups beef
broth
- 2 cups
diagonally sliced carrots
- 2 cups
diagonally sliced celery
- 1 cup
quartered onions
- 2 cups cubed
peeled potatoes
- ¼ tsp.
pepper
- ¼ tsp.
ground thyme
- 1 bay leaf
Preheat oven to
300°F. Mix all ingredients in large casserole
dish; cover. Bake 2-1/2 to 3 hours or until meat
and vegetables are tender, stirring after each
hour. Remove and discard bay leaf.
Total calories:
1600 kcal
Total protein: 152g
Makes 8
servings
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Chicken
Fiesta Chili Mac
Ingredients:
- 1 box
Macaroni & Cheese
- ½ lb.
boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into
strips
- 1 clove
garlic, minced
- ¼ cup salsa
Prepare boxed
Macaroni & Cheese as directed. Saute chicken
strips and garlic in lightly oiled pan and cook
until golden brown on outside. Mix Macaroni &
Cheese, chicken, and salsa in casserole dish and
bake for 20 min at 350°.
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Moveable
Feast's Famous Chocolate Chip Cookies
(Loved
by many, duplicated by few)
Ingredients:
- 2 ¼ cups
all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking
soda
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2c (1
stick) unsalted butter, softened
- 1/2c solid
vegetable shortening
- ¾ cup sugar
- ¾ cup packed
brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon
sour cream
- 1 ½ tsps
vanilla extract
- 2 large eggs
- 1 pound (2
2/3 cups) semisweet chocolate chips
Preheat oven to
350°. Sift together first three ingredients in
to a medium bowl. Using an electric mixer, beat
the butter and shortening until fluffy. Add
sugars, sour cream and vanilla and beat until
well mixed. Add eggs one at a time, then flour
mixture. Stir in chocolate chips. Drop generous
spoonfuls onto large un-greased baking sheets,
12 per sheet, spaced 2 inches apart. Bake until
golden brown, approximately 10 minutes. Cool on
sheets for 5 minutes, transfer and cool
completely.
Makes about 4
dozen cookies
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