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alfredo

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Fri Aug 25, 2017, 03:39 PM Aug 2017

My eating experiment showed I'm not ready to move down to 3 cans per day [View all]

I thought I could get the calories I needed to stabilize my weight, but I couldn't eat enough calories to kept my weight up without bread, cheese, and meat. I think brow rice could help because it has 200 calories per cup. I made some bean and rice tacos, but that didn't provide 300 cals. I lost eight lbs over the past few weeks. Maybe a bit of deep fried veggies would help? I'm from Kentucky and we believe, "if you can't deep fry it, it ain't food."

So, have any advice for a resurrected vegetarian that needs to keep from wasting away?

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Beans! Red Beans and rice, bean burritos... MLAA Aug 2017 #1
Any 'white' food will put on calories.. pangaia Aug 2017 #2
I was eating salads, a lot of them. Steamed cabbage! alfredo Aug 2017 #13
OKRA !!!!!!!!!! blechkkkk pangaia Aug 2017 #34
Put okra in soups to thicken the broth. alfredo Aug 2017 #40
Nope. I refuse. pangaia Aug 2017 #41
If you have trouble swallowing you will like it. alfredo Aug 2017 #44
Thank goodness. mahina Aug 2017 #32
Thank you.. And keep knocking along with me.. pangaia Aug 2017 #35
I bought a bag of pecans and am snacking on them daily. Beans and rice yes. alfredo Aug 2017 #54
Right now, it's about your health. Solly Mack Aug 2017 #3
I've been doing calorie checks, but I still don't eat enough. alfredo Aug 2017 #14
Poached eggs won't do it. If you do not like to or can't cook BigmanPigman Aug 2017 #21
Breads are tough to swallow. I bought some nuts to chew on. alfredo Aug 2017 #25
Eggs are good. I'll keep on you. Solly Mack Aug 2017 #23
If you can eat spaghetti, use lots of sauce. pangaia Aug 2017 #36
Yes! Fatty sauces, especially store-bought kind. Solly Mack Aug 2017 #42
Oh you shouldn't have. Now I am drooling, pangaia Aug 2017 #46
Aloha Solly Mack, good to see you. mahina Aug 2017 #30
Hi, mahina. Glad to see you too! :) Solly Mack Aug 2017 #31
If you want the calories as opposed to nutrition BigmanPigman Aug 2017 #4
Cheese is a problem, and ice cream makes me cough. alfredo Aug 2017 #15
Feta is too salty as it comes sweetroxie Aug 2017 #51
The salt is why I say not much. alfredo Aug 2017 #53
Ice cream x3/day. Laffy Kat Aug 2017 #5
Turkey Hill fudge royale. Yum alfredo Aug 2017 #16
Yes, absolutely anything you want. Guilt free. Laffy Kat Aug 2017 #24
Beans ,nuts, legumes, rice, avocado nutmilks nut butters . What is your aim ?No dairy wheat & meat? lunasun Aug 2017 #6
I think I need some pecans. alfredo Aug 2017 #17
If you're from Kentucky... Liberal Jesus Freak Aug 2017 #7
Dadgummit, Liberal Jesus Freak! Cracklin Charlie Aug 2017 #10
Right?!?! Liberal Jesus Freak Aug 2017 #12
I picked up some cashews and pecans. alfredo Aug 2017 #27
Picking them up is a great start, Alfredo, pangaia Aug 2017 #37
I did a few curls with them, then had a small handful of cashews alfredo Aug 2017 #38
Beans and greens, ham hocks and white beans, corn fritters yummo alfredo Aug 2017 #18
Yes, breakfast of champions. alfredo Aug 2017 #26
black rice lots of butter and garlic...the same thing with corn-cut off the cob... samnsara Aug 2017 #8
I've been eating a lot of corn on the cob. alfredo Aug 2017 #19
I will tell you an old, but true, story. Cracklin Charlie Aug 2017 #9
At this time, I can't eat carrots. alfredo Aug 2017 #20
Black beans and rice and salsa is very filling. forgotmylogin Aug 2017 #11
Black bean hummus is so good it has to be a sin. alfredo Aug 2017 #22
Oh yeah. forgotmylogin Aug 2017 #50
Enjoy alfredo Aug 2017 #52
Full fat, full sugar ice cream. Boost nutritional drinks have about 380 cals, I Nay Aug 2017 #28
I've been taking a souped up version of Boost, 495 calories. alfredo Aug 2017 #29
Be careful that you get proper nutrition Nac Mac Feegle Aug 2017 #33
Ive been roasting cashew, and they are wonderful. alfredo Feb 2018 #61
Get a blender and make heavy cream soups using real cream and cheeses. And in sinkingfeeling Aug 2017 #39
That sounds wonderful! Easy on the throat and filled with calories. Solly Mack Aug 2017 #43
I feel so guilty PennyK Aug 2017 #45
I started smoking at 10, and quit at age 27. alfredo Aug 2017 #49
My daughter's suggestion is protein powder PennyK Aug 2017 #47
I get, for free, 2cal liquid meals. I supplement it with vegetarian meals. alfredo Aug 2017 #48
Fat bombs. Ms. Toad Sep 2017 #55
Great Idea. I pigged out on some cheese dip yesterday, but that is bad fat. alfredo Sep 2017 #56
I'm on a close to ketogenic diet to manage diabetes Ms. Toad Sep 2017 #57
Yeah, I generally use olive oil. BTW, Peanut butter and chocolate chips. yum alfredo Sep 2017 #58
Steel cut oats wiley Feb 2018 #59
I am making a pinto bean, barley, tomato, and pork jowl soup. alfredo Feb 2018 #60
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