Here you will find tips on adding extra calories or protein to food, information on calorie/protein content and some fortified recipes.
- Sugar - add to hot and cold drinks, cereals and puddings,
- Honey, jam, marmalade, syrup, lemon curd, chocolate or caramel spread, Nutella - Spread on bread, biscuits and scones. Add to cereals, milky puddings, yogurts and pancakes,
- Double cream - Add 1 tablespoon to cereals, soups, mashed potatoes, cake, custard, milky puddings and yogurts,
- Mayonnaise/salad cream - Use on salads, sandwiches or with chips as a dip,
- Olive oil - Add 1 dessert spoon to soups.
- Evaporated or condensed milk, ice cream, full fat yogurt, dried skimmed milk powder - add 1 tablespoon to cereals, soups, mashed potatoes, cake, custard, milky puddings and yogurts,
- Full fat milk,
- Grated cheese - choose full fat varieties and add to potatoes, soups, vegetables, fish, baked beans, eggs, savoury biscuits, toast, pasta dishes and sauces,
- Meat, chicken, turkey, eggs, fish, bacon, sausage, gammon, nuts, pulses (peas, beans and lentils) - aim for two portions daily, try larger portions at mealtimes, put extra in sandwiches, try a cooked breakfast.
| One Level tablespoon | Calories | Protein |
|---|---|---|
|
Olive Oil One level tablespoon One level dessertspoon |
135 90 |
|
| Butter/margarine | 111 | |
|
Mayonnaise One level tablespoon One level teaspoon |
103 34 |
|
| Peanut butter | 91 | 3.4g |
| Chocolate spread | 86 | 0.5g |
| Chocolate/hazelnut spread | 82 | 0.9g |
| Double cream | 74 | |
| Grated cheese | 62 | 3.8g |
|
Sugar One level tablespoon One teaspoon |
59 20 |
|
| Dried skimmed milk powder | 52 | 5.4g |
|
Salad cream One level tablespoon One teaspoon |
49 16 |
|
| Condensed milk | 47 | 1.1g |
| Golden syrup | 45 | |
| Caramel spread | 43 | |
| Honey | 43 | |
| Lemon curd | 40 | |
| Ice cream | 39 | 1.6g |
| Jam | 39 | |
| Marmalade | 39 | |
| Evaporated milk | 25 | 1.3g |
| Full fat yogurt | 16 | 0.6g |
References: McCance and Widdowsons - The Composition of Food - 7th edition.
Enriched soup (307kcals, 9.5g protein):
- 200g Cream variety soup (1/2 tin)
- Add two tablespoons of grated cheese gradually
- Mix in one tablespoon of double cream
Creamy porridge (355kcals, 17g protein):
- One sachet (35g) or three table spoons of porridge oats
- Add 200mls of fortified full fat milk
- Mix in one tablespoon of golden syrup
Luxury mashed potato (223kcals, 7.7g protein):
- Two rounded tablespoons of mashed potatos
- Add two tablespoons of grated cheese
- Mix in 40mls of fortified full fat milk
- Mix in one tablespoon of butter or maragarine
Decadent rice pudding (353kcals, 12g protein):
- 200g of rice pudding (1.2 tin)
- Mix in one tablespoon of jam
- Mix in one tablespoon of dried skimmed milk powder
- Mix in one tablespoon of double cream
Fortified scrambled egg (309kcals, 13g protein):
- One medium egg
- Add 25mls of full fat milk
- Add 1 1/2 tablespoons of double cream
- Add one tablespoon of butter or margarine
- Mix in two tablespoons of dried skimmed milk powder
These recipes were created in 2018 by Bethany, a student dietitian.
