Healthy Weight Gain for Underweight Kids and Moms

1. Healthy Weight Gain for Underweight Kids and Moms

2. Some Good Ideas 3 + 3 healthy, high calorie meals Calorie-dense healthy foods Healthy fats High-calorie kid favorites: macand cheese peanut butter and jelly pizza with veggies

3. Calorie-Dense Healthy Foods Fresh Fruit: • bananas • pineapple • pears • grapes • cherries • dried fruit

4. Calorie-Dense Healthy Foods • Fruit Juice (½ cup): • prune (91), • grape (77), • pineapple (70), • apple (58), • orange (52)

5. Calorie-Dense Healthy Foods • Cooked vs Raw: • medium apple = 1 ¼ cups (72) • ½ cup unsweetened applesauce (52) • ½ cup sweetened applesauce (97)

6. Calorie-Dense Healthy Foods Vegetables • Potatoes • Sweet Potatoes • Peas • Carrots • Corn • Plantains

7. Calorie-Dense Healthy Foods Healthy Fats • Peanut Butter • Avocado • Olive, Canola, Peanut Oil • Salad Dressing • Nuts • Canola Butter

8. Calorie-Dense Healthy Foods Healthy High Protein Foods • Dark Meat Chicken with Skin • Beans • Eggs • Fatty Fish

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