High calorific snacks

Maintaining a healthy body weight is important for everyone, but especially in case of unwanted weight loss.

This sheet gives you some ideas of extra snacks you could include to help achieve your recommended daily calorie (kcal) intake.

Try eating a nourishing snack between each meal (eg mid-morning, mid-afternoon and before bed)

Savoury snack ideas

• Cheese / pate or hummus with crackers / oat cakes / breadsticks etc • Pork pies / sausage roll / scotch egg • Slice of quiche / pizza • Pasty / samosa/ spring roll • Bread / crumpets / muffin / bagel spread thickly with butter / spread / cream cheese • Cubes of cheese with fruit eg apple / grapes / pineapple • Cup a soup made up with fortified milk* • Crisps with a dip eg hummus / guacamole • Nuts / Bombay mix • Mini sandwiches eg cheese / ham / cream cheese / egg

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Sweet snack ideas

• A handful of dried fruit and nuts • Fresh or tinned fruit topped with Greek yogurt / cream / ice cream / evaporated milk

• Individual pot of custard / rice pudding / trifle / cheesecake • Yogurt (eg Greek / thick and creamy style) / mousse • Bowl of cereal with fortified milk* • Muesli topped with yogurt • Bowl of ice cream / individually wrapped ice cream • Cake / muffin / scone • Flapjack / cereal bar • Croissant / brioche bun • Fruit pie / custard tart / jam tart • Chocolate bar / biscuits • Teacake / fruit bread / malt loaf with butter / spread

*To make fortified milk whisk 4 heaped tablespoons (60g) of dried skimmed milk powder to 1 pint (568ml) of whole milk (blue top).

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