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Tha gach sgrìobhainn againn rim faotainn ann an diofar chànanan, clò Snack ideas to boost nas motha, Braille (Beurla a-mhàin), teip claistinn no riochd eile a tha sibh airson a thaghadh. your calorie intake Information for patients

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Dietitian’s contact details: 0800 169 1441 Tell us what you think... You have been advised by your dietitian to increase your If you would like to comment on any issues raised by this document, please complete calorie intake by taking snacks between your . this form and return it to: Communications Department, 28 Lister Street, Crosshouse Hospital, Crosshouse KA2 0BB. You can also email us at: [email protected] or [email protected]. If you provide your contact details, we will acknowledge your comments and pass them to the appropriate departments for a response. Your dietitian has recommended you include Name ______calories from snacks. Please choose any snacks from Address ______the following pages to make up this amount. ______Comment ______Visit our website: www.nhsaaa.net Compiled by Department of Nutrition and Dietetics Last reviewed: July 2018 All our publications are available in other formats Leaflet reference ND06-001-CC/PIL18-0075 Snack ideas Notes Approximately 50 calories: • One gingernut • Two rich fingers • One Jaffa cake • One Cornish wafer biscuit • One tablespoon of grated • One cheese triangle • Ten peanuts • One dessertspoon of • One tablespoon of single cream • One peach, apple or nectarine • One teaspoon of or margarine • Two teaspoons of honey

2 7 Approximately 300 calories: Approximately 100 calories: • with butter and jam • 150 millilitres (ml) or a quarter pint • 50g chocolate bar of full cream milk • Two digestive with butter • 150 grams (g) of whole milk yoghurt and cheddar cheese • Mini swiss roll • Sandwich with two slices of , • Fully coated butter and cold meat • finger • Fruitcake with butter • One digestive biscuit • An apple danish (87g) • Two rich tea biscuits • A cupcake (56g) • One crumpet • A slice of (100g) • One packet of Quavers or Skips • One scoop of ice cream Approximately 400 calories: • One medium banana • Half pint of fortified milk • Two tablespoons of Recipe: half pint of full cream milk, and add two single cream tablespoons dried milk power • One tablespoon of • Milkshake double cream Recipe: half pint of full cream milk with two tablespoons of milkshake powder. Add one scoop of • One slice of Madeira cake ice cream or Swiss roll • One full size (105g) blueberry or chocolate

6 3 Approximately 150 calories: Approximately 200 calories: • 150g of thick and creamy yoghurt • Two scoops of dairy ice cream • Crumpet and butter • Crumpet with butter and jam • Chocolate coated ice cream block • 30g of cereal with 100ml full • Ready-to-eat custard (150g pot) fat milk • Ready-to-eat rice pudding (150g pot) • Two cream crackers with butter and cheddar cheese • Ready-to-eat mousse (145g pot) • Two digestive biscuits with butter • with butter • Small pot of trifle • One chocolate éclair • Two with butter • One chocolate mousse • Fruit loaf with butter • Two truffle-type chocolates • with butter • 50g of liquorice allsorts • Fruit corner type yoghurt • One small bowl of breakfast (200g pot) cereal and semi-skimmed milk • Pancake with butter and jam • Two small slices of currant bread or malt loaf Approximately 250 calories: • One teacake • Small scone with butter • One inch cube of cheese • Jam doughnut • Two oatcakes with butter and cheese • Ring doughnut • Ginger cake with butter • Ready-to-eat rice pudding (200g pot)

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