Menu hints to gain weight

Increase calories by using Instant dry milk nuts dried fruits

Following  items are good to have on-hand to increase caloric value.

1. Instant dry milk, it can be added to any beverage to increase calories.

2. Buy or make your own nut butter. You can always make nut milk (Microwave Almond butter and milk to make Almond Milk), add to smoothies.

3. Wheat germ may be sprinkled over curries

4. Nut powders may be added to flour to make Chapati

5. Nuts, and dried fruits.

Beverages

Increase calories of a cup milk by adding 1 to 2 Tablespoons of : Instant dry milk, Carnation Instant breakfast powder, Nestle's Quick, or Ovaltine

Milk shakes. Increase the calories by adding: protein powder, ground nuts, nut-butters

Nut Milks (Cook ground almonds in milk with honey; Blend almond butter, milk and honey)

Nut Smoothie Blend Yogurt, almond butter,  and honey

Fruit Smoothies

Fruit Nectars

Diet Soft drinks (Diet Coke, Diet Pepsi)

Garam Chai 50% water 50% Heavy Whipping cream, Spices and Honey

Desserts

Rice Pudding (Kheer) with raisins and Pistachios

Yogurt and Banana: Yogurt, Carnation instant breakfast, Honey, sliced banana

Weight gain Carrot Halwa

Ice Cream Sundae

Kulfi

Falooda

Entrées

Sweet Rice (Zarda) Sweet Rice Pilaf with raisins, pistachios

Khichri with almonds, raisins, chopped apricots, and Butter or sour cream.

Kadhi (yogurt, chickpea dumpling, spinach)

Masala Dosa
Peshawar Naan, Increase calories by adding ground almonds to the flour

Stuffed Paratha (Aloo Paratha, Paneer Paratha)

Missy Roti

Starchy Curries: Aloo Mattar, Aloo Gobhi, Aloo Cholay (Chickpeas and potatoes), Mattar Gobhi, Mattar Paneer, Gajar Mattar, Meetha Kaddu (Indian Pumpkin), Kathal, Arvi

Sprinkle wheat germ over curries to increase caloric value

Snacks

Crackers with peanut or almond butter

Aloo Cholay (Garbanzo beans) Chaat

Dahi Bhalla

Trail Mix Weight gain Trail Mix (Mewa)

Power Bar Weight gain Nut (Char Magaz) Bar

Baked Sweet Potato with Makhan (or Sour Cream) and melted cheese

Baked potato with Makhan (or Sour Cream) and melted cheese

Low fat cheese and crackers

Raw dense fruits (Avocado, Papaya, Banana)

Kachumbar Salad. Increase calories by adding chopped walnuts, drained canned Garbanzo beans, drained canned red kidney beans

Corn on the cob

Cashew Chikki