high calorie high protein foods for toddlers

High-Calorie and High-Protein Diet for Kids

You need to eat a special diet, because you need extra energy and extra strength! It is not very hard to do, because many of these foods are really yummy. 

Everything that you do takes energy—walking, talking, and even sleeping. Most of that energy comes from the foods that you eat. You also need food to help you can grow. 

The energy in food is in a form called calories. Some foods have more calories than other foods. You will need to eat more of the foods that are high in calories. 

Protein is a major part of many foods. It is especially useful in helping you grow strong. Protein is found in:

• Fish
• Chicken
• Meats
• Eggs
• Cheese
• Milk
• Baked beans
• Nuts
• Peanut butter

Do you like any of these foods? 

You will need to eat foods that are high in calories and protein, but other foods as well. Fruits and vegetables do not contain much protein or many calories, but they are still really good for you. 

“Extras” that we put on our food also contain extra calories, and many of us do not even realize this. Circle the foods that you like from the list below, and write next to the food what you like to eat it with it:

Foods high in calories and protein
Listed below are some foods that are high in calories and/or protein. Circle the ones that you like. For the ones you circle, write next to the food what you like to eat with it.

• Maple syrup:  __________________________________________________
• Jelly: __________________________________________________________
• Butter:  ________________________________________________________
• Whipped cream:  _______________________________________________
• Sour cream: ____________________________________________________
• Cheese:  _______________________________________________________
• Peanut butter: __________________________________________________
• Gravy:  _________________________________________________________
• Mayonnaise: ____________________________________________________
• Salad dressings:_________________________________________________

Breakfast foods

• Sausage
• Bacon
• Ham
• Pancakes with syrup
• Waffles with syrup or with strawberries and whipped cream
• French toast with syrup
• Eggs with cheese
• Bagels with cream cheese
• English muffins with peanut butter
• Oatmeal with butter or margarine
• Instant breakfast drinks made with whole milk
• Fruit smoothies made with whole milk

Lunch and dinner foods

• Pizza
• Hamburgers
• Chicken sandwiches
• Meat loaf
• Chicken salad
• Egg salad
• Ham salad
• Grilled cheese
• Potato soup
• Vegetables (with cheese sauce)
• Macaroni and cheese
• Spaghetti and meatballs
• Tacos
• Mashed potatoes
• Egg rolls
• Chili
• Potpie
• Fish sticks

Snack foods

• Pudding
• Ice cream
• Milk shakes
• Graham crackers with peanut butter
• Cottage cheese and fruit
• Granola or cereal bars
• Dried fruit
• Yogurt
• Snack mix
• Banana bread or muffins with margarine or butter
• Fruit roll-ups
• Cheesecake
• Eggnog
• Nachos with beans and cheese

Adding extra calories

Here are some quick ideas for getting more calories from your food. Try these tips and record how you liked the food.

Idea	Liked it lots!	It was OK.	No way!
Add a couple tablespoons of powdered milk to regular milk, soups, cooked cereal, ground meat, or mashed potatoes
Add extra egg to pancakes or French toast
Top your salad with hard-boiled egg, bacon, cheese, and/or peas
Put butter on your bread when making a sandwich
Add cheese sauce to cooked vegetables
Add a spoon of wheat germ to your cereal or yogurt
Stir honey or jelly into your hot breakfast cereal (especially good with Cream of Wheat®)
Mix sweetened condensed milk with peanut butter and spread on toast
Eat peanut butter with apples, bananas, and pears
Put whipped cream on gelatin, on pudding, and in hot chocolate
Top pierogi, rice, stuffing, meat, and noodles with gravy
Add raisins or other dried fruit to cereal or puddings (especially good with rice pudding)
Add chocolate or strawberry syrup to milk

Which foods are high in calories and high in protein?
Put a star next to the foods that are high in calories and protein:
__ Pancakes
__ Scrambled eggs with cheese
__ Fried chicken
__ Cookies
__ French fries
__ Milk shakes
__ Cheeseburgers
__ Pizza
__ Banana bread
__ Pork chop with gravy
__ Eggnog
__ Chocolate cake with frosting
__ Tacos
__ Peanut butter
__ Potpie
__ Baked beans
__ Doughnuts
__ Potato chips
__ Nuts

Answer key
The foods that are high in calories and high in protein are:

• Scrambled eggs with cheese
• Fried chicken
• Milk shakes
• Cheeseburgers
• Pizza
• Pork chop with gravy
• Eggnog
• Tacos
• Peanut butter
• Potpie
• Baked beans
• Nuts

Review Date 4/13

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3. Oysters
Oysters are rich in zinc, a lack of which can lead to hair loss (even in your eyelashes), as well as a dry, flaky scalp. Three ounces has a whopping 493% of your daily value. You can get some zinc through fortified cereals and whole grain breads, but oysters can boast a good level of protein too. "Remember, hair is about 97% protein," Drayer says. Without enough protein, your body can't replace the hairs that you naturally shed every day and what you do make can be dry, brittle, or weak.
Other options: Get your fill of zinc with nuts, beef, and eggs.

4. Sweet Potatoes
Sweet potatoes are a great source of the antioxidant beta carotene, which your body turns into vitamin A. "Basically, every cell of the body cannot function without enough A," Fishman says. It also helps protect and produce the oils that sustain your scalp, and being low on vitamin A can even leave you with itchy, irksome dandruff.
Other options: Carrots, cantaloupe, mangoes, pumpkin, and apricots are all good sources of beta carotene.
5. Eggs
A great source of protein, eggs are loaded with four key minerals: zinc, selenium, sulfur, and iron. Iron is especially important, because it helps cells carry oxygen to the hair follicles, and too little iron (anemia) is a major cause of hair loss, particularly in women, Drayer says.
Other options: You can also boost your iron stores with animal sources, including chicken, fish, pork, and beef.
6. Spinach
The iron, beta carotene, folate, and vitamin C in spinach help keep hair follicles healthy and scalp oils circulating.
Other options: Try similarly nutrient-rich dark, leafy vegetables such as broccoli, kale, and Swiss chard.
7. Lentils
Tiny but mighty, these legumes are teeming with protein, iron, zinc, and biotin, says Fishman, making it a great staple for vegetarian, vegans, and meat eaters.
Other options: Toss other beans such as soybeans (the young ones are called edamame) and kidney beans into your soup or salad.
8. Greek yogurt
Cruise the dairy aisle for low-fat options such as Greek yogurt, which is high in hair-friendly protein, vitamin B5 (pantothenic acid -- an ingredient you'll often see on hair care product labels), and vitamin D. Emerging research links vitamin D and hair follicle health, but exactly how that works isn't clear, Fishman says.
Other options: Cottage cheese, low-fat cheese, and skim milk also fit the bill.