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Cracklin Charlie

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9. I will tell you an old, but true, story.

Fri Aug 25, 2017, 04:48 PM

Aug 2017

When in her thirties, my aunt had trouble keeping weight on. She was otherwise healthy. A doctor told her to drink one juice glass (small glass) of wine, everyday, one hour before supper. It actually worked! The wine increased her appetite, and she never got heavy, which she was kind of afraid of.

And as an aside...eating raw carrots makes me have a stronger appetite; so much so that I won't eat them as a dinner appetizer, only as a snack.

Just my experience. Best to you!

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My eating experiment showed I'm not ready to move down to 3 cans per day [View all] alfredo Aug 2017 OP

Beans! Red Beans and rice, bean burritos... MLAA Aug 2017 #1

Any 'white' food will put on calories.. pangaia Aug 2017 #2

I was eating salads, a lot of them. Steamed cabbage! alfredo Aug 2017 #13

OKRA !!!!!!!!!! blechkkkk pangaia Aug 2017 #34

Put okra in soups to thicken the broth. alfredo Aug 2017 #40

Nope. I refuse. pangaia Aug 2017 #41

If you have trouble swallowing you will like it. alfredo Aug 2017 #44

Thank goodness. mahina Aug 2017 #32

Thank you.. And keep knocking along with me.. pangaia Aug 2017 #35

I bought a bag of pecans and am snacking on them daily. Beans and rice yes. alfredo Aug 2017 #54

Right now, it's about your health. Solly Mack Aug 2017 #3

I've been doing calorie checks, but I still don't eat enough. alfredo Aug 2017 #14

Poached eggs won't do it. If you do not like to or can't cook BigmanPigman Aug 2017 #21

Breads are tough to swallow. I bought some nuts to chew on. alfredo Aug 2017 #25

Eggs are good. I'll keep on you. Solly Mack Aug 2017 #23

If you can eat spaghetti, use lots of sauce. pangaia Aug 2017 #36

Yes! Fatty sauces, especially store-bought kind. Solly Mack Aug 2017 #42

Oh you shouldn't have. Now I am drooling, pangaia Aug 2017 #46

Aloha Solly Mack, good to see you. mahina Aug 2017 #30

Hi, mahina. Glad to see you too! :) Solly Mack Aug 2017 #31

If you want the calories as opposed to nutrition BigmanPigman Aug 2017 #4

Cheese is a problem, and ice cream makes me cough. alfredo Aug 2017 #15

Feta is too salty as it comes sweetroxie Aug 2017 #51

The salt is why I say not much. alfredo Aug 2017 #53

Ice cream x3/day. Laffy Kat Aug 2017 #5

Turkey Hill fudge royale. Yum alfredo Aug 2017 #16

Yes, absolutely anything you want. Guilt free. Laffy Kat Aug 2017 #24

Beans ,nuts, legumes, rice, avocado nutmilks nut butters . What is your aim ?No dairy wheat & meat? lunasun Aug 2017 #6

I think I need some pecans. alfredo Aug 2017 #17

If you're from Kentucky... Liberal Jesus Freak Aug 2017 #7

Dadgummit, Liberal Jesus Freak! Cracklin Charlie Aug 2017 #10

Right?!?! Liberal Jesus Freak Aug 2017 #12

I picked up some cashews and pecans. alfredo Aug 2017 #27

Picking them up is a great start, Alfredo, pangaia Aug 2017 #37

I did a few curls with them, then had a small handful of cashews alfredo Aug 2017 #38

Beans and greens, ham hocks and white beans, corn fritters yummo alfredo Aug 2017 #18

Yes, breakfast of champions. alfredo Aug 2017 #26

black rice lots of butter and garlic...the same thing with corn-cut off the cob... samnsara Aug 2017 #8

I've been eating a lot of corn on the cob. alfredo Aug 2017 #19

I will tell you an old, but true, story. Cracklin Charlie Aug 2017 #9

At this time, I can't eat carrots. alfredo Aug 2017 #20

Black beans and rice and salsa is very filling. forgotmylogin Aug 2017 #11

Black bean hummus is so good it has to be a sin. alfredo Aug 2017 #22

Oh yeah. forgotmylogin Aug 2017 #50

Enjoy alfredo Aug 2017 #52

Full fat, full sugar ice cream. Boost nutritional drinks have about 380 cals, I Nay Aug 2017 #28

I've been taking a souped up version of Boost, 495 calories. alfredo Aug 2017 #29

Be careful that you get proper nutrition Nac Mac Feegle Aug 2017 #33

Ive been roasting cashew, and they are wonderful. alfredo Feb 2018 #61

Get a blender and make heavy cream soups using real cream and cheeses. And in sinkingfeeling Aug 2017 #39

That sounds wonderful! Easy on the throat and filled with calories. Solly Mack Aug 2017 #43

I feel so guilty PennyK Aug 2017 #45

I started smoking at 10, and quit at age 27. alfredo Aug 2017 #49

My daughter's suggestion is protein powder PennyK Aug 2017 #47

I get, for free, 2cal liquid meals. I supplement it with vegetarian meals. alfredo Aug 2017 #48

Fat bombs. Ms. Toad Sep 2017 #55

Great Idea. I pigged out on some cheese dip yesterday, but that is bad fat. alfredo Sep 2017 #56

I'm on a close to ketogenic diet to manage diabetes Ms. Toad Sep 2017 #57

Yeah, I generally use olive oil. BTW, Peanut butter and chocolate chips. yum alfredo Sep 2017 #58

Steel cut oats wiley Feb 2018 #59

I am making a pinto bean, barley, tomato, and pork jowl soup. alfredo Feb 2018 #60