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Information for Patients and Carers

Lunch or Dinr1er

If you have lost weight or your appetite is poor, making
simple changes to your meals and snacks rnay help.
This advice may not be suitable for some people with
conditions such as swallowing difficulties or diabetes.
Ask your doctor or nurse for further advice if you are
unsure.
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Soup - add milk, cream or grated cheese
Sandwiches with meat > fish, cheese or eggs. Add
mayonnaise> salad cream or chutney.
Meals with creamy or cheese sauces such as macaroni
cheese, lasagne or fish in sauce

Pies, pastries, pizza, sausages

Eat little and often - 3 small meals a day with 2-3
snacks in between meals
• Include meat, fish. chicken, eggs, milk, cheese,
yoghurt, beans or lentils at each meal
Chips, roast potatoes or mashed potatoes with butter,
milk, cream or cheese
Vegetables with white sauce, butter or cheese

Avoid low fat, sugar-free, diet foods and drinks Puddings

Try ready made meals if you don't feet like cooking
Having your drinks after meals may prevent you
feeling full
Try to have a pint of full fat milk every day. You can
enrich this by stirring in 2-4 tablespoons of dried milk
powder. Use this instead of milk or water in drinks,
cooking, cereals and puddings.
Eat what you enjoy most!
Milk puddings with extra jam , sugar or cream
Cakes, pastries, jeUy or trifle. Add cream, ice-cream or
evaporated milk.
Creamy, full fat yoghurts with extra sugar
Snacks and Drinks
Crackers, crumpets, toast, pancakes or teacakes. Add
butter, cheese ot jam.

Biscuits, chocolate, crisps, nuts

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Ideas for meals and adding extra calories
Milky drinks such as coffee, hot chocolate, milk shakes,
Breakfast malted drinks. Add sugar and cream .

Cereal or porridge with milk, cream or sugar N ourishing drinks such as Complan or Build-up can be
bought in supermarkets or pharmacy shops.
Roll or toast thickly spread with butter or m argarine
and jam, m armalade or honey
If you continue to lose weight after following this
Bacon, egg or sausages advice, contact your doctor or nurse.

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