Enriching foods

Often people with cancer need more energy than usual. However increasing the amount you eat may be difficult, especially if you have a small appetite. To cope with this you can enrich your food by adding extra calories.

Milk

Use fortified milk in drinks, on cereals and in cooking.
Try to have one pint of whole milk daily.
Use Horlicks, Ovaltine, Hot Chocolate to flavour milk.

Yoghurt

Choose the thick and creamy types of yoghurt.

Fromage frais

Add to fruit and cereals.
Use in recipes, soups, casseroles and on salads.

Casseroles

Try adding milk powder, cream, cheese, lentils and/or beans to casseroles.

Sauces

Use cheese, cream, enriched milk, margarine and butter to make sauces with.
Have sauces more often or use condensed soups.

Vegetables and potatoes

Add grated cheese, butter and/or margarine.
Try white or cheese sauce with vegetables.

Eggs

Make sure that eggs are cooked so that both the yolk and white are hard.
Try adding cheese, margarine and/or butter to egg dishes.

Soups

Try making Cup-a-soup with enriched milk (see recipe on page 22).
Adding cheese and/or cream to soups make them more nutritious.

Puddings

Use custard, cream and ice-cream often with pudding.
Try adding dried fruit, jam, honey and syrup.
Try making jellies with evaporated milk.

Always try to avoid “diet” products as they usually do not have many calories in them.

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