I can't believe i'm asking this but... healthy higher calorie foods?

i've been trying to eat mostly fresh fruit and (sometimes frozen) vegetables. and i cant believe im saying this because i used to go with the lowest calorie foods so i can eat more, but..

with my new diet, my apetite has been changing, and i can barely reach my caloric goal every day (1200 when lying around, 1500 when working out). sometimes i eat like lean pockets for lunch, but i know they're filled with preservatives and cheese and all that stuff, so even though they're  only 200 calories, it's a pocket of crap.

What are some 200-400 calorie, healthy, filling things that i can have for lunch?

It is not only the stuff your eating for calories but the preservatives, salt and the food which is mostly a filler.  It may stop your hunger but it is not healthy.

We who want to lose weight  should not look for prepared foods and like it or not..you can not beat homemade. 

These products you buy have to last months and have lost most of their nutrients by the time we eat them...they are just fillers..with very little nutrient for fibre values.

Make your self these foods...freeze them then take them with you.  Make homemade soups loaded with grains, veggies...that will fill you and stay with you.  Make fresh salads and add the grains to them with some baked chicken or fish.  To fill that gap, when hungry eat a small bowl of rolled oats, red river cereal, spelt and rye falkes...all low in calories but high in fibre and nutrients which your body wants.   There are tons of things at any bulk or health food store.

It is a matter of choice but if you want to lose weight quickly you need to know what is in your food.  The best choice is natural foods in my opinion.

If you want calories, try celery with peanut butter on them.  :P

- Mixed Green with Canned Wild Salmon, Low Mercury Tuna, Canned Chicken Breast, Canned Sardines &/or Hard Boiled Eggs along with bell peppers, tomatoes, green beans, olives, onions & drizzled with olive oil. 

Try making yourself a mix of raw, unsalted nuts and dried fruit. This provides a delicious, high-calorie and extremely healthy snack! My personal favourite right now is almonds, pumpkin seeds and unsweetened craisins mixed together. Almonds have roughly seven calories a piece, pumpkin seeds roughly 190 per quarter-cup and dried cranberries 100 calories per third cup. You can mix it up by changing the nuts or the fruit. It keeps it fresh!

Avocados are high in calories and very healthy. They're rich in the good fats and I think that a single avocado fruit is about 300 calories, but I'm not checking so don't take it as gospel. They have a good deal of fiber in them, too.

Eggs! Personally I avoid animal products, but hard-boiled eggs are full of good nutrients and are very satisfying. They're also easy to pack around! If you like milks and cheeses you might also try incorporating cottage cheese into your meals for a healthy little kick. Try mixing it with tomatoes and basil or your favourite raw fruit.

ANother thing I like to do is make sandwhiches with whole-wheat spelt or flax bread. A slice of the good stuff clocks in at just over 100 calories, so it's easy to round a sandwhich with some healthy fixings out to 300 or 400 calories. Whole wheat tortillas are great, too. Pretty much anything 'whole' is ridiculously filling, healthy and higher on the calorie scale.

Hope this helps! If you have any other questions you can feel free to drop me a note. Good luck!

lowfat cheese

granola!! [this is great as a cereal, yogurt topping, snack, anything!!]

dried fruit

peanut butter

whole grain crackers

pretzels

olive oil

peas/corn/potatoes/lima beans

coconut

nuts

natural yogurt--regular kind

you can always substitute items in your meals...for example

breakfast [600 calories]-- 1 cup granola [400 calories] and an all natural yogurt [200 calories]

snack [400 calories]--1 oz low fat cheese [80], 1 oz nuts [190], 1 serving ww crackers [130]

lunch [600 calories]--2 slices ww bread [200 calories] 2 tbsp peanut butter [190 calories] 1 tbsp honey [40], banana [90], 1 cup skin milk [80]

dinner [500 calories]--1 serving pasta [200], 4 oz lean mean [150 calories], 1 cup veggies [30 calories] 1tbsp olive oil [120]

hope this helps!! 

I love eating beans (kidney or black) with my meals to reach my caloric goals for the day. I also put them in my brown rice. Also, I find that half a banana with some almond butter not only is a great snack, but pushes me over that 1500 calories I need every day!