High Calorie Diet Supplements

You may think of a diet supplement as a means to help you lose weight. But for those who need to gain weight, diet supplements can promote weight gain, preserve lean body mass and increase overall caloric intake. They can be used as meal supplements or as meal replacements.

Carnation Instant Breakfast VHC

Nestle Nutrition makes one of the highest calorie ready-to-drink nutrition supplements. Its Carnation Instant Breakfast lactose free very high calorie formula contains 560 calories and 23g of protein in an 8-oz. container. Carnation Instant Breakfast VHC comes in a variety of flavors, including chocolate, vanilla and strawberry. You cannot find Carnation Instant Breakfast VHC at the grocery store, but it can be ordered through Nestle Nutrition or one of its distributors. Carnation Instant Breakfast VHC can help you meet your nutritional needs if you have a poor appetite and can help you gain weight.

Ensure Plus

Ensure Plus is another high calorie diet supplement designed to help you meet your nutritional needs by maintaining or promoting weight gain. Each 8-oz. container provides 350 calories and 13g of protein. It also provides 24 essential vitamins and minerals. Drinking three containers of Ensure Plus per day will provide almost 100 percent of all of your vitamin and mineral needs. In addition to its high calorie count, Ensure Plus has also been supplemented with omega-3 fatty acids. Omega-3 fatty acids are essential for heart and brain health. You can find Ensure Plus at most supermarkets.

Boost Plus

Boost Plus can also help you meet your nutritional needs. Each 8-oz. ready-to-drink container provides 360 calories and 14g of protein. Boost Plus makes a healthy meal replacement choice for when you do not have time eat a meal or snack. It can also be used to supplement your diet to help promote weight gain. In addition to being high in calories and protein, Boost Plus also provides 26 essential vitamins and minerals. It is available in vanilla, chocolate and strawberry flavors, and can be found in most supermarkets.

Carnation Instant Breakfast Powder

Carnation Instant Breakfast powder is a meal replacement product you can make into a high calorie supplement. Each packet of powder contains 130 calories and 5g of protein. When mixed with whole milk it makes a high calorie supplement containing 280 calories and 13g of protein. To increase your shake's caloric content, add 2 tbsp. of nonfat dried milk powder to provide 346 calories and 19g of protein. Each tablespoon of nonfat dried milk powder contains 33 calories and 3g of protein. Make a high calorie milk shake by mixing a packet of Carnation Instant Breakfast powder with 1 cup of milk and 1 cup of ice cream. Each shake will contain approximately 580 calories and 20g of protein.