Those wishing to increase their weight want to know the most popular and inexpensive foods that pack a whopping 1,000 calories. While some are better for you than others, there is a variety of foods and food selections that when eaten in various quantities in a sitting may offer the calories necessary to gain weight. If you want to gain weight, be aware that high-calorie foods may provide the calories you're looking for, and with varying degrees of nutrients, but many 1,000-calorie foods also contain large amounts of sugars or fats that may be detrimental to overall health and wellness.
Meat
Eating 21 oz. of ham or 22 oz. of white chicken meat delivers approximately 1,000 calories, according to Taste of Home, as do two quarter-pounder cheeseburgers. If you can eat them in one day, four 4-inch sausages also offer about 1,000 calories.
Bread
Approximately 15 slices of white bread contains roughly 1,000 calories, as do about five regular-size portion servings of french fries, ordered from your favorite fast food restaurant.
Drinks
Eight glasses of wine offers about 1,000 calories, as do about 96 oz. (about twelve 8-oz. glasses) of skim milk. Skim milk will provide the calories without the fat. About seven 12-oz. cans of regular soda also provides about 1,000 calories.
Snacks
About two to three dark chocolate bars offer approximately 1,000 calories, as does 6 oz. of peanuts
Dining Out
Restaurants provide a variety of entrees that pack a 1,000-plus calorie punch, including but not limited to Chili's Monterey Chicken (1,170 calories), Macaroni Grill's Honey Balsamic Chicken (1,220 calories) and P.F. Chang's Orange Peel Chicken (1,151 calories).
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