A grocery haul for gentle gaining

Gaining gets a lot easier when your kitchen is already on your side. These are the things we keep stocked so the calorie-dense choice is the convenient one.

The quiet workhorses

• Whole milk149 kcal and full-fat yogurt75 kcal — for oats150 kcal, smoothies, sauces.
• Nut butters and tahini89 kcal — a spoon adds easy energy to almost anything.
• Good olive oil119 kcal — drizzle it on everything, generously.
• Oats, rice205 kcal and pasta200 kcal — gentle, filling, endlessly adaptable.
• Cheese110 kcal, eggs72 kcal, and avocados240 kcal — rich, simple, satisfying.
• Dates66 kcal and nuts — snacks that don't need a recipe.

None of this is fancy. That's the point. When the kind choice is already in the cupboard, you don't have to summon willpower on a low-appetite day — you just reach for what's there.