A client eats three meals of 400 kcal each and two snacks of 150 kcal each daily (total 1,300 kcal). They report early fullness when trying to double meal sizes. Propose a revised distribution of calories across meals and snacks (number of eating occasions and approximate calories each) to reach ~2,300 kcal/day without making each occasion >500 kcal. Explain your rationale briefly.

• A. Increase to six eating occasions: four meals at ~400 kcal each (1,600 kcal) plus two calorie-dense snacks at ~350 kcal each (700 kcal), totaling ~2,300 kcal; this keeps each sitting ≤400–450 kcal to avoid fullness while adding energy-dense snack options.
• B. Continue three meals but increase each to ~760 kcal (total ~2,280 kcal) so the client gets calories efficiently without changing meal frequency, since reducing snack reliance is always preferable for weight gain.
• C. Switch to one very large meal of ~2,300 kcal each day because concentrating intake into a single sitting optimizes calorie absorption and trains the stomach to tolerate more food rapidly.
• D. Keep current pattern but add three low-calorie, high-fiber snacks to increase meal frequency while minimizing calorie increases at each occasion, which will more effectively raise total calories than adding energy-dense snacks.

Answer: (A)