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what foods should i eat in order to gain weight?

i have had struggled with a lot of weight loss and i am trying to get to a healthy body weight. im about 113 right now and 5'7'. i would like to get to at least 125 this summer. what should i include in my diet? i want to keep it as healthy as possible however, no fast food.

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
    Favorite Answer

    Ensure Plus/ Boost Plus are great nutritional weight- gain supplements and are healthy with the benefit of probiotics/ omega 3's/ 8+ essential nutrients/ a source of calcium and protein!

    Consume either Ensure Plus, or Boost Plus twice per day, ontop of dailey regimes/ eatting- do not decrease.

    (Chocolate flavours taste best heated in a mug in the microwave- tastes like hot chocolate, other flavours taste best chilled.)

    Also try these dense food's!

    Whole dairy

    - 3%- Whole milk

    - Cottage cheese

    - Greek/ full fat yoghurts

    - Added Cheese (sliced/ grated/ shredded/ diced) - crackers, sandwhiches, salads, cassaroles, homemade meals, pastas, etc ..

    - Added powdered milk to cassaroles/ oatmeals/ mashed potatoes

    - Cream based soups/ sauces instead of broth/ vegetable based

    Complex wholegrains

    - Wholewheat pasta (with pesto/ cream sauce, added cheese/ extra vegetables/ optional lean protein- turkey/ lean beef- soy meatballs, chicken, shrimp/ scallops, ground lean turkey/ beef, etc ..)

    - Brown/ long grain rice

    - Couscous/ quinoa

    - Thick- cut wholewheat bread/ bagels/ wraps/ pitas/ english muffins/ waffles/ flatbread

    - Bran muffins

    - Wholegrain crackers/ flatbread crackers (with cheese, hummus, peanut butter, or canned white tuna)

    - Granola/ musili

    - Wholegrain/ fiber granola bars (Nature Valley)

    - Oat/ hot oatmeal made with milk/ added natural crunchy peanut butter stirred in

    - Yams/ potatoes (mashed/ roasted/ baked) with olive oil/ margerine, milks/ cheeses, sour creams, herbs, cinnamain/ nutmegs, etc ..)

    - Added whreatgerm/ bran to cereals/ oatmeals

    - Added margerine/ olive oils to cooked vegetables/ startches/ pastas/ breads

    Dense fruits/ vegetables

    - Dried fruits (added to yoghurts, cereals, oatmeals, salads, trail mix, etc ..)

    - Canned fruits in syrups/ added custard on fruits

    - Fruit juices (Odwalla juices)

    - Bananas/ avacados

    - Apples/ celery/ bananas with crunchy/ smooth natural peanut butter

    - Steamed/ cooked vegetables with added margerine/ olive oil/ grated- melted cream cheese)

    - Canned vegetables (added margerine/ olive oil)

    - Regular salad dressings

    - Vegetable juice

    - Crunchy vegetables and hummus/ bean dip

    - Black olives

    Lean meats/ meat alternatives

    - Breaded chickens/ turkeys/ cods/ halibits/ shrimps/ etc ..

    - Sliced deli meats

    - Lean ground meats/ turkey

    - Lean pork cuts

    - Sirlion/ tenderlion steak cut's/ etc ..

    - Fish- canned white tunas/ salmons

    - Nuts/ seeds

    - Natural smooth/ crunchy peanut butters (sandwhiches, oatmeals, crackers, fruits- vegetables, milkshakes, etc..)

    - Egg's

    - Quorn/ tofu/ soy

    - Breaded quorn/ vegetarian meat- breaded (ie: chikn nuggets)

    - Baked beans/ refried beans

    - Chickpeas/ hummus

    - Lentils

    - Olives

    - Red wine/ coolers/ beers/ alcohols

    - Dark chocolates

    - Chocolate bar- (ie: Mars/ Snickers/ etc ..)

    - Gatoraides/ poweraids (instead of water- to refuel in sports)

    - Etc ..

    Fast foods/ dessert based foods (chocolates/ icecreams/ donuts- cakes/ etc ..) wouldn't hurt in the weight- gain process.

    Hope i'v helped, goodluck!

  • 1 decade ago

    GOMAD works for a lot of people...

    A gallon of milk a day. It teaches you to eat more often... the gallon of milk pretty much covers all your calories for the day, so anything you eat on top of that will help to add weight. You can add weight relatively quickly using GOMAD.

    Obviously you might not be able to do a gallon on Day 1, but work up to it. I used it for about 5 days or so and was able to go from a 122-125 varied weight to a 128-130.

    113 to 125 might take about a month, depending on how much food you can eat along with it and how soon you can build up to a full gallon or at least pretty close to it.

    Source(s): Did it myself, fast results if you stick with it.
  • Rose .
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    Hi dear,

    follow these guidelines to gain healthy weight

    - Eat nutritious foods that are high in calories. Examples are whole-grain breads, vegetables such as avocados and potatoes, kidney beans, lean red meat, poultry and fish.

    - Increase the caloric value of your meals. Add powdered milk to casseroles for added calories, add avocados and olives to sandwiches, add wheat germ to your cereal, add chopped meat to your pasta sauce, and so on.

    - Avoid skipping meals. Knowing how to gain weight involves consistent eating. Eat three meals a day and at least two snacks.

    - Increase your normal portion size. Take a second scoop of pasta, or add two bananas to your oatmeal.

    - Choose higher-calorie foods when given a choice. For example, corn is higher in calories than green beans.

    - Relax - excessive fidgeting and restlessness can burn up a lot of calories.

    -Add weight lifting to your exercise program. It helps build muscle mass.

    - Balance your caloric intake with the number of calories you're burning. You need to be taking in more than you use up, and you may need to ease up a little on your exercise program.

    good luck

    :o)

  • 1 decade ago

    You need to be eating calorie dense foods such as: nuts, olive oil, oats, whole wheat bread, whole wheat pasta, potatoes, fish and any others people can think of.

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  • 4 years ago

    2 hour walk at a moderate pace

  • 1 decade ago

    Eat healthy foods 3 times a day. 3 square meals.

  • 1 decade ago

    lots of pasta and chicken lots of protein maybe look into weight gaining supplements

  • 5 years ago

    Get up and walk 10 minutes before each meal

  • 5 years ago

    Eat vegetables seeds nuts and lean proteins

  • 5 years ago

    do your grocery shopping with a list and a time limit that way you re less likely to stray into the processed foods section

  • 5 years ago

    share your weight loss goals with your friends and family make it a positive life change and ask for their encouragement

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