The best foods...
Here is a list that I started for the best foods to gain weight...feel free to add on to it!
Fruits: Bananas, Cherries, Canned Fruit in Juice, Currants and Raisins, Dates and Figs, Fruit Juices, Fruit Juice Bars, Mangoes, Pineapple, Plantains, Dried Fruits
Breads/Cereals: All-Bran, Bran-Buds, Breads (heavy, dense), Fruitful-Bran, Fruit Squares, Low-Fat Granola, Pasta, Rice and Barley, Wheat Germ (mix in food), Cooked Cereals (i.e. Bulgar, Grits, Oatmeal, etc.)
Vegetables: Corn, Lima Beans, Parsnips, Peas, Potatoes, Succotash, Sweet Potatoes, Winter Squash (i.e. Acorn, Butternut)
Dairy:
Nonfat Cheese, Nonfat Dry Milk (mix into food), Nonfat Frozen Desserts, Soy Milk, Nonfat Frozen Yogurt
Meats and Meat Substitutes: Beans (Garbanzo, Kidney, Navy, Pinto, etc.)
Fish (Bluefish, Butterfish, Chubb, Herring, Mackerel, Pompano, Salmon, Sardines, Swordfish, Tuna and tofu)
Other: Gainers Fuel/Gainers Fuel 1000 (high-calorie, high protein, nutrient-dense, dry mixes to add to water, juice, milk, frozen yogurt, etc.)
Fruits: Bananas, Cherries, Canned Fruit in Juice, Currants and Raisins, Dates and Figs, Fruit Juices, Fruit Juice Bars, Mangoes, Pineapple, Plantains, Dried Fruits
Breads/Cereals: All-Bran, Bran-Buds, Breads (heavy, dense), Fruitful-Bran, Fruit Squares, Low-Fat Granola, Pasta, Rice and Barley, Wheat Germ (mix in food), Cooked Cereals (i.e. Bulgar, Grits, Oatmeal, etc.)
Vegetables: Corn, Lima Beans, Parsnips, Peas, Potatoes, Succotash, Sweet Potatoes, Winter Squash (i.e. Acorn, Butternut)
Dairy:
Nonfat Cheese, Nonfat Dry Milk (mix into food), Nonfat Frozen Desserts, Soy Milk, Nonfat Frozen Yogurt
Meats and Meat Substitutes: Beans (Garbanzo, Kidney, Navy, Pinto, etc.)
Fish (Bluefish, Butterfish, Chubb, Herring, Mackerel, Pompano, Salmon, Sardines, Swordfish, Tuna and tofu)
Other: Gainers Fuel/Gainers Fuel 1000 (high-calorie, high protein, nutrient-dense, dry mixes to add to water, juice, milk, frozen yogurt, etc.)
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Meat: Lamb, Beef
Dairy: Ricotta cheese! Cottage Cheese.
Fat: Olive oil, Natural PB, Hummus, nuts
Dairy: Eggs (not just the whites), Fage (greek) yogurt, Cheese, Cream Cheese, Ricotta Cheese
Meats & Proteins: Fish (Haddock, Cod, Flounder, Tuna, Salmon etc); Chicken breasts; Chickpeas; Refried mexican beans; Boca Burgers & Boca Grounds Meat; Shrimp;
Fats: Granola, Avocados, Almonds, Olives, Olive Oil, Hummus, Cashews, Margerine or Butter (sparingly), sunflower seeds, sesame seeds, peanut butter, salad dressings
Carbs & Others: Almond Breeze, Granola (especially good mixed with yogurt), bananas ( I hate them but they're good for potatssium & are calorie dense), sweet potatoes/yams, potatoes, whole wheat pasta, whole wheat breads, whole grain brown rice
Edit: I forgot cream of wheat, oatmeal, and popcorn - 3 of my go-to snacks
Meats & Proteins: Fish (Haddock, Cod, Flounder, Tuna, Salmon etc); Chicken breasts; Chickpeas; Refried mexican beans; Boca Burgers & Boca Grounds Meat; Shrimp;
Fats: Granola, Avocados, Almonds, Olives, Olive Oil, Hummus, Cashews, Margerine or Butter (sparingly), sunflower seeds, sesame seeds, peanut butter, salad dressings
Carbs & Others: Almond Breeze, Granola (especially good mixed with yogurt), bananas ( I hate them but they're good for potatssium & are calorie dense), sweet potatoes/yams, potatoes, whole wheat pasta, whole wheat breads, whole grain brown rice
Edit: I forgot cream of wheat, oatmeal, and popcorn - 3 of my go-to snacks
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