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Hey everybody i am currently trying to gain some weight as a vegan and wondering if you had any good/healthy ideas on stuff i could eat to bump up my caloric intake. I already know about adding lots of nuts and seeds but thats not enough.

P.S. i am very active so things that digest easy are also a plu

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Not a vegan, but vegetarian - I find that eating a lot of sugar (even fruit) makes me hungry more often (and I tend to eat more, as a result). Starches always seem to get me somehow :) - try potatoes (fingerling potatoes with arugula, olive oil and grainy mustart is a wonderful summer dish), bread (good, crusty bread is pretty calorie-dense, and in my book, always worthwhile), and other baked goodies.

You can also try adding flax to your breakfast (on top of oatmeal, etc.) and give smoothies a try. When my stomach feels weird and I don't feel like eating, but I know I have a busy day and need the energy, a smoothie with frozen berries, bananas, soymilk and almond butter always does the trick.
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