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Weight Gainers: What did YOU eat today?

I am copying the many times copied thread, "What did you eat today?" in hopes of helping some of those who are just starting to gain and have no clue what to eat. I know that when I began weight recovery, I was eating tons of low-cal foods just because that's what I was used to. I learned the hard way that dense foods are essential to weight gain when you have high caloric requirements (at one point I needed 4500 cal to maintain my weight on BEDREST). Perhaps newbies can get some ideas if we post our weight gain meal plans! Even if you're not gaining anymore, grab an old one and post it!:]
Please note that every body is different and some will need more or less calories than others to gain. This thread is just so that you can get an idea of what you need.
Oh, and yes, I'm breaking the "no calories, no portions" rule, since it is pretty helpful in this case. If you want to post cals/portions you can. I just ask that you don't post if you're not eating enough, though as this is a weight gain thread, I would hope none of you are undereating.;]
I'll start....
Breakfast (875 cal)*

• 1/2 cup oatmeal (150) cooked with
• 1 cup evaporated whole milk (300)
• 1 mashed banana (100)
• 2 tbsp peanut butter (200)
• 1 tbsp ground flaxseed and cinnamon to taste (50) 
• 1 hard-boiled egg (75 cal)

Morning Snack (300 cal)*

• 1/4 cup mixed nuts (200)
• 1/4 cup dried apricots (100)

Lunch (660 cal)*

• 1/4 cup rice cooked in 1 cup chicken stock (300) and
• 1/2 cup canned or cooked chickpeas (145) and
• 1/3 cup shredded cheese (150) and
• 1/4 cup each onion, peppers, and tomato (30) cooked with
• 1 tbsp olive oil and curry powder to taste (120)

Afternoon snack (390 cal)*

• 1 serving baby carrots (35)
• 1/4 cup hummus (155)
• 1/4 cup mixed nuts (200)

Dinner (875 cal)*

• 1 cup of my insane Mac & Cheese recipe (515)
• 2 cups tossed salad (45)
• 2 tbsp rasins (60)
• 2 tbsp sunflower seeds (105)
• 2 tbsp dressing (150)

Evening snack (480)*

• 1 cup plain whole milk yogurt (180)
• 1/2 cup homemade granola (300)

About 3600 calories :]

Aqua - nice blog! I'll post what I Get in my advent calendar later on once I've opened it:)

Mashed - You're right, the only way I can beat it is to EAT. I should be enjoying recovery, so Im going to make myself enjoy it. I have had so much more energy and stuff since starting, so it's obviously a good thing, and obviously worth all the s*it. And thanks sooo much for the portions pic, roughly I reckon I'm eating around 45-50grams (guessing from that pic) at the moment, so I might up it a bit. How many cals is in say 75 grams of bran flakes? :) Your porridge looks delish as well btw :P

Charlie - The prelim was actually pretty good, surprisingly! French is hardly my strong subject but I think I did quite well! Except I have computing today and thats going to be a definate fail ><

Gibbit - You're right:) I hope you feel better soon too, and zuchinni scones sound pretty nice! ^^

Lala - How dyou think my meal plan was today? Dyou think anywhere near 2500? I cant post calories cos I still dont measure out portions or whatever. But I reckon dinner was pretty high cal, like at leas 500 because the puff pastry serving was so big.

Rebelchick - yeah when Im out, sometimes you hear people say things like that, and they say it so loudly and boldly...its like I CAN FREAKIN HEAR YOU! and it makes you want to cry and hide away. Everyone at school talks about me behind my back, I get random girls I hardly ever talk to asking me about it, and I find it really weird, im not used to that sort of attention :/ But your right, all i can do to solve this one is eat :D

Zebulancherry - ahhh I wish I had the patience you do, I really wnana try making those larabars! :)

Love to allx

I'll reply to individuals later. I have to get this out of my innards!

I... ATE... CHOCOLLLLAATTTTEEEE!!!
For the first time, in so long. I went searching high and low for a perfect advent calender, i went to chocolate SPECIFIC.. i was willing to pay the big bucks.. DO YOU RECKON ANYONE COULD HELP ME?
So with the idea, i think it was Dolly? To make my own?

I'll buy the little draw shelvey things tomorrow.. But i stocked up on Forrero Rocher/Lindt Chocolates/Boost(the chocolate bar?)/Kinder Bueno/Seashell.. those stunning ones..

And finally, after stocking up and doing the usual 'yeah yeah.. ill EVENTUALLY get theballs to eat one'.. i literally GRABBED a Lindt Ball.. and savoured every single mouthful. Of course i looked at the nutrional panel. 4.3 Sat fat? WHO CAREs.. THIS TASTED LIKE WHAT HEAVEN MUST FEEL LIKE!!

I sat in the car with mum just smiling(hopefully with chocolate in my teeth.. for extra effect) But i friggin' did it.
And i got weighed, so from here on in. We hit the 2500 EVERY SINGLE DAY for two weeks, and then figure out how i'm going. I can no longer backslide, or over estimate my meals. Which today were as follows -

Breakfast - Vanill' de Oats wis Blueberries
'nother frozen Nana
(have to add.. maybe some of those CLUSTERS.. whch i bought.)

Snack - Yogurt and an apple

Lunch - Homemade 'Chickpea/Four Bean/Curry' burger on a wholemeal(is wholemeal/wholeWHEAT the same thing? we only have wholemeal or wholegrain?) with a big salad and Cottage Cheese.

Snack - LINDT CHOCOLATE BALL and a Yogurt drink

Dinner - Chicken Rammikans with mixed vegetables and gravy/stock sauce. On a bed of Brown Basmati Rice.

And now i'm off to Kmart to find some christmas decorations and back for snack.

I'm looking at shaking some things up, any suggestions? Such as, splitting snacks up.. or.. more meal ideas or the order in which you split your meals

ex. 500-400-500-450-600 so on and so forth.
Any help would just be the bees knees

XXX

Woohooeth!  Very proud of you, Lauren.  Not only because you did it--you ate chocolate--but because you also had one of your lentil burgers even though you didn't know the cals!  That's showing ED!

Keep it up.  Enjoy every mouthful of those 2500 cals.  And keep smiling.  With chocolate-stained teeth, no less!  :-)

Ladydanger - I usually use this set-up...

• Breakfast - 600
• Snack - 400
• Lunch - 500
• Snack - 400
• Dinner - 500
• Snack - 300-400

You could obviously add in a few here and there if you had to. Lunch and dinner could be 600, for example, and snacks could be 500.

Dolly: Unfortunately, there isn't really any way of me telling without portions. "Jam" could be a teaspoon or a tablespoon.

Behold as I now show how ridiculously mathematical an ED makes you.

A clementine is no more than about 40 calories. Honeydew is equally very low calorie - about 40 calories to 100g. If you're not eating full fat dairy or if you're still on soya yoghurt that's about 60 calories for 100g.

The G+B's, it depends on how many squares and the variety but on average about a fifth of the bar is around 110-150 calories. Again on the jam, honey, the PB and the pickle I don't know how much you're dolloping on. There's only about 40 calories in an average ryvita.

Your tart - alright, that could've made 500 if the feta was whole fat. I think that's the one meal your mum is in charge of, though? The bagels - depends where you got it from, but it's 300 tops. 210 lowest. Tesco raisin and cinnamon bagels are 210ish. Breakfast - depends how much milk, how many flakes, how many berries... however, that's probably your highest calorie meal of the day. 600ish, perhaps. But, if I count the food I could first identify...

Breakfast 500-600
Lunch - At least 210-300 from the bagel. 110-150 from the chocolate. 40 from the clementine - 360-490
Post Lunch 80 for the ryvitas and 40 for the melon - 120
Dinner - 500
Post dinner 60 calories for the yoghurt, bran flakes are about 150 calories for 45g... 210?

With all that estimation, that is only 1690 calories low end, 1920 high end. I've not counted honey, trail mix, jam, PB, or pickle. So... unless you ate... 810 to 580 calories in condiments and trail mix... no. And I could be being far too generous because again - I don't know what your portions look like.

Oh dear. That was a very sad display.

Lady: Meal plans for 2500:

Breakfast 650
Snack 200
Lunch 600
Snack 200
Dinner 600
Snack 200

Breakfast 600
Snack 250
Lunch 600
Snack 250
Dinner 550
Snack 250

Breakfast 600
Snack 250
Lunch 600
Snack 250
Dinner 600
Snack 200

(Did I add those up right? If I'm short, tell me, my maths is - contrary to what may be above - crap!)

You basically want your main meals to be in the 500-650 range and your snacks the 200-300 range.

When I was at the 2500 range in IP this is what my meals looked like:

breakfast: 800

lunch: 650

snack: 400

dinner: 650

I hated having to cram everything into three meals and one snack. I was glad when I got transferred to a different ED unit/program. There I got 400- 450 calories six times a day, through ensure plus and juice when I was at the 2500. That program believed you had to reach X percentage of IBW before you could be moved to solid food. Six weeks of vanilla ensures and apple juice! Christ. Looking back on it, I've never been so thankful to have solid food. I remember my first breakfast, I called my dad and was like "Dad!!! I ate waffles with butter and syurp this morning!! I'm so happy!" He was happy for me, albeit slightly confused.

hey rebelchick, they made me drink ensures for a while at my ip program too. ah gross. and yes, never been more thankful for solid food. 

breakfast: oatmeal, raisins, yogurt, almonds, orange juice- 550

snack: couldnt have because of a 4 hour exam

lunch: cottage cheese, 2 pitas with peanut butter, apple, grapefruit juice- 600

snack: odwalla bar-250

dinner: ended up having veggie burger, rice, cheese, broccoli and tomatoes- 600

snack: fruit, cereal, yogurt...?

been doing so much better lately. feels good to be back on track

Hey guys!!

I have had another really good day! Funny how more food = more good days, isn't it? ;-)

Anyhoo...

Me and my mum had a lovely lunch, spent ages chatting and it was just really chilled... and I ate a proper normal-person amount :) I had seconds of everything (it was loads of mezze dishes so you just help yourself) and even thirds of my particular favourite aubergine and yoghurt... Mm...

My mum left a comment on my blog (aah the perils of having computer-savvy parents!) which was so sweet it made me feel a bit of a lump in my throat when I read it.. It means so much to know she has faith in me, because I think for a long time she really didn't.

Weighing today was um.. Well it was OK. Considering for three days I had a gastric bug and (without giving TMI) was on the loo a lot AND the massive jump it made last week, I think I did pretty well (Went up 0.2kg - not a lot) But my nurse wants me to keep my diet the same for the next week because of the stomach bug going around which I'm pretty happy with, since I'm hitting 2500 consistantly *finally*.

My mum is cooking supper for her and me tonight (boys having *manly* meat. Typical.) and I am having no input whatsoever... a first. Slightly worried about what she might concoct but from the smells coming upstairs it's delicious... *tries not to have any panics about oil etc*

Will post foods at the end of the day. Love you guys! xxxx

Although I'd love to believe it, I know there's no way that I gained four pounds in two days as the scale tells me. My mom believes it though - man, when this water weight gets ummm... peed out of me, she's going to think I lost again. Bleh - I'll just have to make sure to keep eating salt and drinking lots of fluids! At least some of that weight was progress.

Breakfast

• Oatmeal with cashew butter, pumpkin, and raisins 
• Egg white omlette with tomatoes, mushrooms, and onions
• Leftover strawberries

Morning Snack

• Bran muffin
• Peanut butter
• Large apple
• Three scrambled egg whites
• Nonfat keifer

Lunch 

• Green beans
• Bell peppers, onions, and salsa
• Homemade salmon salad (made with leftover cooked salmon, yogurt, celery, and onion)
• La Tortilla Factory whole wheat wrap (large size)
• Kidney beans
• Peas

Afternoon snack

• Lara Bar (can't decide what flavor... I just got back from Whole Foods so I have like, five different new ones to choose from) 
• Greek yogurt cup
• Ezekiel bread, or pita

Dinner 

• TBD - probobly a turkey burger made with leftover ground turkey or something vegetarian. Haven't decided yet.
• Green beans
• Peas
• Black beans
• Orange and green bell peppers, diced

Evening snack

• Cup of yogurt
• Half-cup of cottage cheese - I was out of it for almost a week!
• Quarter-cup of milled flaxseed
• Half a large banana

Foodies -->

Breakfast
All Bran
Banana
Skim milk
Grapefruit juice
Lunch
[At Lebanese]
Flatbread
Aubergine dip
Fried Aubergine (!!)
Garlic yoghurt
Dressed salad
Pickles
Snack
Cashews
Fage
Applesauce
Supper
Roasted butternut squash
Wild and brown rissotto type thing  <---- made by Mum, not me.. trusting
Salad
Snack
'Nana porridge
Brown sugar

Dolly - there are about 200kcals in 75g. Hope that helps! You wanna try and gain some before you go to the doctors' again!

Everyone - Hope you all have/have had a really good day :-)

Hey guys! Sorry I didn't get on earlier, every time I entered my password on here on I got a message that said CC was having problems with logins and to try again later.

lady- Great job with the chocolate! It is lovely, isn't it? The make Boost chocolate bars? Gross. You know what's good? Porridge with dark chocolate, a banana, and macadamia nuts. Mmmmm.

ngemma- Glad you're doing well. Looks like you have a pretty balanced diet, but I hope you manage to find a lot more to eat tonight.

mashed- Ha, I was wondering who that comment was from!! That's really sweet of your mum though. I'm not quite sure how to explain to my parents that I've made a food blog.. they know I'm safe online and all but I don't know whether they'll think it's just an extension of my ED or what. Great job going out to lunch today!

zeb- Congrats on the gain. I think you should brief your mom on the water weight thing though, because she might be rather alarmed if you um, drop two pounds overnight? How are you taking having to eat meat?

Food later.

hehe aqua - boost chocolate bars aren't the same as the boost shakes, they're just normal chocolate bars with a filling ;-) just finished my porridge - full but OK. all i wanted was a nice hot bath but SOMEONE (glaring at my BROTHER) used all the hot water so I had to sit and de-tangle my hair in icy water :-( brrr!

ngemma - don't tell me you were in Cornell too! That would be too freaky.

mashed -!!! congrats on going out to eat! wow! I know that must have been hard, and then trusting your mom with dinner too! That's so much to be proud of right there when its something you aren't used to. BTW Are you an eggplant/aubergine fan too? hehe. I love eggplant.

Annd I guess I should post for the day.

Breakfast - 1/2 cup muesli mixed with 4oz vanilla protein drink. tinned fruit cup. big ol' glass of cran-plum juice.

Snack - blueberry muffin top, 6oz plain Greek yogurt 2/ honey. Apple juice. I'm glad they sell just tops now. When I was little I can remember my mom getting mad at me for peeling the tops of muffins and sticking the remainder back in the fridge so someone else would get stuck with the bottom half...

Lunch - Whole wheat wrap the size of my head! smeared with peanut butter and jam. Sliced up apple. Peach-cream soy cup.

Snack - Vanilla Greek yogurt w/ a scoop of ground flaxseed and sultanas

Dinner - Bulghur salad with sliced tomatoes and topped with tofu "cottage cheese" (Mom-made)

Snack - Still working on the ginormous can of pumpkin...so a cup o' oats with pumpkin and brown sugar it is.

Tomorrow I have an orchestra rehearsal after school, then I'm going to my first group therapy session. Hopefully it will help! I probably won't be on until after dinner.

Breakfast- Woke up late, so in a rush. PB sandwich on WW, fage total, apple, and a gnu bar

Lunch- WW sammich with honey almond spread, wallaby yogurt, TLC bar, carrots

Snack- Usual

Dinner- Pancakes!! The whole grain gingerbread kind! One with maple syrup and butter, on with sliced banana, and one with blueberries. And an egg. See blog for details

Snack- Nuts in the shell, dark chocolate from advent calendar (dolly, how'd you do today with the advent calendar?), graham crackers with PB, clementine, Ben and Jerry'

Good night everybody - getting ready for my light strength training session and then going off to have my before-bed bowl of yogurt, cottage cheese, and lots of flaxseed. ^^

I seriously freaked out since I didn't eat dinner until 9:00 (and it was BIGGER than normal - I added 100 calories to it today), and considered not having a snack later, but I took control and shut up that stupid ED before it was too late. I've already prepared it in advance to make sure I eat it... plus, I LOVE yogurt so it's calling my name!

hello, not much time today because i still have this stupid group project/ final paper to work on. I hate working in groups!! i woudl have had this done a long time ago had it just been me but nooo, my group has waited til the last day and has still not mailed me anything to put in the paper. Had a pretty stressed out day today again, all the graduation stuff, being broke, realizing i have zero plans for hte rest of my life starting next week....havent even cared about food, which i guess is the plus side of all this. I'm too busy having panic attacks about this to be concerned, too busy/ too depressed to care that i'm sitting on my butt all day getting fatter because i can't be bothered to exercise.  But i did talk to my mom about it and she was really reassuring. Then later I got a lovely message from Theo that definitely made my day 100 x better. She's doing really well btw!

I did switch up breakfast this morning so that was a good challenge. And tonight I went out to a bar for my friends bday, had an iced mojito (eeeeeek!!) yeah, i've accepted alcohol cals in the form of wine so far, but liquor still freaks me out a bit, it's a combo of scary sugary syrups, and the act that it always makes me stomach feel gross and bloated. I"m hoping my tea and big snack help with that now. Belgian boy is back in the picture haha, he was there tnight and oh so adorable, but he moves back at the end of next week :\ i did however tell him to call me this upcoming week if he had time to hang out so.....i hope that goes well!

zeb- congrats on the gain! maybe not ALL of it is water. Just prep your mom before next time just in case, and hopefully you'll be pleasantly surprised! My body didn't realize it was supposed to hold on to anything i ate until i reached 4000 cals for a while, so dont be afraid to increase if you need to! and great job having the night snack! i haven't been too hungry lately either because stress for me means loss of appetite, but we have to do these things for our health! oh, and how do you make the larabars?

aqu- hope group therapy goes well! i think next week my moms finally making me an appointment to see someone, i was in quite the state when i called her this afternoon, she even asked if i needed her to see if i could get in tomorrow! too bad i have wayy too much schoolwork, it will have to be once i'm done :\

rebel- wow, how lucky! your mom seems like a really healthy and good cook! i don't think my mom knows what bulghur is, and she would never touch tofu.

mashd- i left a message on your blog! your mom also sounds like a really good cook! my mom sticks to rgular meat based dishes and the sides are always an afterthought, as in "gaby, why don't you make a salad" and as for the rest i have to fend for myselfand make due with whatever i find in their fridge.

lady- way to go!!! oh man, i remember the first time i reintroduced chocolate, it's soooo good!!! and my mom was there too and i felt so proud to be eating a chocolate bar there in front of her, but she usually doesnt pick up on these things, oh well.

ok back to paper writing for me, goodnight!

Lady: Im sooo freaking glad you enjoyed your chocolate girl! I remember the first time Id tried it again in months, it was literally amazing :'). Yesterday I had a praline seashell and it was gorrrrgeous!:)

Lala: That helps quite a bit tbh, just gives me a rough idea. I think I might start taking pics of my food for a blog type thing so I can show you portions? Im having a bagel for breakkie so Ill take a pic of that so you can see how much I spread on it. My ryvitas are 30 cals each, and Im still on the soya products, and generally I prefer to put milk with my bran flakes than yoghurt so I suppose that's lower cals too (N). The feta was whole fat :] The bagels are New York ones so 215. Thanks it really helped though :)

Mashed: you're right I need to gain some or my mum will kill me! D: Im so glad you're doing so well right now hun!

Yesterdays food:

Breakfast: Soya milk, dried fruit, raspberries, blueberries, 50grams bran flakes, advent calendar choc

Snack: Chocolate Muffin from school ^^

Lunch: NUtella sandwich and honeydew

Snack: Clementine

Dinner: This yummy soup my mum made with celery and lentils, 2 slices wholemeal bread

Snack: 50grams bran flakes, soya milk, raspberries, G&B's chocolate, honey

Gib - Saunter through this downward pike lovey. T'is the season afterall! It's all meant to go tits up for a while, but then we all gather up the leftover courage and come out brighter than brights!! And i  know how shiney you already are darling.

Rebel - Totally agree with Gib. Your mum seems like a kickarse cook! I have to cook most of my meals seperately because my entire family are HUGE eaters.. and not UNhealthy.. but don't watch what they eat. Hell.. that wasmy problem too! I have to have my own shelf in the fridge coz my sister hates tofu THAT much.

Dolly - ^.^ Thanks for the encouragement darlingheart. I went andbought one of those huge Advent-Calender-Wall-Chart things.. Hell yeah i'm almost 22.. hell yeah i've lived out of home/traveled/woken up in strange bars with strangers poking me in the ribs with pool cues.... BUT I WANTED ME A DAMN WALL CHART ADVENT CALENDER! So i bought all delicate choccies. Today is a Forerro Rochur. Which i'm saving for after dinner. Again, to savour.
Is one a day TOO much? Highly doubt it. (meanwhile my sister just finished a block of peppermint aero.......)

AERO.. now THERE'S a chocolate i'd love to bathe in. Oh and Tim Tams.. ooohh all moisty sucked through cup o' tea..

Alright alright i'll shush up.
I'm loving all the blogs too girls, i'll put mine up eventually.

Decided to pre-plan the next few days 'mealplans' because i've been ditching things.. or ED has.. unintentionally coz i panic at last minute. And kinda lost my appetite.

Breakfast - Lady Oats a'la Vanilla and Blueberries (with clusters;))
100g of Yogurt
Shiney Apple

Snack - 9 Grain Toast with Cranberry Blueberry Jam
Juice

(my stomach doesn't hold juice well.. i've come to realize)
Lunch - Baked Sweet Spud with Cottage Cheese and Asian Salad Mix
Nectarine

Snack - Banana and More COttage CHeese

Dinner - Garlic Chicken Breast, Green Vege Salad, Brown Basmati with sauteed Mushroom and Onion

rest to decide

x

Gibbit - Good job on switching up breakfast! For the longest time the only fruit I would eat for breakfast was berries, but now I'll pretty much take whatever we have - even bananas and raisins! It's good to have variety. Oh, and which LaraBars do you like? The "recipes" will depend on which one you want to make. For example, the Pitachio one is -

• 2 tbsp pistachios
• 1 tbsp cashews
• 2 tbsp dates (chopped)

All you have to do is pulse them up in a food processor and form them into a bar - very simple and tasty indeed. ^^

Breakfast

• Oatmeal with cashew butter, skim milk, and flax 
• Egg white omlette with tomatoes, mushrooms, and onions
• Large orange

Morning Snack

• Bran muffin
• Peanut butter
• Large apple
• Cottage cheese
• Nonfat keifer

Lunch 

• Green beans
• Bell peppers, onions, and salsa
• Tuna salad
• Ezekiel pita bread 
• Black beans
• Peas

Afternoon snack

• Lara Bar - flavor undecided. Maybe I'll fight my fear of coconut and go for the Chocolate Coconut Chew - two fear foods conquered in one! 
• Greek yogurt cup
• Ezekiel bread

Dinner 

• TBD - we might get to make dinner as a family tonight, in which case it will probobly be something made from Cooking Light or another cookbook. If I'm cooking for just me, I'll probobly make mattar panner (with tofu) and some couscous, since I'm craving Indian food.
• Green beans
• Peas
• Pinto beans
• Yellow and green bell peppers, diced

Evening snack

• Cup of yogurt
• Half-cup of cottage cheese
• Quarter-cup of milled flaxseed
• Half a large banana

It's only 15 degrees outside! xO Hopefully it snows pretty soon to off-set the gloominess. I want it to be a white Christmas this year!

Gibbit and Lady; hehe I am kinda lucky I guess. My parents don't actually eat the same meals as me most of the time because I'm essentially vegetarian and they aren't. I was actually vegan pre-AN but I've made some concessions on my eating habits so its a bit easier to get in the calories/nutrients. I basically choose dinner, my mom just does preparation whatnot so I don't short-change myself (dinner is my hardest meal for some reason)

By the way Gibbit; congrats on the new breakfast cereal! I tried a new one this week too. Woo-hoo! Its actually kinda nice to change things up, isnt it?

Dolly; you have a blog too? Everyone has blogs! hehe. It sounds like you really challeneged yourself yesterday, congrats. If you prefer milk with your bran flakes; maybe you could try adding some protein powder in there? That's what I do and its pretty yummy. The cereal stays nice and crunchy that way and its easy.