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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 :]

Breakfast: 35g frosted wheats with splash of semi-skimmed milk, 180ml Kid's Innocent smoothie (raspberries, strawberries, blackberries)

Snack: Ensure plus (chocolate)

Lunch: slice of wholemeal bread with hummous, Activia forest fruits yoghurt

Snack: Ensure plus (forest fruits)

Supper: piece of homemade spinach and mozzarella tart with wholewheat crust, side of steamed baby corn, Pink Lady apple

Snack: Options hot chocolate made with 200ml semi-skimmed milk

Been doing so much better recently and generally feeling a lot more emotionally stable- whoop whoop!!!

despite feeling like crap, i still ate.

breakfast: oatmeal made with skim. milk, toffee hot chocolate, banana and all bran.

Snack: bag of dried apricots, 2 weetabix, live yoghurt.

Lunch:soynut butter on a rasin and cinnamon bagel, an apple, an orange and a pear.

Snack:homemade apple, raisin and cinnamon muffin

Dinner:wholewheat spaghetti with soy mince and grated parmesan.

Snack: (dry) doves farm organic stars cereal.

Before bed: 2 instant hot chocolates.

breakfast: .5 fiber one, 6oz fage, 3 dried apricots (200)

lunch: laughing cow light swiss, 5 pretzel sticks, 16 almonds (190)

snack: apple (80)

dinner: grilled chicken breast, cedar's wheat wrap, lettuce, tomato, steamed veggies (275)

snack: plain yogurt, cereal and fruit (200+)

 

calories not super high but i'm working really hard to do so. even tackled fear foods today (almonds and cheese)

any reccommendations for nutritious night snacks?

Breakfast: oatmeal made with skim. milk, apple, rasins and cinnamon.

snack: eat natural yoghurt and nut bar.

Lunch: wholewheat sandwich with soynut butter and jam, an apple an orange and a pear.

Snack: wholewheat cinnamon bagel with soy nutella and sliced banana

Dinner: wholegrain rice, soy cheese and ratatoullie, half a wholewheat pitta

snack: live strawberry yoghurt with all bran, and 150g frozen summer fruits.

before bed: 2 instant hot chocolates

pre-gym brekie!: apple + blueberry oatmeal

post gym brekie: omlette +apple

lunch: falafel, salad, tomato juice +popcorn (i no is a wierd combo!)

snack: milk + biscuits

Snack: strawberry + banana milkshake

Dinner: veg. and lentil curry w/ wholegrain basmati rice

snack: pb + banana milkshake

b- fage, fiber one, melon

l- pretzels, laughing cow swiss, aplle

s- almonds

d- turkey, lettuce, tomato, carrots, wrap

s- yogurt with kashi go lean

 

got really anxious after the almonds so didnt have a very good dinner. 

Breakfast: oatmeal made with skim. milk, steamed rhubarb, brown sugar and cinnamon.

Snack: wholewheat toast with soynut butter, jam and banana.

Lunch: wholewheat pitta bread, with a grilled veggie burger, lettuce, tomatoes and cucumber.

Snack: an apple, a pear, strawberries, melon, mango, raspberries, all topped with yoghurt and crunchy nut clusters (choco curls) granola.

Dinner: 2 peppered Quorn steaks, with baked aubergine and courgettes, steamed tomatoes, butter beans and a wholegrain tortilla.

Snack: NAKD raw food bar, 6 dates and a banana milkshake.

Before bed: 2 instant hot chocolates.

Natalia: It's great that you ate a "fear food" though! Give yourself credit for that! You can get back on track tomorrow, and the more often you challenge yourself, the easier it will become!:]

Yyonah:Okay, I'm gonna have to agree with everyone else; your menus look so YUMMY! xD Banana milkshakes rock! I need to have one of those sometime soon...with PB, of course.

I'm gluten-free now! Ahhh!!! I finally got an appointment with a really well-educated doctor, and he said that I most likely have Celiac's Disease. Thus, I am doing a trial with the GF lifestyle to see whether or not it helps. So far, so good!

Breakfast

• Milky brown rice with chopped apple, peanut butter, cinnamon, flaxseed, and coconut
• 1 whole grapefruit

Snack

• Dried Pineapple (this is AMAZING)
• Peanuts
• Whole milk yogurt with blackstrap molasses

Lunch

• White beans and lentils fried in olive oil with carrots, onion, and cheese
• Pumpkin seeds
• 1 piece of GF carrot-currant biscotti

Snack

• Soybean chrunchies
• Sunflower seeds
• Baked yam with ricotta cheese and carob powder on top

Dinner

• Creamed eggs over potatoes
• Buttered broccoli
• Soynuts

Snack

• Frozen peas and MORE ricotta cheese (I eat this stuff like cottage cheese--I actually prefer it)!

Here goes....btw, ive gained about 10  lbs in 2-3wks...yay!!!!!!!!

breakfast:

2.5 cups cottage cheese

1 cup strawberries

1 banana

handful of almonds

3 tbsp. almond butter

snack:

2 gala apples

larabar (dried fruit and nuts)

snack 2:

10 baby carrots

1 stalk of celery

1 banana

4 tbs. peanut butter

lunch:

4 servings of tofu with nutritional yeast and soy sauce

asparagus

snack 3:

larabar

1 cup whole milk greek yogurt

1 banana

1 cup strawberries/blueberries

dinner:

huge red pepper stuffed with ground turkey and olive bruschetta

snack4:

2 cups cottage chhese

1/4 cup almonds

1 cup cherries

2 tsp cinnamon

snack 5:

2 or 3 cups of pumpkin pudding

 

so far:

 

b- fage, .5 all bran extra fiber, 4 strawberries

l- .5 kashi go lean, dannon light and fit yogurt, apple

 

i know i just ate the same basic thing for two meals but it's what i was craving and i'll have something better later for snacks and dinner. 

 

s-granola with raisins

d- 12 pieces veggie roll

s- thinking about trying to tackle ice cream.. its been months and i could use some high cal dessert

 

breakfast: oatmeal made with skim. milk, banana, brown sugar, cinnamon and all bran.

Lunch: quorn sandwich with cherry tomatoes, an apple and a pear.

snack: cocopops mega munchers.

dinner: 2 burgers (quorn), baked aubergine, butterbeans, tomatoes and 2 slices wholewheat toast.

before bed: 2 instant hot chocolates.

 

im having a f***ing HORRIBLE day.

Sorry you're having a bad day yyonah! If I could I'd fly right over there and take you out for ice cream :)

Let's see yesterday I had:

B- grapefruit, wm yogurt mixed with almonds and protein powder, all bran

s- handful of almonds, dried goji berries, avocado banana smoothie

l- carrot salad, Huge salmon burger!

s- fruit salad

s- orange, gensoy protein bar, glass of soymilk

d- baked eggplant (yes the whole thing) drizzled with olive oil, lentil curry and quinoa, cranberry juice

s- potato scone with butter

s- about 2 to 3 serviings of ice cream mixed with banana, raisins, maple syrup and frosted wheat cereal

s- hot chocolate, toast with almond butter

Ok so it was a bit of a binge last night and I went to bed uncomfortably full....again :\ I better be gaining off of this!

breakfast- .5 cup melon, 1.5 all bran, 6oz greek yogurt

lunch- 1.5 large wrap bread (with lettuce, tomato and 2 slices roast beef, 1 slice cheese). side of carrots and green beans

snack- apple. 

don't know what else i'll have today but i'm feeling brave. had a big lunch because i need to get blood taken in an hour and i dont want to get sick. it's also the first time i've exceeded 600 calories before dinner in months. although i'm a bit panicky i'm determined to raise my cals today and not restrict. 

edit:

dinner: 1 cup kashi go lean, 6oz plain dannon yogurt, 1cup grapes, .5 melon

snack: .25 cup granola with raisins.

bad day. wasn't hungry for dinner so just ate food from my dorm. reached 1000 calories but only because lunch was so big and parents called me making me feel guilty. will definately exceed at least 1100 tomorrow- time to up those cals again!

b- 2 egg omelet with no added fat, 1 piece honey wheat bread and 1 tbsp apricot jam, 3 strawberries, 1/3 cup 1% milk

s- South Beach protein bar cinnamon raisin

l- 3 deli turkey slices on whole wheat pita with a side salad, 1 tbsp italian dressing, apple, 2 multigrain rice cakes

s before workout- 1 whole wheat matzo board with 2 tbsp hummus

s after workout- 1 tangelo (so good), 1/2 cup chickpeas, 1 banana

d- 1 boneless skinless chicken breast cutlet, 2/3 cup mixed veggies, 1/2 cup mushrooms, 1 large red baked potato, 1 tbsp olive oil (for sauteeing), 3/4 cup 1% milk

s- so full right now cant think about eating!!!

Breakfast: coffee, kashi creamy vanilla oatmeal, 1/2 cup egg beaters, english muffin, blackberry preserves

Various Snacks/Lunch throughout the day:  Frozen blueberries, 1/2 cup cottage cheese, green giant broccoli and cheese, sandwich with avocado, turkey, provolone, and pickles, orange, a serving of brown sugar almonds, iced coffee with raspberry flavor shot at dunkin donuts

Dinner: fire roasted chicken chili, tomato and rice salad.

Snacks after Dinner: Frosted mini wheats, yogurt, Quaker granola cluster snack packs

Breakfast: oatmeal made with skim. milk, puffed wheat, chopped banana and a toffee hot chocolate sachet.

Snack: 1/2 cup dried apricots and 6 dates, natures valley (canadian maple syrup) granola bar.

Lunch: wholewheat seeded bagel with 2 Tablespoons soynut butter, an apple, an orange and a pear.

Snack: wholewheat toast with marmalade (homemade)

Dinner: wholewheat pasta with quorn chunks, tomatoes, onion and a small bowl of baked aubergine and courgettes (with mustard for dipping)

Snack: weetabix with alpro soya yoghurt (strawberry), and 150g frozen summerfruits.

Before Bed: 2 instant hot chocolates.

woke up late today...

12-breakfast: granola, fiber one, fage

3- lunch: bagel with cheese, apple

530- kashi go lean cereal (dry)

630- wheat wrap, lettuce, tomato, string beans

830- kashi go lean cereal (dry)

bad day again.

B- plain oatmeal flavored with ground cinnamon, small handful of dried fruit, 1/2 cup 1% milk, 1 sweet n low packet, 1 banana

S- South Beach Meal Replacement Protein Bar Vanilla Creme (yummy!)

L- Turkey slices on Whole wheat pita, side salad, apple, 2 multi grain rice cakes

S- matzo with 2 tbsp hummus

S after workout- 1/2 cup chickpeas (good for munching)

D- small salad, 3/4 cup 1% milk, 1 boneless skinless chicken breast with some seasoning and matzo meal, 2.5 tsp olive oil (for sauteeing), 1/2 cup frozen veggies, 1/2 a large red baked potato

S- tangelo fruit...maybe some yogurt or ice cream soon! :)

breakfast: oatmeal made with skim. milk, chopped banana, a toffee hot chocolate and rice crispies mixed.

Snack: banana, strawberry and soynut butter smoothie, bear NAKD cocoloco raw food bar.

Lunch: rasin and cinnamon bagel with 2 T. Soy nutella, an apple, an orange and a pear.

Snack: sultana bran with 150ml frozen fruits sorbet and a slice of watermelon.

Dinner: Veggie lasagne and a green salad on the side.

Snack: weetabix with live vanilla yoghurt, cinnamon, goji berries, apricots, rasins and dried pineapple.

Before bed: 2 instant hot chocolates.