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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 :]

Weird eating schedule today. It was my anniversary, and because of partying last night, we woke up late and had to eat a breakfast/lunch, then went to the zoo and couldn't find our way around the city we were in and didn't eat til late again!

first meal: 3/4 of a cliff bar, bowl of life, three slices watermelon, coffee = 505

dinner: zucchini chips, penne w/ artichokes, olives, capers, tomatoes, spinach and garlic(about 7/8 of an entree), some grilled green beans and cherry tomatoes, 2 half slices table bread, scoop peach champagne sorbet = 1600?

I really don't know how many calories was in any of it =/ It was sooooo good though. The first time I've been out with my boyfriend and actually ordered food..and enjoyed it!

second dinner: luna bar, some pumpkin, oreo wafers, apple, veg protein = 640

~2745

b: 4 weetbix, 250ml chocolate soy milk, banana

s: blueberry pancake, greek yoghurt, berries

l: 2 slices rye bread, salad, spicy salsa dip, red kidney bean burger

s: large sultana scone, cream cheese, strawberry jam

d: honey lemon soy chicken, salad of cabbage,carrots, bean sprouts with soy sauce and rice wine vinegar dressing

s: apple

went to my first organic store today and bought various samples of cereals. apple flavoured flakes, cinnamon cocoa puffs, stawberry nut granola and there is so much other stuff i need to buy! went there at closing time so didn't get to look properly :( i am so going back to get more goodness!!!!

b. porridge made with skim milk, cinnamon, yoghurt with some peanut butter (450)

s. fruit bun (250)

l. chicken and cheese wrap, piece of fudge (550)

s. porridge made with skim milk, cinnamon, slice of WW bread with peanut butter (500)

d. chicken, vegetables, bagel (600)

s. icecream (180)

TOTAL: 2530

b. 1 egg w/ 2 egg whites, 1 small muffin, bowl of cereal w/ kashi h2h, 1/4 cup granola, 1 banana, 8 oz. skim

l. 4 oz. turkey on english muffin w/ 1 T balsalmic vinegrette, 1 cup mixed veggies cooked in oil

s. 1 apple, pistachio larabar

s. ensure plus w/ espresso

d. 4 oz. salmon w/ 1 T lemon mayo on whole wheat bun, 1 cup brocolli

s. 1 plain nonfat yogurt w/ 1/4 cup granola, 1 T slivered almonds, 1/4 cup granola, 4 dried apricots

2640

HI Everyone..posting number 2!  (And may i congratulate everybody on the amazing jobs their doing and the great menus they're coming up with!)  My eats today...

Breakfast-1/2 cup granola, 1 cup 1% milk. Banana with 2 tbsp PB.

S-175 grams plain 3%  yogurt with 1 tsp honey and 1 apple

Lunch-tofu with garlic, goat cheese, tomatoes, spices on brown rice wrap.  Eggplant and broccoli.  1/2 slice rye toast.

S-1/4 cup dried blueberries, carrot juice and rice protein

D-will be...mung bean pate (made with lots of olive oil, tomato paste, garlic and spices) homemade potato chips, stir fried veggies

S-Jennie's coconut macaroon.  (these are great ...over 300 cals in just one!)

Breakfast:  2/3 cup cottage cheese (120) with 1/2 a banana (50) mashed in and 1/4 c almonds (170), 1/4 cup raisins (130) and cinnamon stirred in.  Also 1 cup Total Raisin Bran (170) with 1 cup 2% milk (120) = 760 calories

Lunch:  At Panera--You Pick Two:  1/2 of Smoked Ham & Swiss on Rye Sandwich (350 calories) and Baked Potato Soup (230) and an apple (80) and an Iced Chai Tea Latte (150) = 810 calories

Snack:  english muffin (120) with 1 TB peanut butter (90) and 1 TB nutella (100) and 5 prunes (100) and 1/4 cup apricots (100) = 510 calories

Dinner:  3 eggs, scrambled (210) with 2 whole wheat toast (180) and smart balance (80) and broccoli (40) dipped in ranch (75) = 585 calories

Snack:  1 cup chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream (260) with 1 TB melted nutella (100) and 2 TB mint chocolate chips (160) = 520 calories

Total:  3,185 calories

Was at a friends cottage yesterday, so ate at weird times, and had to try and get the calories in with some missing snacks

Breafast

• 2 slices rye toast, 1 banana, 1 tbsp peanut butter, 1 tbsp scrambeled egg

• 1 slice rye toast, 1 tbsp cream cheese, 1 glass iced tea

• 2 slices sprouted seed bread, 2 slices ham, 3 tomato slices, 2 tsps mstard, 2 pats butter, 1 bottle V8

• 591 ml Gatorade

• 6" whole wheat subway sub with turkey, lettuce, tomato, onion, mustard and cheddar cheese
• 250 ml chocolate milk

• 175g 4% m.f. vanilla yogurt, 1 ritter sport square
• 1 bottle vanilla boost

Breakfast: 1/3 cup oats with 2/3 cup milk, almond butter, and raisins

Lunch:  Subway 6" tuna on parmesan oregano bread with cheddar, chipotle sauce, and veggies, and 7-up

Snack: 1/2 a mango and a cashew cookie larabar

Dinner: Slice of homemade lasagna, two pieces garlic bread, veggies with ranch

Snack: An apple, sliced & dipped in almond butter, and a glass of milk

Back from cruisin'! SO GOOD to be home and returning to cooking again! I prefer my own cooking to cruise food any day to be honest. Tried out an awesome new recipe tonight! ED has been far and away for the most part, but I thought I'd point out that I followed the recipe exactly this time, which ED used to hate. What's that? Leave out the salt and olive oil? Heck no - that's what makes it so gooood.

I HAD to go to the store today. We were out of everything practically.

Breakfast: Blueberry-flax pancakes with almond butter, an egg white omlette, and some orange segments that should have been thrown out weeks ago. I found an old orange and some blueberries left in the fridge - our only fruit! Even bananas were M.I.A.!

Snack: Slice of TJ's sprouted grain bread with peanut butter, cottage cheese mixed with yogurt, and a pink lady apple.

Lunch: Wrap (wheat flour tortilla, chicken breast, roasted red pepper hummus, bell peppers, red onion, cilantro, tomatoes, and feta cheese), green beans, black beans, some almonds, and a bell pepper with pico de gallo. I had to make a quick lunch on the go...

Snack: Post-grocery trip! Blueberries (fresh ones!), Ezekiel bread, ounce of raw mixed nuts, and a plain Oikos yogurt with cottage cheese mixed in.

Dinner: NEW RECIPE! (http://www.williams-sonoma.com/recipe/reciped etail.cfm?objectid=6994C76F%2D0038%2D471D%2DB F34E141F7B82C79)

 I had that along with some whole wheat penne pasta, green beans, peas, a bit of leftover black beans, and a red pepper with salsa, per usual. This was a GREAT dinner. The main course made me feel very chef-like. Hahah. Dinner plans for tomorrow? Balsamic Chicken with Baby Spinach and Couscous!

Snack: Cottage cheese mixed with plain yogurt and lots of flaxseed meal, a banana, and some almonds.

B: Cinnamon toast, two veggie sausages, oat bran w/ pumpkin, soy, apples and almonds, coffee.

S: Oreos, almonds.

L: Bagel, apple, peanut butter, veggie burger.

S: Mojo bar, dried fruit, mentos, propel, soy ice cream, wheat bread(not all at once, I was grazing thoughout the afternoon)

I was seriously FAMISHED this morning/early afternoon. Most of that was eaten within like a three hour span, blegh. I thought I would never be full.

Then a late dinner of 6" veggie delite from subway, with a glass of soy milk.

~2800

Today:

Facing a scary dinner for me tonight! Keep thinking how much butter is involved in it...but it tastes good so that's the main thing:) i'm gonna really try and just enjoy it!

B - 1 cup of oats with 1/2 cup of soy milk. 1 cup of berries with 100ml of natural yoghurt

S - Trail bar, ensure

L - Sushi, havent had it in AGES and LOVE it; I had 2 salmon, 2 chicken and 2 tuna pieces

S - orange and date muffin, ensure

D - my mummy's chicken and mushroom recipe...this meal is absolutely GORGEOUS so i'm going to try my hardest to get it all in me and enjoy every last bite:) wish me luck!

S - will be a Weis rasberry icecream bar, ensure

Quite a yummy day indeed:)

xx

b: 250ml soy milk warmed with handful of blueberries and a mashed banana (blueberry banana milk! yummy) poured over 1 cup apple juice flavoured bran flakes (did not taste like apple, more like cardboard!)

s: apricot and manuka honey bar, homemade strawberry and apple juice (blended 4 large berries, 1 apple, water)

l: WHILE ON MY WAY TO SEE THE HANNAH MONTANA MOVIE! large turkish bread toasted with chicken, pesto, lettuce, cottage cheese and i think butter was in the sandwhich... i will never know

if you have heard the song the climb by miley cyrus the lyrics are kind of motiviating in choosing to gain weight to move on from an Ed. read them!

s: orange

d: tandoori chicken, broccoli, tomato and beans, jasmine rice and dollop of tziziki

s: chocolate soy milk warmed with 1 tbsp chuncky peanut butter... mmm crunchy chocolate milk

b. porridge made with skim milk, nuts, raisins and coconut - probably won't try again :S - 500

s. wrap with salsa and chicken - 250

l. bagel with chicken and cheese, mini cookie - 650

s. porridge made with skim milk and cinnamon, yoghurt - 400

d. toasted chicken and cheese sandwich, mini snickers bar - 650

s. weight gainer shake - 250

2700

Probably gonna try and get up to 3000 from now on

B: rice krispies, strawberries, Yogurt, eggs

L: Jumbo soft pretel, broccoli, Full-fat cottage cheese, peaches, mustard.

S: Ice cream

D: Spaghetti

salad with ranch

fluffy fruit sAlad

S: applesauce, popcorn, 2 pats butter,chocolate milk

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Yesterday 

Breakfast

• cinnamon raisin bagel, 1/2 cup strawberry cottage cheese, 1/2 green apple, 250 ml 1% milk

• tall double shot soy latte, fruit n fibre bar

• 2 slices ezekial bread, 1 slice turkey, 1 slice mozzarella, 2 pats butter, 2 tsps mustard
• 1/2 green apple, 9 kashi TLC crackers, 1 tbso cream cheese, 250 ml lemonade

• 1/2 english muffin, 1 tbsp peanut butter, 1 banana, 1 chocolate boost shake

• whole wheat hamburger bun, veggie burger pattie, 1 slice mozzarella, 3 slices tomato, onion, 2 tsps mustard, 2 tbsps ketchup
• 1/2 green apple, 100g blueberry yogurt, laughing cow cheese wedge
• 591 ml gatorade

• deep chocolate vitamuffin top, smores pudding, 250 ml chocolate milk

great day today x]

B: Spicy fruit english muffin w. fried egg and a slice of cheese on top, apricot danish flavoured yogurt.

L: Chicken tandoori wrap, latte, a few chocolate squares.

S: Tea, lemon and white chocolate slice.

D: Subway turkey sub w. avocado and extra cheese.

S: Instant coffee, banana cake and choc chip cookies.

B: A whole wheat bagel with 3 tbsp almond butter, sliced banana and a glass of milk

L: This huge slice of 'stuffed' pizza at the mall, a pepsi, fries w/ ketchup

D: A 6" ciabatta roll, stuffed with crabmeat salad (canned crab, green onions, mayo), lettuce, provolone cheese, tomato and pickles... it was gross, but at least now I know I hate crab lol. And a glass of chocolate milk

S: Apple slices & almond butter

S: Chocolate coconut larabar, sea salt & vinegar chips, and milk

Breakfast: Blueberry-flax pancakes with almond butter, an egg white omlette, and some fresh strawberries.

Snack: Slice of TJ's sprouted grain bread with peanut butter, cottage cheese mixed with yogurt, and a pink lady apple.

Lunch: TBD.

Snack:  Blueberries, Ezekiel bread, ounce of raw mixed nuts, and a plain Oikos yogurt with cottage cheese mixed in.

Dinner: TBD

Snack: Cottage cheese mixed with plain yogurt and lots of flaxseed meal, a banana, and some almonds.

I increased by 300 calories today just by increasing the amounts of food I eat, that's why nothing looks too terribly different.

Yesterdays Eats:

Breakfast

• Egg McMuffin: 1 english muffin, 1 scrambled egg, 1 laughing cow cheese wedge
• 1 tbsp ketchup (dippage), 1 banana, coffee

• 175g Vanilla Yogurt, Fruit n Fibre Bar

• whole wheat pita, butter, 2 slices turkey, 1 laughing cow cheese wedge, mustard
• 10 kashi TLC Crackers, 1/2 golden delicious apple, 1 tbsp cream cheese, 250 ml orange mango juice

• 1 slice ezekial bread, butter, 1/2 banana, 1/2 cup tropical cottage cheese and a Strawberry Boost Shake

• Salmon Burger, with brown rice, steamed veggies and spinach
• 1/2 golden delicious apple, ANOTHA laughing cow cheese wedge, 250 ml almond milk

• vitamuffin top, vanilla pudding, 2 mini daim bites and 250 ml chocolate milk

Yesterday:

b. Porridge made with skim milk and cinnamon yoghurt, nuts and raisins. <-- This made me feel WAY too full.. 

s. Slice of WW bread with Peanut butter <-- Finally starting to like this!! 

l. Bagel, chicken, vegetables, 2 pieces of chocolate 

d. Wrap with chicken, cheese and salsa, mini chocolate bar 

s. Went out - hamburger 

I went out and ended up missing an afternoon snack and then since I went out after dinner again didn't get too much in before bed to make up for it ..SO......

Today will be :

b. Porridge with skim milk, nuts and raisins (450)

s. Slice of WW Bread with Peanut butter (250) (more peanut butter than yest.)

s. 2 servings of Weight gainer shake (500)

l. Bagel, chicken, veges, piece of choc. (650)

s. Fruit bun (300)

d. Wrap with chicken, cheese, veges, salsa + extra slice of cheese. (650)

s. Icecream with chocolate sauce (350/400)

Total - 3150/3200