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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: oatmeal, soymilk, almonds, yogurt, oj

snack: apple

lunch: wrap with black beans and avocado, salad with balsamic dressing and OJ

snack: apple

dinner: veggies, ensure meal replacement, OJ (couldnt finish the pizza they gave me- panic attack so i had some of an ensure)

snack: fruit

breakfast: 1/2 cup egg beaters, multigrain english muffin, blackberry jelly, kashi truly vanilla oatmeal

snack: apple, cottage cheese with frozen mixed berries

lunch: whole wheat bagel, turkey, 2 slices colby jack cheese, 1/2 avocado

snack: dannon vanilla yogurt with 1 cup fiber one honey nut clusters cereal, half a chocolate bar

dinner: homemade turkey burger on an english muffin, lime roasted sweet potatoes

snack: 1 cup banana creme pudding, 1 package of quaker toffee nut crunch granola bars, sweet and crunchy trail mix

Travelling all day...

Breakfast: Oatmeal made with skim. milk, apple, rasins, cinnamon and brown sugar.
2 slices wheat toast with soynut butter.

Snack: dried apricots + 50g dark organic chocolate

Lunch: wholegrain seeded bagel with Quorn beef slices, mustard, lettuce, cucumber + baby tomatoes.
an apple and a pear.

Snack: pineapple + mango fruit salad + a strawberry yoghurt (hello gas station)

Dinner: wholewheat pasta with peas, pepper, quorn style chicken + fromage frais

Snack: chocolate chip granola with an alpro soya dark chocolate dreams yoghurt and a sliced banana.

Supper: 2 instant hot chocolates.

Bfast: Oatmeal and an apple with 2 cups of coffee with almond breeze

Snack: pineapple

Lunch: steamed veggies with ketchup, honey pretzels, another apple, and chicken deli meat slices

Snack: dark chocolate squares

Dinner: not sure, maybe leftover chinese (steamed chicken and veggies

Snack: Total cereal with almond breeze or oatmeal with pumpkin added and a hot chocolate packet

breakfast: yogurt, almonds, all bran, soymilk, oj

snack: apple

lunch: grilled cheese, salad with balsamic dressing

snack: apple

dinner: half a grilled veggie wrap with rice and a soy banana strawberry smoothie

snack: raisins

breakfast: 1 cup all bran with mocha yogurt, 1/3 cup bursting with nuts granola with 1/3 cup yogurt, 2 brazil nuts, 2 hazel nuts

snack: apple with almond butter

lunch: banana, 1/2 cup shreddies, 1/3 cup pc original granola, small piece of rye bread with almond butter and jam, salad with dijion and olive oil dressing

snack: strawberries, pineapple, blueberries, blackberries, raspberries, honeydew melon and grapes with strawberry fibre avtivia yogurt

dinner: lentil pilaf with sweet and sour tofu, 1/2 cup organic daybreak cereal, 2 pc wheat crackers, 1/2 cup oatmeal squares

snack: plain yogurt with cocoa powder, 1 cup honey almond flax kashi cereal

breakfast: cottage cheese, peanut butter on english muffin, orange juice

snack: apple

lunch: veggie burger on wheat bun with lettuce and salad with balsamic dressing, orange juice

snack: pear

dinner: house salad with tofu and cup of minestrone soup, orange juice

snack:blueberries

Breakfast: Porridge

Lunch: Meatball with gravy/ 1.5 boiled potatoes/ 1 bite chicken/ carrots

Snack: Hotdog with ketchup and mustard

Dinner: Porridge/ Stir-fried spinach

breakfast: 1/2 cup egg beaters, blackberry jelly, 1 english muffin, 1 bowl of kashi creamy vanilla oatmeal

lunch: green giant broccoli with cheese sauce, 1/2 cup lowfat cottage cheese with peach "apple"sauce, 1 whole wheat bagel, 1/2 avocado, 2 oz. turkey, 1 slice mozzarella.

snack: apple, 3 cups watermelon.

dinner: lime roasted sweet potatoes, homemade (HUGE) turkey burger, 1 english muffin, 1 slice mozzarella.

snack: dry roasted pistachios, 3/4 cup light vanilla yogurt, 1 cup honey bunches of oats with cinnamon clusters, 2 sweet and salty toffee nut crunch granola bars.

First time i have posted my food and would be grateful for any input. So today....

Breakfast: 1.5 servings of Bitesized shredded wheat with semi skimmed milk and some mixed nuts/seeds (Asda kick start trail mix) sprinkled on top.

200ml glass of orange juice

Snack: Fairtrade Apricot and raisin geo-bar

Lunch: Whole-wheat tortilla wrap filled with homemade organic houmous, grated carrot and wild rocket

Yeo vally organic pro-biotic raspberry yogurt

Dinner: 1/2 pack (1 serving) cauldron original tofu, 1/2 cup brown rice, steamed veg

All together 1450 calories for today. I am very proud of my homemade houmous.

Original Post by butterfly_in_the_sky:

First time i have posted my food and would be grateful for any input. So today....

Breakfast: 1.5 servings of Bitesized shredded wheat with semi skimmed milk and some mixed nuts/seeds (Asda kick start trail mix) sprinkled on top.

200ml glass of orange juice

Snack: Fairtrade Apricot and raisin geo-bar

Lunch: Whole-wheat tortilla wrap filled with homemade organic houmous, grated carrot and wild rocket

Yeo vally organic pro-biotic raspberry yogurt

Dinner: 1/2 pack (1 serving) cauldron original tofu, 1/2 cup brown rice, steamed veg

All together 1450 calories for today. I am very proud of my homemade houmous.

You've got some excellent food in there, though you'll certainly be needing more calories than that. I would HIGHLY suggest eating 2000 AT THE LEAST. It's perfectly safe to increase your intake by 200 cals a day, so you could be up to that by the weekend! 

I applaud you on the juice and the semi-skimmed milk. Whole milk would be better, but semi skimmed beats the heck out of fully skimmed! The dense fruity bar and yogurt are great snack options, though you could add some fat to your yogurt with a sprinkle of trail mix or ground flaxseed, and perhaps add a fat/protein source to your geobar snack. You're getting in plenty of healthy foods, whole grains, fruits and veggies, which is great. You've got pretty balanced meals, too. Aside from the hummus and trail mix, I'm not seeing many fats in your meal plan...try to get one fat source at each meal--olive oil is a great one...you can fry veggies in it! Look at the high-cal foods list for more yummy options.

All in all, you're doing very well. WAY TO GO!

Thanks ofr the input. I am afraid i am really struggling food-wise at the moment. I am pretty much force-feeding myself and feel so disgusting as well as bloated and constipated.

Today:

Breakfast: 1.5 servings Bitesized shredded wheat with semi-skimmed milk

200ml glass of orange juice

Snack: Eat natural 'date, walnut and pumpkin seed' bar

Lunch: Fresh! organics 'Bugsy' sandwich (Houmous, grated carrot, rocket and alfalfa sprouts on whole wheat bread) soooo yummy!!

Dinner: 4 cauldron falafels, 75g (dry weight, 1 serving) whole wheat organic pasta and steamed veg

Had a horrible day though.

breakfast: 6oz vanilla yogurt, 1/4c sliced almonds, 1/2 c instant oatmeal, 3 prunes, 8oz oj

snack: 3tbsp raisins

lunch: salad with chickpeas, 2oz swiss cheese, 5 olives and 1 tbsp balsamic dressing with a wheat pita, 8oz oj

snack: apple

dinner: tofu stir fry (6oz tofu, 1c white rice, veggies)  with raisins 8 oz oj

snack: 3 prunes

 

extremely full but i know its needed to gain and i'm beginning to trust my nutritionist more and more. i am starting my second weekend in residential and plan on being here for a while. i'll continue to post my meals because they might help others  but they willl conitnually increase over time as well.

pre breakfast: apple

breakfast: hot chocolate, 3 slices french toast, one spread with greek yogurt, one with apricot jelly, one with raspberry jelly, all covered in maple syrup and strawberries  soooooooo good!

snack: pear

lunch: veggie burger, quinoa salad with cheese (just a little but cheese is a big step for me!)

snack: pb on toast, apple, wm yogurt with honey.

dinner: indian restaurant, cream of wheat with veggies and nuts and various sauces

snack: not sure yet, probably a combo of banana, oatmeal, pb, dried fruits...I'm going to try not to binge on all of that though because I've been really stupid and making myself sick the last few nights :\

Breakfast: small homemade raspberry and orange buttermilk muffin, 180 ml Kid's Innocent smoothie ( raspberries, strawberies, blackberries)

Snack: Ensure plus

Lunch: Tuna fishcake, Activia fat free cherry yoghurt

Snack: Ensure plus and mini snack box sunmaid raisins

Supper: mushroom and cheese 1-egg omelette with side of carrots and tenderstem broccoli, small pink lady apple

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

Breakfast: 1.5 servings Bitesized Shredded wheat with semi skimmed milk and some 'Asda kick start trail mix' on top.

200ml glass of orange juice

Snack: Handful of sultana's

Lunch: Whole wheat tortilla wrap filled with homemade, organic houmous, grated carrot and wild rocket. Yeo valley, organic apricot yogurt

Dinner: Grilled haddock fillet with a medium baked potato and steamed veg

 

breakfast:pear, all bran with milk, yogurt with almonds, orange juice

snack: blueberries, wheat thins

lunch: veggie burger on wheat roll with swiss cheese and salad with balsamic dressing, orange juice

snack: apple

dinner: spaghetti with bolognese sauce, mixed vegetables, prunes, orange juice

snack: craisins

ive had such a good day i feel i have to put this down on paper :D

breakfast: oatmeal w/ milk, peanut butter, honey + dried apricots

snack: apple, 8 oatcakes w/cream cheese

lunch: falafel panini (new at starbucks...i think im in love!) + innocent pineapple berry + ginger smoothie

snack: organic strawbery wholegrain yoghurt, all bran cereal, toasted pumpkin and seasme seeds

snack: strawberry + banana milkshake w/ yoghurt

tea: home made ravioli w/spinach + ricotta filling in cream + nutmeg sauce +mixed salad

snack: peanut butter +banana milkshake + eat naturals yoghurt + apricot bar

total : just below 3000!! ive been on only 2400 so this is major :)

breakfast: 1 cup spelt flakes and cranberries with 3/4 cup mocha yogurt, 1/3 cup original granola with bursting with nuts granola

snack: fruit source mini bites

lunch: 3/4 cup cottage cheese with 2/3 cup applesauce, 1 large apple, some gummy bears

snack: 1/2 cup shreddies, almonds, walnuts

dinner: whole wheat hotdog bun with almond butter and jam, 2/3 cup original granola dried cranberries and 3/4 cup vanilla yogurt

snack: liberte muesli chocolate yogurt and granola, scoop of mocha frozen yogurt

breakfast: 1/2c all bran with 4oz soy milk, 3/4c blueberries, 1/4c sliced almonds, 4oz vanilla yogurt, 8oz oj

snack: chewy granola bar, apple

lunch: chicken salad sandwich, 1/2c carrots, 8oz oj

snack: half banana

dinner: lentils with portabello mushrooms and other veggies on salad with hummus, half a pita, 8oz grapefruit juice

snack: 3 tablespoons craisins