What other foods are good for gaining?
patricetaylor295
Posts: 5
I eat a lot of potatoes, oatmeal, eggs, rice and beans, whole wheat bread, veggies and fruits of course. Tuna. My girlfriend suggested I eat more sweet potatoes but what else can I make to eat? Oh and peanut butter and jelly sandwiches
0
Replies
-
Pasta! I have a ton of spaghetti I'm going to devour when I get home.0
-
Oh ya I forgot about pasta! Thanks0
-
ice cream, bagels, cookies, steak, bacon, pork, etc….basically anything that gets you in a surplus and meets macro/micro goals0
-
steak and gravy, pizza, macaroni and cheese, spaghetti, lots of bread, potatoes,french fries, of course most people who eat fast food are fat but that is not healthy, oh yes, mik shakes and ice cream especially sundaes with gooey nuts. can you tell I am fat? lol0
-
Lmao you're too funny. I can't eat a lot of sweet dairy stuff but I'll definitely start eating bacon again! I thought that was something I shouldn't be eating. Thanks for the advice guys!0
-
milk0
-
Capt_Apollo wrote: »milk
You forgot to add 'shakes'0 -
Pasta! Cheese!0
-
Lol, isn't it funny how everything that you eat to gain weight is everything I eat to lose it? It's simple really - just eat the things you like in big enough portions to put you in a calorie surplus. Eat an extra egg or and extra slice of bread - it all adds up. Plus you can drink your calories - milk, juices, protein shakes, etc. if you're still under at the end of the day.0
-
You had me a peanut butter...Mmmm.
Ice cream, bagels or donuts are good for gaining. Pizza & french fries are excellent if you are having problems getting the cals in.0 -
Ok guys I like all the suggestions believe me but at the end of the day you can still get a caloric surplus without compromising your health..now on the other hand if you want to gain weight you can't be too limited on what you eat but there are certainly better options! For example fries vs potatoes both have same carbs however one is dipped in lard and the other isn't. Bacon vs steak or a fatty fish? Yea bacon tastes good but let's not give the girl a coronary lol.-1
-
This content has been removed.
-
Ok guys I like all the suggestions believe me but at the end of the day you can still get a caloric surplus without compromising your health..now on the other hand if you want to gain weight you can't be too limited on what you eat but there are certainly better options! For example fries vs potatoes both have same carbs however one is dipped in lard and the other isn't. Bacon vs steak or a fatty fish? Yea bacon tastes good but let's not give the girl a coronary lol.
no one is telling her to eat bacon all day …the comments were eat these foods WITHIN your calorie/micro/macro goal for the day…
good luck bulking on fish and rice all day ...
0 -
patricetaylor295 wrote: »Lmao you're too funny. I can't eat a lot of sweet dairy stuff but I'll definitely start eating bacon again! I thought that was something I shouldn't be eating. Thanks for the advice guys!
why not? do you have a medical condition that you did not mention in your OP?0 -
Ok guys I like all the suggestions believe me but at the end of the day you can still get a caloric surplus without compromising your health..now on the other hand if you want to gain weight you can't be too limited on what you eat but there are certainly better options! For example fries vs potatoes both have same carbs however one is dipped in lard and the other isn't. Bacon vs steak or a fatty fish? Yea bacon tastes good but let's not give the girl a coronary lol.
Have to agree with this, their are other health factors to take into consideration when choosing your foods to bulk with, other than just the calorie count.
Any variation of nuts will help with your bulk with a high healthy fat content and protein, and also boast loads of calories for small portions. 50g Almonds is approximately 300 calories depending on the brand.
To get sweet potatos in your diet, try homemade oven baked sweet potato fries flavoured with some peppercorn!-1 -
grantevans11 wrote: »Ok guys I like all the suggestions believe me but at the end of the day you can still get a caloric surplus without compromising your health..now on the other hand if you want to gain weight you can't be too limited on what you eat but there are certainly better options! For example fries vs potatoes both have same carbs however one is dipped in lard and the other isn't. Bacon vs steak or a fatty fish? Yea bacon tastes good but let's not give the girl a coronary lol.
Have to agree with this, their are other health factors to take into consideration when choosing your foods to bulk with, other than just the calorie count.
Any variation of nuts will help with your bulk with a high healthy fat content and protein, and also boast loads of calories for small portions. 50g Almonds is approximately 300 calories depending on the brand.
To get sweet potatos in your diet, try homemade oven baked sweet potato fries flavoured with some peppercorn!
again, everyone suggested said foods in the context of hitting macros/micros/calorie goal for the day ..
I don't know why that is so hard to understand...-1 -
This content has been removed.
-
Steak and eggs.0
-
Foods that have put many pounds on me in the past :
Pasta w/ cheese
Biscuits!
Pizza
Buttered toast or crumpets ^_^
Ice cream
ok not exactly healthy... Olive oil is also good
0 -
Ok guys I like all the suggestions believe me but at the end of the day you can still get a caloric surplus without compromising your health..now on the other hand if you want to gain weight you can't be too limited on what you eat but there are certainly better options! For example fries vs potatoes both have same carbs however one is dipped in lard and the other isn't. Bacon vs steak or a fatty fish? Yea bacon tastes good but let's not give the girl a coronary lol.
I don't think anyone suggested basing her entire diet on those type of foods.0 -
Trail mix. Sadly, I don't need to gain weight, so I don't get to eat it right now because I will eat buckets of the stuff. But it's great if you need to gain some weight. You can grab handfuls all day. I like it with raw seeds and nuts rather than roasted and raisins.0
-
This content has been removed.
-
A lot of what I would have said has been said so;
Mince meat (you could make spaghetti bolognese) with difference sauces or toppings.. Throw peppers or peas in the mix?
Homemade curry (chicken breasts chopped, curry sauce of your choice. Rice along side.)
Burgers. Up to you which. I go to the market and get beef burgers that are already spiced wrapped and ready to cook.
good luck, hope to hear how you get on! - A'm. 0 -
Eat as soon as you wake up to stop your body from being in a catabolic state (starving) and eat some casein protein (slow digestion) right before you go to bed to delay it.0
-
This content has been removed.
-
That was from personal experience. It worked for me.0
-
This content has been removed.
-
As stated...Hit your macro and micro goals eating whatever you find the tastiest.
This DOES NOT MEAN eat only bacon, biscuits, sweets.0 -
Add olive oil/avocado oil/butter/etc to any vegetables, salmon (I can easily overeat salmon), almonds, cereal, and black beans.0
This discussion has been closed.
Categories
- All Categories
- 1.4M Health, Wellness and Goals
- 393.4K Introduce Yourself
- 43.8K Getting Started
- 260.2K Health and Weight Loss
- 175.9K Food and Nutrition
- 47.4K Recipes
- 232.5K Fitness and Exercise
- 427 Sleep, Mindfulness and Overall Wellness
- 6.5K Goal: Maintaining Weight
- 8.5K Goal: Gaining Weight and Body Building
- 153K Motivation and Support
- 8K Challenges
- 1.3K Debate Club
- 96.3K Chit-Chat
- 2.5K Fun and Games
- 3.7K MyFitnessPal Information
- 24 News and Announcements
- 1.1K Feature Suggestions and Ideas
- 2.6K MyFitnessPal Tech Support Questions