Trying to gain weight

So there are some people on here like me! Just signed up today. I'm 8 lbs underweight according to bmi charts... hoping to gain at least that, 20 in the long run. My favorite post-workout snacks are peanut-butter toast, parmesan noodles, and homemade granola bars. What do you eat after you work out?

Here's the website I got the base idea from... http://www.joyfulabode.com/2008/04/11/homemade-granola-bar-recipe-no-high-fructose-corn-syrup-in-these-bars/ I haven't made it with peanuts, because I don't like them in my granola bars. It goes really well with mixed fruit or cranberries, I usually add more that it says. Very easy to make, don't forget to store in the fridge, and take them out to warm up before you eat them!

FYI:
I just responded to one of frogmanjared's posts on tickers to track weight gain. Thought you all might be interested.

I need to loose weight but I have custody of my Nephew he is only 12 but only weighs 75 lbs and is 5 feet tall and very very active. I have only had him since Sept. and his meals only junk foods so having a little trouble getting him to eat veggies and fruits. Anyone got any ideas on how to add pounds.I have him eating 4 meals and 2 snacks.Having trouble getting him to eat most of his meals I tried cutting snacks but that didn't help. His snacks are fruit(bananas) poptarts, cereal a debbie snack (limited) Icecream(limited).
Any Ideas?

Okay, being male he needs to weigh around 90 at his age and height. Try adding in Quaker Instant Breakfast shakes, PB on celery or bell peppers, try hummus as another possible 'dip'. Kids love to be hands on with food...take him shopping with the requirement that he has to pick out one new fruit and veg that he's never eaten. Have him help in the cooking and preparing the meal. Present the food in fun ways-we eat with our eyes as well as our mouths (bento box style-really works with my 6 year old). Does he like comics/anime? Do super hero style foods-what whould Spider-man eat to get strong? That type of thing. I highly recomend checking out some kid cookbooks from the library. Rachel Ray has a good one. PM me if you want any other advice.

Tried the him helping with cooking bad idea when he saw chicken raw now he won't eat it same with home cooked hamburger but he will still go out and order a hamburger. I take him when I go shopping and he tries to sneek in junk food when I'm not looking.He won't eat PB. Tried the breakfast shakes for a snack all it did was made him more hyper. I go to the library, will check out the kids cookbooks maybe that will work.

Okay...you addressed the one issue that always sets me off (no, it's not a bad thing). Children are often not taught where their food comes from. Talk about what beef, poltry, pork, and fish really are. Either a child will accept eating a cow or a pig or they won't. I'm a vegetarian for a reason (I cannot tolerate the thought of eating animals). Children need to know what they are eating. My child knows what a hamburger is (and yes she eats them-it's her choice).
Also, keep the junk out of the house that way he has no choice but to eat healthfully. Try to incorporate choices...he can either have green beans or a salad but he has to have one of them.
This is a process...if he's used to eating only junk...it's what he was taught....you'll just have to un-teach him. I'm sure that by now he's had Heath Class in school, check with the school if it's been covered and if they can offer suggestions. If possible set up an appt. with a nutritionist or his pediatrition and talk about healthy vs. non-healthy foods.
One last point...it takes trying something around 20 times before a person likes it. When I was a child my mother couldn't get me to eat asparagus, rice, or beans...now I eat them all the time. You have to train your taste buds to like certain things.