carb confused

Whole grains
If you want to gain you have to have more calories in. Fruits help, but I can't eat too much fruit in a day. Grains are easier to eat in greater amounts for me. FYI: I'm a veggie too, and I eat 70+% carbs daily.

The simplest piece of advice I was giving was to eat more, 5% over daily for a very small gain overtime (i.e. clean build), 15% for a more aggressive gain. Adding an additional tablespoon of olive oil, an additional serving of nuts, an additional glass of milk/yogurt, a piece of cheese, or something else of your choosing. I am not a fan of fruit for additional calories...

Have a bowl of pasta, whole weat bagels with fat free cream cheese, fruit, fat free pringles, **** like that tohit your carb intake. Sure some might be processed but in the end of the day, its net calories in vs calories out.

Is that Big J in that pic.

By all means, eat fruit, it's won't hurt at all.. but you could also try consuming whole grain and whole wheat carbs to assist in your carb intake, for slower digestion + shorter release of energy good luck

Count protein, fat, and calories. Splitting hairs between fruit vs grains is a waste of effort at best.

proteins, fats and carbs.. aka Macros.. But yeah he's pretty much on spot. Counting macros is fine, doesn't matter what kinds of carbs you get as long as it's in moderation..