Gluten free weight gain

To add to the food / diet side there are many gluten free dishes to help that taste great ! if you google them you'll mostly get recipes with hard to find and expensive ingredients etc but it can be so easy to substitute for gluten free ingredients that are cheap ! But gluten free oats and either have oatmeal made with full fat milk or cream and peanut butter and / or 80%+ dark chocolate on top. Make shakes with full fat milk , oats, bananas, avocado, spinach or other fruit or veg, unsweetened cocoa powder and some vanilla extract. Make soups with vegetables, lots of olive oil, beans and legumes, lentils ,coconut milk or cream and spices ( also make sauces with this similar recipe ). Eat fatty fish ( high calorie, full of good fats and high protein and omega-3's ! Buy tinned for cheaper ). Potatoes and sweet potatoes - add lots of butter or peanut butter or mash with milk / cream. Meats are great in any sort paired with a high calorie homemade sauce, rice, and a stir fry made with oil and sprinkled with nuts and / or seeds. Raw nuts and seeds are your friends !! You can put them on anything - sweet or savoury. Full fat greek yoghurt parfait with chocolate , gluten free cereal and nits / seeds and peanut butter. Rice cakes with hummus and salad and meat. Rice cakes with peanut butter and chocolate and fruit / bananas or cheese / soft cheese / quark, salad and meat. Make high calorie oat bars with gluten free oats, peanut butter, honey, nuts, seeds, dried fruit, chocolate - anything you want to add ! Make flourless brownies with black beans or oats instead of the flour - can make some with oats, bananas, milk, unsweetened cocoa powder and honey and chocolate chips. Avocados are high calorie , full of healthy fats and nutrients - use as savoury or sweet ( mash and mix with unsweetened cocoa powder, banana, vanilla extract - chocolate dessert. Or make guacamole or wrap in bacon and bake or pair with eggs ( another high protein high calorie saviour ! ) . Rice is so versatile and can be used as a base in any dish - add sauces, meat, veg, eggs, stiry fry in oil etc. Make high calorie salsa. Make banana, oat cookies. All of these are gluten free, healthy and high calorie without having to go to buy silly expensive stuff !! ( though not gluten intolerant I am yeast intolerant so a lot of gluten-like foods I cannot have - you'd be surprised how many foods have yeast in too but yes gluten tastes great but there are so many alternatives I promise !! ). As for gaining - make sure you are eating a surplus to your calorie needa by calculating online and trial and error with how your progress is going week by week . Add srrength training and no cardio and if your weight gain is slowing, add more calories ( around 250-300 more) every 5 days to see ! I have been gaining weight for 3 years after anorexia nervosa and this is what I have been doing ( but also have been drinking malnutrition supplement drinks to help - but this was due to a small stomach, malnutrition and fear of food - i hace no fear now ! Fats and carbs are just as inportant as the protein ! ) good luck !!

This happened to me also. I had malabsorption. I'm 5'2". I could not gain past 95 pounds and my health was suffering in many ways. I had to cut out the foods I was intolerant to such as gluten, and for me quinoa. Due to my gut damage I also have to be on a low fodmap diet for now. I am much healthier and have gained weight. It's worth it! I also like Udi's gluten free three cheese pizza!