New and need to gain

emkay79 wrote: »

Hi! I'm relatively new here and need some advice for gaining weight as am underweight according to doctor. My appetite isn't the best and I'm vegetarian. Also tend to pick really healthy things and hate nuts, so butter and mayo, etc. would be hard to eat. Thanks for your thoughts!

Good thing butter and mayo aren't made with nuts! Adding them, and other calorie dense foods like oils, to meals will add calories without a lot of volume. (during cooking as well as on to your meal)

To gain weight you need to eat more calories. If you don't have an appetite, that might mean planning meals and scheduling meal times to get calories in. Drink calories - juice, milk, smoothies. Pick calorie dense foods - those with higher fats and starchier carbs.

Try picking higher calorie choices like bananas and avocados instead of tomatoes or plums.

I have a very picky underweight girl, and for her it is just more of what can she eat, and add in the needed nutrients as you can. Eat faster, too. She is mostly vegetarian. As I type this, she is on her 3rd bowl of cereal to get to a reasonable calorie intake. She couldn't face anything else for calories today, just low cal veggies.

emkay79 wrote: »

Thanks! I meant I don't like butter and mayo either. But, I know more calories are needed.

You don't like them, or you don't think they're healthy so you avoid them?