Adding calories to diet to gain weight in a healthy way

For those who are in need of gaining weight you will only want to add 500-100 calories a day to the normal, recommended, diet. You will want to get with your doctor and a dietitian in order to have a good weight image. You will need to plan all your meals and your snacks so that you can control your portion sizes and calorie intake. There are many ways that you can add the calories, however, you should avoid the snack cakes and sweets in order to add calories. You will end up having too much sugar and it won’t keep your diet in check. Then you could end up having more fat additions then muscle additions.

You have snacks as a great way for you to add some calories to your diet. You will want to reach for healthy snacks. Things like fruit, yogurt, cheese and crackers, bagels, and bran muffins will help you to add some calories. For example, you could have eight saltines with a slice of cheese on top. You could have a cup of cereal with a whole banana and milk. Bananas and peanut butter are a great way to enjoy your snacks and also bulk up in a healthy manner.

As for some of the foods that you incorporate into your diet, you will want to use breads that are whole-wheat, rye, or pumpernickel. Make sure that you get whole-grain, because the processed bread will only have a little bit of nutrition. If it’s not all that healthy for you, then you properly shouldn’t use it in your diet, especially breads with high sugars like white bread.

Some of the better fruits that you can have that are high in calories are bananas, pineapple, mangos, raisins, and even other dried fruits. Dried fruits tend to have more calories because their dehydration changes their nutrients and brings out a lot of the sugars. If you use canned fruit, then you will want to look at the type of syrup and choose light syrup. This way you get more sugar and calories, but you aren’t eating that much more in sugar.

You will also want to watch the veggies that you eat, as well as, the meats. You will need to consider healthier items, but you consider changing the way that you prepare your foods.  You will need to eat a lot of raw veggies, because that is when they are high in nutrients, but you will also want to use olive oil or canola when you are cooking the foods. This way you aren’t adding a lot of fat and calories to your meals, but you are adding enough to your diet to gain the weight or have energy for the workouts. As for meats you will want to choose leaner meats and not use saturated fats like butter in the preparation, because that would increase your cholesterol way too much.

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