How to eat more?

[Anonymous]

My husband and I have been trying for a baby for quite some time but we haven't been successful yet.

I got checked out and my doctor said I'm generally able to have children but he isn't surprised I can't get pregnant because I'm underweight. I wrote down what I ate all day for a week and he said I ate an average of 1500 calories day, which he said isn't enough and I would have to eat 700 calories more a day

Now obviously I don't want to eat unhealthy stuff just to get those 700 calories. But 700 calories in healthy food is a lot a food how do you that much more?

With 110 lbs at 5'6, I'm obviously not insanely underweight, so I just want to gain as much weight as I have to have a healthy pregnancy

[nermalinda]

There are foods that people all over the world use in traditional cultures to get pregnant. It's based on your weight, but it's more based on nutrients.

These foods are basically some of the most nutrient-dense foods out there. Things like fish eggs, fatty fish and all kinds of seafood and seaweed, whole milk and any full fat dairy products, avocados, butter, poultry eggs (chicken, quail, duck), liver and other organ meats, cod liver oil.

Some of these sound gross to me, but if you can incorporate some of them, it will help. Like try drinking whole milk all the time instead of other drinks. It helps your body make more hormones and gain the weight that you need. You can always flavor it with chocolate or other things if you want.

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There's a link that might get you started on some info.

[madmisskelly]

Add in more eggs, dairy and whole wheat products. These are generally higher in calorie for smaller portions, meaning you don't have to overeat/stuff yourself to get to where you wanna go.If you strive for each meal to be about 600 cals, and have two 100-200 calorie snacks then you should be at the reccomended 2200 calories per day.

Breakfast- Eggs, milk, yogurt, oatmeal

snack- cheese

lunch- sandwhich made with whole wheat bread, fruit, milk, whole grain pita chips, avocado

Snack- your choice

Dinner- brown rice, veggies, fruit, some sort of protein.

[udolipixie]

How to eat more?

By adding nutrient rich carbs, protein, vegetables, and fruit that have high calories

But 700 calories in healthy food is a lot a food how do you that much more?

Probably by eating six times a day:

- 600 calorie breakfast with healthy carbs & lean protein

- 150 calorie after breakfast snack like granola

- 600 calorie lunch with vegetables & lean protein

- 150 calorie after lunch snack like nuts/seeds

- 600 calorie dinner with good fat & fruit

- 100 calorie after dinner snack like a fruit/yogurt parfait

[rexsasi]

theres nothing to worry about it,even I was too lean and my friends use to tease me everyday but now I look big and better.

all you have to do is to consume food that is rich in protiens and little fat.

and the best way to gain weight is eat food protein rich fod every 2 hrs a day. you should not full your stomach completly instead eat accordingly so that you can hav food every 2 hours. eat french fries and chicken breasts, red meat also. potatoes pea also can do work out.and if you are a veg. then you should have a lot of soya bean as it is rich in proteins. Within a month you will get the result for sure.

you can also have protein shakes to gain weight fast but since you are a woman and you need to get pregnant that's not advisable so try this its defintly gonaa work

EAT EVERY 2 HOURS.

[kheserthorpe]

Your idea of healthy and unhealthy is likely off.

Because most people in the west are fat, we tend to view all high-calorie foods as 'unhealthy'. They are not. They are only unhealthy when eaten in inappropriate amounts given your activity level.

Now processed foods with tons of salt and chemicals from a lab are often indeed healthy. So you want to increase your consumption of 'real food calories'. That may involve eating more, or it may involve adding some higher calorie but nutrient rich foods to replace lower calorie ones.

Can you give me an average daily diet for yourself?

[kazakins]

Well obviously you don't want to stuff yourself as you can harm your body

and you want to be healthy.

eat high protein foods and a little more fattening foods.

not like constant junk. Just eat a few fattening things.

also times of the day you eat. Eat late at night. And avoiding breakfast slows down your metabolism.

[AllDay]

I am trying to gain weight and I work out and drink protein shakes

Just eat even when you're full

just stuff your face

Eat bagels, pasta, carbs whatever you can grab a hold of

Eat 6 times a day

Drink a lot of whole milk

[astutefl]

Add some pecans and/or almonds to your diet, eat them for a snack between meals. Very healthy and they have some calories.

[Anonymous]

eat bananas, fruit salads... and if you really want a kid you will eat a mothers love is very strong ... also if your not healthy through the whole birth you could die during child birth and your kid will be in a single parent family ...

[Shameneyes]

eat bananas and you will gain healthy weight