Cheapest "good" foods to gain weight?

[Anonymous]

I'm a mesomorphic body type and I tend to put on muscle fairely easy but always feel hungry, I want to gain weight but I'm a student at the moment and can't really afford to pay for such expensive foods but I don't particularly want to gain weight through junk food.

Can people name some of the cheapest foods you can (relative to how capable it would be of helping me pack on more weight) I am currently 6'0 and 180 but feel I am a bit skinny for the build I am. It would be helpful if you can name the nutrition from it too if you like it would be appreciated :)

anyway thanks

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It would be awesome if people could give me some recipes with the cheap food they are naming too :)

(doesn't have to be complex, just some good cominations and how to make it)

[Anonymous]

Do you eat food from the grocery store, or restaurant/fast food joints?

I'm in college and am on the same diet as you, and have found there is no easy way around this dilemma other than buying food at the grocery store and cooking yourself meals. That way you can eat stuff high in calories and protein, without dropping a ton of $$$ at a food joint. You can eat for cheaper from the grocery store over a week than you can at a fast food place for only a few days.

So yeah, "learn to cook" is my best advice. It's not hard to do if you have any sense in your head and it is cheaper than the alternatives.

[FourStar]

Im only in high school grade 12 but I'm proabably one of the biggest people in my school I'm 5'6 225 lbs and lean.

To eat healthy foods that help me gain weight I ate lots of rice, pasta (pasta is king) , and sweet potatoes you need to worry about carbs not protein to gain weight. those are all mostly pretty cheap.

[snowangle]

Stuff with protein. Peanut butter is good and pretty cheap. :)

[sketchy]

Chicken / beef (minced or burgers) are probably the cheapest high-protein foods. I'd strongly disagree with the guy who said carbs are more important than protein - that might be true if you just want to put on fat (and if you exercise a lot, it won't even do that), but not if you want muscle.

[FourStar]

Incorrect eating cars that much will give you a massive size improvement very quickly its called bulking which you probably already knew then youn begin the cutting phase after.

[sketchy]

You'll only gain fat though. To put it simply, excess carbohydrate is converted to fat, while building muscle requires amino acids etc, which can only come from proteins. While it's true that the body can break down muscle if there is an energy deficit, that's really not a problem if you have even a halfway normal diet.

[HungryJones]

Oatmeal, eggs, pasta, canned tuna, milk, breads, stuff like that, you can make the pastas and breads a bit better for you by eating whole grain.

[Anonymous]

Simply join a gym and eat fruits a lot.

Lifting weights can give you a lot of muscle mass. And will help you achieve your desired body shape.

[queefy]

Maybe peanut butter and avocado.

[Anonymous]

Rice and peanut butter