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Vegetarian Diet to increase body weight
Hi Mam, I am Prasad. I am a student, I want to increase my body weight with in three months could you please suggest me a vegetarian diet?
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Any weight gain diet should include protein. If you are a on a vegetarian diet, make sure you increase your protein intake. Include plenty of legumes, seeds, and nuts in combination with cereals and whole grain breads, along with soy products. Getting adequate protein plays an important role in building and repairing lean muscle. Also, make sure you include plenty of fresh vegetables and fruits in your diet to make sure you meet your daily requirement of minerals and vitamins. You can also make some high energy drinks using sweetened soya milk, whole cow’s milk, or silken tofu with honey, glucose or sugar, along with a flavoring such as vanilla or chocolate. Include a vitamin C source in your diet such as black-currant, rosehip syrup, or fresh fruit juice. Soya, dairy, or ice-cream is quite refreshing after meals. You could also check with your dietitian or doctor for some mineral or vitamin supplement and buy vegetarian products from the chemist to use as meal replacements, especially on days your appetite is poor. |
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| Submitted by N on September 12, 2011 at 06:06 | |
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Which fruits are good for weight gain?Some of the best fruits for weight gain include banana, pineapple, orange, passion fruit, pear, grapes, mangoes and avocados. These fruits contain natural calories and sugar which can help a person gain weight effectively. Many people also eat more canned fruits for increasing weight because they contain additional sugar syrup which is high in calories. In order to gain weight canned fruits must be consumed along with the canned syrup. Other fruits like plums, kiwis, cherries, figs, prunes and pomegranates are also good examples of fruits for weight gain. These fruits are high in sugars and also contain vital vitamins, minerals, antioxidants and fibers which are important to the body. Fruits like cantaloupes, melons, peaches, guavas and all types of berries are comparatively lower in sugar and may not be very effective in helping you gain weight. Dried apples, raisins, apricots and figs are some of the effective dry fruits for weight gain. Dried fruits especially mangoes, blueberries, cranberries and cherries have additional sugar syrup added to make them tastier. Therefore eating these dried fruits regularly is a good way of adding to body weight. Dried fruits are calorie dense and are therefore very effective for underweight people who are trying to gain weight. |
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| Submitted by N on July 23, 2011 at 04:09 | |
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Does cheese help gain weight?
Eating cottage cheese for weight gain is quite effective as it contains high quality proteins which help in adding muscle mass. Cottage cheese contains the protein casein which is slow to digest and can help a person gain weight. It is also a good idea to eat cottage cheese just before bedtime so that you body gets a good night’s protein supply. |
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| Submitted by N on July 18, 2011 at 04:08 | |
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Which juice is good for weight gain?Weight gain occurs when the amount of food consumed by an individual exceeds the nutritional requirements of the body. The body will store such food in the form of fat. Weight gain also occurs when muscle mass is added to the body. This addition takes place when the body is exercised and, subsequently, supplied with protein to build additional muscle tissue. One may wish to consume a juice for weight gain. In this case, the juice needs to be highly nutritious. Simple fruit juices are good for health as they provide easy access for the body to various important vitamins and nutrients. However, for weight gain, one would need to consume some sort of vegetable juice or a mix of fruit and vegetable. In order to make a juice suitable for weight gain, one must ensure that it contains plenty of different sources of carbohydrate. This will add calories to the diet, thus resulting in weight gain. Naturally, it is not healthy to simply add weight to the body without doing any exercise or any physical activity. Therefore, one should try and add weight through muscle development rather than through the addition of fat to the body through increased food or juice consumption. |
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| Submitted by N on July 13, 2011 at 04:06 | |
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What is low carb vegan meal for weight gain?Weight gain occurs when the amount of calories consumed by an individual are higher than the amount of calories required by him or her in the particular situation. However, it is unhealthy to put on weight simply by eating more and more food. Instead, studies have shown that weight gained in the form of muscles tends to put the individual in a much healthier state than before. A diet which is low carb for weight gain is something of a contradiction. Carbohydrates form an important food group and are used to add weight to the body while providing the body with an energy source as well. If one must follow a low carb diet, then it is necessary to have a diet that has more fat in it, as fat is another source of calories for the body. A vegan diet tends to be quite restrictive as it does not allow the individual to consume dairy products, meat products or processed foods. Thus, the options for nutrition are more limited than what one would have otherwise. It is best to therefore follow a balanced diet that while keeping various personally imposed food restrictions in mind. |
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| Submitted by N on July 8, 2011 at 04:02 | |
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Since you have not indicated what is your current weight or the amount of weight you want to increase, it will be difficult to provide a tailor-made diet for you. You have also not indicated your age or your height. These are the factors that help decide how much your weight should be. Also, increasing your weight within just three months is not a healthy option. Increasing weight should be slow and steady process. However, since you want to increase your weight, here is generic list of the kind of diet you can follow. Increase your intake of foods rich in carbohydrates. Apart from being a rich source of energy, carbohydrates are also the ones that are responsible for making us gain weight. You will therefore need to eat more carbohydrates than normal. This would include foods like bread, rice, potatoes, cookies, bananas, biscuits, beans, lentils, and so on. You will also need to increase you intake of milk and milk products like cheese, butter, yogurt, ice-creams and even pastries. Also, do not forget to include foods rich in proteins, vitamins and minerals. Proteins are the ones that help the body to build muscles. Since you want to gain weight, you will also need to exercise. This is where a healthy intake of proteins will help you. Also make it a point to include a wide variety of nuts such as almonds, pistachio, cashew nuts, walnuts, and pecan to your diet. Have a tall glass of banana milkshake every morning for breakfast. Bananas really help to gain weight. As mentioned earlier, in order to gain weight, apart from a carbohydrate and protein rich diet, you will also need to exercise. Contrary to popular belief, exercise is not meant for just losing weight. You need to exercise in order to gain weight as well. Exercise helps us to develop our muscles. Our body mass is based on our muscles. An increase in our muscle increases our body mass. Exercise also improves our blood circulation. This in turn improves our appetite. If you start following a rich diet without doing any exercises, you will land up putting on 'unhealthy' weight as opposed to 'healthy' weight. Your exercise could be in the form of doing weights in the gym, jogging, aerobics, or even some sport that you enjoy. Bottom line is, you need to exercise. Once again, this is a slow and steady process, so do not try to hurry it up. |
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| Submitted by M S on July 28, 2008 at 05:22 | |
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