While most people tend to think that weight loss is an important goal to have, it is true and equally common that many look for ways to gain weight. Whether it is that you want to gain weight to fit your form, or it is that you want to bulk up with your workouts, eating right can get you there. However, it is important to make sure that you don’t eat empty calories or calories that don’t add value to your health. Here are some healthy pointers to keep in mind and to incorporate in your everyday diet so that you have more calories in your diet and gain weight the healthy way.
– The most common misconception is that eating fast food, junk food and oily food will help one gain weight. Au contraire, while it is possible that they will help you gain weight, it is unhealthy because of the impingement it effects on your heart.
– Eat more in numbers but in smaller sizes a day. Eating more meals that are smaller help your body to keep its metabolism utilized. By breaking your meal into smaller ones through the day – say, instead of three, make it five or six – you will be able to eat more.
– Avoid processed sugars and fats and use natural, healthy sugars and fats in your diet. Make use of honey and jaggery instead of refined sugar, and coconut or olive oil instead of refined sunflower oil. This helps build on the calories, but in a way that doesn’t pile onto your heart.
– Eat food that is dense in nutrition, and not empty calories like fast food and junk food. If you eat whole grains, dairy, lean proteins, fruits and vegetables, you effectively shift your body onto a healthier plane where it can derive and sustain nutrient rich food content.
– Eat proteins as much as you can. If you are a non-vegetarian, this shouldn’t be difficult, especially as you can get proteins from meats and poultry quite easily. But if you are a vegetarian, your best bet is to rely on whey protein or protein shakes that can give your body the boost you need.
– If you are a non-vegetarian, gravitate more towards meat, for it comprises a lot of natural fats that can help you gain weight faster. One portion of meat a day is an advisable intake.
– Snack healthily, particularly with nuts, sticks of paneer and cheese, dry fruits and even whole fruits. They are rich in calorific count and keep you stocked with the right resources you need, to gain weight. Think bananas, mangoes and fruit smoothies and shakes.
References:
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