10 Best Weight Gaining Foods ...

10 Best Weight Gaining Foods ...
By Kati • Aug 1, 2026 MD

When I needed to gain weight, I found it really hard to find recipes that didn’t include low fat foods or require huge amounts to be eaten! Here are my top ten foods for weight gain!

1. Paella ...

Paella is a gorgeous recipe from Spain, containing around 500 calories per serving.

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2. Omelette ...

Omelette ... A typical mushroom omelette contains 560 calories. Omelette recipes differ, but they are easy and fast to prepare, and you can add whatever you want!

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3. Macaroni Cheese ...

Make sure that you use high fat cheese and pasta, and your serving will top 450 calories! Check out these recipes!

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4. Candied Ginger and Rosemary Squares ...

Candied Ginger and Rosemary Squares ... These are delicious, buttery squares, which contain 1822 calories per serving.

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5. Quick Summer Bean Salad ...

Summer Bean Salad is one of the nicest salads ever, containing 602 calories per serving. Make a big portion, and keep it for lunches and warm nights.

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6. Butter ...

Butter ... 100g of butter contains a massive 750 calories, and butterkist popcorn contains 420 calories per 100g!

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7. Bakewell Tarts ...

A single bakewell tart contains 400 calories, learn how to make one here!

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8. Chicken Broth ...

Chicken Broth ... One of my favourites, this is definitely worth cooking and storing if you can. This is broth and dumplings, and is certainly calorie heavy!

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9. Mashed Potato ...

Calorie heavy already, at 480 calories per cup, but loaded with cheese and butter this is one of the heaviest foods, and also the easiest to make!

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10. Homemade Pie ...

Whether its cottage pie or fish pie, serve a large portion with mash and vegetables for a calorie heavy meal.

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  • Kerri

    2009-12-06T05:11:36.000Z

    Thanks so much for this! I weigh about 98 lbs. I am a breastfeeding mother trying to consume enough calories to gain weight and breastfeed.
  • Samantha

    2009-08-01T06:28:02.000Z

    thanks now i know which foods to avoid as i am on weight loosing spree. Samantha
  • Julia

    2011-08-25T02:23:05.000Z

    I'm 13 and I'm only 85 pounds /: I eat most of those foods and I still can't get to 100 pounds. I work out by swimming, Wii boxing, and Wii tennis. It still doesn't work. Help?
  • anitha

    2011-06-03T07:57:40.000Z

    i'm 19 yrs . i have to gain weight i'm very thin and looks lean. so what should i do to become fat. please help me.
  • kath

    2014-05-14T07:40:05.132Z

    hi im 20 years old i have been told by alot of people im 2 skinny and need to put on weight i weigh 45 kilos and iam despreate to put on weight i was drinkingh musele 101 but it didnt help please if anyone has easy quick receipes for breckfast lunch and dinner please help me out
  • Heather

    2009-11-14T19:36:40.000Z

    Thank you so much for listing all these weight gaining foods! I can't seem to keep weight on and am currently underweight. Trying to consume all the good calories in a day that I can. It's so hard to find this info out there.
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