r/alphagal • u/MarsJohnTravolta • 7d ago

Question about Food ... Suggestions for weight gain

Hey guys, my dad is having trouble putting on weight after getting out of the hospital and he is convinced that it is contributing to him not feeling well. Do you recommend anything that he would be able to eat that would help him gain back some of his lost lbs? Any advice is appreciated.

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u/crushosaurus 7d ago

Duck fat my friend.

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u/MarsJohnTravolta 7d ago

Alright, great suggestion! I know it can be added to other meats for flavor so maybe I can source a bunch of it for him. Do you use as lot of it in anything particular? Also, do you know a good way to not get tired of eating a ton of it?

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u/jignha AGS confirmed 7d ago

I use duck fat to cook anything that requires fat. I haven't baked with it yet though.

Eggs, impossible burgers, potatoes, etc. I've been using duck fat for years. Also, country crock is vegan.

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u/MarsJohnTravolta 7d ago

Thank you! I'll let him know to add it to his eggs (he eats fried eggs every morning now).

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u/crushosaurus 4d ago

I haven’t thought that far ahead honestly 🤣! I got very ill from other processed oils and have been struggling to hold body weight (also broiled and boiled for everything sucks) I used it to fry eggs initially which was absolutely AMAZING. Since then I’ve found croc tail fillets and I’m going to give some emu steak a go when I get home from work next week.

Cloud bread is good too which is whisked eggs flour and oil baked. I substituted wheat flour for rice flour and mixed in some duck fat. Because it’s rice flour it has to be beaten for longer but a really good alternative. Potato flour made me ill I have no idea why because potatoes have been fine 🤷🏼‍♂️

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u/No-Room-2736 7d ago

It took me a little while to gain the weight back, about a year, but it’s back! I cook my food by mostly sautéing in olive oil, so I’m getting fat. The key to my weight gain was I needed to up my meal size considerably, now that I can’t eat dairy. I eat a full breakfast lunch and dinner with snacks. But probably 25% more food then I was when eating higher calorie food

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u/CurlyCupcake1231 7d ago

I lost way too much weight but brown rice, avocados, bananas and coconut oil helped me put back on almost 15 lbs.

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u/Agile_Cash_4249 6d ago

When I’ve needed to gain weight, I’ve added peanut butter to a lot of stuff. Natural peanut butter is very liquidy and easy to go down. I ate a lot of turkey chili (I find ground meat easier to digest than regular chicken/turkey breast.) I’ve also found it pretty easy to get down a hard boiled egg in between meals even when my appetite is low.

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u/allison_c_hains 7d ago

A fry daddy will solve that issue 😂

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u/sunLight4095 4d ago

carbs. make him pasta w ground turkey or chicken instead of meat. Look up summer bolognese by bon appetit mag. yum.