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How to gain weight from eating almost exclusively bread and potatoes? (lemmy.nz)

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I don't know where to post this, so I'm posting it here.

I need to gain some weight because I'm borderline anorexic. But I can't afford much more than bread, potatoes, eggs and cheese, That is my diet. And I hate eating it. It's the only thing I can stomach that is cheap, but I hate it. I don't want to eat eggs and potatoes for the rest of my life. I would rather die of malnutrition, like I am currently doing.

I have no appetite, but that is a symptom of something else. Ideally, there is a way to gain weight while eating less mass. Something calorie dense.

I might be slightly exaggerating. But for the last couple of years I've been eating potatoes and eggs for almost every single meal of the day. And yes, I eat one warm meal a day. Sometimes I suppliment with some bread to stop the hunger pains. Sometimes I also eat a piece of vegetable.

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[-] Young_Gilgamesh@lemmy.world 13 points 2 days ago

Your sound advice and my visceral reaction to it have been a wakeup call for me. I need therapy ASAP. They need to cure my autism so that I can eat poor people food like I deserve. Because just thinking about eating lentils and peas makes me retch in disgust. I hate peas. And lentils are related to peas, so I hate them by association.

Thanks for the advice. Despite my reaction, it is more than reasonable. I will attempt consuming more nasty... nasty rice. School food really made me hate rice...

[-] Thassodar@sh.itjust.works 16 points 2 days ago

Just remember: the school rice is not your rice; make the rice your own with butter, tumeric, a little bullion cube or dust, maybe some black pepper. Those very basic spices are relatively cheap (typically less than $5 for all three).

Considering your teeth situation soup may be your best bet since they mostly have liquid and soft veggies, but consider this: the crappy peas/lentils/chickpeas or whatever you had previously can be made to your own personal taste standards until you think it tastes good.

[-] Young_Gilgamesh@lemmy.world 8 points 2 days ago

You can put spices on rice? You have opened a new dimension of cooking to me. Why did I never think of that? Probably because I never seen anyone doing it. Or because I'm stupid. Depends on who you ask.

[-] tutter@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 23 hours ago

YOU CAN PUT SPICES ON EVERYTHING. YOU HAVE FREE WILL :D

[-] Thassodar@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 days ago

Put a bouillon cube in the water with the rice while it's cooking, a knob of butter on top when it's almost done, and some tumeric when fluffing it. Add garlic you're golden!

[-] Tudsamfa@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

If school made you sour on rice, I found the slightly pricier Jasmin rice to taste way different to the Basmati rice common in cafeterias. In a big sack, they're both pennies per meal, though you should probably check if it's to your taste with a smaller sample first.

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