You might find it easier to gain weight while following a fruit and vegetable diet if you use a lot of accompaniments or add-ons with your food. Eating fruit with whipped cream or whole milk yogurt, for example, can add hundreds of calories and several fat grams per serving. read more
To gain weight on a fruit and vegetable diet, you must consistently eat more calories than you burn, which can be difficult because most fruits and veggies are low in calories and high in fiber, a particularly satiating nutrient. read more
Like Mom says: Just eat your vegetables. Except not. Thanks to the brilliance of food marketers who can’t leave a good thing well enough alone, even these stalwarts of nutrition have somehow been rendered fattening. Here are five types of vegetables that you’d be better off avoiding—no matter what Mom says. read more
While the calorie density of most fruits and vegetables is low, all you need to gain weight is a sustained calorie surplus. The kind of food is irrelevant. The question is worded such that we don’t know what proportion of the diet consists of fruits and vegetables. That makes the yes even firmer. read more
But in a world of confusion, at least there’s one thing you can rely on: Some foods will always be healthy and reliable. Like Mom says: Just eat your vegetables. read more