How many calories should I be consuming and should I gain weight (teenage girl)?

Here is a really good guide to gaining weight, very simple to follow... A) Eat more food. (fats, carbs - if it tastes good, it's fattening) B) Exercise less. (long periods of inactivity) Weight gain is simple and some of us get it without even trying.

You don't really need a special diet or doctors care. The more you obsess over it; the more likely you'll fail. (Example: if you worry that you're eating too much) because that's your goal!

If you nibble at a teaspoon of rice and say to yourself "That's enough, I'm not hungry anymore" THEN That's the time to eat some potato chips or snack cakes. AND YES, I'm being completely serious.

If you're underweight, aim to gain weight gradually until you're a weight that is healthy for your height and age. It’s crucial that you gain weight the right way, and not by eating chocolate, cakes and other high-calorie junk foods full of saturated fat and sugar, or with fizzy drinks. These foods can increase your body fat instead of your lean body mass.

Instead, aim for three meals and three snacks a day and base your diet on healthy eating principles. That means: Make meals with starchy carbohydrates, such as wholemeal pasta, brown rice, potatoes or lentils, as a base. Eat five portions of fruit and vegetables a day.

For ideas, see 5 A DAY. Choose lean protein from meat, fish, beans and pulses. Get three portions of calcium a day.

One portion is a glass (190ml or 1/3 pint) of milk, a yoghurt or a small matchbox-size piece of cheese. Cut down on saturated fat, found in processed meats, pies, cakes and biscuits. Cut down on sugary foods and drinks such as chocolate, cakes and biscuits and sugar-rich soft drinks.

Learn more about the different food groups and how they form part of a healthy diet. If you don't eat meat, find out more about a healthy vegetarian diet. Healthy high-energy food ideas If you’re trying to gain weight, eat foods that are not only healthy but are also packed with energy.

Try the following: for breakfast, porridge with chopped fruit or raisins sprinkled on top, or eggs on toast fruit smoothies or milkshakes for a great snack (make them at home and take them to work or college) for a healthy lunch, a jacket potato with baked beans or tuna on top, which contains energy-giving carbohydrate and protein peanut butter on toast for a high-energy snack yoghurts and milky puddings, such as rice puddings nuts, which are high in 'good' unsaturated fats (choose unsalted varieties) http://www.nhs.uk/Livewell/Goodfood/Page... Eat calorie dense foods; a handful of nuts & dried fruit makes a good snack. Cheese if calorie dense.

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