I make my kid (who waives between 5th perc and below the chart in weight) a daily milkshake with full fat milk and carnation breakfast powder mixed in.

Here's a new idea (ye nay sayers):

Have the kid start eating on a schedule, and not just when he's hungry. In particular, an hour before sports, a reasonable protein and fat filled snack.

Never leave the kid alone at the table, but keep him company when he's eating (trust me, the social element helps).

My son decided that he wanted to put on muscle. He was thin and fit (5'9" 140). Ran a lot. Played a lot of soccer. His goal is 165 with lots of muscle.

There is no sub for seeing a nutritionalist. Lots of on line info out there that he was buying into. Some good. Some bad. Two visits with a nutritionalist to work out a plan and a follow up 6 months later. About $250. Well worth it.

A year later he is about 160 and added lots of upper body muscle. He has started running again so putting on weight is harder but he has a girlfriend who likes

Working out is a necessary part of the process. Have a plan for that too

Try Kalteen Bars my bff Regina ate them and gained a ton of weight

Rice with butter and cheese. Sumo wrestlers eat this, and so too did my teens.
Rice with olive oil and meat.
Rice
Rice
Rice with anything and everything, preferably a protein and healthy fat mixed in. Packs on the pounds.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Food. Try eating food. Make sure that they eat more calories than they burn through physical activity and eat real food and not junk food.

I don't see why this question comes up so often? Why are the moms on here unfamiliar with food - is everyone on a permanent juice cleanse?

You don't see because you are fundamentally ignorant about the issue that many parents face. Please keep your ignorance to yourself, mkay? You _really_ aren't helping anyone.

But why the multiple posts about the same thing? It is not like you are going to get different answers by posting the question again and again.

Because, not everyone here is a DCUM adict. Some are adressing a new problem in a place they googled. If you don't want to be helpful, why don't you just scroll on by.

As for me, having been too thin at various points and having raised a child who doesn't eat enough, I'm happy to offer my best advice to every new person who posts.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Food. Try eating food. Make sure that they eat more calories than they burn through physical activity and eat real food and not junk food.

I don't see why this question comes up so often? Why are the moms on here unfamiliar with food - is everyone on a permanent juice cleanse?

You don't see because you are fundamentally ignorant about the issue that many parents face. Please keep your ignorance to yourself, mkay? You _really_ aren't helping anyone.

But why the multiple posts about the same thing? It is not like you are going to get different answers by posting the question again and again.

Go. Away. New ideas are needed. Be grateful you don't have the problem. And Go. Away.

So far, there have been no new ideas. There are no new ideas. Food is food is food.

You just need to make sure that your teen is doing a strength training type of program to add muscle instead of or in addition to fat.

Don't overeat to gain weight, just let it happen naturally.

It will happen as soon as he/she stops growing and their metabolism slows down.

Anonymous wrote:GOMAD. A gallon of milk a day and heavy exercise will put muscle on any teen.

Very useful. Thank you. Keep them coming.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Food. Try eating food. Make sure that they eat more calories than they burn through physical activity and eat real food and not junk food.

I don't see why this question comes up so often? Why are the moms on here unfamiliar with food - is everyone on a permanent juice cleanse?

You don't see because you are fundamentally ignorant about the issue that many parents face. Please keep your ignorance to yourself, mkay? You _really_ aren't helping anyone.

But why the multiple posts about the same thing? It is not like you are going to get different answers by posting the question again and again.

Go. Away. New ideas are needed. Be grateful you don't have the problem. And Go. Away.

Lots of meat, fruit, nuts and nut butters, avocado, etc.

Nuts
Peanut butter
Avocados
Granola instead of lower cal cereals
Full fat yogurt
High fat ice cream
Whole milk
Use butter and olive oil liberally

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Food. Try eating food. Make sure that they eat more calories than they burn through physical activity and eat real food and not junk food.

I don't see why this question comes up so often? Why are the moms on here unfamiliar with food - is everyone on a permanent juice cleanse?

You don't see because you are fundamentally ignorant about the issue that many parents face. Please keep your ignorance to yourself, mkay? You _really_ aren't helping anyone.

But why the multiple posts about the same thing? It is not like you are going to get different answers by posting the question again and again.

GOMAD. A gallon of milk a day and heavy exercise will put muscle on any teen.

Anonymous wrote:larger portions? pasta? I'd try to avoid too much sugar and fat because that's just bad for their hearts, like it is for adults.

No, don't avoid fat.