Will peanuts help me gaining weight?

Question
Hi there, I've always been underweight, at the minute I'm not far from 6 foot and weight about 55kg. I'm looking for a diet to increase my calorie intake and also protein intake so I can build muscle aswel as fat. I was wondering if peanuts are a good option. I found some cheap peanuts which are 200gram bags, the nutritional information is (per whole bag):
1200kcal, 50.4g protein, 16g carbs (8 of which sugars), 100grams fat: 17g saturates, 51g mono-unsaturates, 34g poly-unsaturates, 20g fibre and 0.6g sodium.
I was wondering if a bag of these a day maybe would help me, and ALSO would it be healthy?? e.g. would they cause blood problems or blood presuure etc, thanks for your time, Navin!

Answer
Hi Navin,

Though being good for you, peanuts will not completely solve your problem because the protein in them is lacking 2 essential amino acids that are found only in animal-originated foods.

Also, the high fiber content will result in decreased calorie intake because your body decides when to stop eating a given meal not by calories in it but by its volume and fibers make any food or meal less calorie-dense.

I would recommend a reputable manual in weight gain, the Muscle Gaining Secrets:

http://tinyurl.com/2nzgbh

Hope it helps,

Tanya Zilberter

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