amount of daily protein recommended is one to one and a half grams of protein per pound of body weight. however, that does not mean you should avoid foods that do not offer a large portion of protein. to gain weight, and therefore muscle, you need to be eating more calories than you are burning; for this to happen, eat a lot of food- carbohydrates, protein, fats, everything. take the advice i gave about fats and carbohydrates. some people want to just gain weight without worrying about if it is mostly fat, and then after the weight has been gained, they will diet and burn off all the fat and 