The rule should be to maintain your body weight constant at the normal level by adjusting the calorie intake.

Here is the distribution of

food stuff in two calorie reducing diets.

Calorie Reducing Diets

1100 K Calories   1300K Calories  
  Food /day
(Vegetarian) (Non- Vegetarian) (Vegetarian) (Non- Vegetarian)
  Cereals 80g  80g 100g 100g
  Legumes 50g  50g 60g 60g
  Skim milk 1000 500 1000 500
  Cheese 50g  - 50g -
  Eggs  - One - One
  Meat and Fish     100g - 100g
  Green Leafy
200g 200g 200g 200g
Vegetables
  Other Vegetables 200g 200g 200g 200g
  Roots and Tubers 50g 50g 50g 50g
  Fruits 50g 50g 50g 50g
  Fats and Oils 15g 15g 20g 20g
  Cane Sugar 15g 15g 20g 20g
  Multivitamin tablet one one one one
Similarly, in order to gain weight, You should increase your calorie intake above your weight maintenance level. To gain body  weight,
you must consume more calories than you burn.