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September 30th, 2008 -- Posted in Colon, Disease, Food, Health Benefits, Obesity, Studies, Weight Loss |
According to Christine Rosenbloom, Ph.D., a nutritionist at Georgia State University, a great thing about nuts is that they are a great source of fiber. She states… “The soluble fiber in peanuts helps control blood glucose and prevents dietary fat and cholesterol from entering the bloodstream, while insoluble fiber helps speed food through your digestive track, keeping you regular.” (www.aarpmagazine.org)
Almonds, hazelnuts, pecans, and sunflower seeds provide a good source of fiber. These nuts provide us with approximately 2.5g per one-ounce serving.
Planters has a new line of nut mixes under the label Planters NUT-rition. Under this title they have a fiber-filled Digestive Health Mix. It is a delicious mixture of pistachios, almonds, tart cranberries, crunchy granola clusters, and sweet cherries which helps promote digestive health.
If your digestive system needs a little help moving things along or if you are just looking for a healthy snack, definitely give this high fiber nut mix a try. It is a fantastic high fiber snack.
July 22nd, 2008 -- Posted in Colon, Food, Health Benefits, Obesity, Weight Loss |
A great and easy way to add more fiber to your diet!
Quaker Oats has recently introduced Quaker Instant Oatmeal High Fiber to the store shelves. This high fiber oatmeal provides you with 40% of the recommended daily value of fiber and makes a terrific addition to any healthy diet. It’s available in two delicious flavors, Cinnamon Swirl and Maple & Brown Sugar. Definitely give it a try if you are looking to get healthier and add fiber to your diet. It is also a great alternative to a high fiber cereal.
May 30th, 2008 -- Posted in Food, Health, Weight Loss |
With summer approaching, it is time to pull out your blenders and start creating some cool summer treats. If you are trying to increase you fiber intake or are already on a high fiber diet, then you might want to make some fiber smoothies.
Fiber Smoothie Recipe
Banana Fiber Smoothie – 1 banana, 1/4 cup high fiber cereal, 1/4 cup milk. Blend in your mixer and enjoy! This is also great with strawberries added. Get creative!
A fiber smoothie is a great way to get extra fiber and vitamins into your diet.
May 11th, 2008 -- Posted in Food, Health Benefits, Intake, Products, Weight Loss |
While I was grocery shopping today I came across 100% whole grain Thomas English Muffins that have 8 grams of fiber and only 100 calories. These English Muffins would be a great addition to a high fiber diet. You could take a break from your high fiber cereal and toast an English muffin with your favorite jelly. The 8 grams of fiber would provide you with a high fiber breakfast. You could also make pizzas on the muffins for lunch or dinner. The fact that they only have 100 calories also makes them a great meal if you are trying to lose weight.
Add these Thomas English Muffins to your grocery list and be on your way to meeting your daily fiber needs!
May 5th, 2008 -- Posted in Food, Health Benefits, Weight Loss |
If you are on a high fiber diet you are probably wanting to treat yourself to something sweet without straying too far from your high fiber diet plan. Fruits are a good source of fiber so try making desserts with fresh fruit. A large pear has approximately 5 grams of fiber – a bit more than an apple. For a low calorie high fiber dessert why not bake a pear with a little butter and brown sugar (go to Cooks.com and type in baked pears – there are several different recipes). There are many low fat, low calorie butters on the market. You could also increase the fiber amount even more by stuffing the pear halves with prunes before baking. Prunes are also a good source of fiber.
Many berries are also high in fiber. Another low calorie high fiber dessert is a blackberry pie or cobbler. For an easy recipe just take some fresh blackberries and mash 1/2 of them. Place the mashed blackberries and the whole blackberries at the bottom of a greased pan and then top the berries with a white or yellow box cake mix (just the mix in the bag- don’t add the other cake ingredients). Just sprinkle/spread the dry cake mix on top of the berries. Then drizzle butter (you can use low calorie butter) on top of the cake mix. Bake at 350 degrees until the cake mix begins to get brown. This dessert taste great with some frozen yogurt on top.
If you have a favorite low calorie high fiber dessert that you would like to share with others please let us know. We would love to share your fiber recipe on our site.
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