How to meet my daily fiber needs | High fiber diet
Eating 25-35 grams of fiber a day can be difficult if you don’t know what foods to choose. In trying to create a plan to meet my daily fiber needs I have discovered some great foods with really high amounts of fiber. These foods make it easy to meet your daily fiber requirements.
My sample high fiber diet
Breakfast
Bowl of Fiber One Honey Clusters – 13 grams of fiber
Banana added to cereal – 3 grams of fiber
I was hesitant to try this cereal thinking that is would probably be disgusting, but to my surprise it is actually pretty good. I love it with bananas added!
Lunch – Turkey sandwich on Nature’s Own Double Fiber Bread- bread 10 grams of fiber (5 grams per slice) This bread is new in stores and it is also quite good! A really easy way to add fiber to your diet.
At the completion of lunch I have already gotten 26 grams of fiber which is 1 more gram than the daily recommended amount for women. It is recommended that men under the age of 50 get 38 grams of fiber per day. 10 plus grams of fiber can easily be added to the day.
Snack – pear – 3-5 grams of fiber or Fiber One Snack Bar – 9 grams of fiber
Dinner – just add a 1/2 cup of beans to your meal and you will add anywhere from 5 – 10 grams of fiber depending on the type of bean
As you can see from this sample fiber diet it is really not that hard to meet your daily fiber needs. I will keep you updated on other items high in fiber as I come across them in the stores.
When adding more fiber to your diet make sure that you increase your water intake and get at least 8 cups a day. If you do not drink enough water, adding more fiber to your diet can actually have an opposite effect and get you constipated.
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