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Where Do You Get Your Fiber?
07-20-2022, 09:09 AM
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Where Do You Get Your Fiber?
For most people the FDA recommended daily amount of fiber is 28 grams. I use the My Fitness Pal app to monitor my food intake and it recommends 30 grams. I'm finding it difficult to take in 30 grams of fiber.
Where do people find 30 grams of fiber per day?
I know most of the usual suspects--broccoli, bananas, almonds, apples. I also know there are some foods high in fiber but I simply don't like to eat them like brussels sprouts, chickpeas, oatmeal, artichokes, avocados. Most food touted as being high fiber does not contain that much fiber per serving making it impractical to rely on for your daily fiber content. For example, a medium raw apple (eat the peel) has about 4 grams; potato (eat skin) 4.5 grams; 1 cup broccoli has 5 grams.
I have found a couple of things that have a dense amount of fiber. The aptly named "Fiber One" cereal has 10 grams per serving. Have a bowl in the morning and you are one-third of your way to your daily intake.
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Fiber brownies are a great way to get a good dose of fiber and satisfy your sweet tooth. Five grams per serving. Makes a great dessert item.
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I've taken to eating a low calorie bread that has high fiber. It's remarkably soft and doesn't taste grainy or like sawdust like so many high-fiber breads do. 5 grams per two slices.
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So where do you get your fiber?
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07-20-2022, 09:37 AM
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Nuts! Peanuts anybody? Nuts have a lot of fiber.
Fruits too. Go for a orange instead of orange juice as an example.
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07-20-2022, 09:46 AM
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07-20-2022, 09:47 AM
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Peanuts
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07-20-2022, 10:08 AM
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Random guy on YouTube says we don't need fiber. Who knew?
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07-20-2022, 10:18 AM
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Nuts! Peanuts anybody? Nuts have a lot of fiber.
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A single serving of peanuts, 1 oz., has 2 grams fiber and 170 calories. If you ate 5 oz. of peanuts you would get 10 grams of fiber and consume 850 calories. By comparison, there is 10 grams of fiber in one serving of Fiber One cereal.
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Fruits too. Go for a orange instead of orange juice as an example.
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One medium orange has 3 grams fiber, 73 calories. Who wants to eat 3 oranges per day?
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07-20-2022, 10:21 AM
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Chia seeds mixed with yogurt, nuts, fruit (some kinds).
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07-20-2022, 10:31 AM
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Chia seeds mixed with yogurt, nuts, fruit (some kinds).
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Yes, Chia seeds have a high concentration of fiber, about 9.5 grams per ounce. That's about 3 tablespoons of seeds by volume. Cost about 50 cents per ounce. I might have to try this. Thanks.
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07-20-2022, 10:35 AM
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Random guy on YouTube says we don't need fiber. Who knew?
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Ironic most of us are random guys and gals on the internet, lol
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07-20-2022, 10:36 AM
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Plain oatmeal, peanuts, barley, chickpeas, lentils and split peas, berries, and artichokes to name a few.
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07-20-2022, 10:36 AM
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FLaxseeds mixed with yogurt, cereal etc. Flaxseed is very high in Soluble Fiber
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07-20-2022, 10:47 AM
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Yes, Chia seeds have a high concentration of fiber, about 9.5 grams per ounce. That's about 3 tablespoons of seeds by volume. Cost about 50 cents per ounce. I might have to try this. Thanks.
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You can put Chia seeds on just about anything (yogurt, salads, mix with scrambled eggs, etc, etc) and they are tasteless. Work good, too!
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07-20-2022, 10:55 AM
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I am low carb. I get most of my fiber from low starch vegetables. I eat a lot of vegetables, including those that OP does not like.
Wheat is NOT my friend, and I typically avoid grains. I do not eat processed foods with added sugar.
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07-20-2022, 12:20 PM
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My body would disagree rather strongly with the above. ^^^^^
I find celery to be a great source of insoluble fiber. We need both the soluble and insoluble. Often the soluble fiber is added to foods to make them 'High Fiber", but it's not balanced. Celery has those lovely long strings that are fiber heaven. I use them to scoop up hummus.
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07-20-2022, 12:28 PM
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DW eats steel cut oatmeal a lot, plus lots of fruits, veggies and almonds or other nuts, Kashi GO cereal, beans and she puts flax seed on everything too (fiber and lowering cholesterol). I get my fiber by eating what she puts in front of me when she cooks half our meals.
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07-20-2022, 12:37 PM
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I eat about 6x weekly 3/4 cup of Bran Buds cereal which is good for 25 grams of fiber and usually a banana when playing Pickleball.
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07-20-2022, 12:39 PM
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I eat a huge salad and quite a bit of fruit most days and that alone gets me close but that may not help the OP. I don't always buy yogurt but when I do, I get Oikos Triple Zero 11g protein and 3g fiber.
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07-20-2022, 12:40 PM
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I personally need a lot of fiber. If I don't get it, my gut is not happy. My doctor says Fiber One cereal is the best source and I eat it every day. I also take Metamucil. I also eat nuts and high fiber fruits (like pears and prunes). When I had my colonoscopy the doc told me he could tell I ate high fiber because I was clean as a whistle. The doctor said a high fiber diet helps avoid colon cancer.
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07-20-2022, 12:43 PM
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+1 for flax meal and chia seeds.
I eat "whole food, plant based". Whole grains, beans, lentils, fruits, veggies, potatoes, nuts and seeds...
Fiber is no issue. Meat, fish, dairy have no fiber. Since these make up most of the standard American diet, most get insufficient fiber.
Grape Nuts have good fiber.
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