Easy ways to get fiber

Of course there is the Fiber One cereal with 1/2 cup at only 60 cal
and 57% of your daily fiber needs. It tastes pretty good too, although
I mix mine with the puffed whole wheat and use lactose fat-free milk.
I get a delicious breakfast for 150 cal that way.

Many people do not realize that fibrous-looking foods are not
necessarily high in fiber. Celery is an example. It is fairly low
although all fruit and vegetables have some fiber. Even coffee has a
little fiber in it since it is a fruit juice of sorts.

Here are some higher sources of fiber: Cranberries, blueberries and
any whole grain product like oatmeal or whole wheat bread. I buy the
Nature's Own light bread that has added fiber so I get 21% in 2
slices, and it is only 40 cal per slice. Cranberries have 20% of your
daily requirement in 1 cup with only 44 cal. Blueberries are 70 cal
per cup and give 16% of the requirement. What I do, is to cook a half
cup of oats and immediately place about 2/3 cup of either frozen
cranberries or blueberries or some combination, stir them in, add 4
Splenda or Equal pkts, and eat it right away. The frozen fruit cools
down the oatmeal and unthaws the fruit at the same time. Oatmeal
itself has 15% of the daily requirement per 1/2 cup serving (dry), so
with this combination of berries and oatmeal you get a quarter of your
fiber needs in a delicious manner. Green beans are also very high in
fiber. An entire can of green beans has 25% of the daily requirement
but only 70 cal. Vegetables like broccoli are fairly high too, with 1
cup of chopped broccoli having 9%.

You have to build up to eating lots of fiber. I eat at least 2X the
daily suggested amount (25 grams) and often 3X the amount with no bad
effects, but it is very easy for me being both vegetarian and loving
the fiber-rich foods anyway.

Remember too the definition of fiber is that it cannot be digested, so
offers no calories. Now the fiber you buy in the health food stores,
etc. has calories, but it is not coming from the fiber but other
things in the supplements.

If you want to be able to eat a lot of food, the name of that game is
simple. Eat low-fat, high fiber, high-water containing foods.

Oh ya, almost forgot. This is the only time of year I can find fresh
cranberries. What I do is buy them, wash and drain them and freeze
them in a poly bag. If you come back to the freezer after an hour or
so and kind of wiggle them around, they do not stick together either.
Then just pour out what you need and place the remaining berries in
the freezer. Cranberries are also loaded with vitamin C, so they are
an excellent food for dieters or anyone else really. dkw

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Of course there is the Fiber One cereal with 1/2 cup at only 60 cal
and 57% of your daily fiber needs. It tastes pretty good too, although
I mix mine with the puffed whole wheat and use lactose fat-free milk.
I get a delicious breakfast for 150 cal that way.

Many people do not realize that fibrous-looking foods are not
necessarily high in fiber. Celery is an example. It is fairly low
although all fruit and vegetables have some fiber. Even coffee has a
little fiber in it since it is a fruit juice of sorts.

Here are some higher sources of fiber: Cranberries, blueberries and
any whole grain product like oatmeal or whole wheat bread. I buy the
Nature's Own light bread that has added fiber so I get 21% in 2
slices, and it is only 40 cal per slice. Cranberries have 20% of your
daily requirement in 1 cup with only 44 cal. Blueberries are 70 cal
per cup and give 16% of the requirement. What I do, is to cook a half
cup of oats and immediately place about 2/3 cup of either frozen
cranberries or blueberries or some combination, stir them in, add 4
Splenda or Equal pkts, and eat it right away. The frozen fruit cools
down the oatmeal and unthaws the fruit at the same time. Oatmeal
itself has 15% of the daily requirement per 1/2 cup serving (dry), so
with this combination of berries and oatmeal you get a quarter of your
fiber needs in a delicious manner. Green beans are also very high in
fiber. An entire can of green beans has 25% of the daily requirement
but only 70 cal. Vegetables like broccoli are fairly high too, with 1
cup of chopped broccoli having 9%.

You have to build up to eating lots of fiber. I eat at least 2X the
daily suggested amount (25 grams) and often 3X the amount with no bad
effects, but it is very easy for me being both vegetarian and loving
the fiber-rich foods anyway.

Remember too the definition of fiber is that it cannot be digested, so
offers no calories. Now the fiber you buy in the health food stores,
etc. has calories, but it is not coming from the fiber but other
things in the supplements.

If you want to be able to eat a lot of food, the name of that game is
simple. Eat low-fat, high fiber, high-water containing foods.

Oh ya, almost forgot. This is the only time of year I can find fresh
cranberries. What I do is buy them, wash and drain them and freeze
them in a poly bag. If you come back to the freezer after an hour or
so and kind of wiggle them around, they do not stick together either.
Then just pour out what you need and place the remaining berries in
the freezer. Cranberries are also loaded with vitamin C, so they are
an excellent food for dieters or anyone else really. dkw

Dont forget beans.

Bob

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Of course there is the Fiber One cereal with 1/2 cup at only 60 cal
and 57% of your daily fiber needs. It tastes pretty good too, although
I mix mine with the puffed whole wheat and use lactose fat-free milk.
I get a delicious breakfast for 150 cal that way.

Many people do not realize that fibrous-looking foods are not
necessarily high in fiber. Celery is an example. It is fairly low
although all fruit and vegetables have some fiber. Even coffee has a
little fiber in it since it is a fruit juice of sorts.

Here are some higher sources of fiber: Cranberries, blueberries and
any whole grain product like oatmeal or whole wheat bread. I buy the
Nature's Own light bread that has added fiber so I get 21% in 2
slices, and it is only 40 cal per slice. Cranberries have 20% of your
daily requirement in 1 cup with only 44 cal. Blueberries are 70 cal
per cup and give 16% of the requirement. What I do, is to cook a half
cup of oats and immediately place about 2/3 cup of either frozen
cranberries or blueberries or some combination, stir them in, add 4
Splenda or Equal pkts, and eat it right away. The frozen fruit cools
down the oatmeal and unthaws the fruit at the same time. Oatmeal
itself has 15% of the daily requirement per 1/2 cup serving (dry), so
with this combination of berries and oatmeal you get a quarter of your
fiber needs in a delicious manner. Green beans are also very high in
fiber. An entire can of green beans has 25% of the daily requirement
but only 70 cal. Vegetables like broccoli are fairly high too, with 1
cup of chopped broccoli having 9%.

You have to build up to eating lots of fiber. I eat at least 2X the
daily suggested amount (25 grams) and often 3X the amount with no bad
effects, but it is very easy for me being both vegetarian and loving
the fiber-rich foods anyway.

Remember too the definition of fiber is that it cannot be digested, so
offers no calories. Now the fiber you buy in the health food stores,
etc. has calories, but it is not coming from the fiber but other
things in the supplements.

If you want to be able to eat a lot of food, the name of that game is
simple. Eat low-fat, high fiber, high-water containing foods.

Oh ya, almost forgot. This is the only time of year I can find fresh
cranberries. What I do is buy them, wash and drain them and freeze
them in a poly bag. If you come back to the freezer after an hour or
so and kind of wiggle them around, they do not stick together either.
Then just pour out what you need and place the remaining berries in
the freezer. Cranberries are also loaded with vitamin C, so they are
an excellent food for dieters or anyone else really. dkw

Dont forget beans.

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I didn't. Green beans offer the advantages of dry beans plus fewer
calories. It's the higher calories though that makes me avoid other
kinds of beans. Like I said, my goal is to be able to eat as much food
as possible for the fewest calories. The soy milk is a kind of bean as
well. dkw