Tuesday, January 19th, 2010
I try to eat high or moderately high fiber cereals most days. Unless you eat about 8 bowls though, none of them are going to give you all the fiber you need. And in terms of general nutrition, that would be way too much cereal anyway.
Are there any fruits or vegetables that are very high in fiber and are reasonably nutritious in general?
January 19th, 2010 at 2:54 am
It’s hard to beat good ol’ oatmeal. I add some raisins to the water with the oats and they are plump and yummy when the oatmeal’s ready.
For something completely different, try prickly pear cactus, called “nopales” in Spanish. That is the cactus with flat pads. They grow over a wide climate range and have especially high fiber and pectin content. They are an effective folk treatment for diabetes. (But see your doctor before you using it that way!)
January 19th, 2010 at 3:27 am
There are acctually two kinds of fiber, soluable and insoluable fiber.
The vegetable that has the most fiber in it is celery, but this fiber is insoluable, which means the fiber is bound up in the vegetable. Fiber is the “pulpy” stuff in fruits and veggetables. Want the fiber and little of the sugar? juice the vegetables you like and eat the pulpe that is left over, it is also an excellent source of phytochemicals as well as fiber as well as both water and fat soluable vitamins. As far as oatmeal goes, oatmeal is a great source of fiber as well as any whole grain, complex carbohydrates.
January 19th, 2010 at 3:50 am
You can get plenty of fiber in your cereals along with fruits, vegetables, & whole grains. In fact, many cereals–including Raisin Bran (anything “bran” really) and just about anything by Kashi, will be high in fiber. Oatmeal is good (like some here have mentioned & for other reasons, but at 3gm a service–only a modest amount for a “grain”). And celery, like most veggies has fiber–but not this huge amount someone else claimed (maybe 2 gm).
Biggest thing everyone here has forgotten to mention–many BEANS are very high in fiber. Forget about those BBQ beans with all the added sugar though…
Bowl of Raisin Bran: 8gm
1/2 cup pinto beans: 8gm
Apple: 3-4gm
Pear: 3gm
(medium) potato w/skin 4gm
Sandwich w/typical
whole wheat bread: 6gm
There you go–easy 32-33 gm in one day!
Just don’t forget the water–the more fiber you eat, the more you’ll need to drink! And yes, just like everything–more is NOT better. But since most people get something like 10-15 gm/day–I wouldn’t worry about it. Gradually increase your intake with a goal of 25-35 gm day…