How to Get More Fiber in Your Diet

You probably hear, see or read it all the time, you need to get more fiber in your diet. Why, you might ask? Well, for starters fiber has a variety of benefits such as helping with weight management and constipation, as well as, lowering cholesterol. Fiber is an undigestible carbohydrate so it is excreted from your body. In the process, other foods attach themselves to the fiber in your system and leave as well. Here are some tips to help you get more fiber in your diet.

Instructions

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Eat more grain products such as: whole grain breads, buns, bagels and muffins. Whole wheat pastas, high fiber cereals such as All Bran, whole grains such as barley, corn, popcorn and brown rice as well as cooked cereals such as Oat Bran.

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Add more fruits to your diet. High fiber varieties include: dried apricots, dates, prunes and raisins. Also, berries such as: blackberries, raspberries, blueberries and strawberries. Don't forget oranges, apples with their skin, avocado, kiwi, mango and pear.

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How about vegetables? Ones to eat that are high in fiber are: brocolli, spinach, swiss chard, green peas and other dark green leafy vegetables. Not to mention, dried peas and beans like lima beans, kidney beans, black-eyed peas, chick peas and lentils.