High Fiber Intake, possible without a supplement?

melimomTARDIS

Phaewryn wrote: »

Does anyone know if it is possible to get 30 grams fiber in a daily diet with food alone? Or does that high of a fiber intake require supplementation with a fiber source (like Metamucil, Citrucel, Benefiber, etc)? I am adding ground flax seed to all my cereals already, and I do eat vegetables (plus I only use whole grain starches like whole wheat flour, whole wheat pasta, brown rice, etc, and all my baked goods have additional oat bran, wheat bran, and flax added), but I'm still not reaching my above 28 grams of fiber per day goal.

Yeah dude, Im a vegetarian. I dont even track fiber anymore, Its always 30g plus.

Phaewryn

Thanks to everyone who helped! Seems I have it worked out now! Thank you!

rcottonrph1

Yes. It is quite easy if you limit processed food and eat a lot of fruits, veggies, beans, nuts, seeds, and whole grains. As many mentioned, Quest bars make a tasty and high protein/high fiber snack.

andympanda

Prunes, prune juice, or any dried fruit. Just watch the calories.

Sabine_Stroehm

Phaewryn wrote: »

lemurcat12 wrote: »

(Oh, I just saw that someone had already given you that information. If that's the deal it will help a lot with your potassium numbers too.)

Yep, that was the problem! I was using bad user-submitted info! I also figured out where to edit them, and contacted the maker of my main grain products (Bob's Red Mill) to ask for their complete nutrient panels, and they will be emailing those to me, when they do, I will add them all to the site. Apparently I was eating a LOT more potassium than I thought, it's just not on the label, nor are about 30 other things in it that I wasn't getting credit for eating any of!

GRRR for the lame user submitted info!