High fibre but low calorie meals?

MeganReid1991

I’m having a hard time getting enough fibre in my diet. I eat quite alot of vegetables but still struggling.

arrowprayer

I use fibre powders.

Runaroundafieldx2

Carrots, fibre one bars, raspberries.

MikePTY

Beans, beans, beans, beans, and beans.

MeganReid1991

I’ve been eating a lot of black beans! But I find there kinda high in calories for the amount I need to make a major impact on my fibre impact.

I recently just bought fibre one bars and have one a day as a afternoon snack!

I also just bought raspberry’s and strawberries!

Going to buy some fibre powder next week if I can’t get it up from food sources myself

cwolfman13

oats, beans, lentils, eat potatoes with skins on, etc.

vingogly

Benefiber Healthy Shape Fiber Supplement - no taste, doesn't thicken liquids very much. I stir it into my cereal milk before adding the cereal. 5g soluble fiber per one rounded tablespoon. You can probably buy on Amazon if your local store doesn't stock it.

https://www.benefiber.com/fiber-supplement-products/benefiber-healthy-shape/

I also make shopping choices based on fiber content as well as calories per serving. I have no problem getting 30+ grams per day in this way.

hroderick

Psyllium Fiber Sugar Free - Kirkland

The dieting throws my regularity out the window. This stuff from Costco helps.
Drinking a LOT of water helps too. The more water, the better the fiber powder works too.

vingogly

hroderick wrote: »

Psyllium Fiber Sugar Free - Kirkland

The dieting throws my regularity out the window. This stuff from Costco helps.
Drinking a LOT of water helps too. The more water, the better the fiber powder works too.

Those on coumadin (warfarin) need to be careful with psyllium - it may interfere with your vitamin K levels. That's why I use Benefiber Healthy Shape instead - it's made with wheat dextrin.

lilithsrose

You can get flavorless metamucil (or walmart's knock-off) and add it to just about anything. I've put it in water, tea, coffee, soup, and smoothies.

Otherwise, try eating more beans, green veggies and berries. Perhaps eat oatmeal for breakfast. Fiber one bars are great as snacks. I like the cheesecake ones the most.

dmkoenig

Other things to add to smoothies to bump up your fiber include flax seeds and chia seeds.

jaxsmama123

try a fiber supplement, I buy fiber gummies from my local pharmacy. two a day and I get 8 grams of fiber

deannalfisher

What is your fiber goal? And what are you currently hitting?

MeganReid1991

My goal is 25g, I was getting only 10-15g but now that I’m trying harder I’m getting closer to 18-20g.
TMI but I was having a really hard time with number 2 sense starting to lose weight and I think it was cause I was trying to be fairly low carb.

brisadeldesierto

Wheat bran has ~220 kcal and ~43 g of fibers per 100 g and it's a great source of insoluble fibers, which is the kind of fiber that helps constipation. You can add it to yogurts, soups, oatmeal, homemade granolas, etc.

Linseeds and chia seeds are also high in fiber (~27% and 35%, respectively), and although higher in calories, they can be easily added to any kind of preparations.

And in case you don't know this already, remember to drink enough water since fiber needs water in order to work properly.

deblcar

I have found that adding 1/4 cup of garbanzo beans to my morning smoothy and 1/4 cup to either lunch or dinner on my salad or soup really helps with getting enough fiber. Also raspberries have 8 grams of fiber per cup. Great to add to smoothies or as an evening snack...

deannalfisher

Shredded mini-wheats for cereal is one of my go-tos; also barley/Farro (grains) - I normally hit 25-35g fiber per day); Damon Triple oikos Greek yogurt has 6g fiber per cup

MikePTY

MeganReid1991 wrote: »

I’ve been eating a lot of black beans! But I find there kinda high in calories for the amount I need to make a major impact on my fibre impact.

I recently just bought fibre one bars and have one a day as a afternoon snack!

I also just bought raspberry’s and strawberries!

Going to buy some fibre powder next week if I can’t get it up from food sources myself

What is your calorie goal? You can get 16 grams of fiber per 230 calories of beans. Even on a low calorie diets that's still not a big portion of your daily calorie goal.

lynn_glenmont

MikePTY wrote: »

MeganReid1991 wrote: »

I’ve been eating a lot of black beans! But I find there kinda high in calories for the amount I need to make a major impact on my fibre impact.

I recently just bought fibre one bars and have one a day as a afternoon snack!

I also just bought raspberry’s and strawberries!

Going to buy some fibre powder next week if I can’t get it up from food sources myself

What is your calorie goal? You can get 16 grams of fiber per 230 calories of beans. Even on a low calorie diets that's still not a big portion of your daily calorie goal.

Especially considering it will also contribute about 16 g of protein toward your protein goal at the same time.

lemurcat2

MikePTY wrote: »

Beans, beans, beans, beans, and beans.

This.

Also whole grains, some berries, avocado.

jflongo

MeganReid1991 wrote: »

I’m having a hard time getting enough fibre in my diet. I eat quite alot of vegetables but still struggling.

Eat a Quest Bar every day, that has 14g fiber usually.

dulinh

MeganReid1991 wrote: »

My goal is 25g, I was getting only 10-15g but now that I’m trying harder I’m getting closer to 18-20g.
TMI but I was having a really hard time with number 2 sense starting to lose weight and I think it was cause I was trying to be fairly low carb.

I have struggled with the same issue especially when adding in a lot of protein. It's such a pain.

My 20-25g fiber is made up of oats, PB2, berries, cold veggies with lunch, steamed veggies with dinner, avocados, and beans. When I find myself very low I'll do a protein bar from Costco (15g fiber each bar). That said I try not to get too much as too much can cause the same issue as not enough.

silkypup1

Try 647 schmidt bread. Each slice has 6 net carbs, 40 calories and 7 grams fiber. 2 Turkey breast with veggie sandwiches a day meet your fiber needs and about 550 in calories total for both. I put mustard, spinach etc on each, toast the bread. Very filling and plenty of calories left for yogurt etc.