Having a high protein diet without losing fibre?

Miss_L

Hi all!
I want to up my protein and drop my carbs a bit, but i'm worried about losing fibre. I'm not cutting carbs completely, I will have oatmeal and all bran for breakfast, with the occAaional small meal of wholemeal pasta everyweek 1-2 weeks as well as brown rice (no white carbs!)
I do eat a lot of fruit and veggies (soups and salad) but I'm worried i will lower my fibre intake too much that i will start having problems with regularity. Can anyone make suggestions? Also I dont eat red meat, but I do have chicken, fish (usually just salmon and tuna) and i like beans/chickpeas/lentils etc but can only eat s amounts as I do have a sensitive digestive track.

MoreBean13

Add ground flax seed to your oatmeal.

tacticalhippie

maybe chia seeds and hemp hearts.
protein and fibre.

lisakammwang

I take two Citrucel Fiber caplets per day to make certain I get enough fiber.

TheVimFuego

Spinach rocks ... cooked and combined with a fat source to make all the nutrients available.

sarah44254

Whatever carbs you allow into your diet: make sure they have fiber. I struggle with this, too. I have found an english muffin for 17 net carb / 100 calories with 8 fiber and 5 protein. Also Kashi GoLean original cereal is 140 cal, 30 net carb (I think) 13 protein and 10 fiber.

Fiber One oat & chocolate bars are extremely tasty, and only 140 cals for 9 fiber.

laurensayz

FiberChoice tablets are what I use.

jamiem1102

Black beans, greek yogurt, and benefiber.

hippietofugirl

Beans, and veggie burgers are good sources of both. I also mix cottage cheese with 100% canned pumpkin, cinnamon and sweetener for dessert and that is an excellent source of both. Adding Hershey's cocoa powder to things like Greek yogurt will also boost your fiber with minimal calories. Yummy

Diary_Queen

I'm a big fan of spinach as other posters said and beans.... I really like reduced sodium (or home cooked if you have the time) kidney beans, pink beans, pinto beans, black beans and lentils. Lentil stew made with diced carrots, onion, butternut squash and chunks of chicken breast all thrown in the crock pot is amazing!. I use canned pumpkin with almond butter in my 'overnight oats' or just with 0% fat greek yogurt (everyone loves Chobani but I really like Greek Gods yogurt). I use a zero carb protein powder (IsoPure) for my recovery drinks too and add in some milled flaxseed. Another thing is to get enough healthy fats -- good fats promote good digestion if that's your reason for needing upped fiber.

As far as supplements go, I take Sustenex. It's a probiotic capsule and my digestive slowness was quickly corrected.

Miss_L

Thanks guys some of those products we dont have in australia but I'm sure we'll have some equivalents do chia seeds have a certain taste?

sarah44254

I like chia seeds taste much more than flax seed. They are similar to sunflower seed taste but also quite different. Not sure how to explain it but it is tasty!