More Fibre - can anyone help?

Lentils, black beans, pinto beans, white beans; beans beans beans! I find it very hard to get enough fiber without eating beans regularly. Avocados help too and I love them anyway

I add all-bran buds to cereal, yogurt and smoothies - great fiber, and I love the extra crunch (I even add it to ice cream!)

Add chia seeds and ground flax into your food. It'll bump it WAY up.

You could always just see if adding a high fiber cereal to your breakfast (either with milk or in yogurt maybe) helps. Kashi GoLean, Fiber One, etc. have tons of fiber and taste pretty good.

add psyllium husk to smoothies or oatmeal.... 2 tbsp is only 35 cals and 9g fiber

Berries. Raspberries and blackberries are a fantastic source of fiber. Make a smoothie with them. My smoothie has 16 grams of fiber:

1/2 cup raspberries
1/2 cup blackberries
1 cup blueberries
1 banana
1 T Peanut Butter & Co. Dark Chocolate Dreams (though you can use sugar, honey, Splenda, regular PB or nothing at all)
Ice
Topped with light whipped cream

take a look at my diary. i routinely hit around 35-40 grams of fiber a day. ignore the weekends, as i tend to derail. it seems i pick up a bit of fiber everywhere. today would be a good day to look at, but i haven't finished the day yet.

KALE. that stuff will make you poop so much!

Adding wheat bran to your yogurt can help.

I have added quest bars to my diet, they have 17 gms of fiber :noway:

Beans, these 10 types in particular... just a HALF of a cup yields a TON of fiber:

Navy Beans – 9.6 grams – Navy beans are quite common, especially in the Northern U.S. where they are also known as Boston or Yankee beans. These fiber powerhouses make excellent additions to soups, chilies and salads. However, because of their high fiber content, Navy Beans are more difficult to digest than other beans containing less fiber.


Cranberry Beans – 8.8 grams – This bean from Italy isn’t commonly known, but it is a wonderful addition to soups and stews due to its nutty flavor and high fiber content.


Adzuki Beans – 8.4 grams – This small Japanese bean is easier to cook and digest than larger beans as well as having a sweet taste.


Lentils – 7.8 grams – Lentils are not actually beans, but still belong to the legume family. They cook more rapidly than normal beans and do not require soaking before cooking. They also provide a high source of fiber per serving.


Pinto Beans – 7.7 grams – These popular beans are often used in soups in the South as well as refried beans in burritos and other Mexican dishes.


Mung Beans – 7.7 grams – You are probably more familiar with these as Chinese bean sprouts. They are small, green beans which can also be used cooked in bean form.


Black Beans – 7.5 grams – Black beans are a staple of both Caribbean and Latin American cultures and are quite nutritious as well as being high in soluble fiber.


Lima Beans – 6.6 grams – These delicious beans are popular due to their buttery taste and smooth texture. The dried versions have the most fiber at 6.6 grams while green, immature Lima beans contain only 4.5 grams.


Red Beans – 6.5 grams – Red beans are most commonly used in the red beans and rice dishes of both Mexico and Cajun Louisiana.

I second the vote for All-Bran bran buds (the flakes are just gross). I add some to my breakfast, and I wouldn't hesitate to add them to yogurt - they add a nice little crunch.

Thanks for the replies.

Yeah I think I will look at fibre supplements and beans (although I am not a huge fan of the taste of beans). I live in the UK so a lot of the suggestions being made here aren't available to me, however I already have flax / chia stuff that I add to my breakfast in the mornings. Will keep reading the advice here and writing stuff down, there's some great suggestions so thanks!!

To the person who said I don't eat enough fruit and veg... you are just wrong lmao, I do eat loads and loads of fruit and veg. Replacing yoghurts and almonds with fruit is not really a very good suggestion considering the amount of fruit I already eat and the additional sugar (and reduction of protein and good fat from taking almonds and yoghurt out of my diet) that would mean. But thanks anyway.

You do eat plenty of fruits and veggies, you just choose the ones that aren't as high in fiber as others. Honestly, berries are going to be your best source of fiber in produce, and they're low in sugar, as well, compared to others. If you don't like the taste of beans, put them in something so you won't really taste them. I make a vegetarian chili (I use Quorn "ground beef" instead of real ground beef -- don't know if you have that there) and I just don't really taste the beans. It used to be a texture thing for me, but I don't mind them anymore.

Also, though they really don't taste like real burgers, veggie burgers can be very high in fiber.

Hi, Just taking a look at my macros generally, it seems that I'm not getting as much fibre as I would like. My diary is public, anyone care to take a look and make some recommendations? It's probably just going to come from little things that I can substitute here and there, but as it stands I know I am eating pretty well (today - sept 10th - is the best day to look at as an example of how I generally eat), carbs could be lower but I really want to get the fibre up and the sugar down.


Thanks!

The Fiber One cereals are wonderful. They're good enough to eat dry as a snack and pack a ton of fiber in each serving.