fibre?

h9dlb
h9dlb Posts: 243 Member
The government recommends a minimum of 50g of fibre a day for a man - I get no where near that despite having porridge every morning, salad at lunch, an apple or other fruit as a snack and a healthy dinner with veggies

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  • RunEatLift
    RunEatLift Posts: 68
    Is it not 38g for a man?
    Try lots of green vegetables - broccoli, sprouts etc
    You could always take a supplement like psyllium husk.
  • aakaakaak
    aakaakaak Posts: 1,240 Member
    Is it not 38g for a man?
    Try lots of green vegetables - broccoli, sprouts etc
    You could always take a supplement like psyllium husk.

    Google says 38g on several sites. I'm gonna go with 38g.

    BEANS! Legumes of most types. Black beans, red beans, garbazo, lentils, etc. are all stacked with sick amounts of fiber (and protein!).
  • h9dlb
    h9dlb Posts: 243 Member
    yeh 38g sorry - mfp moved the goal because of my exercise today ! I eat plenty of fruits and veggies everyday and try and take chia/flax occasionally too
  • aakaakaak
    aakaakaak Posts: 1,240 Member
    I pretty much stopped tracking exercise calories in MFP because it jacks up the macronutrients so much. I never really ate back my calories either. Don't put too much faith in the climbing macronutrient numbers.
  • WattsJA
    WattsJA Posts: 160 Member
    I pretty much stopped tracking exercise calories in MFP because it jacks up the macronutrients so much. I never really ate back my calories either. Don't put too much faith in the climbing macronutrient numbers.

    Kind of the way I feel. i still enter the exercise into MFP .. but no longer care to eat the calories back OR hit the adjusted macro-nutrient numbers.

    The BULK of my weight was lost by eating a set way and a set # of calories .. regardless of exercise or not, the base number didn't move.

    (for FULL disclosure, the bulk of the weight was lost while using a different (not better .. just different) site that did NOT try to adjust the numbers for you .. they were just static numbers).
  • thisisshaz
    thisisshaz Posts: 1
    quest bars have half of your daily recommendation of fibre.. same with fibre one cereal!
  • melindasuefritz
    melindasuefritz Posts: 3,509 Member
    FIBER

    Fresh & Dried Fruit

    Serving Size

    Fiber (g)



    Apples with skin


    1 medium


    5.0




    Apricot


    3 medium


    1.0




    Apricots, dried


    4 pieces


    2.9




    Banana


    1 medium


    3.9




    Blueberries


    1 cup


    4.2




    Cantaloupe, cubes


    1 cup


    1.3




    Figs, dried


    2 medium


    3.7




    Grapefruit


    1/2 medium


    3.1




    Orange, navel


    1 medium


    3.4




    Peach


    1 medium


    2.0




    Peaches, dried


    3 pieces


    3.2




    Pear


    1 medium


    5.1




    Plum


    1 medium


    1.1




    Raisins


    1.5 oz box


    1.6




    Raspberries


    1 cup


    6.4




    Strawberries


    1 cup


    4.4






    Grains, Beans, Nuts & Seeds


    Serving Size

    Fiber (g)



    Almonds


    1 oz


    4.2




    Black beans, cooked


    1 cup


    13.9




    Bran cereal


    1 cup


    19.9




    Bread, whole wheat


    1 slice


    2.0




    Brown rice, dry


    1 cup


    7.9




    Cashews


    1 oz


    1.0




    Flax seeds


    3 Tbsp.


    6.9




    Garbanzo beans, cooked


    1 cup


    5.8




    Kidney beans, cooked


    1 cup


    11.6




    Lentils, red cooked


    1 cup


    13.6




    Lima beans, cooked


    1 cup


    8.6




    Oats, rolled dry


    1 cup


    12.0




    Quinoa (seeds) dry


    1/4 cup


    6.2




    Quinoa, cooked


    1 cup


    8.4




    Pasta, whole wheat


    1 cup


    6.3




    Peanuts


    1 oz


    2.3




    Pistachio nuts


    1 oz


    3.1




    Pumpkin seeds


    1/4 cup


    4.1




    Soybeans, cooked


    1 cup


    8.6




    Sunflower seeds


    1/4 cup


    3.0




    Walnuts


    1 oz


    3.1






    Vegetables

    Serving Size

    Fiber (g)



    Avocado (fruit)


    1 medium


    11.8




    Beets, cooked


    1 cup


    2.8




    Beet greens


    1 cup

    4.2




    Bok choy, cooked


    1 cup

    2.8




    Broccoli, cooked


    1 cup

    4.5




    Brussels sprouts, cooked


    1 cup

    3.6




    Cabbage, cooked


    1 cup

    4.2




    Carrot


    1 medium


    2.6




    Carrot, cooked


    1 cup


    5.2




    Cauliflower, cooked


    1 cup


    3.4




    Cole slaw


    1 cup


    4.0




    Collard greens, cooked


    1 cup


    2.6




    Corn, sweet


    1 cup


    4.6




    Green beans


    1 cup


    4.0




    Celery


    1 stalk


    1.1




    Kale, cooked


    1 cup


    7.2




    Onions, raw


    1 cup


    2.9




    Peas, cooked


    1 cup


    8.8




    Peppers, sweet


    1 cup


    2.6




    Pop corn, air-popped


    3 cups


    3.6




    Potato, baked w/ skin


    1 medium


    4.8




    Spinach, cooked


    1 cup


    4.3




    Summer squash, cooked


    1 cup


    2.5




    Sweet potato, cooked


    1 medium


    4.9




    Swiss chard, cooked


    1 cup


    3.7




    Tomato


    1 medium


    1.0




    Winter squash, cooked


    1 cup


    6.2




    Zucchini, cooked


    1 cup


    2.6



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  • aakaakaak
    aakaakaak Posts: 1,240 Member
    I pretty much stopped tracking exercise calories in MFP because it jacks up the macronutrients so much. I never really ate back my calories either. Don't put too much faith in the climbing macronutrient numbers.

    Kind of the way I feel. i still enter the exercise into MFP .. but no longer care to eat the calories back OR hit the adjusted macro-nutrient numbers.

    The BULK of my weight was lost by eating a set way and a set # of calories .. regardless of exercise or not, the base number didn't move.

    (for FULL disclosure, the bulk of the weight was lost while using a different (not better .. just different) site that did NOT try to adjust the numbers for you .. they were just static numbers).

    So...what was that other site?

    Also, freaking epic weight loss man!
  • WattsJA
    WattsJA Posts: 160 Member
    So...what was that other site?

    Also, freaking epic weight loss man!

    Thank you. I sent you the other site in a private message .. as so not to look like I am endorsing another site. :)