High Fibre Diet

How high do you consider high fiber? I try to hit 25 grams of fiber a day, but I don't consider that especially high. (Well it might be compared with the typical American diet!)

My doc told me to take benefiber 3 time a day. It . It helps. I also eat fiber one bars. Activia yogurt works

Does anyone follow a high fibre diet here?

I need to start followig a HF diet for health reasons within my family and wanted to know;

a) thoughts on a HF diet
b) easy tips
c) any noticeable benefits


Thanks
I follow a high fiber, high lean protein diet. All of my carbs come from whole grains and foods with high fiber.. I have lost losts of body fat since I started eating high fiber. They are in low calories and very beneficial to weight loss, and overall health. I eat a lot of fruit and vegetables, oatmeal, I also buy fiberone cereal, the best tasting high fiber cereal on the market. For one cup of fiber it has 11 to 13g of fiber, most of your other cereals only have 5g or less, and it taste great!! But I have more energy, decreased body fat, and went from a 6 pack to an 8 pack... You definitely need to do this, there is also almost no sugar in fiber diets... just a little, so you are getting the good carbs and not the bad ones.
Jess

The classic Fit-for-Life diet emphasizes digestive health and is relatively high fiber. Most vegetable proteins, like legumes, are also a great way to get fiber.

I just had quite a lesson in high fiber foods. They do NOT all necessarily have the same impact on us. It depends on what your body can handle.

I've been having trouble with gut-lock for awhile and couldn't figure out what was causing it. Everyone said to increase fiber and drink plenty of water. No problem. I can easily get 30-40g of fiber from foods I like and drink 12-14 cups of water but still... Something was turning into cement in my intestines. Really annoying!!

So I started tinkering with my diet, more fresh fruits and veggies, cut the bread, and improved the situation a bit, but not entirely. Then one day I had a bowl of Fiber One cereal, which I hadn't had in awhile, and WHAM A JAM!!! How's that for weird? It's fiber!! Everyone says fiber is supposed to help with this problem!!

I mentioned it to my doctor while we were walking last weekend and she said maybe I've developed gluten intolerance. New one on me. She suggested cutting all wheat/gluten products out of my diet for awhile to see what happens. Well whaddya know but the problem has gradually "passed" over the course of a week after months and months of aggravation!

So please keep this in mind when increasing fiber in your diet. If you start having problems maybe stay away from wheat/gluten and see if that helps.

I'm now taking psyllium capsules and rely on fresh fruits and veggies for most of my fiber. No more bran cereal for me =(

Some days I don't do so well, but most days I hit close to 40g of fiber. I eat a lot of beans, which really pushes my fiber up.

Here's a good plan with high fibre foods - http://www.spoonfedsuppers.com/healthy-eating/healthy-diet/high_fibre_foods - it helps plan the meals so you don't think about it. It helps you to stay fuller for longer, beat cravings and regulate your blood sugar levels, as well as "sweep" the digestive system.

This is an old thread but I will revivie it and see what happens ....

I, too, am eating high fibre for medical reasons. I am gluten intolerant as well so I look for non-wheat fibre sources and I believe in getting my fibre from whole foods not Benefibre. Here is what I typically do ....

First, my main "bread" is made from flax seed. The recipe is here http://lowcarbdiets.about.com/od/breads/r/flaxbasicfoc.htm

I cut it into nine pieces which means each slice has 8g fibre and 250 cal. But, it really fills you up ... that contains almost 1/4 cup of flax seed per slice.

I also make sure to eat on bean or lentil based meal per day (1 cup of beans typically has about 20g of fibre). Usually, I open a can of chicken, rice and veggy based soup, add a couple cans of beans (whatever kind strikes my fancy) add a half cup of dried red lentils and some water and simmer until the lentils cook (the red lentils make it creamy almost like a creamed soup). I will often also throw in leftover cooked meat of any kind to top this off. I freeze this in 1 cup containers to eat at my leisure

Also, I replace rice in my meals with red lentils. they are really delicious and so high in fibre. 1/4 cup is 50 cal and has 7 g fibre. they are so creamy tasting you think they are refined carbs.

and ... eat lots of raw veggies

To top it all off, I will take a tbsp of chia seed in water which has 11 g fibre and 100 cal

For a sweet treat, I make my own larabars with dates, other dried fruit and nuts and seeds 10 dates have 7 g of fibre

Also, dark chocolate is actually surprisingly high in fibre but must be eaten in moderation to keep calories down

Frozen mixed berries with a little sugar are also a high fibre sweet treat (1/2 cup raspberries has 6 g of fibre)

Eating like this it is really easy to consume 40-50 g of fibre and still stay within my calories.

Of course lots of water and exercise is essential to keep all this fibre moving through my system

I would love to hear others eating high fibre to get new ideas on high fibre eating

Ground flax seed, chia seed and beans are also great fibre sources for the gluten inolerant.

This and plus whole foods. I always end up getting too much fiber myself.:)