Needs tips for getting more fiber

Read labels. When you're picking your foods and deciding on brands, make sure to look at the fiber too. I put chia seeds in my yogurt every morning and eat beans, I never realized how much fiber was in them until I started tracking!

I know I could definitely be eating more veggies. Do you eat them plain, or with any low cal dips? I just have a hard time eating raw carrots/celery etc... but maybe I need to SUCK IT UP and start!!

I'm not a big fan of raw veggies most of the time. I like carrot/celery sticks with pb (lots of fiber there). But I roast most of my veggies. It really brings out the flavor when they start to carmelize in the over (or on the grill).

Flaxseeds..... but make sure you grind them (fresh) before adding to food!!!! So good for you!!! (read about them) Good luck!!

Try eating veggies in a number of ways. Some veggies I can eat raw .... no dip. Carrots, snap peas, and red peppers are great this way. Others: green peppers, celery, cucumbers I prefer with dip. Use plain greek yogurt as a base .... add dry ranch seasoning, or dill or onion powder. Some people use hummus as a dip, lots of protein.

Roasting veggies really brings out a different flavor .... I love cauliflower and asparagus this way ....yum!

As far as sugar in fruit ...... I wouldn't worry about this number too much. Processed (added) sugar is the one you really need to look out for. Fruit in it's natural state, gives you so many good nutrients (and fiber).
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AMEN! I was formulating my response in my head when I read this one... everything I was about to say!

I LOVE roasted veggies - especially the fall/winter veggies (squash, onions, carrots). Last night I made roasted asparagus and mushrooms - YUM! An added bonus to asparagus - it is suprisingly high in protein! YAY!

Also, I make it a point to never eat without including a friut/veggie. That means some sort of produce with each meal AND snack. I am not a fan of processed foods or supplements, so I go for the whole food in it's natural form.

From a medical standpoint, 25-35g of fiber daily is the minimum recommendation. Most of America consumes only a quarter of that! Because of my whole foods, I often end up with at least 40g. Yes, I'm also over in my sugar, but that's okay. Like the previous poster mentioned, when it's not added sugar, it's okay.

Good luck!

If you use Benefiber be sure to log the calories. I'm minus my gallbladder so I need a ridiculous amount of fiber in my diet. I supplement with Benefiber and it costs me almost 100 cals a day.

I bought Chia seeds (Bobs Red mill)
I love soaking 1-2 tbl in a little water (5-10 min), it turns them soft and puffs them up a little, then add 1/3 cup of krusteaz buttermilk pancake mix and appropriate water amount. Wha-la! Yummy pancakes, fiber filled with a TBL of almond butter. It's sweet, filling and satisfying!!!

All my other bread products are whole grain.

Benefiber. I've been adding it to my water in the morning. No taste, no smell, etc. but 2 tsp is 3g of fiber. I up it to 4 tsp so I'm getting 6g of fiber with breakfast.

I know I could definitely be eating more veggies. Do you eat them plain, or with any low cal dips? I just have a hard time eating raw carrots/celery etc... but maybe I need to SUCK IT UP and start!!

I love making dip with greek yogurt. 6 oz is about 120 cals and 14g protein and 0 fat. Taste is awesome. I buy dip seasoning and mix it to taste. You do have to watch the sodium, but it is really, really good.

Just on a technical note regarding the nutritional information for foods logged, often the content for food that is lower on the scale (such bad grammar, sorry!) like iron and fibre haven't been entered on the information (i.e. some people seem to be only entering calries, carbs and sugar in nutritional information), so if you're just relying on what MFP says, you might be getting more than you think

Do you like soup? My pepper soup recipe is,

6 red/orange/yellow bell peppers
8 fresh tomatoes or 1 tin tomatoes
1 red onion
2 ham stock cubes
1 teaspoon tabasco sause
1 tablespoon worcestershire sauce (lea & perrins)

I just blast all the fresh stuff in the food processor then add to a pot with the stock and simmer for 30 - 60 mins. This makes up four servings - each serving is around 120 calories and gives back 6 fiber. its really nice served with Fage 0% fat greek yogurt if you want to get a bit of protein in there too. oh, and mabey some wholegrain bread for even more fiber.

hope this helps

I like that soup recipe, thanks for sharing. I'm gonna try it sometime ~

Fiber One cereal and Benefiber mixed in with my water. Also, the promax LS bars have a ton of fiber in them too.

I just bought Oroweat double fiber whole wheat English muffins - 8g fiber and only 120 cals...eating them with cream cheese and strawberries...OMG so good!