Having a high protein diet without losing fibre?

Miss_L
Miss_L Posts: 20 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
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.

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  • MoreBean13
    MoreBean13 Posts: 8,701 Member
    Add ground flax seed to your oatmeal.
  • tacticalhippie
    tacticalhippie Posts: 596 Member
    maybe chia seeds and hemp hearts.
    protein and fibre. :)
  • lisakammwang
    lisakammwang Posts: 44 Member
    I take two Citrucel Fiber caplets per day to make certain I get enough fiber.
  • TheVimFuego
    TheVimFuego Posts: 2,412 Member
    Spinach rocks ... cooked and combined with a fat source to make all the nutrients available.
  • sarah44254
    sarah44254 Posts: 3,078 Member
    Whatever carbs you allow into your diet: make sure they have fiber. :smile: 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
    laurensayz Posts: 67 Member
    FiberChoice tablets are what I use.
  • jamiem1102
    jamiem1102 Posts: 1,196 Member
    Black beans, greek yogurt, and benefiber. :)
  • hippietofugirl
    hippietofugirl Posts: 430
    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
    Diary_Queen Posts: 1,314 Member
    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
    Miss_L Posts: 20 Member
    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
    sarah44254 Posts: 3,078 Member
    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!

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