Most foods are processed so it’s harder to get fiber. The fiber is often stripped out and sugar added which leads to unbalanced bloodsugars, problems with gut health, difficulty controlling weight, compromised immune health and potential cholesterol issues.
Many are purposely not eating whole grains and fruit because they are decreasing dietary carbs. While it is important not to overeat carbs and also to get adequate protein, heavily restricting healthy carbs can be problematic.
For optimal health men need 40 grams of fiber a day and women 30. On average we get about half of what our body needs. So the solution is to increase high fiber foods and/or supplement what is missing. A combination of both is likely the most successful approach as some days our busy lives prevent us from making healthy food choices.
Choosing foods high if fiber is not difficult. It’s more getting the amount of fiber that is challenging in today’s food world.
Here are some tips:
- Make fruits and vegetable a priority on your menu. Include fruit at breakfast, make salad your lunch, snack on fruit or dried fruit and nuts and seeds or cheese and make at least 1/2 of your dinner plate vegetables.
- Eat high fiber carbs like potatoes, brown rice, quinoa, whole grain breads and crackers, whole grain or bean pasta, corn, oatmeal, cereal and breakfast bars with fiber.
- Make one of your meals and bean dish accompanied by brown rice and veggies.
- Have yogurt for breakfast and stir in fruit and chia seeds.
Should you choose to supplement, lets look at a high quality source – Fibrestore
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