good fibre options

[EMC]

what are some good options to getting extra fibre in the day?

my parents use metamusil and they told me it works really well...

is there any other products or even food ingredients that you could add into your food eg rice to add fibre?

can you buy a large supply of fibre or something?

[VampireChick]

I hear Kiwi Crush is amazing. From the frozen section at the supermarket.

[Peachy]

You can get psylliam husk from health stores and I think its basically what they put in metamucil but without all the extra sweetners and whatever. Way cheaper too.

[Sportsgirl]

I usually eat a serving of All Bran each day.

1 x 45g serving gives half the fibre needed for a day.

[Hennie]

I usually eat a serving of All Bran each day.

1 x 45g serving gives half the fibre needed for a day.

Yes Original All Bran (The ones that looks like mouse pooh) , Brown pasta

[rose]

There's soluble fibre and insoluble fibre. Psyllium seed husks are a source of soluble fibre: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dietary_fiber

Some plants contain significant amounts of soluble and insoluble fiber. For example plums (or prunes) have a thick skin covering a juicy pulp. The plum's skin is an example of an insoluble fiber source, whereas soluble fiber sources are inside the pulp.

Soluble fiber is found in varying quantities in all plant foods, including:

legumes (peas, soybeans, and other beans)

oats, rye, chia, and barley

some fruits and fruit juices (including prune juice, plums, berries, bananas, and the insides of apples and pears)

certain vegetables such as broccoli, carrots, and Jerusalem artichokes

root tubers and root vegetables such as sweet potatoes and onions (skins of these are sources of insoluble fiber)

psyllium seed husk (a mucilage soluble fiber).

Sources of insoluble fiber include:

whole grain foods

wheat and corn bran

nuts and seeds

potato skins

flax seed

lignans

vegetables such as green beans, cauliflower, zucchini (courgette), celery, and nopal

some fruits including avocado, and bananas

the skins of some fruits, including tomatoes

Make sure you don't eat fruit at night or it will make you fat, regardless of how much fibre it has in it.

These options are gluten free and most are cheap as (quinoa not so much). Info plucked from Nutrition Data, it goes without saying these amounts might vary etc.

Half a cup (100g) cooked red lentils - 8g (115 calories)

100g canned chickpeas - 4g (119 calories)

1 cup cooked long grain brown rice - 4g (216 calories)

100g canned red kidney beans - 5g (84 calories)

1 cup cooked quinoa - 5g (222 calories)

[Growth]

You can get psylliam husk from health stores and I think its basically what they put in metamucil but without all the extra sweetners and whatever. Way cheaper too.

^ This, its dirt cheap in comparison

[rose]

You can get psylliam husk from health stores and I think its basically what they put in metamucil but without all the extra sweetners and whatever. Way cheaper too.

^ This, its dirt cheap in comparison

It's better to get fibre from a variety of food sources rather than relying on a supplemental form.

Daily recommendation is 20 - 35g of soluble AND insoluble fibre. Eating food sources of fibre with your meals, like whole grains, fruit and veges, will help meet that.

If you eat 5 meals a day but don't shit 5 times a day, you're constipated.

[Growth]

Cool story. It's still worth noting as an option though, and pointing out that getting the husks from your local health store is a hell of a lot cheaper than buying metamucil is probably welcomed information im sure.

[rose]

For sure, not suggesting otherwise. But all too often people look to psyllium husk to meet fibre needs like they look to whey to meet their protein needs. Because it's easy. And then wonder why they're still constipated or sluggish or whatever new age terminology you want to use to say you ain't shitting :pfft:

If people actually ate food the world would be a better place. Animals would roam free and war would end and everyone would be happy :roll:

[Growth]

I dont doubt. However not everyones circumstances lend themselves to being able to regularly get good volumes of fibre from vegetables / fruit / grains / beans etc (especially considering working environments). Sometimes chugging a shake with a teaspoon of fibre mixed in is the only option,

[rose]

Sometimes chugging a shake with a teaspoon of fibre mixed in is the only option,

Disagree. That's just laziness and lack of dedication to the goal.

[Growth]

What? So your saying you cant think of a single scenario wherby someones employment isnt conducive to busting out multiple servings of previously prepared meat, vegetables and fruit.

Also, don't confuse doing things the hard way as being dedicated.

[EMC]

i think the best option for me would be to supplement something as i dont have enough time to eat as often as id like to at work.

im gunna go into the pharmacy and check this out -->psylliam husk

[Peachy]

im gunna go into the pharmacy and check this out -->psylliam husk

Health stores. Pharmacys will just try to sell you metamucil.

[knock knock]

Benefibre is another option, similar to metamucil.

[Sportsgirl]

I dont doubt. However not everyones circumstances lend themselves to being able to regularly get good volumes of fibre from vegetables / fruit / grains / beans etc (especially considering working environments). Sometimes chugging a shake with a teaspoon of fibre mixed in is the only option,

I'll say. One of the jobs I had, I was lucky to get my lunch in every day.

[rose]

Also, don't confuse doing things the hard way as being dedicated.

Haha. I'm not. Don't confuse crap options as the only ones manageable. Pun intended.

Aren't you riding a self-confessed strength plateau at the moment? :grin:

[Growth]

Don't confuse crap options as the only ones manageable.

Ehhh? :? But that can be a great option given the circumstances...

Anyway, lets not derail the thread any more than we have done so far.

PS: The strength plateau is justified, im losing weight, plus it's not even a full blown plateau, its more like increase, increase, plateau, increase, plataeu etc :grin:

[haakuturi]

I've found Hubbards' brand of Bran & Sultana (not to be confused with Sultana Bran ) is really good.

MUCH higher fibre than Sultana Bran, and a lot more edible than just bran flake-things.

[Beef]

ih your meals, like whole grains, fruit and veges, will help meet that.

If you eat 5 meals a day but don't shit 5 times a day, you're constipated.

well said

[seascott]

Best source of fibre I know comes from rug munching!!!! :grin:

[Growth]

Best source of fibre I know comes from rug munching!!!! :grin:

LOL :pfft:

[EMC]

nice closer :pfft:

[EMC]

been using metamucil once a day to bridge the gap(mid-day) as i get all my fibre during the morning and night. its made such a huge difference...because i only need one serving and it tastes pretty decent theres no need for me to compare other products.