By Beth Hoover
Fiber is a critical part of the diet. Ironically your body
isn't able to digest fiber so it passes right through your
body. Fiber food is necessary because it keeps your colonic
tract healthy and keeps your body regular.
Put simply, its main job is to scrub your guts. Here is a
high fiber food listing to help you get started with your
healthy lifestyle! You may also need to know that fiber can
help you control your blood sugar and can even lower your
cholesterol. Oh and it also releases poisons from your body.
Almonds
Cashews
Flax seeds
Garbanzo beans, well cooked
Kidney beans, well cooked
Lentils, red cooked
Lima beans, cooked 1 cup
Gooseberry
Elderberry
Grapes
Grapefruit
Kiwi fruit
Rhubarb
Pawpaw
Papaya
Peanuts
Pistachio nuts
Pumpkin seeds
Soybeans
Sunflower seeds
Walnuts
Apple
Crabapple
Hawthorn
Pear
Apricot
Peach
Nectarines
Plum
Cherry
Blackberry
Raspberry
Mulberry
Strawberry
Cranberry
Blueberry
Barberry
Currant
Melon
Watermelon
Figs
Dates
Olive
Jujube
Pomegranate
Lemon
Lime
Key Lime
Mandarin
Orange
Sweet Lime
Tangerine
Avocado
Guava
Kumquat
Lychee
Passion Fruit
Tomato
Banana
Gourd
Bitter Gourd
Bottle Gourd
Cashew Fruit
Cacao
Coconut
Custard Apple
Jackfruit
Mango
Pineapple
Carrot
Wheat-bran cereal
Oatmeal
Whole wheat bread
Rice
Corn tortilla
Enriched pasta
Bulgur
Whole wheat spaghetti
Wheat flakes
Barley
Wheat bran muffin
Fig bars
Whole wheat tortilla
Couscous
Graham crackers
Pita bread
Enriched white rice
Try to add fiber to your diet steadily so that your body has
time to adapt to the rise in fiber content. Fiber has also
been shown to help with a weight loss plan, nevertheless, be
certain to talk with your health practitioner prior to
beginning any diet regimen or if you have got any illness
that may require less fiber. This is the best way to make
sure you stay healthy, especially since your physician knows
tons about you.
