Getting more fiber

Blueberries! Yum!!!!! And it's packed with antioxidants too! When it comes to fiber my usual take is veggie salad, which usually is a mix of lettuce, cucumber, carrots and tomatoes. Sometimes I put grapes and oranges. Then I use vinaigrette for dressing. Most of the time, and especially when I get too lazy preparing, I just eat oatmeal. It really helps with my digestion and bowel movement :D It's full of carbohydrates though so I see to it that I do a lot of physical activities to burn the carb :) Sometimes I also just eat fruits. There's also an exercise that you might find very interesting if you haven't heard about it yet. It's a yoga exercise that helps with the digestion. I think it's called stomach pumping. It also detoxifies our internal organs which I'm sure includes the colon. You can find some videos about it in YouTube. You might also wanna try it out :)

Get your daily servings of fruits. I think any fruit has high fiber content. Easy way to get fiber is eating apples. Just wash it away and eat it together with its skin. Also, beans and nuts have high fiber content. Also, add up to eating vegetables. Load up on something like carrots, asparagus or cabbage. These foods that I mentioned can be easily integrated to your diet.

I never knew that blueberries had high fiber! Thanks for the tip! I am trying to add fiber to my diet too.

I think you can get lots of natural fibers from fruits and vegetables, so you should add those to your diet.. You can also drink pineapple juice which contains lots of fiber. And it is really delicious too.

Start your day with fibre rich diet .Breakfast should be a bowl of oatsmeal with milk or whole grain bread or bran bread .Do you have dates available in your region ? If yes then consume five to seven dates with a glass of milk to get rid of constipation and suffecient dose of fibre.Green Beans ,Red beans ,broccoli ,apples ,raisins ,bananas ,apricots ,almonds ,lentils ,corns ,tomatoes are all rich source of fibre.Drink plenty of water and increase your fibre intake gradually.Eat more whole grain and whole grain products and fresh fruits daily.Snack on baby carrots ,raw vegetables ,dry fruits and green salads.Fibre lowers cholestrol levels along with anti constipation properties.

You can try eating pineapple, it is also a good source of fiber. You can also increase your fluid intake and eat oatmeal with apple and other fruits.

You already have some good tips, but if you simply add more grains and whole, fresh vegetables, you'll be adding fiber to your diet. Oatmeal can be eaten in cookies or cakes, eat more salads and try fruit smoothies (the homemade kind) to get more fiber. Blueberries are good, but so are apples, bananas and many dried fruits.

yes, i am constantly battling with this because i have irritable bowel syndrome. fruit of course is good. i also love bran and oatmeal for breakfast. also, sprinkle some flax in your cereal, bran muffin mix or anything, this helps and drink tons of water.

if you are eating rice during main meals,go for brown rice.brown rice have more fiber than white rice.2 cups of white rice is equivalent to 1 cup of brown rice.also,eat wheat bread as snack.you can also add fruits wit lots of fiber,like apples or mangoes.

I usually try to eat more whole grain cereal, granola bars and oatmeal to increase fiber in my diet. They come in so many different varieties, so it's great not having to sacrifice taste for health. I also try to drink plenty of water and incorporate more fruits and veggies in my diet.

Hi porridge is a good way of getting more fibre in your diet,also prunes,don't eat to much porridge though otherwise you will be spending way to much time rushing to the toilet,believe me I know from experience,when it comes to porridge,less is definately more.. Have a great weekend. jojo732

That's true we need more fiber in our diet. It is said that they serve as the broom inside our body, because they help clean out those toxins inside. This is being done through waste elimination. Eat lots of fruits and vegetables specially green leafy vegetables. You can saute some vegetables with some lean meats to make it delicious. However, see to it that you also drink at least 8 glasses of water everyday, so i would help also in easy waste elimination.

Pineapples! I would recommend that you eat pineapples in your daily diet, or even a few times a week. Pineapples have natural fiber, and still have that fruity taste you'd want in a fruit salad. You might want to try eating organic rice, (I'm Asian by the way), but be careful with the amount of consumption. Oatmeal is a great source of fiber, but as much as possible consume more of the cooked ones rather than the instant ones.

Hi hdc4free, There are many great tasting cereals and granola bars that are made specifically for people looking to increase fiber in their diet. :-) You could even have some blueberries with cereal or a granola bar for breakfast! Mmm! :D