30 grans of fiber

[vash]

i think that's the recommendation for a male adult.

30 grams. might be 35 actually. that is a LOT. my double serving of oats is 7. eating that 3x a day wont get me there.

add a salad. another 6. oh..half an avocado? 5.

at the end of the day, how do you fit in meat? or candy?

i suppose i could cheat and drink a glass of Metamucil daily.

[GH85Carrera]

I take Metamucil capsules every day. Just 4 in the mornings. The label on the bottle says I could take 5 at a time, up to 4 times per day.

I guess if ya like to poop, that would be the way.

The pills are simple and easy to take. The liquid will dirty a glass and a spoon and take time to mix up. The capsules are easy to swallow and I am done. They are just 2 grams of fiber each, but they make my doctor happy, and I don't have any issues that would warrant more fiber.

[ted]

[masraum]

Originally Posted by vash

i think that's the recommendation for a male adult.

30 grams. might be 35 actually. that is a LOT. my double serving of oats is 7. eating that 3x a day wont get me there.

add a salad. another 6. oh..half an avocado? 5.

at the end of the day, how do you fit in meat? or candy?

i suppose i could cheat and drink a glass of Metamucil daily.

Years ago when I had high cholesterol, my Dr told me to get more fiber and said that 30gm was a minimum. I think he recommended 50-60gm. And yeah, it was tough.

I think I ate a lot of oat bran (more fiber than oat meal, and I also found out that I liked it more). Other than what I was eating, there was some sort of daily concoction (I'm looking for the recipe now, but haven't found it) that was like a once (or twice) daily fiber "shot". You mixed, I think 3 ingredients with a little water. I think the ingredients were psyllium, inulin, and something else, maybe oat bran, but I'm not sure. I think that was able to add 15-20 gms of fiber per shot.

[flatbutt]

Not as hard as you may think

https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/nutrition-and-healthy-eating/in-depth/high-fiber-foods/art-20050948#:~:text=Chart%20of%20high-fiber%20foods%20%20%20%20Vegetables,%20%204.0%20%2 04%20more%20rows%20

eg
Split peas, boiled 1 cup 16.0
Lentils, boiled 1 cup 15.5
Black beans, boiled 1 cup 15.0
Baked beans, canned 1 cup 10.0
Chia seeds 1 ounce 10.0
Almonds 1 ounce (23 nuts) 3.5
Pistachios 1 ounce (49 nuts) 3.0
Sunflower kernels 1 ounce 3.0

[devodave]

Just had a bowl of barley this morning as a change up from oat meal. Only 6 grams in that 1/4 cup serving, but took almost 30 minutes of prep and cook time using the microwave!

[recycled sixtie]

My retired dietician wife says 40 to 70 grams a day recommended which is a lot. Me? I try to eat an apple for breakfast a day as a starting point.

Fibre 1 made by General Mills has per one cup (54 grams) 13 grams of fibre or 52% with cereal. But too much of this can throw my stomach into an unsettled state.

Also high fibre can impact blood cholesterol levels and possibly triglicererides in a good way. Too much meat and white bread are not good because of no fibre...