A Wealth Of Health: Eating Foods High In Fiber
By Stephanie Shank, aka "Fiberlady"
By choosing
high fiber foods, you can become part of the legend of those
who have the nutritional wisdom which ensures better health, counteracts
disease, and produces greater vitality. Ask not what your high fiber diet
can do for you, but what you can do for your high fiber diet. Camelot? Spamalot? Fiber--alot.
Fiberlady is the new Guinevere. She's come to share the wealth about your
health. One of the main reasons for the emerging trend of high fiber foods
is the ongoing quest for weight loss. Even the Knights of the Round Table
have discovered that their armor fits better than ever.
The average American consumes about 5-13 grams of fiber daily, but
nutrition experts recommend a daily intake of 20-35 grams. Here's what you
can do in the quest for your high fiber diet. Start by replacing white
bread with whole grain bread, white rice with brown rice. Add more beans
and legumes, veggies, fruits, seeds and nuts. Any foods with more than 4
grams per serving are categorized as high in fiber.
People are moving away from the
low-carb diet fad towards eating foods
that are high in fiber. New products making high-fiber claims has nearly
doubled in the past few years. For example, Sara Lee (bless her heart) has
developed a white bread with all the fiber and many of the nutrients of
whole wheat bread. And wonder of wonders, Wonder has made a bread with a
special 100% whole wheat flour milled from white wheat. These products
make the new USDA Food Pyramid much easier to scale.
A diet rich in high fiber foods is essential for your ultimate health.
Dietary fiber is vital for prevention or treatment of diverticulitis,
diabetes, colitis, irritable bowel syndrome and Crohn's disease. Studies
have shown that certain conditions such as constipation, hemorrhoids,
diverticulosis and high blood pressure respond favorably to a high fiber
diet. Those who need a gluten free diet can still benefit from a variety
of high fiber foods. Certain types of fiber can even
lower blood
cholesterol levels.
One of Fiberlady's greatest concerns is the alarming trend for today's
children to be overweight. The new
Food Guide Pyramid recommends that
children consume 1 to 3 servings of whole grains daily. It's probable that
most children don't even eat 1 serving a day of whole grains. Dietary
fiber has a powerful impact on children's overall health. After eating
fiber-rich foods, there is a feeling of fullness which helps to control
overeating. Fiber also helps regulate blood sugar which is vital to
children's energy and digestive health. High fiber foods are as important
to their health as it is to yours.
Fiberlady knows how easy it is to raise your high fiber IQ. Educate
yourself and those you love about high cholesterol, diabetes, types of
cancer, high blood pressure, and other ailments that can be drastically
improved or controlled by including
high fiber recipes and
high fiber
menus on a regular daily basis.
Camelot was the beginning of the Quest for the Holy Grail. It could be
considered a state of mind, but the quest for high fiber health is most
assuredly the starting point to a state of good health!
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Stephanie Shank aka Fiberlady has studied nutrition for many healthy years
which prompted her commitment to a high fiber lifestyle and the
development of her informative website
High Fiber Health.
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