can u suggest a good diet with lots of fiber?

Question

its for my friend. she needs more fiber in her diet. the doc has warned her but she continues to take things easy. help me please!

Answer 1

All Bran cereal. Mix in in with yogurt, or mix a handful with another cereal. You can also buy double fibre breads which are good. Lots of veggies.

Answer 2

Courtesy of WikiPedia

The American Dietetic Association (ADA) recommends a minimum of 20-35 g/day for a healthy adult depending on calorie intake (e.g., a 2000 cal/8400 kj diet should include 25 g of fiber per day). The ADA's recommendation for a child was that intake should equal age in years plus 5 g/day for children (e.g., a 4 year old should consume 9 g/day). No guidelines have yet been established for the elderly or very ill. Patients with current constipation, vomiting, and abdominal pain should see a physician. Certain bulking agents are not commonly recommended with the prescription of opioids because the slow transit time mixed with larger stools may lead to severe constipation, pain, or obstruction.

The British Nutrition Foundation has recommended a minimum fiber intake of 12-24 g/day for healthy adults.
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Current recommendations suggest that adults consume 20-35 grams of dietary fiber per day, but the average American's daily intake of dietary fiber is only 14-15 grams. [2] The ADA recommends trying to get most of your dietary fiber from foods you eat, as an important part of consuming variety, nutrition, synergy between nutrients, and possibly phytonutrients. Soluble fiber is found in many foods, including:

legumes (peas, soybeans, and other beans)
oats, rye, and barley
some fruits (particularly apples, bananas), and berries
certain vegetables, such as broccoli and carrots
root vegetables, such as potatoes and yams (the skins are insoluble fiber)
psyllium seed (only about ⅔ soluble fiber).
Legumes also typically contain shorter-chain carbohydrates that are indigestible by the human digestive tract but which are digested by bacteria in the large intestine (colon), which is a cause of flatulence.

Sources of insoluble fiber include

whole grain foods
bran
nuts and seeds
vegetables such as green beans, cauliflower, zucchini, celery
the skins of some fruits, including tomatoes

Answer 3

Other than the obvious fruits, vegatbles and whole grains, 1 cup of Fiber One cereal contains 24 grams of fiber - all you need in one day. I eat that every day, plus fruits & veggies.

A word of caution - if your body isn't used to that much fiber, you'll need to build up to that amount, even though it's what your body's supposed to get daily. If you try to consume that much fiber in one day when your body isn't used to it, it can cause pretty serious abdominal pain, cramping and yeah, a lot of "wind". Try building up over a week or so.

Good luck!!

Answer 4

there is a cookie out that is called a Bowel buddy, I believe 2 of then have 22 grams of fibre they are very dry but can be eaten like a cookie, or broken up in a bowl, and milk on them this is a very easy way to get your fibre and they taste good for fibre, also any cereal that is known for fibre is another good way

Answer 5

ALL BRAN!!
(Thanks William Shatner!!)

Answer 6

fruit and veggies