I need to eat foods that are high in fiber... how do i know what to look for in the nutrition facts?

Question

what would be the exact phrase i should be looking for?
also, what is a decent amount of fiber i should be looking for in foods? thanks.

Answer 1

Fiber is listed on the nutrition label between "Total Carbohydrates" and "Sugar". You are looking for 25g a day (at least)... I tend to go for grains that have at least 1g of fiber for ever 50 calories. It doesn't necessary point out true high fiber foods, but it weeds out a lot of the junk.

Whole grain, Whole wheat, and Light tend to be the trio of words I look for on the front of the package.

Answer 2

I have to eat high fiber foods also because i have IBS and you need to look for "fiber" on nutrition labels you need atleast 5g of fiber a day.

Answer 3

At least 25 grams per day. Look at this website to tell you what foods are high in fiber. www.nutritiondata.com.

Answer 4

too much fiber cant really hurt u but u will be gassy. look for fresh veggies the brighter or darker the color (eggplant spinach carrots) the bettter they are for you because they are high in folic acid. anything mutigrain is also going to be higher in fiber as compared to white bread or comparing wheat thins to ritz crackers.

Answer 5

there si usuallt something like dietary fiber on the box, or you can look it up on the internet

Answer 6

it should say dietary fiber. you should just eat as much fiber as you can as it fills you up and helps you poo.

Answer 7

look for the fiber content on the label. also you can use benefiber. it really does work. you CAN NOT taste or smell it.

Answer 8

you need to look for weeds like parsley and dill basil lettuce but the best thing to do is look here http://www.angelfire.com/planet/populardiets there are some good info.

Answer 9

fruit bars