| 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 childrens'
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! Stephanie Shank
aka Fiberlady has studied nutrition
for many healthy years which prompted
her commitment to high fiber foods
and the development of her informative
website High Fiber Health. |
