Do You Eat Enough Fiber?

You're walking down the breakfast cereal aisle in the grocery store. How do you choose which cereal to put into your cart? Most people go for the cereals they see advertised on TV or they look at the fat content before making their choice.
Here's a new idea: Check the fiber content of cereal and you will gain great benefits to your health.

Fiber is the part of plants that our bodies cannot digest. Fruit, vegetables, grains and legumes all contain fiber. Fiber is helpful in maintaining adequate digestive function, and it also has been shown to play a role in decreasing risk of high blood pressure, some types of cancer and heart disease.

A long-term study that involved over 68,000 women has shown that eating higher amounts of fiber definitely decreases the risk of developing heart disease. What's more, women in the study who ate breakfast cereal that contained at least 5 grams of fiber per serving had even lower rates of heart disease. The message: Choose foods high in fiber, and make sure you start your morning with a high-fiber breakfast cereal.

The 5-Step Plan for Fiber

When planning your overall food choices, make sure you consume adequate fiber. Anti-Aging Fitness Program targets 60 grams of fiber each day.
Accomplish that goal by:

Choosing whole grain products. Look for the word "whole" in the first ingredient for the least processed food.

Eating 2 servings of low Glycemic Index (GI) fruit each day. Opt for fresh fruit whenever possible. Fruit that is eaten with the skin (such as unpeeled apples or pears) contains higher amounts of fiber than fruit without the skin.

Choosing 6 servings of vegetables each day. Again, vegetables eaten with their skin contain higher amounts of fiber. Cooking only slightly affects fiber content.

Consume cross over foods, such as kidney beans, garbanzo beans and lentils every day. Legumes contain more fiber than any other type of food and they are also rich in protein

Look for artificial breakfast cereal that contains at least 10 grams of fiber per serving. My choices include:

General Mills' Fiber One, 14 grams fiber per 1/2 cup serving
Kellogg's All Bran, 10 grams fiber per 1/2 cup serving (no sugar)

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Dov Oshri is the author of the revolutionary “Anti-Aging Fitness Program” "Change Your Body and Be Admired". He is the chief editor of Body for Mind – a Wellness Lifestyle for Successful People. His cutting edge Anti-Aging Fitness Program can be downloaded for FREE at http:/www.bodyformind.com

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