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[EarthNSky <erthnsky AT gmail.com>]

 As you all know, I've been trying to get healthy now for a few years.  
I'm making progress, but it is slow.
I've been keeping a food journal for the last few months to monitor what 
I eat, and a few months ago I realized that I don't get enough fiber.  I 
was only getting 15g or so a day instead of the 28-35g recommended.   
I've increased my intake of veggies like broccoli and cauliflower-I love 
roasted cauliflower-it's better than popcorn!  Recently, I tried the 
Fiber One cereal again and this time I liked it.  I had tried it years 
ago, but that was before I tried to get healthy and then I preferred 
different cereals.  Anyway, 1/2 cup of cereal provides 14g of fiber, and 
that's half a day's allotment!    I've started cooking with this cereal, 
too, using the cereal as a breading for fish and chicken, as a filler in 
meatballs and meatloaf, as a salad topper instead of croutons, and with 
sweet desserts like peach cobbler.  I just thought I would pass on this 
little 'tip' that I am such a latecomer to learn.

I was wondering if anyone else does something unusual to increase the 
amount of fiber in their diet.



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EarthNSky Farm  34.498N 85.076W
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determination, stubbornness, perseverance, hardiness, stamina, go, do,
nerve, spunk, pluck, and grit.  It's like "Just Do It!"&  "Go for It!")