To: Homestead List <homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: [Homestead] Fiber
Date: Tue, 07 Sep 2010 12:31:14 -0400
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!")