| By choosing high fiber foods, you can become | | | | for your ultimate health. Dietary fiber is |
| part of the legend of those who have the | | | | vital for prevention or treatment of |
| nutritional wisdom which ensures better | | | | diverticulitis, diabetes, colitis, irritable |
| health, counteracts disease, and produces | | | | bowel syndrome and Crohn's disease. Studies |
| greater vitality. Ask not what your high | | | | have shown that certain conditions such as |
| fiber diet can do for you, but what you can | | | | constipation, hemorrhoids, diverticulosis and |
| do for your high fiber diet. Camelot? | | | | high blood pressure respond favorably to a |
| Spamalot? Fiber--alot. | | | | high fiber diet. Those who need a gluten free |
| | | | diet can still benefit from a variety of high |
| Fiberlady is the new Guinevere. She's come to | | | | fiber foods. Certain types of fiber can even |
| share the wealth about your health. One of | | | | lower blood cholesterol levels. |
| the main reasons for the emerging trend of | | | | |
| high fiber foods is the ongoing quest for | | | | One of Fiberlady's greatest concerns is the |
| weight loss. Even the Knights of the Round | | | | alarming trend for today's children to be |
| Table have discovered that their armor fits | | | | overweight. The new Food Guide Pyramid |
| better than ever. | | | | recommends that children consume 1 to 3 |
| | | | servings of whole grains daily. It's probable |
| The average American consumes about 5-13 | | | | that most children don't even eat 1 serving a |
| grams of fiber daily, but nutrition experts | | | | day of whole grains. Dietary fiber has a |
| recommend a daily intake of 20-35 grams. | | | | powerful impact on children's overall health. |
| Here's what you can do in the quest for your | | | | After eating fiber-rich foods, there is a |
| high fiber diet. Start by replacing white | | | | feeling of fullness which helps to control |
| bread with whole grain bread, white rice with | | | | overeating. Fiber also helps regulate blood |
| brown rice. Add more beans and legumes, | | | | sugar which is vital to childrens' energy and |
| veggies, fruits, seeds and nuts. Any foods | | | | digestive health. High fiber foods are as |
| with more than 4 grams per serving are | | | | important to their health as it is to yours. |
| categorized as high in fiber. | | | | |
| | | | Fiberlady knows how easy it is to raise your |
| People are moving away from the low-carb diet | | | | high fiber IQ. Educate yourself and those you |
| fad towards eating foods that are high in | | | | love about high cholesterol, diabetes, types |
| fiber. New products making high-fiber claims | | | | of cancer, high blood pressure, and other |
| has nearly doubled in the past few years. For | | | | ailments that can be drastically improved or |
| example, Sara Lee (bless her heart) has | | | | controlled by including high fiber recipes |
| developed a white bread with all the fiber | | | | and high fiber menus on a regular daily |
| and many of the nutrients of whole wheat | | | | basis. |
| bread. And wonder of wonders, Wonder has made | | | | |
| a bread with a special 100% whole wheat flour | | | | Camelot was the beginning of the Quest for |
| milled from white wheat. These products make | | | | the Holy Grail. It could be considered a |
| the new USDA Food Pyramid much easier to | | | | state of mind, but the quest for high fiber |
| scale. | | | | health is most assuredly the starting point |
| | | | to a state of good health! |
| A diet rich in high fiber foods is essential | | | | |