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I was searching for Fiber ideas when I found this article on my local news online.

heres a snipit:

In a study conducted at Bastyr, researchers found women who consumed more than the national daily average of fiber intake (14 grams) tended to not be overweight, while those who consumed less than the national average were more likely to be overweight.

to read the whole article go here http://www.news8austin.com/content/living/health_beat/?SecID=169&ArID=155759

they have an idea food list and how much fiber is in each food, I thought it was pretty neat and I think I'm gonna eat some black Beans today :)

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Ya know I have heard that too. What I have learned is that if you eat above the recommended dietary fiber it just flushes out the system and takes whatever you have eaten along with it.

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Nine times out of ten you'll find when someone eats that amount of fibre, they are eating lots of fresh fruit, vegetables and wholegrains - ie. a high fibre, low fat (and yep, high carbohydrate) diet. Good carbs that is, not processed rubbish. That's why their weight is lower. Yes, there's more of the intestinal broom effect but its basically the diet that is the key.

You cant just take Metamucil and eat crap and have the same results, lol. Pity. But it prevents bowel cancer, regulates blood chemistry, high fibre carb rich foods are good for you!

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i love eating my fiber! i am having a snack of hummus....with hummus. just about a 1/2 cup for a fiberous snack thats low cal. to boot!

in lastnights dinner i made some enchiladas and added a can of black Beans to my meat mixture, then on the tortilla before i put the mixture i spread a thick layer of refried black Beans on the bottom. YU-UM they were good!

the refried black beans also make a good bean dip!

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Mmmmmmm Fiber...

Hey, grass is fiber, right? Then why are cows so big?

Cause they feed them corn............. (corn Syrup? ?) and antibiotics.

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Thanks Plunder. I am always looking for way to increaser fiber and decrease constipation....I find it hard to eat enough quantity of fiber to get 20 grams. I am always looking for high fiber foods.

Shawn

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