Top 20 High Fiber Foods

The importance of fiber (such as bran) in weight loss and health

Fiber and Weight Loss

• Fiber acts as an appetite suppressant. High fiber food absorbs water, causing it to swell. This gives a nice feeling of fullness that many weight loss programs do not provide.
• Helps reduce blood sugar swings. Fiber gives a nice, long, steady release of sugar into the bloodstream, reducing hunger pangs, headaches, and fatigue produced by rapid drops in blood sugar.
• Helps reduce the amount of insulin released by the pancreas by slowing down the breakdown of carbohydrates into glucose entering the bloodstream.
• Reduces the absorption of fats.
• Fiber food can actually impair the ability of the body to absorb sugars and fats. This means you can actually consume these foods occasionally and still lose weight by keeping insulin low and allowing the body to continue the fat burning process.
• Overweight individuals usually consume their food quickly. Fiber food takes longer to chew and automatically slows down the speed of consumption.
• Eating more fiber will help trigger the "satisfaction response" before large quantities are ingested; signaling the "I'm full" message.

BENEFITS OF FIBER FOOD:

• Improves bowel function
• Reduces bowel transit time
• Lowers Cholesterol
• Reduces risk of Colon Cancer
• Improves Diabetes
• Helps Weight Loss
• Lowers Triglycerides

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SYMPTOMS OF A LOW-FIBER DIET

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Top Twenty Fiber Foods

1. Dried beans, peas, and other legumes. This includes baked beans, kidney beans, split peas, dried limas, garbanzos, pinto beans and black beans
2. Bran cereals: Bran Buds, All-Bran, 100% Bran, Raisin Bran
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3. Fresh or frozen lima beans
4. Fresh or frozen green peas
5. Dried fruit: figs, apricots and dates
6. Raspberries, blackberries and strawberries
7. Sweet corn: on the cob or kernels
8. Whole-wheat and other whole-grain cereal products: Rye, oats, buckwheat and stone-ground cornmeal are all high in fiber. Bread, pastas, pizzas, pancakes and muffins made with whole-grain flours.
9. Broccoli-very high in fiber!
10. Baked potato with the skin: The skin, when crisp is the best part for fiber. Mashed and boiled potatoes are good too, not french fries, which contain a high percentage of fat.
11. Green snap beans, pole beans, and broad beans: These are packaged frozen as Italian beans, in Europe they are known as haricot or french beans.
12. Plums, pears, and apples: The skin is edible, and are all high in pectin.
13. Raisins and prunes: Not as high on the list as other dried fruits (see #5) however valuable.
14. Greens: Spinach, beet greens, kale, collards, swiss chard and turnip greens.
15. Nuts: Especially Almonds, Brazil nuts, Peanuts, and Walnuts (Consume these sparingly, high fat content).
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16. Cherries
17. Bananas
18. Carrots
19. Coconut (dried or fresh-sparingly, both are high in fat content).
20. Brussels sprouts

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